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Applied Optoelectronics stock: key metrics
AAOIApplied Optoelectronics had an operating margin of −12% and a return on invested capital (ROIC) of −8.3% in fiscal 2025.
Margins show how much of revenue is left over, returns on capital how hard the invested money works.
Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
Figures as a table
| Year | Gross margin | Operating margin | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 32.0% | −7.6% | −8.3% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | −7.8% | −11.1% |
| 2012 | 29.8% | 0.3% | −1.5% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | −0.4% | −1.8% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | 7.1% | 5.7% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | 8.8% | 12.0% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | 22.7% | 19.3% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | −4.0% | −0.8% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | −25.5% | −34.6% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | −20.8% | −24.9% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | −26.8% | −25.6% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | −26.5% | −29.8% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | −19.0% | −25.8% |
| 2024 | 24.8% | −28.4% | −74.9% |
| 2025 | 30.0% | −12.0% | −8.4% |
Returns on capital
- ROE
- ROIC
- ROA
Figures as a table
| Year | ROE | ROIC | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0% | no data | 0.0% |
| 2011 | −25.8% | −7.1% | −9.9% |
| 2012 | −3.0% | 0.3% | −1.4% |
| 2013 | −2.2% | −0.5% | −1.3% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | 5.9% | 2.3% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | 8.8% | 3.9% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | 11.2% | 9.7% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | 29.4% | 16.3% |
| 2018 | −0.7% | −2.6% | −0.5% |
| 2019 | −24.1% | −10.7% | −14.1% |
| 2020 | −21.0% | −10.4% | −12.2% |
| 2021 | −21.3% | −11.8% | −11.9% |
| 2022 | −36.0% | −13.6% | −16.3% |
| 2023 | −26.1% | −10.8% | −14.4% |
| 2024 | −81.5% | −17.4% | −34.1% |
| 2025 | −5.2% | −8.3% | −3.3% |
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Weak, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 30 Nov 2018)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.