Applied Optoelectronics

AAOI

Market cap $2.53B

Chief Legal Officer David Kuo sold 12,500 shares for a transaction value of $501,875 on Dec. 23, 2025. The sale represented 8.71% of Mr.

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. secured its first 800G hyperscaler volume order, removing qualification risk and confirming real demand beyond pilot or trial deployments. Q3 revenue miss was timing-related, with $6.6 million of shipped 400G revenue deferred into Q4 recognition. AAOI management guided Q4 revenue of $125–140 million, including $25–40 million sequential data center revenue growth.

AAOI surged to a new 52-week high this week as demand for data centers continues. George Tsilis breaks down the company's growth in sales across.

It has already secured a bulk order for a new product. This is a transceiver designed for use in data centers.

Applied Optoelectronics, or AOI reported record revenues for Q3 2025 due to increased demand for its CATV products and its data center products. The company is expanding production capacities and expects higher revenues for Q4 and for 2026. There is an ongoing sector rally around AOI and other data center suppliers.

SUGAR LAND, Texas, Nov. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAOI) (“AOI”), a leading provider of advanced optical and HFC networking products that power the internet, today announced the Company will present via a fireside chat at the following investor conference:

AAOI reported record Q3 2025 revenue of $118.6 million, up 82% year-over-year and 15% sequentially, marking historic growth. The legacy CATV business surged to $70.6 million in sales, tripling year-over-year, driven by 1.8 GHz amplifier nodes with QuantumLink software. 800G optical modules are in final qualification with Tier 1 customers, with mass production expected in Q4 and capacity expanding 8.5× by 2025.

A B. Riley analyst downgraded Applied Optoelectronics stock and projects significant downside. The company projects lower Q4 2025 revenue than what analysts expect.

It broadly met analyst estimates for revenue in its third quarter, but missed on the bottom line. Meanwhile, it whiffed on top-line and net loss guidance for its current quarter.

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. ( AAOI ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call November 6, 2025 4:30 PM EST Company Participants Lindsay Savarese - Investor Relations Chih-Hsiang Lin - Founder, Chairman, President & CEO Stefan Murry - CFO & Chief Strategy Officer Conference Call Participants Simon Leopold - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division George Notter - Wolfe Research, LLC Michael Genovese - Rosenblatt Securities Inc., Research Division Ryan Koontz - Needham & Company, LLC, Research Division Timothy Savageaux - Northland Capital Markets, Research Division Presentation Operator Good afternoon. I will be your conference operator today.