NASDAQ$AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics Inc · Q1 2026 earnings
Q1 2026 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Applied Optoelectronics reported Q1 2026 revenue of $151.1M with a net loss of $14.3M ($0.19 per share).
AAOI reported $151.1 million of revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, up from $99.9 million, on datacenter and optical demand. Gross profit was $43.9 million, but the company posted a net loss of $14.3 million, or $0.19 per share, versus a $9.2 million loss a year ago as operating expenses rose with capacity expansion.
- Applied Optoelectronics reported Q1 2026 revenue of $151.
- Quarter ended 2026-03-31; filing date 2026-05-07.
- Revenue of about $151.1M in the quarter.
- Diluted EPS ($0.19).
- MD&A discusses datacenter transceiver demand, capacity, and customer concentration; no EPS guide.…
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Applied Optoelectronics · Revenue · Quarterly
$151M
Revenue by segment
Applied Optoelectronics · $24.5M total across 1 segment · Q1 2021
- CATV$24.5M—100.0%
Forward guidance
MD&A discusses datacenter transceiver demand, capacity, and customer concentration; no EPS guide.
Tailwinds
- Revenue up sharply on optical build-out.
- Gross profit expansion with scale.
- Cash balance improved versus year-end 2025.
Headwinds
- Still loss-making on heavy R&D and SG&A.
- Customer concentration risk.
- Manufacturing ramp and yield risk.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2026
+0.0%
Avg return
Earnings day
+3.5%
Avg return
5 days after
+9.6%
Avg return
30 days after
43%
24 / 56 earnings
Positive
+71.3%
Q3 2024
Best reaction
-30.9%
Q2 2017
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -11.8% | +5.3% | -0.9% | |
| Q4 2025 | +56.9% | +85.7% | +82.9% | |
| Q3 2025 | -1.9% | -17.7% | -8.6% | |
| Q1 2025 | -0.5% | +29.5% | +14.0% | |
| Q4 2024 | -4.6% | -28.0% | -35.0% | |
| Q3 2024 | +71.3% | +76.1% | +139.9% | |
| Q2 2024 | -1.4% | +11.0% | +75.6% | |
| Q1 2024 | -5.6% | +3.0% | -2.6% | |
| Q4 2023 | -26.3% | -19.6% | -23.5% | |
| Q3 2023 | -4.9% | +24.7% | +100.6% | |
| Q2 2023 | +49.0% | +65.0% | +88.6% | |
| Q1 2023 | -7.0% | +0.6% | +26.8% | |
| Q4 2022 | -7.4% | -0.4% | -14.5% | |
| Q3 2022 | -19.7% | -17.0% | -10.4% | |
| Q2 2022 | -3.1% | -4.2% | +18.2% | |
| Q1 2022 | -11.2% | -20.0% | -21.1% | |
| Q4 2021 | -10.2% | -5.7% | -14.8% | |
| Q3 2021 | -30.0% | -31.3% | -35.5% | |
| Q2 2021 | -7.3% | -7.7% | +0.1% | |
| Q1 2021 | +7.5% | +4.3% | +19.7% | |
| Q4 2020 | -19.7% | -25.7% | -28.6% | |
| Q3 2020 | -15.2% | -18.4% | -6.8% | |
| Q2 2020 | -1.9% | -15.8% | -34.7% | |
| Q1 2020 | -5.5% | -13.9% | -7.4% | |
| Q4 2019 | -12.3% | -7.7% | -26.5% | |
| Q3 2019 | -5.6% | +7.2% | -8.5% | |
| Q2 2019 | +7.7% | -3.7% | +1.8% | |
| Q1 2019 | -9.5% | -15.9% | -21.4% | |
| Q4 2018 | +5.5% | +13.1% | -13.0% | |
| Q3 2018 | +6.9% | -3.3% | -5.7% | |
| Q2 2018 | +5.0% | +9.0% | -17.3% | |
| Q1 2018 | -4.1% | -5.5% | +33.7% | |
| Q4 2017 | -17.5% | -16.0% | -23.9% | |
| Q3 2017 | +15.4% | +19.8% | +2.8% | |
| Q2 2017 | -30.9% | -23.9% | -36.9% | |
| Q1 2017 | +20.4% | +33.7% | +60.7% | |
| Q4 2016 | +23.9% | +23.7% | +48.2% | |
| Q3 2016 | +7.7% | +13.2% | +15.8% | |
| Q2 2016 | +20.5% | +13.9% | +42.7% | |
| Q1 2016 | -19.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | +2.7% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | -3.7% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | +11.9% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | +10.9% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | +14.2% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | -25.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | -1.3% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | -1.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | -12.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | +0.6% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +0.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | +0.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | +0.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | +0.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | +0.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +0.3% | — | — |
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