Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.

XTRA:A59 Stock Report

Market Cap: €7.7b

Applied Optoelectronics Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Applied Optoelectronics' CEO is Thompson Lin, appointed in Feb 1997, has a tenure of 29.58 years. total yearly compensation is $4.77M, comprised of 17.4% salary and 82.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.21% of the company’s shares, worth €171.33M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 13.9 years and 13.6 years respectively.

Key information

Thompson Lin

Chief executive officer

US$4.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage17.38%
CEO tenure29.6yrs
CEO ownership2.2%
Management average tenure13.9yrs
Board average tenure13.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Thompson Lin's remuneration changed compared to Applied Optoelectronics's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2026n/an/a

-US$57m

Mar 31 2026n/an/a

-US$43m

Dec 31 2025US$5mUS$829k

-US$38m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-US$156m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-US$156m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$173m

Dec 31 2024US$4mUS$693k

-US$187m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$81m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$72m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$63m

Dec 31 2023US$6mUS$597k

-US$56m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$62m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$69m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$67m

Dec 31 2022US$2mUS$584k

-US$66m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$61m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$61m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$55m

Dec 31 2021US$4mUS$570k

-US$54m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$53m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$47m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$57m

Dec 31 2020US$2mUS$571k

-US$58m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$80m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$80m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$72m

Dec 31 2019US$4mUS$520k

-US$66m

Compensation vs Market: Thompson's total compensation ($USD4.77M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.71M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Thompson's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Thompson Lin (63 yo)

29.6yrs
Tenure
US$4,769,014
Compensation

Dr. Chih-Hsiang Lin, also known as Thompson, Ph D., founded Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., in February 1997 and has been its President and Chief Executive Officer since February 1997. Dr. Lin has been the...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Chih-Hsiang Lin
Founder29.6yrsUS$4.77m2.21%
€ 171.3m
Stefan Murry
CFO & Chief Strategy Officer12.1yrsUS$2.10m0.34%
€ 26.2m
David Kuo
Senior VP13.8yrsUS$1.23m0.12%
€ 9.1m
Hung-Lun Chang
Senior VP of Optical Component Business Unit & North America GM13.9yrsUS$1.71m0.29%
€ 22.7m
Shu-Hua Yeh
Senior VP of Network Equipment Module Business Unit & Asia GM13.8yrsUS$1.64m0.44%
€ 34.4m
Lindsay Savarese
Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Jessica Hung
VP of Finance & Controller19.7yrsno datano data
13.9yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: A59's management team is seasoned and experienced (13.9 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Chih-Hsiang Lin
Founder29.7yrsUS$4.77m2.21%
€ 171.3m
Richard Black
Independent Director25.1yrsUS$254.86k0.19%
€ 14.9m
Min-Chu Chen
Independent Director13.6yrsUS$267.87k0.21%
€ 16.4m
Robert Flanagan
Directorless than a yearno datano data
Che-Wei Lin
Independent Director12.7yrsUS$251.54k0.30%
€ 23.0m
William Yeh
Lead Independent Director26.3yrsUS$292.27k0.28%
€ 21.7m
Cynthia DeLaney
Independent Director5.3yrsUS$272.32k0.072%
€ 5.6m
13.6yrs
Average Tenure
68.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: A59's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 13.6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/14 04:03
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/14 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. is covered by 14 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
Ku KangB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Richard ShannonCraig-Hallum Capital Group LLC