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AAOI Financials Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

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
-$187M $134M $456M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-75% -16% 43% 0% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
-$354M -$168M $17M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $103M $206M 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$211M $159M $528M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
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

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.

Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 14.2 28.4 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
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.