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 +144.47% over the past year and +130.66% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 26, 2013, AAOI is up +483.24% in real purchasing-power return, or +14.47%/yr, and is currently −62.86% below its real total-return high on May 13, 2026.

Data ending Thu Oct. 15, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2013-09-26💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
AAOI × 		+483.24%
+14.47%/yr 		−4.00%/yr
R2=0.026
Applied Opt NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2013-09-26💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 Start
Value 		End
Value
AAOI × 		$10,000.00
2013-09-26 		$58,324.38
2026-10-15

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-15

  YTD YoY
AAOI × 		+130.66% +144.47%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
AAOI × 		−62.86%
on 2026-10-15
from 2026-05-13 peak 		−98.76%
on 2022-07-11
from 2017-08-01 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-10-15 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
AAOI × 		+144.47% +349.88%
+112.10%/yr 		+911.39%
+116.26%/yr 		+846.51%
+56.76%/yr 		+195.42%
+11.44%/yr

Annual Returns

Year AAOI
2026 (YTD) +130.66%
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%