Latest period
-$239M
YoY change
+213.1%
5Y CAGR
—
Peak year (FY2017)
$13.9M
Latest annual
-$354M
Free Cash Flow history chart for Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -$354M
Free Cash Flow growth chart for Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: +213.1%
Free Cash Flow history table for Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) from 2010 to 2025
| FY2025 | -$354M | +213.1% | -$241M | ||
| FY2024 | -$113M | +541.8% | -$95.3M | ||
| FY2023 | -$17.6M | -3.6% | +$663K | ||
| FY2022 | -$18.3M | -18.1% | +$4.05M | ||
| FY2021 | -$22.3M | -64.9% | +$41.3M | ||
| FY2020 | -$63.6M | +87.7% | -$29.7M | ||
| FY2019 | -$33.9M | -46.4% | +$29.3M | ||
| FY2018 | -$63.2M | -553.3% | -$77.2M | ||
| FY2017 | $13.9M | +96.0% | +$6.83M | ||
| FY2016 | $7.12M | -109.8% | +$79.9M | ||
| FY2015 | -$72.8M | +95.5% | -$35.5M | ||
| FY2014 | -$37.2M | +128.7% | -$21M | ||
| FY2013 | -$16.3M | +334.6% | -$12.5M | ||
| FY2012 | -$3.75M | -38.4% | +$2.34M | ||
| FY2011 | -$6.08M | -3.0% | +$191K | ||
| FY2010 | -$6.27M | — | — |
- FY2025-$354M+213.1%
- FY2024-$113M+541.8%
- FY2023-$17.6M-3.6%
- FY2022-$18.3M-18.1%
- FY2021-$22.3M-64.9%
- FY2020-$63.6M+87.7%
- FY2019-$33.9M-46.4%
- FY2018-$63.2M-553.3%
- FY2017$13.9M+96.0%
- FY2016$7.12M-109.8%
- FY2015-$72.8M+95.5%
- FY2014-$37.2M+128.7%
- FY2013-$16.3M+334.6%
- FY2012-$3.75M-38.4%
- FY2011-$6.08M-3.0%
- FY2010-$6.27M—
Free Cash Flow values are taken from Applied Optoelectronics's reported cash flow 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 Free Cash Flow at Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI)
Free Cash Flow for Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI): headline value -$239M · YoY +213.1%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.
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) free cash flow is -$354M – surged 213.1% year-over-year.
Applied Optoelectronics free cash flow peaked at $13.9M in 2017; the latest annual figure is -$354M in 2025 (2635.3% below peak).
Across the available history, free cash flow reached its high of $13.9M in 2017 and its low of -$354M in 2025.
Applied Optoelectronics Free Cash Flow by Year
Applied Optoelectronics Free Cash Flow 2025: -$354M
Applied Optoelectronics free cash flow in 2025 was -$354M, surged 213.1% from 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Applied Optoelectronics Free Cash Flow 2024: -$113M
2024's free cash flow for Applied Optoelectronics came in at -$113M, surged 541.8% from 2023.
Applied Optoelectronics Free Cash Flow 2023: -$17.6M
Applied Optoelectronics posted free cash flow of -$17.6M in 2023, edged down 3.6% below 2022.
Applied Optoelectronics Free Cash Flow 2022: -$18.3M
In 2022, Applied Optoelectronics reported free cash flow of -$18.3M, declined 18.1% below 2021.
Applied Optoelectronics Free Cash Flow 2021: -$22.3M
Applied Optoelectronics free cash flow in 2021 was -$22.3M.
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