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.
YXT
Yxt.Com Group Holding Ltd
There isn't enough reported data to score YXT 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.
YXT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable |
YXT's profitability is currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet.
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.
YXT PE Valuation
YXT 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.
YXT Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for YXT 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.
YXT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -$1.31 | -$0.48 |
YXT 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% |
YXT has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 127% for AAOI versus up 171% for YXT.
| 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.
YXT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $49.7M | +248% |
| Q4 2023 | $14.3M | -8.9% |
| Q3 2023 | $13.6M | -28% |
| Q2 2023 | $17.4M | +16% |
| Q1 2023 | $18.3M | +22% |
| Q4 2022 | $15.7M | -1.1% |
| Q3 2022 | $18.9M | +36% |
YXT's revenue is growing: $50M last quarter, up 171% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | -56% | N/A |
| Q4 2023 | -107% | -57 points |
| Q3 2023 | -101% | +100 points |
| Q2 2023 | -64% | +34 points |
| Q1 2023 | -50% | N/A |
| Q4 2022 | -201% | -57 points |
| Q3 2022 | -97% | +60 points |
| Q2 2022 | -144% | +93 points |
YXT's operating margin was −56% last quarter, down 6.5 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 |
YXT has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 4.2% versus its history, compared with AAOI at down 676%.
YXT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -$7.9M | +$24.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$32M | -$32M |
| Q4 2023 | $0 | +$8.1M |
| Q3 2023 | $0 | +$13.3M |
| Q2 2023 | -$7.9M | +$16.6M |
| Q1 2023 | -$24.6M | -$92.9K |
| Q4 2022 | -$8.1M | +$7M |
| Q3 2022 | -$13.3M | +$109.3K |
YXT has burned cash in most quarters: −$54M over the past year, against −$41M 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.
YXT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.1% | +195K shares |
| 1 year | +1066% | +16.6M shares |
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 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.
YXT Net Leverage
YXT's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
YXT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 1.7 | Oversold |
As of the close on Nov 12, 2026: $1.16.
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
YXT PE vs Technology Sector
YXT 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 YXT above 0 of 1.
YXT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.64 | 29% below |
YXT is in a downtrend: it's below all one of its weekly moving averages, and 29% below its 8-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 YXT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
YXT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | $5.98 | $1.16 | -81% |
It's down 81% so far in 2026.