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 +277.81% over the past year and +238.90% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 26, 2013, AAOI is up +756.95% in real purchasing-power return, or +17.92%/yr, and is currently −45.44% below its real 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 × 		+756.95%
+17.92%/yr 		−4.15%/yr
R2=0.028
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 		$85,695.33
2026-10-07

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-07

  YTD YoY
AAOI × 		+238.90% +277.81%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
AAOI × 		−45.44%
on 2026-10-07
from 2026-05-13 peak 		−98.76%
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 × 		+277.81% +669.62%
+177.42%/yr 		+1,135.73%
+131.19%/yr 		+1,352.09%
+70.76%/yr 		+287.52%
+14.51%/yr

Annual Returns

Year AAOI
2026 (YTD) +238.90%
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%