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Applied Optoelectronics Inc

NASDAQ: AAOI Communication Equipment
$76.95
▲ $5.01 (+6.96%) today
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AAOI at a Glance

Valuation
Market cap
$6.5B
Profitability
Revenue (TTM)
$596.0M
Profit margin
-9.6%
EPS (TTM)
$-0.75
Price
52-week range
$19 – $234
Street target
$156.00
Earnings
Next report
Nov 5, 2026
Q2 2026 EPS
$0.06
vs. $0.02 est.
+300.0%

Headquartered in Sugar Land, TX Fiscal year ends December NASDAQ: AAOI ao-inc.com

About Applied Optoelectronics

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI) is a developer and manufacturer of advanced optical and hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) networking products that serve as building blocks for AI datacenters, CATV and broadband fiber access networks worldwide. The company supplies critical optical infrastructure — including 800G and 1.6Tb transceivers and 1.8 GHz CATV products — to tier-one customers across cloud computing, CATV broadband, telecom, and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) markets. AOI operates R&D facilities in Atlanta, GA, and engineering and manufacturing facilities in Sugar Land, TX, as well as in Taipei, Taiwan and Ningbo, China. The company is vertically integrated, designing and manufacturing its own laser chips, subassemblies, and finished optical modules. Updated

Revenue by Segment · Q2 2026
  1. Datacenter56%
  2. CATV42%
  3. Telecom2%
  4. Other<1%

Latest Activity

Biggest movers · At the close
  • LITELumentum$818.26+8.2%
  • AAOIApplied Optoelectronics$72.44+7.3%
  • DOCNDigitalOcean$99.48+6.7%
  • ARMArm$223.68+6.3%
  • COHRCoherent$221.57+5.9%
  • PBR-APetrobras$19.86-15.6%
  • PBRPetrobras$22.46-14.1%
  • MELIMercadoLibre$1,665.83-8.0%
  • DASHDoorDash$169.5-5.5%
  • FIGFigma$23.48-4.7%

Optical and chip names owned the close, with Lumentum up 8.21% to $818.26 and Coherent, Applied Optoelectronics and Arm all gaining more than 5%. Both Petrobras lines sat at the bottom, the preferred shares down 15.6%.

Biggest movers · At the close
  • SPOTSpotify$582.23+10.8%
  • LCIDLucid$3.5+8.9%
  • BXBlackstone$118.69+8.3%
  • ACNAccenture$258.15+7.5%
  • NDAQNasdaq$103.09+7.3%
  • MRNAModerna$202.11-17.8%
  • COHRCoherent$207.45-12.7%
  • AAOIApplied Optoelectronics$68.18-11.8%
  • LRCXLam Research$230.24-11.7%
  • LITELumentum$754.19-11.3%

Moderna's 17.8% drop was the single biggest move at Tuesday's close, and four of the five worst performers were chip and photonics names. Spotify topped the winners.

Biggest movers · On the open
  • INTUIntuit$326.18+5.1%
  • MRSHMarsh$187.37+5.0%
  • AZNAstraZeneca$169.22+4.4%
  • WMTWalmart$121.3+4.4%
  • EXPEExpedia$286.79+4.4%
  • AAOIApplied Optoelectronics$77.49-10.1%
  • CIFRCipher Digital$9.02-9.3%
  • IRENIren$27.76-9.2%
  • DELLDell Technologies$461.71-9.1%
  • SNDKSanDisk$1,277.91-8.9%

The downside is doing the damage at Wednesday's open: Applied Optoelectronics is off 10.13%, with Dell and SanDisk each shedding roughly 9%. The best gainer, Intuit at 5.07%, does not come close to matching it.

Biggest movers · At the close
  • SHOPShopify$179.5+5.1%
  • SNAPSnap$6.53+4.8%
  • CCZComcast$65+4.1%
  • METAMeta$743.16+3.4%
  • MDTMedtronic$91.45+3.4%
  • CIENCiena$402.61-10.5%
  • LITELumentum$994.95-9.8%
  • IONQIonQ$36.17-9.3%
  • LCIDLucid$3.44-9.2%
  • AAOIApplied Optoelectronics$100.76-8.1%

The optical names took the worst of it at the close, with Ciena down 10.49% and Lumentum and Applied Optoelectronics close behind. Shopify's gain led a much tamer move on the other side of the 382-stock board.

Biggest movers · On the open
  • AIC3.ai$12.68+10.0%
  • NOWServiceNow$146.84+4.3%
  • CRMSalesforce$238.32+4.0%
  • SHOPShopify$177.66+4.0%
  • INTUIntuit$313.58+3.6%
  • AAOIApplied Optoelectronics$103.05-6.0%
  • CIENCiena$424.25-5.7%
  • LITELumentum$1,042.18-5.5%
  • NVTSNavitas Semiconductor$10.2-5.4%
  • SNDKSanDisk$1,507.87-4.7%

C3.ai is up 9.97% at the open, leading a board where ServiceNow, Salesforce, Shopify and Intuit all gained 3.5% or more. Applied Optoelectronics is down 6% on the other end of the same board.

Biggest movers · On the open
  • AAOIApplied Optoelectronics$115.37+8.9%
  • CLOVClover Health$4.99+8.8%
  • COHRCoherent$324.08+7.2%
  • AMTAmerican Tower$178.57+7.1%
  • LITELumentum$1,120.85+6.9%
  • TMUST-Mobile US$156.09-8.9%
  • TAT&T$22.75-8.5%
  • VZVerizon$43.13-7.0%
  • JOBYJoby Aviation$5.46-5.1%
  • APLDApplied Digital$22.97-3.7%

All three major US wireless carriers are at the bottom of the board at the open, with T-Mobile down 8.9% and AT&T and Verizon close behind. Optical names lead the other side, Applied Optoelectronics up 8.9%.

Biggest movers · At the close
  • ACNAccenture$208.79+6.2%
  • ASANAsana$9.82+5.3%
  • MPCMarathon Petroleum$463.74+4.9%
  • FIGFigma$22.65+4.7%
  • CAVACava$54.51+4.7%
  • AAOIApplied Optoelectronics$105.33-14.1%
  • COHRCoherent$302.69-9.5%
  • ALABAstera Labs$346.2-9.4%
  • CRWVCoreWeave$81.5-7.9%
  • IRENIren$35.66-7.8%

Optical and data center names filled four of the five worst spots at this close, led by Applied Optoelectronics at -14%. Accenture's 6.2% gain was the best of a far tamer upside.

Biggest movers · On the open
  • CEGConstellation Energy$300+12.1%
  • SMRNuScale Power$8.27+7.7%
  • MRVLMarvell Technology$288.1+6.2%
  • AAOIApplied Optoelectronics$128.77+5.9%
  • ALABAstera Labs$381.06+5.2%
  • STXSeagate Technology$831.22-6.3%
  • SKHYSK hynix Inc.$188.84-3.2%
  • IQiQIYI$1-2.4%
  • SNDKSanDisk$1,675-1.7%
  • MUMicron Technology$1,046.76-1.6%

Constellation Energy opened 12.1% higher at $300, the biggest move across 385 priority names, with NuScale Power close behind. Storage is on the other side of the ledger: Seagate down 6.3%, SanDisk and Micron also lower.

Biggest movers · At the close
  • TERTeradyne$448.96+8.0%
  • AAOIApplied Optoelectronics$115.66+7.8%
  • SPCXSpaceX$159.36+7.6%
  • HPEHewlett Packard Enterprise$69.49+7.6%
  • ONON Semiconductor$84.8+5.9%
  • WDCWestern Digital$415.97-10.1%
  • STXSeagate Technology$851.39-10.0%
  • ACNAccenture$199.29-6.1%
  • APPAppLovin$268.89-4.4%
  • SOUNSoundHound AI$5.8-4.2%

The storage names took the worst of Friday's close, with Western Digital down 10.07% and Seagate off 9.96%. Teradyne led the whole 379-name board at +7.98%.

Biggest movers · At the close
  • ACNAccenture$211.97+15.6%
  • SNPSSynopsys$490.81+12.8%
  • COHRCoherent$318.52+10.7%
  • AAOIApplied Optoelectronics$107.16+8.0%
  • LITELumentum$1,043.95+7.5%
  • AMCAMC Entertainment$2.75-8.2%
  • TEMTempus AI$76.51-6.6%
  • BRKRBruker$61.76-4.6%
  • DHRDanaher$211.34-4.6%
  • NWGNatWest Group$17.36-4.3%

Three names in our 383-stock board closed with double-digit gains, led by Accenture's 15.6% jump to $211.97, a move that size is rare for a mega-cap consultant. The downside was far tamer, with AMC's 8.2% slide the worst of it.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Applied Optoelectronics do?

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI) is a developer and manufacturer of advanced optical and hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) networking products that serve as building blocks for AI datacenters, CATV and broadband fiber access networks worldwide.

What is the AAOI stock price target?

The Wall Street consensus 12-month price target for AAOI is $156.00.