All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

AAOI: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

AAOI real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, AAOI returned +337.87% over the past year and +192.88% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 26, 2013, AAOI is up +640.59% in real purchasing-power return, or +16.74%/yr, and is currently −52.85% below its real total-return high on May 13, 2026.

Data ending Fri Sep. 4, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2013-09-26💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
AAOI × 		+640.59%
+16.74%/yr 		−4.76%/yr
R2=0.037
Applied Opt NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2013-09-26💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 Start
Value 		End
Value
AAOI × 		$10,000.00
2013-09-26 		$74,058.66
2026-09-04

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-04

  YTD YoY
AAOI × 		+192.88% +337.87%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
AAOI × 		−52.85%
on 2026-09-04
from 2026-05-13 peak 		−98.76%
on 2022-07-11
from 2017-08-01 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-04 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
AAOI × 		+337.87% +663.12%
+176.25%/yr 		+594.00%
+90.75%/yr 		+1,016.80%
+62.03%/yr 		+333.45%
+15.80%/yr

Annual Returns

Year AAOI
2026 (YTD) +192.88%
2025 −7.89%
2024 +85.44%
2023 +889.10%
2022 −65.46%
2021 −43.57%
2020 −29.33%
2019 −24.73%
2018 −59.96%
2017 +58.01%
2016 +33.83%
2015 +51.83%
2014 −25.81%
2013 +51.39%