TTM
-3.4%
YoY change
+60.46pp
Trough year (2024)
-63.9%
Peak year (2017)
27.7%
Latest annual
-3.4%
EBITDA Margin history chart for Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) from 2010 to 2025
Latest: -3.4%
EBITDA Margin change chart for Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) from 2010 to 2025
Latest: +60.46pp
EBITDA Margin history table for Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) from 2010 to 2025
| 2025 | -3.4% | +60.46pp | ||
| 2024 | -63.9% | -51.83pp | ||
| 2023 | -12.0% | +4.52pp | ||
| 2022 | -16.5% | -5.60pp | ||
| 2021 | -11.0% | -2.06pp | ||
| 2020 | -8.9% | +2.62pp | ||
| 2019 | -11.5% | -19.37pp | ||
| 2018 | 7.9% | -19.80pp | ||
| 2017 | 27.7% | +13.51pp | ||
| 2016 | 14.2% | +2.78pp | ||
| 2015 | 11.4% | +2.96pp | ||
| 2014 | 8.4% | +4.43pp | ||
| 2013 | 4.0% | -1.34pp | ||
| 2012 | 5.3% | +7.16pp | ||
| 2011 | -1.8% | -3.97pp | ||
| 2010 | 2.1% | — |
- 2025-3.4%+60.46pp
- 2024-63.9%-51.83pp
- 2023-12.0%+4.52pp
- 2022-16.5%-5.60pp
- 2021-11.0%-2.06pp
- 2020-8.9%+2.62pp
- 2019-11.5%-19.37pp
- 20187.9%-19.80pp
- 201727.7%+13.51pp
- 201614.2%+2.78pp
- 201511.4%+2.96pp
- 20148.4%+4.43pp
- 20134.0%-1.34pp
- 20125.3%+7.16pp
- 2011-1.8%-3.97pp
- 20102.1%—
EBITDA Margin values are taken from Applied Optoelectronics's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About EBITDA Margin at Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI)
According to Applied Optoelectronics's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is -3.4%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) EBITDA margin is -3.40% – expanded 60.5 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual EBITDA margin stands at 27.66%, reached in 2017; the historical low of -63.86% was recorded in 2024.
Applied Optoelectronics EBITDA Margin by Year
Applied Optoelectronics EBITDA Margin 2025: -3.4%
2025's EBITDA margin for Applied Optoelectronics came in at -3.40%, expanded 60.5 percentage points from 2024.
Applied Optoelectronics EBITDA Margin 2024: -63.9%
Applied Optoelectronics posted EBITDA margin of -63.86% in 2024, contracted 51.8 percentage points from 2023. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Applied Optoelectronics EBITDA Margin 2023: -12.0%
In 2023, Applied Optoelectronics reported EBITDA margin of -12.03%, expanded 4.5 percentage points from 2022.
Applied Optoelectronics EBITDA Margin 2022: -16.5%
Applied Optoelectronics EBITDA margin in 2022 was -16.55%, contracted 5.6 percentage points from 2021.
Applied Optoelectronics EBITDA Margin 2021: -11.0%
Applied Optoelectronics EBITDA margin in 2021 was -10.95%.
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