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How Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. stacks up
AAOI · against 329 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
16/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #302 of 330 · scores higher than 8% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score20 peers with a profitability score of 10–19, including AAOI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 16?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly because of its operating margin, return on assets and return on invested capital, which are weaker than most Technology peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 87% of peers. Operating margin: -11.3% vs peer median 6.3%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 83% of peers. Return on assets: -2.5% vs peer median 2.9%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 81% of peers. Return on invested capital: -3.9% vs peer median 6.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = AAOI, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | AAOI | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 310 reported | -3.9% | 11.3% | 11% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 327 reported | -11.3% | 8.9% | 7% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 318 reported | -2.5% | 4.4% | 10% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 310 reported | -5.4% | 11.3% | 9% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 331 reported | 28.9% | 38.3% | 38% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around AAOI| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.8B AUD (≈$3.2B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 2 | 117.8B TWD (≈$3.7B) | 99 | 94 | |
| 2 | 4.0B USD | 99 | 84 | |
| 2 | 863.2B INR (≈$10.4B) | 99 | 78 | |
| 2 | 7.3B USD | 99 | 68 | |
| 299 | 19.4B CNY (≈$2.7B) | 17 | 17 | |
| 299 | 3.1B USD | 17 | 25 | |
| 302 | 51.7B CNY (≈$7.2B) | 16 | 15 | |
| 302 | 24.4B CNY (≈$3.4B) | 16 | 14 | |
| 302 | 5.4B USD | 16 | 39 | |
| 305 | 20.4B CNY (≈$2.9B) | 15 | 11 | |
| 306 | 8.7B USD | 14 | 43 | |
| 307 | 30.7B CNY (≈$4.3B) | 13 | 50 | |
| 307 | 3.4B USD | 13 | 46 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score