R&D expense · 2011–2025

Applied Optoelectronics R&D expense

$85.5M+55.6% · FY2025

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) reported $85.5M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +55.6% year on year.

$6.5M2011$7.6M2012$8.5M2013$16.0M2014$20.9M2015$31.8M2016$35.4M2017$49.9M2018$43.4M2019$43.4M2020$41.2M2021$36.2M2022$36.0M2023$55.0M2024$85.5M2025
Applied Optoelectronics — R&D expense, 2011–2025
Fiscal yearR&D expenseChangeFiling
FY20252025-12-31$85.5M+55.6%Open →
FY20242024-12-31$55.0M+52.8%Open →
FY20232023-12-31$36.0M−0.7%Open →
FY20222022-12-31$36.2M−12.1%Open →
FY20212021-12-31$41.2M−5.0%Open →
FY20202020-12-31$43.4M−0.0%Open →
FY20192019-12-31$43.4M−13.0%Open →
FY20182018-12-31$49.9M+41.1%Open →
FY20172017-12-31$35.4M+11.3%Open →
FY20162016-12-31$31.8M+52.4%Open →
FY20152015-12-31$20.9M+30.6%Open →
FY20142014-12-31$16.0M+87.6%Open →
FY20132013-12-31$8.5M+12.0%Open →
FY20122012-12-31$7.6M+17.9%Open →
FY20112011-12-31$6.5M—Open →

R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.

Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +20.3%

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{CompaniesRanked}},
  title        = {{Applied Optoelectronics R\&D expense}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://companiesranked.com/en/company/applied-optoelectronics/research-and-development-expense}},
  note         = {Compiled from SEC EDGAR XBRL filings; data as of 2026-09-25},
  urldate      = {2026-09-25}
}

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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001437749-26-005875 · February 26, 2026

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