AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI has a slight edge over WIT overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
WIT
Wipro Limited
WIT 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.
WIT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
WIT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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.
WIT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $2.09 | -1.9% |
| Current | 16x | $2.13 | — |
| Fair | 19x | $2.53 | +19% |
| Expensive | 27x | $3.56 | +67% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WIT's PE is 16x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
AAOI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AAOI has the edge over WIT on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
WIT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect WIT's earnings, revenue and profitability to hold roughly steady.
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.
WIT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0.13 | -7.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.13 | 0% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.13 | 0% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.14 | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.14 | +27% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.13 | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.13 | +18% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.12 | +9.1% |
WIT 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 WIT 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.
WIT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.6B | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +7.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.5B | +5.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.4B | +1.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.4B | +0.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.4B | +1.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.4B | +0.5% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.4B | -1% |
WIT's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $2.6B last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 16% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -2.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 16% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 17% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 17% | +2.5 points |
| Q3 2024 | 17% | +1.8 points |
WIT 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.
WIT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $397.4M | -2.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $287.1M | -12% |
| Q4 2025 | $404.6M | -18% |
| Q3 2025 | $325.4M | -24% |
| Q2 2025 | $409.4M | +2.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $326.3M | -38% |
| Q4 2024 | $495.7M | -2.2% |
| Q3 2024 | $426.6M | +9.1% |
WIT 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.
WIT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -29.4M shares |
| 1 year | -0.2% | -16.6M shares |
| 3 years | -6.5% | -725M shares |
| 5 years | -4.4% | -478M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -1.4B shares |
WIT has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
WIT spent $1.6B buying back its own shares over the past year, after none 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.
WIT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
WIT's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
WIT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 89.6 | Overbought |
WIT's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 90 (overbought).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
WIT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | WIT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 28x | 43% below |
| PE % | 15 | 35 | 20 pts below |
WIT is trading at 16x earnings, a 43% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
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.
WIT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.95 | 9.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $1.89 | 13% above |
| 50 week MA | $2.18 | 2.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.59 | 18% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.66 | 20% below |
WIT 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 WIT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
WIT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.88 | $2.80 | +49% |
| 2021 | $2.80 | $4.72 | +69% |
| 2022 | $4.72 | $2.27 | -52% |
| 2023 | $2.27 | $2.79 | +23% |
| 2024 | $2.79 | $3.65 | +31% |
| 2025 | $3.65 | $2.92 | -20% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.92 | $2.13 | -27% |
WIT has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 27% so far in 2026.