AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect earnings to recover and profitability to improve, though they disagree widely on how much.
UAVS
AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score UAVS yet.
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.
UAVS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
UAVS's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
UAVS PE Valuation
UAVS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
UAVS Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for UAVS to show an outlook.
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.
UAVS Earnings Per Share
UAVS and AAOI do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 UAVS on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 has the edge over UAVS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
UAVS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.7M | -36% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4M | -62% |
| Q4 2025 | $3M | +6.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $2M | -40% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2M | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.6M | -6.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.8M | -3.5% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.3M | -5.7% |
UAVS's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $3M last quarter, down 36% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -209% | -159 points |
| Q1 2026 | -364% | -336 points |
| Q4 2025 | -284% | -77 points |
| Q3 2025 | -160% | -104 points |
| Q2 2025 | -49% | +26 points |
| Q1 2025 | -27% | +34 points |
| Q4 2024 | -207% | +619 points |
| Q3 2024 | -57% | +115 points |
UAVS's operating margin was −209% last quarter, down 159 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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.
UAVS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$6.2M | -$3.5M |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.7M | -$1.4M |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.7M | -$129.8K |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.3M | -$2.2M |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.8M | -$1.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.3M | +$270.5K |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.5M | -$282.9K |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.1M | +$1M |
UAVS has the edge over AAOI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
UAVS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +85% | +27.4M shares |
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2019 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
UAVS Net Leverage
UAVS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
UAVS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 30.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.3 | Oversold |
UAVS's weekly RSI is 30 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
UAVS PE vs Technology Sector
UAVS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 the edge over UAVS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
UAVS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.65 | 45% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.81 | 56% below |
| 50 week MA | $0.97 | 63% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.37 | 74% below |
| 200 week MA | $77.5 | 100% below |
UAVS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 100% below 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 UAVS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
UAVS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $447.4 | $6,580.0 | +1371% |
| 2021 | $6,580.0 | $1,900.0 | -71% |
| 2022 | $1,900.0 | $349.4 | -82% |
| 2023 | $349.4 | $104.9 | -70% |
| 2024 | $104.9 | $3.50 | -97% |
| 2025 | $3.50 | $0.94 | -73% |
| 2026 YTD | $0.94 | $0.36 | -62% |
UAVS has finished five years in a row lower, and it's down 62% so far in 2026.