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AAOI vs MSFT // OPERATING MARGIN
Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AAOI 4
— MSFT 10
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: MSFT
LAST: $69.05 (-12.80%) • MKT CAP: $6.72B
operating-margins
-12.00%
LAST: $521.91 (-1.55%) • MKT CAP: $3.88T
operating-margins
47.10%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AAOI VS. MSFT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AAOI | MSFT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 30.00% | 67.66% | -37.66 | MSFT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -8.00% | 26.54% | -34.54 | MSFT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 19.9x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -5.26% | 1.55% | -6.81 | MSFT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | -12.00% | 47.10% | -59.10 | MSFT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -8.40% | 41.17% | -49.57 | MSFT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 82.80% | 17.91% | +64.89 | AAOI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.70% | -0.70 | MSFT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 9.36 | 9.35 | +0.01 | AAOI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 6/9 | -2.00 | MSFT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 8.00% | 5.74% | +2.26 | MSFT | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 36.2 | 49.0 | -12.84 | MSFT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.32 | 1.14 | +0.18 | AAOI | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 22.0x | 24.2x | -2.19 | AAOI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $6.72B | $3.88T | -$3.87T | MSFT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AAOI REV | MSFT REV | AAOI GROSS % | MSFT GROSS % | AAOI FCF | MSFT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $331.84B | — | 67.9% | — | $66.99B |
| FY 2025 | $455.7M | $281.72B | 30.0% | 68.8% | -$353.6M | $71.61B |
| FY 2024 | $249.4M | $245.12B | 24.8% | 69.8% | -$112.9M | $74.07B |
| FY 2023 | $217.6M | $211.91B | 44.0% | 68.9% | -$17.7M | $59.48B |
| FY 2022 | — | $198.27B | — | 68.4% | — | $65.15B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AAOI // BETA 1.32
MSFT // BETA 1.14