Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 61.46% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 72.82%. Currently, Applied Optoelectronics has a market capitalization of $8.91 billion.

Buying $100 In AAOI: If an investor had bought $100 of AAOI stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $1,431.30 today based on a price of $110.99 for AAOI at the time of writing.

Applied Optoelectronics’s Performance Over Last 5 Years

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