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 +272.26% over the past year and +180.74% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 26, 2013, AAOI is up +609.89% in real purchasing-power return, or +16.28%/yr, and is currently −54.80% below its real total-return high on May 13, 2026.

Data ending Fri Sep. 25, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2013-09-26💬 to Fri 2026-09-25 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
AAOI × 		+609.89%
+16.28%/yr 		−4.38%/yr
R2=0.031
Applied Opt NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2013-09-26💬 to Fri 2026-09-25 Start
Value 		End
Value
AAOI × 		$10,000.00
2013-09-26 		$70,989.47
2026-09-25

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-25

  YTD YoY
AAOI × 		+180.74% +272.26%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
AAOI × 		−54.80%
on 2026-09-25
from 2026-05-13 peak 		−98.76%
on 2022-07-11
from 2017-08-01 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-25 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
AAOI × 		+272.26% +518.98%
+148.79%/yr 		+889.55%
+114.69%/yr 		+1,043.65%
+62.80%/yr 		+244.72%
+13.17%/yr

Annual Returns

Year AAOI
2026 (YTD) +180.74%
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%