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.
VLN
Valens Semiconductor Ltd.
There isn't enough reported data to score VLN 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.
VLN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable |
VLN's profitability is currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue, cash flow and 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.
VLN PE Valuation
VLN 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.
VLN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect VLN's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. 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 has the edge over VLN in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
VLN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.29 | $0.00 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.31 | +$0.04 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.32 | -$0.05 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.35 | -$0.16 |
| Q2 2024 | -$0.27 | -$0.04 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.19 | +$0.09 |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.28 | +$0.87 |
| Q4 2021 | -$1.15 | +$1.07 |
VLN is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.29 per share over the past year, against $2.22 at its worst in late 2020.
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's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $270M last quarter, up 127% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 VLN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VLN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $56.9M | +228% |
| Q4 2025 | $19.4M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $17.3M | +8.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.1M | -32% |
| Q4 2024 | $16.7M | -54% |
| Q2 2024 | $25.2M | -48% |
| Q4 2023 | $36.1M | -23% |
| Q2 2023 | $48.1M | +9% |
VLN has the edge over AAOI in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -41% | +15 points |
| Q4 2025 | -47% | +3.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | -46% | +30 points |
| Q2 2025 | -43% | +39 points |
| Q1 2025 | -56% | -16 points |
| Q4 2024 | -50% | -25 points |
| Q3 2024 | -76% | -48 points |
| Q2 2024 | -82% | -48 points |
VLN's operating margin was −41% last quarter, up 15 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.
VLN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$17.9M | -$12.9M |
| Q4 2025 | -$547K | +$663K |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.9M | -320% |
| Q2 2025 | -$330K | +$1.6M |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.2M | -172% |
| Q2 2024 | -$1.9M | +$7.4M |
| Q4 2023 | $1.7M | +$11.8M |
| Q2 2023 | -$9.2M | +$3.8M |
VLN has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$24M over the past year, against −$9M the year before.
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.
VLN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.8% | +3.9M shares |
| 1 year | +1.7% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +713% | +93.9M shares |
VLN has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $597,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $3.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $10.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $9.6M |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
VLN Net Leverage
VLN'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).
VLN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.0 | Oversold |
VLN's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VLN PE vs Technology Sector
VLN 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 VLN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VLN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.63 | 12% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.72 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.82 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.03 | 29% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.32 | 38% below |
VLN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 38% 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 VLN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VLN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $6.59 | $7.91 | +20% |
| 2022 | $7.91 | $4.76 | -40% |
| 2023 | $4.76 | $2.45 | -49% |
| 2024 | $2.45 | $2.49 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | $2.49 | $1.44 | -42% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.44 | $1.44 | 0% |
VLN has finished lower in three of the last five years. It's roughly flat so far in 2026.