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.
XBP
XBP Global Holdings, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score XBP 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.
XBP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
XBP's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue.
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.
XBP PE Valuation
XBP 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.
XBP Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for XBP 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 has the edge over XBP on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
XBP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$33.55 | -$28.45 |
| Q1 2026 | -$34.03 | -$29.23 |
| Q4 2025 | -$33.15 | -$29.05 |
| Q3 2025 | -$30.20 | -272% |
| Q2 2025 | -$5.10 | -$0.10 |
XBP lost $33.55 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'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 has the edge over XBP on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
XBP Quarterly Revenue
XBP and AAOI do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -1.9% | N/A |
| Q1 2026 | -7.7% | N/A |
| Q4 2025 | -1% | N/A |
| Q3 2025 | -192% | N/A |
AAOI has the edge over XBP 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.
XBP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$11.5M | -$7.5M |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.1M | -$4.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8M | -68% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.5M | +$16.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$4M | -$1.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.9M | +$2.1M |
XBP 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 the edge over XBP on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
XBP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +14.5K shares |
| 1 year | +228% | +8.2M shares |
| 3 years | +270% | +8.6M shares |
XBP has 12M diluted shares, up 228% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
XBP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 9.0x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 8.3x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
XBP's net debt is about 9.0 years 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).
XBP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.3 | Neutral |
XBP's weekly RSI is 46 (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.
XBP PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | XBP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
XBP 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 fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 43% above its 200-week average.
XBP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.02 | 0.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.96 | 1.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $4.15 | 28% below |
| 100 week MA | $6.79 | 56% below |
| 200 week MA | $37.2 | 92% below |
XBP's trend is mixed: it's above one of its five weekly moving averages, and 92% 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 XBP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
XBP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $101.0 | $99.8 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | $99.8 | $103.8 | +4% |
| 2023 | $103.8 | $53.0 | -49% |
| 2024 | $53.0 | $11.1 | -79% |
| 2025 | $11.1 | $6.65 | -40% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.65 | $3.00 | -55% |
XBP has finished three years in a row lower, and it's down 55% so far in 2026.