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Applied Optoelectronics Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results
SUGAR LAND, Texas, Feb. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAOI) (“AOI”), a leading provider of advanced optical and HFC networking products that power the internet, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025. “We are pleased to deliver record fourth quarter results that were in line with or better than our expectations, and which capped off the strongest year in our company’s history,” said Dr. Thompson Lin, AO
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