AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI has the edge over UIS overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
UIS
Unisys Corporation
UIS has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
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.
UIS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
UIS's revenue and profitability are currently stable, but its cash flow and balance sheet are 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.
UIS PE Valuation
UIS 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 |
AAOI has the edge over UIS on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
UIS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect UIS's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
UIS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.04 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$4.33 | +$0.25 |
| Q2 2026 | -$5.90 | -$4.76 |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.87 | -$3.84 |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.79 | -$2.00 |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.58 | +$1.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.14 | +$4.35 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.03 | +$4.88 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.79 | +$3.52 |
UIS has the edge over AAOI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 UIS 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'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.
UIS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $471.5M | +2.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $473.5M | -2% |
| Q1 2026 | $437.6M | +1.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $574.5M | +5.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $460.2M | -7.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $483.3M | +1.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $432.1M | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $545.4M | -2.2% |
UIS's revenue fell from its 2019 peak and has held roughly level since: $472M last quarter, up 2.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5% | +12 points |
| Q2 2026 | -7% | -13 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.7% | +2.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | +4.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | -7.3% | -8.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 6.3% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.2% | -2.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.9% | +1 points |
UIS 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.
UIS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$46.4M | -243% |
| Q2 2026 | -$38.3M | +$285.8M |
| Q1 2026 | -$15.1M | -162% |
| Q4 2025 | $97.3M | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $32.4M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | -$324.1M | -$321.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $24.4M | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $71.6M | +319% |
UIS 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.
UIS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +14K shares |
| 1 year | +2.3% | +1.6M shares |
| 3 years | +6.6% | +4.5M shares |
| 5 years | +8.6% | +5.8M shares |
| Available history | +30% | +17M shares |
UIS has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
UIS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.5x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 8.5x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 5.6x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Very low |
UIS's net debt is about 4.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 5.5 years 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).
UIS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 58.9 | Neutral |
UIS's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 59 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
UIS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | UIS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
UIS 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 fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 43% above its 200-week average.
UIS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.47 | 16% above |
| 20 week MA | $2.79 | 2.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $2.81 | 2.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $3.66 | 22% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.32 | 34% below |
UIS has the edge over AAOI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 UIS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
UIS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $11.6 | $19.1 | +64% |
| 2021 | $19.1 | $20.4 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | $20.4 | $4.58 | -78% |
| 2023 | $4.58 | $5.62 | +23% |
| 2024 | $5.62 | $6.42 | +14% |
| 2025 | $6.42 | $2.86 | -55% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.86 | $2.87 | +0.3% |
UIS has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's roughly flat so far in 2026.