AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
TTMI
TTM Technologies, Inc.
TTMI has the edge over AAOI overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
AAOI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
AAOI's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
TTMI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
TTMI's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is under pressure.
AAOI PE Valuation
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings.
TTMI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.8x | $76.28 | — |
| Cheap | 13x | $32.17 | -58% |
| Fair | 27x | $67.33 | -12% |
| Current | 31x | $76.28 | — |
| Expensive | 62x | $155 | +103% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TTMI's PE is in its fair range at 31x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.8x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
AAOI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect AAOI to return to profit, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
TTMI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for TTMI, with profitability improving.
AAOI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.98 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.42 | +$3.02 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.77 | +$2.81 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.65 | +$3.43 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.64 | +$3.86 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.44 | -$1.41 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.58 | -$1.70 |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.08 | -$2.29 |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.50 | -$2.75 |
AAOI is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.42 per share over the past year, against $4.50 at its worst in late 2024.
TTMI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.79 | +211% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.50 | +98% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.21 | +146% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.84 | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.68 | +211% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.26 | +91% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.90 | +463% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.75 | +$0.77 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.54 | +$0.72 |
TTMI has the edge over AAOI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
AAOI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $269.9M | +127% |
| Q2 2026 | $191.9M | +86% |
| Q1 2026 | $151.1M | +51% |
| Q4 2025 | $134.3M | +34% |
| Q3 2025 | $118.6M | +82% |
| Q2 2025 | $103M | +138% |
| Q1 2025 | $99.9M | +146% |
| Q4 2024 | $100.3M | +66% |
AAOI has the edge over TTMI on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.5% | +15 points |
| Q2 2026 | -13% | +2.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | -8.6% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -8.6% | -2.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | -15% | +10 points |
| Q2 2025 | -16% | +45 points |
| Q1 2025 | -8.9% | +44 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6.5% | +1 points |
AAOI's operating margin was −0.5% last quarter, up 15 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
TTMI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +60% |
| Q2 2026 | $1B | +37% |
| Q1 2026 | $846M | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $774.3M | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $752.7M | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $730.6M | +21% |
| Q1 2025 | $648.7M | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $651M | +14% |
TTMI's revenue has grown year over year for 11 quarters in a row: $1.2B last quarter, up 60% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | +3.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +2.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.6% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 10% | +9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.6% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.4% | +2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.8% | +4.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4% | -4.7 points |
TTMI has the edge over AAOI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AAOI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$369.9M | -$291.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$265.3M | -$174.4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$143.6M | -$64.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$104.6M | -$51.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$78.7M | -$58M |
| Q2 2025 | -$91M | -$86M |
| Q1 2025 | -$79.3M | -$45.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$53M | -$48.4M |
AAOI has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$883M over the past year, against −$302M the year before.
TTMI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $72.3M | +71% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.1M | -8.9% |
| Q1 2026 | -$85.1M | -$11.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$6.5M | -122% |
| Q3 2025 | $42.4M | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $37.4M | +1467% |
| Q1 2025 | -$74M | -$68.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $30M | +2052% |
TTMI has the edge over AAOI on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
AAOI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7.7% | +6.3M shares |
| 1 year | +39% | +24.5M shares |
| 3 years | +168% | +55.1M shares |
| 5 years | +224% | +60.7M shares |
| Available history | +340% | +67.9M shares |
AAOI has 88M diluted shares, up 39% from a year ago.
TTMI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +116K shares |
| 1 year | +1.8% | +1.9M shares |
| 3 years | +4% | +4.2M shares |
| 5 years | -0.6% | -646K shares |
| Available history | +1.3% | +1.4M shares |
TTMI has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $17.9M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
TTMI hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
TTMI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.6x | Healthy |
TTMI's net debt is about 1.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
AAOI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 35.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 4.8 | Oversold |
AAOI's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 5 (oversold).
TTMI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.2 | Oversold |
TTMI's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TTMI PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | TTMI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 31x | 28x | 9.5% above |
| PE % | 59 | 35 | 24 pts above |
TTMI is trading at 31x earnings, in line with the Technology sector's median of 28x.
AAOI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $80.2 | 34% below |
| 20 week MA | $100.6 | 47% below |
| 50 week MA | $100.3 | 47% below |
| 100 week MA | $62.3 | 15% below |
| 200 week MA | $36.9 | 43% above |
AAOI has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 43% above its 200-week average.
TTMI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $97.7 | 22% below |
| 20 week MA | $117.0 | 35% below |
| 50 week MA | $118.9 | 36% below |
| 100 week MA | $78.3 | 2.6% below |
| 200 week MA | $47.2 | 62% above |
TTMI has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 62% above its 200-week average.
AAOI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $11.5 | $8.77 | -24% |
| 2021 | $8.77 | $5.64 | -36% |
| 2022 | $5.64 | $1.95 | -65% |
| 2023 | $1.95 | $19.3 | +891% |
| 2024 | $19.3 | $37.7 | +95% |
| 2025 | $37.7 | $37.2 | -1.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $37.2 | $52.9 | +42% |
AAOI has the edge over TTMI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TTMI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $15.0 | $13.7 | -8.4% |
| 2021 | $13.7 | $14.5 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | $14.5 | $15.0 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | $15.0 | $15.8 | +5.7% |
| 2024 | $15.8 | $25.0 | +58% |
| 2025 | $25.0 | $71.7 | +186% |
| 2026 YTD | $71.7 | $76.3 | +6.4% |
TTMI has finished higher in five of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's up 6.4% so far in 2026.