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AAOI vs AAPL // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AAOI 3
— AAPL 11
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: AAPL
LAST: $69.05 (-12.80%) • MKT CAP: $6.72B
fcf-yield
-5.26%
LAST: $344.63 (-1.23%) • MKT CAP: $5.03T
fcf-yield
2.72%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AAOI VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AAOI | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 30.00% | 48.65% | -18.65 | AAPL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -8.00% | 81.38% | -89.38 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 30.1x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | -5.26% | 2.72% | -7.98 | AAPL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -12.00% | 33.17% | -45.17 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -8.40% | 27.62% | -36.02 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 82.80% | 14.24% | +68.56 | AAOI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.31% | -0.31 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 9.36 | 13.54 | -4.18 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 9/9 | -5.00 | AAPL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 8.00% | 5.76% | +2.24 | AAPL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 36.2 | 55.4 | -19.17 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.32 | 1.14 | +0.18 | AAOI | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 22.0x | 35.3x | -13.34 | AAOI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $6.72B | $5.03T | -$5.02T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AAOI REV | AAPL REV | AAOI GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | AAOI FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $455.7M | $416.16B | 30.0% | 46.9% | -$353.6M | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $249.4M | $391.04B | 24.8% | 46.2% | -$112.9M | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $217.6M | $383.29B | 44.0% | 44.1% | -$17.7M | $99.58B |
| FY 2022 | — | $394.33B | — | 43.3% | — | $111.44B |
| FY 2021 | — | $365.82B | — | 41.8% | — | $92.95B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AAOI // BETA 1.32
AAPL // BETA 1.14