AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI has the edge over WBTN overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
WBTN
WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. Common stock
WBTN 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.
WBTN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
WBTN's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow 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.
WBTN PE Valuation
WBTN 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.
WBTN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect WBTN'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 WBTN on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
WBTN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2.61 | -$1.61 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.64 | -$1.88 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.56 | -$1.13 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.66 | -$1.45 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.00 | +$0.25 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.76 | +$0.73 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.43 | -$0.48 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.21 | -$0.07 |
WBTN lost $2.61 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
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 WBTN 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 WBTN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
WBTN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $362.8M | -4% |
| Q2 2026 | $338.5M | -2.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $320.9M | -1.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $330.7M | -6.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $378M | +8.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $348.3M | +8.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $325.7M | -0.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $352.8M | +5.6% |
WBTN's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $363M last quarter, down 4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.5% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | -4.6% | -2.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2.5% | +5.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | -4% | +3.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.9% | -1.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -2.5% | +22 points |
| Q1 2025 | -8.2% | -13 points |
| Q4 2024 | -7.8% | -6.5 points |
WBTN's operating margin was −2.5% last quarter, up 1.4 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.
WBTN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.4M | -71% |
| Q2 2026 | -$7.9M | -300% |
| Q1 2026 | -$15M | +$4.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $7M | +$16.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $11.8M | +237% |
| Q1 2025 | -$19.2M | -192% |
| Q4 2024 | -$9.7M | -439% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.5M | -92% |
WBTN 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.
WBTN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +464K shares |
| 1 year | +3.9% | +5.1M shares |
| 3 years | +6.8% | +8.6M shares |
WBTN has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
WBTN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | -4.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -19.2x | Net Cash |
WBTN has more cash than debt.
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).
WBTN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 47.5 | Neutral |
WBTN's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 47 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
WBTN PE vs Technology Sector
WBTN 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 |
WBTN has stronger trend alignment. AAOI is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus WBTN above 2 of 4.
WBTN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.83 | 2.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $9.89 | 1.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $11.0 | 8.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.5 | 12% below |
WBTN has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 12% below its 100-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 WBTN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
WBTN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $22.8 | $13.6 | -41% |
| 2025 | $13.6 | $13.2 | -2.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.2 | $10.1 | -23% |
WBTN has finished every year since 2024 lower, and it's down 23% so far in 2026.