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.
WSE
Wise plc
There isn't enough reported data to score WSE 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.
WSE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
WSE's balance sheet is currently strong. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue, profitability and cash flow.
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.
WSE PE Valuation
WSE 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.
WSE Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for WSE 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.
WSE Earnings Per Share
WSE and AAOI do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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'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.
WSE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B | +98% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.3B | +26% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.1B | +23% |
| Q1 2024 | $1B | +38% |
| Q3 2023 | $872.6M | +56% |
| Q1 2023 | $729.2M | +79% |
| Q3 2022 | $558.3M | +63% |
| Q1 2022 | $407.1M | +34% |
WSE has the edge over AAOI in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 24% | -7.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 30% | +12 points |
| Q3 2024 | 37% | +24 points |
| Q1 2024 | 39% | +31 points |
| Q3 2023 | 31% | +23 points |
| Q1 2023 | 19% | +8.7 points |
| Q3 2022 | 13% | +1.6 points |
| Q1 2022 | 8.9% | N/A |
WSE's operating margin was 24% last quarter, down 7.4 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.
WSE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $7.5B | +2529% |
| Q1 2025 | $286.5M | -86% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.7B | +15% |
| Q1 2024 | $2B | -22% |
| Q3 2023 | $2.3B | -13% |
| Q1 2023 | $2.5B | +1.7% |
| Q3 2022 | $2.7B | +60% |
| Q1 2022 | $2.5B | +77% |
WSE's free cash flow has been positive every quarter since late 2020: $12.5B over the past year, up 24% from 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.
WSE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.8% | -18.6M shares |
| 1 year | -1.9% | -20.3M shares |
WSE has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $473.4M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $46.8M |
| Q1 2024 | $51.9M |
| Q3 2023 | $39.1M |
| Q1 2023 | $13.4M |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
WSE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -45.4x | Net Cash |
WSE 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).
WSE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 23.5 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 10.9 | Oversold |
WSE's weekly RSI is 24 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
WSE PE vs Technology Sector
WSE 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 stronger trend alignment. AAOI is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus WSE above 0 of 2.
WSE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $11.2 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $12.0 | 8.6% below |
WSE is in a downtrend: it's below all two of its weekly moving averages, and 8.6% below its 20-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 WSE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
WSE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | $14.5 | $10.9 | -25% |
It's down 25% so far in 2026.