profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Applied Optoelectronics
$49.89-5.60% today
+138.6% in 1 year
1-year low $19.491-year high $223.10
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
It has no yearly profit to compare the price with.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Applied Optoelectronics sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $223 million in 2022 to $456 million in 2025, with -$38.2 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Applied Optoelectronics vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Optoelectronics | No profit yet | ||
 Cisco | 28.4× · Fair price | ||
 Foxconn Industrial Internet | 22.6× · Fair price | ||
 Motorola Solutions | 40.8× · Expensive | ||
 Zhongji Innolight | 50.9× · Expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Applied Optoelectronics's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 235 | 212 | 223 | 218 | 249 | 456 | |
| 51 | 38 | 34 | 59 | 62 | 137 | |
| – | – | -59 | -40 | -71 | -50 | |
| -21 | -23 | -37 | -26 | -159 | -16 | |
| -58 | -54 | -66 | -56 | -187 | -38 | |
| -2.67 | -2.01 | -2.38 | -1.75 | -4.50 | -0.64 | |
| 21.5% | 17.8% | 15.1% | 27.1% | 24.8% | 30.0% | |
| – | – | -26.4% | -18.6% | -28.3% | -10.9% | |
| -24.9% | -25.6% | -29.8% | -25.8% | -74.9% | -8.4% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 481 | 454 | 408 | 389 | 547 | 1,168 |
| Cash | 43 | 35 | 25 | 45 | 67 | 206 |
| Total debt | – | – | 156 | 121 | 191 | 248 |
| Total liabilities | 203 | 200 | 224 | 174 | 318 | 435 |
| 278 | 255 | 185 | 215 | 229 | 734 | |
| 22 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 42 | 60 | |
| -13.0% | -15.1% | -14.0% | -11.0% | -33.8% | -3.5% | |
| -21.0% | -21.3% | -36.0% | -26.1% | -81.5% | -5.2% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -44 | -12 | -14 | -8 | -70 | -174 | |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 180 | |
| -60 | -20 | -18 | -18 | -113 | -354 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 |
Valuation
- –
- 52.9×
- –
- 7.2×
- 9.9×
- –
- –
- -7.8%
- -0.8%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 30.0%
- -10.9%
- -8.4%
- -3.4%
- -3.6%
- -16.0%
- -6.1%
- -2.8%
- -4.5%
- 18.4%
Growth
- +14.2%
- –
- −213.1%
- –
- +29.3%
Financial health
- –
- 0.34
- 11.1%
- -12.4×
- 2.63
- 3.03
- 0.32
How it ranks in Technology
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 14%of 976
Bottom 10%of 977
Top 35%of 981
Bottom 7%of 983
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $46.00
- Range
- $43.00 – $50.00
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | -0.07 | -0.05 | −42.9% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | -0.01 | -0.12 | +91.7% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | -0.09 | -0.10 | +10.0% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | -0.16 | -0.08 | −100.0% |
| May 8, 2025 | -0.02 | -0.04 | +50.0% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | -0.02 | -0.02 | +0.0% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | -0.21 | -0.17 | −23.5% |
| Aug 6, 2024 | -0.28 | -0.29 | +3.4% |
News
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
20No pass
Benjamin Graham
35No pass
Philip Fisher
24No pass
Peter Lynch
50No pass
Joel Greenblatt
0No pass
Charlie Munger
25No pass
Terry Smith
33No pass
Questions about Applied Optoelectronics
Is Applied Optoelectronics a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers that is not profitable yet. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Applied Optoelectronics AI analysis
What does Applied Optoelectronics do?
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of fiber-optic networking products in the United States, Taiwan, and China. It is in Communication Equipment, based in Sugar Land, TX, United States, with 4,691 employees.
Does Applied Optoelectronics pay a dividend?
No. Applied Optoelectronics does not pay a dividend at the moment.
Is Applied Optoelectronics stock halal?
Yes. Applied Optoelectronics passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 5% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Applied Optoelectronics stock done over the past year?
Up 138.6% over the past twelve months, to $49.89. It traded between $19.49 and $223.10 and is 77.6% below its high.
Who are Applied Optoelectronics's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Cisco, Foxconn Industrial Internet, Motorola Solutions and Zhongji Innolight. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Applied Optoelectronics's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.