AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI has the edge over WFCF overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
WFCF
Where Food Comes From, Inc.
WFCF trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
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.
WFCF Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
WFCF's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue, profitability and cash flow are stable.
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.
WFCF PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 28x | $6.44 | -62% |
| Fair | 34x | $7.86 | -54% |
| Expensive | 46x | $10.59 | -38% |
| Current | 74x | $17.06 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WFCF's PE is in its expensive range at 74x.
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.
WFCF Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for WFCF 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.
WFCF Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.23 | -57% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.28 | -30% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.31 | -18% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.30 | -25% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.53 | +47% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.40 | 0% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.38 | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.40 | +2.6% |
WFCF 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 WFCF 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.
WFCF Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.3M | +4.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.6M | +0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.4M | +1.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $6M | -9.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $7M | -1.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.6M | +2.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3M | -5.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.7M | -1% |
WFCF's revenue grew through 2022 and has held roughly level since: $7M last quarter, up 4.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | +5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 10% | +1.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.5% | +2.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1% | -12 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.2% | -0.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.4% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.7% | -2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -2.4 points |
WFCF 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.
WFCF Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.3M | +191% |
| Q2 2026 | $930K | -19% |
| Q1 2026 | $375K | -38% |
| Q4 2025 | -$741K | -$662K |
| Q3 2025 | $443K | -49% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1M | +4.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $603K | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | -$79K | -153% |
WFCF 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.
WFCF Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.9% | -45K shares |
| 1 year | -5.9% | -311K shares |
| 3 years | -12% | -672K shares |
| 5 years | -19% | -1.2M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -1.3M shares |
WFCF has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $268,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $809,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $293,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $814,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $718,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $251,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $383,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $651,000 |
WFCF spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 9% from the year before.
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
WFCF Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
WFCF 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).
WFCF Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 68.5 | Neutral |
WFCF's weekly RSI is 63 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 69 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
WFCF PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | WFCF | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 74x | 28x | 166% above |
| PE % | 97 | 35 | 62 pts above |
WFCF is trading at 74x earnings, a 166% premium to 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.
WFCF Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $14.3 | 19% above |
| 20 week MA | $13.4 | 27% above |
| 50 week MA | $12.6 | 35% above |
| 100 week MA | $12.2 | 40% above |
| 200 week MA | $12.5 | 36% above |
WFCF 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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +891% in 2023 to −65% in 2022. It's up 42% so far in 2026.
WFCF Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.64 | $13.5 | +103% |
| 2021 | $13.5 | $14.8 | +9.6% |
| 2022 | $14.8 | $14.4 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | $14.4 | $13.6 | -5.9% |
| 2024 | $13.6 | $13.0 | -4.4% |
| 2025 | $13.0 | $11.3 | -13% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.3 | $17.1 | +51% |
WFCF has the edge over AAOI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.