Latest headcount
4,691
YoY change
+41.8%
Headcount CAGR
+12.5%
Revenue / employee
$97.1K
Employee count history for Applied Optoelectronics
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 1,146 |
| 2014 | 1,447 |
| 2015 | 2,513 |
| 2016 | 2,776 |
| 2017 | 3,054 |
| 2018 | 2,956 |
| 2019 | 3,115 |
| 2020 | 2,682 |
| 2021 | 2,534 |
| 2022 | 2,213 |
| 2023 | 2,149 |
| 2024 | 3,309 |
| 2025 | 4,691 |
Revenue per employee for Applied Optoelectronics
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2013 | $68.4K |
| 2014 | $90.2K |
| 2015 | $75.6K |
| 2016 | $93.9K |
| 2017 | $125K |
| 2018 | $90.5K |
| 2019 | $61.3K |
| 2020 | $87.5K |
| 2021 | $83.5K |
| 2022 | $101K |
| 2023 | $101K |
| 2024 | $75.4K |
| 2025 | $97.1K |
Earnings per employee for Applied Optoelectronics
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2013 | -$1.23K |
| 2014 | $2.96K |
| 2015 | $4.29K |
| 2016 | $11.3K |
| 2017 | $24.2K |
| 2018 | -$725.98 |
| 2019 | -$21.2K |
| 2020 | -$21.8K |
| 2021 | -$21.4K |
| 2022 | -$30K |
| 2023 | -$26.1K |
| 2024 | -$56.4K |
| 2025 | -$8.15K |
Employee count history for Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 20254,691+41.8%
- 20243,309+54.0%
- 20232,149-2.9%
- 20222,213-12.7%
- 20212,534-5.5%
- 20202,682-13.9%
- 20193,115+5.4%
- 20182,956-3.2%
- 20173,054+10.0%
- 20162,776+10.5%
- 20152,513+73.7%
- 20141,447+26.3%
- 20131,146—
About Applied Optoelectronics's employee count
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) employed 4,691 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +1,382 (+41.8%) from 3,309 a year earlier.
Across the 2013–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 1,146 to 4,691 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +12.5% per year.
Applied Optoelectronics generated about $97.1K of revenue and -$8.15K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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