All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

AAOI: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

AAOI total return snapshot: AAOI returned +291.06% over the past year and +251.52% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 26, 2013, AAOI is up +1,130.32% in nominal total return, or +21.24%/yr, and is currently −45.07% below its total-return high on May 13, 2026.

Data ending Wed Oct. 7, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2013-09-26💬 to Wed 2026-10-07 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
AAOI × 		+1,130.32%
+21.24%/yr 		−1.19%/yr
R2=0.002
Applied Opt NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2013-09-26💬 to Wed 2026-10-07 Start
Value 		End
Value
AAOI × 		$10,000.00
2013-09-26 		$123,032.13
2026-10-07

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-07

  YTD YoY
AAOI × 		+251.52% +291.06%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
AAOI × 		−45.07%
on 2026-10-07
from 2026-05-13 peak 		−98.49%
on 2022-07-11
from 2017-08-01 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-10-07 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
AAOI × 		+291.06% +720.21%
+186.39%/yr 		+1,249.56%
+138.08%/yr 		+1,675.94%
+77.78%/yr 		+439.35%
+18.36%/yr

Annual Returns

Year AAOI
2026 (YTD) +251.52%
2025 −5.43%
2024 +90.79%
2023 +922.22%
2022 −63.23%
2021 −39.60%
2020 −28.37%
2019 −23.01%
2018 −59.20%
2017 +61.35%
2016 +36.60%
2015 +52.94%
2014 −25.25%
2013 +50.70%