Applied Optoelectronics Gross Profit 2011-2026 | AAOI

Gross profit is a key indicator of how efficiently a company produces or sells its products. This metric helps assess a business’s ability to generate revenue at the initial stage, before accounting for all other expenses. Regular analysis of gross profit allows companies to respond in a timely manner to changes in cost of goods, pricing strategy, and market conditions.

Calculation formula:
Gross Profit = Revenue – Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)

Revenue — all cash inflows from the sale of goods or services.
Cost of Goods Sold — direct costs related to the production or acquisition of goods:

Raw materials and supplies

Wages of production personnel

Depreciation of equipment

Transportation and warehousing costs (if directly related to production)

Importance for business:

Assessing core business profitability
If gross profit is declining, it may indicate rising production costs or falling sales.
Financial planning
Gross profit is the basis for calculating other key metrics, such as operating and net profit.
Benchmarking against competitors
Gross profit analysis helps compare the efficiency of different companies within the same industry.
Insights into pricing effectiveness
If gross profit is low, the company may be pricing too low or failing to control costs effectively.

Reasons for a decline in gross profit:

Increase in raw material and supply costs
Rising production expenses
Price reductions due to competition
Decrease in sales volume
Currency exchange rate fluctuations (for imports/exports)

Gross profit is an important metric, but it does not provide a complete picture of a company’s financial health, as it does not account for administrative and selling expenses, taxes, debt burden, or depreciation.

Annual Gross Profit Applied Optoelectronics

2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
137 M	61.8 M	58.9 M	33.6 M	37.7 M	50.5 M	46.2 M	87.8 M	166 M	87 M	60.5 M	44.2 M	23 M	18.9 M	13.4 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
166 M	13.4 M	61.8 M

Quarterly Gross Profit Applied Optoelectronics

2025-Q3	2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q4	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q4	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
33.3 M	31.2 M	30.5 M	-	15.9 M	9.56 M	7.59 M	-	20.2 M	7.9 M	9.24 M	-	9.75 M	8.63 M	9.02 M	-	8.12 M	10.8 M	10.7 M	11.3 M	19.2 M	13.7 M	6.34 M	11.3 M	12 M	10.5 M	12.4 M	10.5 M	17.5 M	33.9 M	25.8 M	32.2 M	39.4 M	53.3 M	41.5 M	32.2 M	23.2 M	17.3 M	14.3 M	15.6 M	18.1 M	16.7 M	10.1 M	12.3 M	12.1 M	11.2 M	8.65 M	6.68 M	6.32 M	5.45 M	4.58 M	5.44 M	4.67 M	4.7 M	4.11 M	-	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
53.3 M	4.11 M	15.8 M

Gross Profit of other stocks in the Semiconductors industry

Issuer	Gross Profit	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Resonant Inc. RESN	3.16 K	-	-	$ 301 M	USA
Brooks Automation, Inc. BRKS	380 M	-	-2.73 %	$ 8.41 B	USA
Axcelis Technologies ACLS	377 M	$ 134.02	-	$ 4.23 B	USA
ASML Holding N.V. ASML	17.3 B	$ 1 384.56	-	$ 538 B	Niderland
Intel Corporation INTC	18.4 B	$ 84.55	-	$ 383 B	USA
inTEST Corporation INTT	48.9 M	$ 16.9	-	$ 206 M	USA
Kulicke and Soffa Industries KLIC	278 M	$ 82.98	-	$ 4.39 B	Singapore
CMC Materials CCMP	498 M	-	-0.45 %	$ 4.94 B	USA
Micron Technology MU	14.9 B	$ 504.29	-	$ 563 B	USA
MaxLinear MXL	266 M	$ 52.01	-	$ 4.5 B	USA
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES IMOS	2.94 B	$ 42.87	-1.11 %	$ 16.4 B	Taiwan
SiTime Corporation SITM	175 M	$ 515.67	-	$ 12.9 B	USA
Silicon Laboratories SLAB	457 M	$ 215.71	-	$ 7.06 B	USA
Semtech Corporation SMTC	542 M	$ 94.4	-	$ 8.34 B	USA
Skyworks Solutions SWKS	1.68 B	$ 60.98	-	$ 9.42 B	USA
EMCORE Corporation EMKR	18.8 M	-	0.98 %	$ 28 M	USA
Synaptics Incorporated SYNA	480 M	$ 86.2	-	$ 3.39 B	USA
eMagin Corporation EMAN	10.3 M	-	-0.24 %	$ 157 M	USA
Allegro MicroSystems ALGM	322 M	$ 41.12	-	$ 7.72 B	USA
AXT AXTI	11.2 M	$ 68.71	-	$ 3.02 B	USA
DSP Group, Inc. DSPG	58.2 M	-	-0.05 %	$ 533 M	USA
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation SIMO	369 M	$ 149.18	-	$ 20.1 B	Taiwan
Trio-Tech International TRT	9.14 M	$ 12.17	-	$ 52 M	USA
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. TSEM	339 M	$ 193.55	-	$ 21.5 B	Israel
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. MXIM	1.43 B	-	-	$ 27.7 B	USA
Cree, Inc. CREE	248 M	-	-	$ 9.17 B	USA
Texas Instruments Incorporated TXN	10.1 B	$ 265.0	-	$ 241 B	USA
Ultra Clean Holdings UCTT	323 M	$ 78.25	-	$ 3.54 B	USA
Inphi Corporation IPHI	371 M	-	-1.08 %	$ 9.25 B	USA
MoSys, Inc. MOSY	4.47 M	-	-4.43 %	$ 31.9 M	USA
O2Micro International Limited OIIM	52.9 M	-	-	$ 143 M	Cayman-islands
Veeco Instruments VECO	265 M	$ 47.83	-	$ 2.84 B	USA
Xilinx, Inc. XLNX	2.12 B	-	-0.75 %	$ 53.8 B	USA
Vishay Intertechnology VSH	595 M	$ 26.74	0.02 %	$ 3.63 B	USA
IPG Photonics Corporation IPGP	381 M	$ 112.36	-	$ 4.76 B	USA
WISeKey International Holding AG WKEY	10.1 M	$ 6.78	-	$ 762 M	Schweiz
Entegris ENTG	1.49 B	$ 144.72	-	$ 21.8 B	USA
KLA Corporation KLAC	2.7 B	$ 1 808.97	-	$ 241 B	USA
Xperi Holding Corporation XPER	272 M	$ 6.58	-	$ 715 M	USA
Ichor Holdings, Ltd. ICHR	87.8 M	$ 66.54	-	$ 2.28 B	USA
FormFactor FORM	309 M	$ 134.18	-	$ 10.4 B	USA
Microchip Technology Incorporated MCHP	5 B	$ 84.26	-	$ 45.7 B	USA
Sequans Communications S.A. SQNS	27.7 M	$ 3.56	-	$ 405 M	France
STMicroelectronics N.V. STM	4 B	$ 49.81	-	$ 44.5 B	Schweiz
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation LSCC	357 M	$ 113.91	-	$ 15.6 B	USA
GSI Technology GSIT	10.1 M	$ 7.11	-	$ 181 M	USA
Teradyne TER	1.86 B	$ 380.13	-	$ 60.5 B	USA
nLIGHT LASR	33 M	$ 65.78	-	$ 3.15 B	USA
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. ASX	114 B	$ 30.08	-	$ 17.8 B	-