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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$151.1M+51.4%
Gross profit$15.9M-21.1%
Operating income-$16.5M-147%
Net income-$14.3M-55.7%
EPS (diluted)-$0.42-55.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$439.7M+760%
Total debt$115.1M+280%
Total equity$1.1B+258%
Total assets$1.6B+143%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$85.4M-67.6%
CapEx$58.2M+105%
Free cash flow-$143.6M-81.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$12.99B+752%
Enterprise value$12.66B+732%

Profitability

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Gross margin22.7%
Operating margin-24.5%
Net margin-8.5%-3.9pp
FCF margin-82.4%+129pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-6.1%-2.9pp
Debt / equity0.1×0.0×
Current ratio3.8×+1.9×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Applied Optoelectronics’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Applied Optoelectronics’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Applied Optoelectronics's price / sales?
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) reported price / sales of 13× in Q1 2026.
How has Applied Optoelectronics's price / sales changed year-over-year?
Applied Optoelectronics's price / sales increased by 418.4% year-over-year, from 2.5× to 13×.
What is the long-term trend for Applied Optoelectronics's price / sales?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Applied Optoelectronics's price / sales has grown at a 39.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1× to 5.2×.
What does price / sales mean?
How many dollars investors pay for each dollar of the company's annual sales.
How do you interpret price / sales?
Useful when earnings are negative or volatile (e.g. early-stage or cyclical firms). Only comparable across companies with similar margins — a sales dollar is worth more at a high-margin business.
How does price / sales compare across companies?
Best compared within a margin cohort; a software P/S and a retailer P/S are not directly comparable.