AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI has the edge over WIX overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
WIX
Wix.com Ltd.
WIX 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.
WIX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
WIX's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, but its profitability and balance sheet are weak.
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.
WIX PE Valuation
WIX 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.
WIX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for WIX, with profitability improving. 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.
WIX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.03 | — |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.54 | -227% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.79 | -132% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.80 | -66% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.32 | +47% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.79 | +125% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.48 | +121% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.32 | +338% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.58 | +$1.77 |
WIX 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 WIX on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 WIX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
WIX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $563.1M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $541.2M | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $524.3M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $505.2M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $489.9M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $473.7M | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $460.5M | +14% |
| Q3 2024 | $444.7M | +13% |
WIX's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $563M last quarter, up 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -5.6% | -15 points |
| Q1 2026 | -13% | -21 points |
| Q4 2025 | -14% | -22 points |
| Q3 2025 | -1.5% | -7.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9% | +2.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.9% | +5.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.8% | +7.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | 5.8% | +7.3 points |
WIX's operating margin was −5.6% last quarter, down 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.
WIX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $56.2M | -62% |
| Q1 2026 | $75.2M | -47% |
| Q4 2025 | $171.5M | +30% |
| Q3 2025 | $145.3M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $147.7M | +31% |
| Q1 2025 | $142.4M | +35% |
| Q4 2024 | $131.8M | +71% |
| Q3 2024 | $127.8M | +185% |
WIX 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.
WIX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -24% | -13.4M shares |
| 1 year | -28% | -16.7M shares |
| 3 years | -31% | -19.2M shares |
| 5 years | -34% | -22M shares |
| Available history | -16% | -7.9M shares |
WIX has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.7B |
| Q1 2026 | $338,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $113.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $195.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $100M |
| Q1 2025 | $200M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
WIX spent $2B buying back its own shares over the past year, about seven times what it spent 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.
WIX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 18.4x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q3 2024 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q2 2024 | 5.2x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 4.5x | High |
WIX's net debt is about 18 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.4 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).
WIX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.0 | Neutral |
WIX's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
WIX PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | WIX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
WIX 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 WIX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
WIX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $74.9 | 12% below |
| 20 week MA | $69.6 | 5.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $73.9 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $120.2 | 45% below |
| 200 week MA | $121.1 | 46% below |
WIX is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 46% 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 WIX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
WIX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $121.8 | $267.1 | +119% |
| 2021 | $267.1 | $162.9 | -39% |
| 2022 | $162.9 | $76.3 | -53% |
| 2023 | $76.3 | $123.0 | +61% |
| 2024 | $123.0 | $218.3 | +77% |
| 2025 | $218.3 | $105.5 | -52% |
| 2026 YTD | $105.5 | $65.9 | -38% |
WIX's yearly returns have swung widely, from +119% in 2020 to −53% in 2022. It's down 38% so far in 2026.