15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
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Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 14.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Operating margin has expanded, at -12.0% in the latest year.
Financial health
The company holds more cash ($206M) than total debt ($34M).
Total debt has grown slower than revenue (-8.2% vs 14.2% per year).
Operating income covered interest expense -15.6× in the latest year.
The company is unprofitable and has less than a year of cash runway at its current free-cash-flow burn.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$456M
-$38M
30.0%
-12.0%
-$354M
$34M
$206M
2024
$249M
-$187M
24.8%
-28.4%
-$113M
$27M
$67M
2023
$218M
-$56M
27.1%
-19.0%
-$17M
$23M
$45M
2022
$223M
-$66M
15.1%
-26.5%
-$17M
$57M
$25M
2021
$212M
-$54M
17.8%
-26.8%
-$20M
$55M
$35M
2020
$235M
-$58M
21.5%
-20.8%
-$60M
$52M
$43M
2019
$191M
-$66M
24.2%
-25.5%
-$31M
$50M
$60M
2018
$267M
-$2M
32.8%
-4.0%
-$58M
$84M
$56M
2017
$382M
$74M
43.5%
22.7%
$17M
$50M
$83M
2016
$261M
$31M
33.4%
8.8%
$8M
$43M
$50M
2015
—
$11M
—
—
-$72M
$65M
$28M
2014
—
$4M
—
—
—
$29M
$32M
2013
—
-$1M
—
—
—
$26M
$22M
2012
—
-$945000
—
—
—
—
$11M
2011
—
-$5M
—
—
—
—
$2M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Mar '26
$151M
-$14M
29.1%
-8.6%
-$144M
$41M
$440M
Dec '25
$134M
-$2M
31.2%
-8.6%
-$105M
$34M
$206M
Sep '25
$119M
-$18M
28.0%
-15.3%
-$79M
$28M
$137M
Jun '25
$103M
-$9M
30.3%
-15.5%
-$91M
$22M
$65M
Mar '25
$100M
-$9M
30.6%
-8.9%
-$79M
$22M
$51M
Dec '24
$100M
-$120M
28.7%
-6.5%
-$53M
$27M
$67M
Sep '24
$65M
-$18M
24.4%
-25.4%
-$21M
$29M
$34M
Jun '24
$43M
-$26M
22.1%
-60.7%
-$5M
$23M
$11M
Mar '24
$41M
-$23M
18.7%
-53.2%
-$34M
$24M
$8M
Dec '23
$60M
-$14M
35.7%
-7.5%
-$5M
$23M
$45M
Sep '23
$63M
-$9M
32.3%
-10.7%
-$17M
$31M
$22M
Jun '23
$42M
-$17M
19.0%
-38.4%
$14M
$37M
$22M
Mar '23
$53M
-$16M
17.4%
-26.7%
-$10M
$51M
$16M
Dec '22
$62M
-$20M
10.1%
-29.8%
-$4M
$57M
$25M
Sep '22
$57M
-$16M
17.2%
-23.8%
-$10M
$51M
$26M
Jun '22
$52M
-$14M
16.5%
-24.7%
$2M
$54M
$34M
Mar '22
$52M
-$16M
17.3%
-27.3%
-$5M
$57M
$32M
Dec '21
$54M
-$15M
14.9%
-25.0%
-$3M
$55M
$35M
Sep '21
$53M
-$16M
15.3%
-29.0%
$2M
$61M
$44M
Jun '21
$54M
-$8M
19.9%
-25.2%
-$1M
$61M
$44M
Valuation over time
How the market has priced AAOI against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 0.8× (Mar '23) to 24.3× (Jun '26).
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Frequently asked questions
Is AAOI growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s revenue has grown 14.2% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does AAOI have?
As of FY2025, Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. reported $34M of total debt against $206M of cash; operating income covered interest expense -15.6×.
What is AAOI's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was 30.0%, operating margin -12.0%, and net margin -8.4%.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.