SuperworthApplied Optoelectronics profit margin AAOI
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2012.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −9.6%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- −11.3%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +32.7 pts
- Peer median
- 11.4%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Applied Optoelectronics kept −9.6% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of −11.3% and a gross margin of 28.9%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −20.1%.
The median for 10 semiconductor stocks of a similar size is 11.4%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −8.4% | −12.0% | 30.0% |
| FY2024 | −74.9% | −28.4% | 24.8% |
| FY2023 | −25.8% | −19.0% | 27.1% |
| FY2022 | −29.8% | −26.5% | 15.1% |
| FY2021 | −25.6% | −26.8% | 17.8% |
| FY2020 | −24.9% | −20.8% | 21.5% |
| FY2019 | −34.6% | −25.5% | 24.2% |
| FY2018 | −0.8% | −4.0% | 32.8% |
| FY2017 | 19.3% | 22.7% | 43.5% |
| FY2016 | 12.0% | 8.8% | 33.4% |
| FY2015 | 5.7% | 7.1% | 31.8% |
| FY2014 | 3.3% | 3.9% | 33.9% |
| FY2013 | −1.8% | −0.4% | 29.4% |
| FY2012 | −1.5% | 0.3% | 29.8% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | −9.6% | +32.7 pts | −11.3% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −8.5% | +47.4 pts | −11.6% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −8.4% | +66.5 pts | −12.0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −37.0% | +1.6 pts | −11.8% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −42.3% | −7.4 pts | −13.0% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −56.0% | −25.3 pts | −18.9% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −74.9% | −49.1 pts | −28.4% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −38.6% | −10.1 pts | −32.9% | |
| Q2 FY24 | −34.8% | −2.4 pts | −28.6% | |
| Q1 FY24 | −30.7% | −0.9 pts | −23.8% | |
| Q4 FY23 | −25.8% | +4.0 pts | −19.0% | |
| Q3 FY23 | −28.5% | −0.4 pts | −25.2% |
Against its peers
Companies in Semiconductors nearest Applied Optoelectronics' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| AAOIApplied Optoelectronics | −9.6% |
| CRUSCirrus Logic | 21.0% |
| FORMFormfactor | 12.8% |
| ENPHEnphase Energy | 10.1% |
| KLICKulicke & Soffa Industries | 12.2% |
| DIODDiodes | 5.3% |
| ACMRACM Research | 14.5% |
| RMBSRambus | 31.7% |
| AMKRAmkor Technology | 7.4% |
| ACLSAxcelis Technologies | 10.7% |
| PENGPenguin Solutions | 10.4% |
| Peer median | 11.4% |
Where Applied Optoelectronics ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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