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AAOI vs NVDA // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AAOI 2
— NVDA 11
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: NVDA
LAST: $69.05 (-12.80%) • MKT CAP: $6.72B
roic
-8.00%
LAST: $204.64 (-4.22%) • MKT CAP: $4.93T
roic
65.06%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AAOI VS. NVDA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AAOI | NVDA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 30.00% | 74.67% | -44.67 | NVDA | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | -8.00% | 65.06% | -73.06 | NVDA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 23.2x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -5.26% | 2.58% | -7.84 | NVDA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -12.00% | 65.21% | -77.21 | NVDA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -8.40% | 63.66% | -72.06 | NVDA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 82.80% | 83.38% | -0.58 | NVDA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.02% | -0.02 | NVDA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 9.36 | 19.52 | -10.16 | NVDA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 4/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 8.00% | 9.01% | -1.01 | AAOI | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 36.2 | 35.1 | +1.12 | AAOI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.32 | 2.04 | -0.72 | NVDA | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 22.0x | 17.0x | +4.98 | NVDA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $6.72B | $4.93T | -$4.93T | NVDA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AAOI REV | NVDA REV | AAOI GROSS % | NVDA GROSS % | AAOI FCF | NVDA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $215.94B | — | 71.1% | — | $96.68B |
| FY 2025 | $455.7M | $130.50B | 30.0% | 75.0% | -$353.6M | $60.85B |
| FY 2024 | $249.4M | $60.92B | 24.8% | 72.7% | -$112.9M | $27.02B |
| FY 2023 | $217.6M | $26.97B | 44.0% | 56.9% | -$17.7M | $3.81B |
| FY 2022 | — | $26.91B | — | 64.9% | — | $8.13B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AAOI // BETA 1.32
NVDA // BETA 2.04