TTM
29.6%
YoY change
+5.26pp
Trough year (2022)
15.1%
Peak year (2017)
43.5%
Latest annual
30.0%
Gross Margin history chart for Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) from 2010 to 2025
Latest: 30.0%
Gross Margin change chart for Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) from 2010 to 2025
Latest: +5.26pp
Gross Margin history table for Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) from 2010 to 2025
| 2025 | 30.0% | +5.26pp | ||
| 2024 | 24.8% | -2.29pp | ||
| 2023 | 27.1% | +11.98pp | ||
| 2022 | 15.1% | -2.73pp | ||
| 2021 | 17.8% | -3.71pp | ||
| 2020 | 21.5% | -2.66pp | ||
| 2019 | 24.2% | -8.61pp | ||
| 2018 | 32.8% | -10.67pp | ||
| 2017 | 43.5% | +10.14pp | ||
| 2016 | 33.4% | +1.52pp | ||
| 2015 | 31.8% | -2.08pp | ||
| 2014 | 33.9% | +4.55pp | ||
| 2013 | 29.4% | -0.48pp | ||
| 2012 | 29.8% | +1.90pp | ||
| 2011 | 28.0% | -4.03pp | ||
| 2010 | 32.0% | — |
- 202530.0%+5.26pp
- 202424.8%-2.29pp
- 202327.1%+11.98pp
- 202215.1%-2.73pp
- 202117.8%-3.71pp
- 202021.5%-2.66pp
- 201924.2%-8.61pp
- 201832.8%-10.67pp
- 201743.5%+10.14pp
- 201633.4%+1.52pp
- 201531.8%-2.08pp
- 201433.9%+4.55pp
- 201329.4%-0.48pp
- 201229.8%+1.90pp
- 201128.0%-4.03pp
- 201032.0%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI)
According to Applied Optoelectronics's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 29.6%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) reported gross margin of 30.04% – expanded 5.3 percentage points year-over-year.
43.49% stands as the all-time-high annual gross margin, posted in 2017, against a low of 15.09% during 2022.
Applied Optoelectronics Gross Margin by Year
Applied Optoelectronics Gross Margin 2025: 30.0%
Applied Optoelectronics gross margin in 2025 was 30.04%, expanded 5.3 percentage points from 2024.
Applied Optoelectronics Gross Margin 2024: 24.8%
2024's gross margin for Applied Optoelectronics came in at 24.78%, contracted 2.3 percentage points from 2023.
Applied Optoelectronics Gross Margin 2023: 27.1%
Applied Optoelectronics posted gross margin of 27.07% in 2023, expanded 12.0 percentage points from 2022.
Applied Optoelectronics Gross Margin 2022: 15.1%
In 2022, Applied Optoelectronics reported gross margin of 15.09%, contracted 2.7 percentage points from 2021. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Applied Optoelectronics Gross Margin 2021: 17.8%
Applied Optoelectronics gross margin in 2021 was 17.83%.
See more financial history for Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Technology peers of Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 74.1% | |
| 68.3% | |
| 67.0% | |
| 61.8% | |
| 58.4% | |
| 52.6% | |
| 50.3% | |
| 47.9% |
- 74.1%
- 68.3%
- 67.0%
- 61.8%
- 52.6%
- 50.3%
- 47.9%
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