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POET logoPOET Technologies Inc.(POET)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

POET•NASDAQ
$9.72
$1.48B mkt cap·Price updated May 6, 2026
SectorTechnologyIndustrySemiconductorsSub-IndustryOptical, Photonics and Display Components
AboutPOET Technologies Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells discrete and integrated opto-electronic solutions in Canada, the United States, and Singapore. It offers integration solutions based on the POET Optical Interposer, a novel platform that allows the seamless integration of electronic and photonic devices into a single multi-chip module using advanced wafer-level semiconductor manufacturing techniques and packaging methods. It also develops photonic integrated components. The company serves the data center, telecommunications, Internet of things and industrial sensing, automotive LIDAR, optical coherence tomography for medical devices, virtual reality systems markets. The company was formerly known as Opel Technologies Inc. and changed its name to POET Technologies Inc. in June 2013. POET Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.Show more
  • Revenue$41K-91.1%
  • EBITDA-$28M-51.7%
  • Net Income-$57M-179.7%
  • EPS (Diluted)-0.94-84.3%
  • Gross Margin100%
  • EBITDA Margin-67696.04%-1605.8%
  • Operating Margin-72572.56%-1556.4%
  • Net Margin-136857.18%-3045.2%
  • ROE-442.59%-78.8%
  • Debt/Equity0.35+218.3%
  • Interest Coverage-292.82-0.7%
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POET Key Insights

POET Technologies Inc. (POET) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

No significant strengths identified

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 3/9
  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Low quality earnings: Net income not backed by cash flow
  • ✗Sales declining 59.7% over 5 years
  • ✗Shares diluted 50.2% in last year
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

POET Price & Volume

POET Technologies Inc. (POET) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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POET Growth Metrics

POET Technologies Inc. (POET) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-59.68%
3 Years-41.7%
TTM536.07%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-58.56%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-9.98%

Return on Capital

10 Years-112.35%
5 Years-163.92%
3 Years-192.11%
Last Year-226.44%

POET Recent Earnings

POET Technologies Inc. (POET) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →
●Beat EPS 4/12 qtrs (33%)●Beat Revenue 1/12 qtrs (10%)
Q2 2026Latest
Mar 31, 2026
EPS
$0.03
Est $0.06
+42.4%
Revenue
$341,202
Est $400,000
-14.7%
Q2 2026
Mar 26, 2026
EPS
$0.03
Est $0.06
+42.4%
Revenue
$341,202
Est $400,000
-14.7%
Q4 2025
Nov 13, 2025
EPS
$0.11
Est $0.09
-22.2%
Revenue
$298,434
Est $700,180
-57.4%
Q3 2025
Aug 11, 2025
EPS
$0.21
Est $0.11
-90.9%
Revenue
$268,469
Est $553,300
-51.5%
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026LatestMar 31, 2026
$0.03vs $0.06+42.4%
$341,202vs $400,000-14.7%
Q2 2026Mar 26, 2026
$0.03vs $0.06+42.4%
$341,202vs $400,000-14.7%
Q4 2025Nov 13, 2025
$0.11vs $0.09-22.2%
$298,434vs $700,180-57.4%
Q3 2025Aug 11, 2025
$0.21vs $0.11-90.9%
$268,469vs $553,300-51.5%
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

POET Peer Comparison

POET Technologies Inc. (POET) competitors in Optical, Photonics and Display Components — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
IPGP logoIPGPIPG Photonics CorporationDirect Competitor4.33B101.94139.642.73%2.78%1.37%
LITE logoLITELumentum Holdings Inc.Direct Competitor67.42B944.282552.1121.03%17.68%30.68%2.30
COHR logoCOHRCoherent, Inc.Direct Competitor54.66B344.67-662.8323.42%10.59%6.94%0.46
AAOI logoAAOIApplied Optoelectronics, Inc.Direct Competitor14.09B178.54-278.9782.75%-8.39%-7.54%0.23
SLAB logoSLABSilicon Laboratories Inc.Product Competitor7.14B216.54-109.3634.29%-8.27%-5.93%
VIAV logoVIAVViavi Solutions Inc.Product Competitor12.26B53.00353.338.39%-4.03%-6.92%0.89
IPAR logoIPARInter Parfums, Inc.Product Competitor3.04B94.8118.092.49%13.46%18.37%0.20
NVDA logoNVDANVIDIA CorporationSupply Chain5.05T207.6742.3865.47%55.6%76.33%0.07

Compare POET vs Peers

POET Technologies Inc. (POET) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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Most directly comparable listed peer for POET.

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POET Income Statement

POET Technologies Inc. (POET) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
Line itemDec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24TTM
Sales/Revenue1.86M2.79M3.89M3.89M3.89M209.1K552.75K465.78K41.43K762.7K
Revenue Growth %-50.08%39.16%0%0%-94.62%164.35%-15.73%-91.11%536.07%
Cost of Goods Sold1.38M1.34M1.48M1.48M1.48M0000892.7K
COGS % of Revenue74.12%48.06%37.96%37.96%37.96%-----
Gross Profit
481.91K▲ 0%
1.45M▲ 201.2%
2.41M▲ 66.2%
2.41M▲ 0.0%
2.41M▲ 0.0%
209.1K▼ 91.3%
552.75K▲ 164.3%
465.78K▼ 15.7%
41.43K▼ 91.1%
-130.01K▲ 0%
Gross Margin %25.88%51.94%62.04%62.04%62.04%100%100%100%100%-17.05%
Gross Profit Growth %-201.17%66.2%0%0%-91.33%164.35%-15.73%-91.11%-
Operating Expenses14.09M14.55M18.88M8.77M14.77M15.88M20.26M20.87M30.11M39.16M
OpEx % of Revenue756.64%520.65%485.48%225.57%379.93%7593.59%3665.87%4481.35%72672.56%-
Selling, General & Admin9.74M8.6M9.13M6.45M7.32M7.96M8.22M8.87M10.25M12.13M
SG&A % of Revenue523.11%307.64%234.73%165.98%188.39%3804.4%1487.68%1904.99%24740.93%-
Research & Development2.89M5.44M8.69M2.08M6.63M8.17M10.75M10.08M11.33M16.75M
R&D % of Revenue155.39%194.8%223.57%53.59%170.63%3904.89%1944.24%2163.68%27360.52%-
Other Operating Expenses1.45M508.64K1.06M233.13K813.1K-241.94K1.29M1.92M8.52M3M
Operating Income
-13.72M▲ 0%
-13.1M▲ 4.5%
-16.62M▼ 26.9%
-9.14M▲ 45.0%
-18.17M▼ 98.7%
-15.67M▲ 13.8%
-19.71M▼ 25.8%
-20.41M▼ 3.5%
-30.06M▼ 47.3%
-39.29M▲ 0%
Operating Margin %-736.68%-468.7%-427.47%-235.15%-467.29%-7493.59%-3565.87%-4381.35%-72572.56%-5151.45%
Operating Income Growth %-12.91%4.52%-26.92%44.99%-98.72%13.76%-25.79%-3.54%-47.32%-
EBITDA-12.21M-10.74M-16.48M-8.89M-17.31M-14.57M-18.42M-18.49M-28.04M-36.4M
EBITDA Margin %-655.93%-384.34%-423.73%-228.74%-445.27%-6967.27%-3331.92%-3968.67%-67696.04%-4772.84%
EBITDA Growth %-3.26%12.06%-53.42%46.02%-94.67%15.85%-26.42%-0.37%-51.71%-65.18%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)1.5M2.36M145.43K249.34K856.06K1.1M1.29M1.92M2.02M2.89M
EBIT-13.6M-13.57M-7.99M-10.78M-15.51M-15.3M-20.99M-20.2M-56.59M-50.42M
Net Interest Income000-809.13K-894.58K-364.62K-49.74K-70.18K-102.67K-4.57M
Interest Income00010.79K43.32K0000-4.44M
Interest Expense000819.91K937.9K364.62K49.74K70.18K102.67K127.15K
Other Income/Expense283.13K08.63M-2.58M-1.72M0-1.33M139.94K-26.63M-11.26M
Pretax Income
-13.43M▲ 0%
-13.1M▲ 2.5%
-16.62M▼ 26.9%
-11.73M▲ 29.4%
-18.17M▼ 54.9%
-15.67M▲ 13.8%
-21.04M▼ 34.3%
-20.27M▲ 3.7%
-56.7M▼ 179.7%
-50.55M▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %-721.47%-468.7%-427.47%-301.62%-467.29%-7493.59%-3805.84%-4351.3%-136857.18%-6627.91%
Income Tax-207.26K-297.94K-297.94K-292.74K979.05K00000
Effective Tax Rate %1.54%2.28%1.79%2.5%-5.39%0%0%0%0%0%
Net Income
-13.22M▲ 0%
-12.8M▲ 3.2%
-16.32M▼ 27.5%
-11.43M▲ 29.9%
-19.15M▼ 67.5%
-15.67M▲ 18.2%
-21.04M▼ 34.3%
-20.27M▲ 3.7%
-56.7M▼ 179.7%
-50.55M▲ 0%
Net Margin %-710.34%-458.04%-419.8%-294.09%-492.47%-7493.59%-3805.84%-4351.3%-136857.18%-6627.91%
Net Income Growth %-9.56%3.23%-27.54%29.95%-67.46%18.17%-34.26%3.66%-179.74%-58.56%
Net Income (Continuing)-13.22M-13.26M-7.99M-11.7M-16.5M-15.67M-21.04M-20.27M-56.7M-50.55M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)
-0.60▲ 0%
-0.49▲ 18.3%
-0.58▼ 18.4%
-0.40▲ 31.0%
-0.66▼ 65.0%
-0.51▲ 22.7%
-0.57▼ 11.8%
-0.51▲ 10.5%
-0.94▼ 84.3%
-0.56▲ 0%
EPS Growth %7.69%18.33%-18.37%31.03%-65%22.73%-11.76%10.53%-84.31%-9.98%
EPS (Basic)-0.60-0.49-0.58-0.40-0.66-0.51-0.57-0.51-0.94-
Diluted Shares Outstanding22.01M25.98M28.21M28.82M29.17M34.55M36.74M40.1M60.25M89.83M
Basic Shares Outstanding22.01M25.98M28.07M28.82M29.17M34.55M36.74M40.1M60.25M89.83M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

POET Balance Sheet

POET Technologies Inc. (POET) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line itemDec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24TTM
Total Current Assets17.13M7.95M6.89M20.26M7.49M21.79M9.57M3.17M55.48M93.69M
Cash & Short-Term Investments14.97M4.97M2.57M1.43M6.87M21.31M9.23M3.02M53.82M92.74M
Cash Only14.38M4.97M2.57M1.43M6.87M14.94M9.23M3.02M37.14M13.51M
Short-Term Investments589.27K00006.37M0016.67M79.22M
Accounts Receivable292.85K613.41K1.03M18.08M0141.57K191.16K57.2K7.25K125.08K
Days Sales Outstanding57.4180.1396.931.7K-247.12126.2344.8263.9350.13
Inventory1.12M524.58K436.83K0000000
Days Inventory Outstanding295.44142.6108.03-------
Other Current Assets419.14K1.52M2.14M0122.35K0001.4M453.52K
Total Non-Current Assets18.37M17.26M18.25M3.82M4.15M5.36M5.82M5.61M14.17M14.15M
Property, Plant & Equipment9.36M8.28M9.3M3.37M3.71M3.39M5.31M5.11M13.46M13.35M
Fixed Asset Turnover0.20x0.34x0.42x1.16x1.05x0.06x0.10x0.09x0.00x0.06x
Goodwill7.68M7.68M7.68M0000000
Intangible Assets1.33M1.3M1.27M452.38K438.68K528.48K510.7K502.06K606.71K580.71K
Long-Term Investments000001.45M0000
Other Non-Current Assets00000000107.89K561.11K
Total Assets
35.51M▲ 0%
25.21M▼ 29.0%
25.14M▼ 0.3%
24.08M▼ 4.2%
11.64M▼ 51.7%
27.15M▲ 133.3%
15.39M▼ 43.3%
8.78M▼ 43.0%
69.65M▲ 693.5%
107.83M▲ 0%
Asset Turnover0.05x0.11x0.15x0.16x0.33x0.01x0.04x0.05x0.00x0.01x
Asset Growth %122.82%-29.01%-0.27%-4.22%-51.67%133.35%-43.32%-42.97%693.54%1656.82%
Total Current Liabilities1.62M810.59K3.04M5.04M5.39M1.92M3.82M3.54M48.34M40.76M
Accounts Payable768.07K504.23K2.27M1.51M1.6M987.5K2.72M1.37M5.27M1.62M
Days Payables Outstanding203.17137.07561.32372.83396.48----1.41K
Short-Term Debt0003.09M3.49M31.66K29.52K30.2K6.5M6.65M
Deferred Revenue (Current)000000274.19K00895.07K
Other Current Liabilities227.9K193.45K174.86K00001M35.75M30.97M
Current Ratio10.55x9.81x2.27x4.02x1.39x11.33x2.51x0.90x1.15x1.15x
Quick Ratio9.86x9.16x2.12x4.02x1.39x11.33x2.51x0.90x1.15x1.15x
Cash Conversion Cycle149.6885.67-356.36-------1.06K
Total Non-Current Liabilities1.64M1.32M1M0429.36K258.27K128.31K307.14K626.63K636.23K
Long-Term Debt000070.31K00000
Capital Lease Obligations0000359.05K258.27K128.31K307.14K626.63K2.51M
Deferred Tax Liabilities1.6M1.3M1M0000000
Other Non-Current Liabilities024.03K1.81K0000000
Total Liabilities3.26M2.13M4.04M5.04M5.82M2.18M3.95M3.85M48.96M41.4M
Total Debt0003.31M4.09M391.01K308.78K542.28K7.24M7.28M
Net Debt-14.38M-4.97M-2.57M1.88M-2.78M-14.55M-8.92M-2.48M-29.9M-6.23M
Debt / Equity---0.17x0.70x0.02x0.03x0.11x0.35x0.35x
Debt / EBITDA----------0.20x
Net Debt / EBITDA---------0.17x
Interest Coverage----11.15x-19.37x-42.97x-396.28x-290.78x-292.82x-396.56x
Total Equity
32.24M▲ 0%
23.07M▼ 28.4%
21.1M▼ 8.6%
19.04M▼ 9.7%
5.81M▼ 69.5%
24.97M▲ 329.4%
11.45M▼ 54.2%
4.93M▼ 56.9%
20.69M▲ 319.5%
66.44M▲ 0%
Equity Growth %109.1%-28.44%-8.57%-9.75%-69.46%329.44%-54.17%-56.91%319.53%1041.35%
Book Value per Share1.470.890.750.660.200.720.310.120.340.74
Total Shareholders' Equity32.24M23.07M21.1M19.04M5.81M24.97M11.45M4.93M20.69M66.44M
Common Stock103.36M103.62M112.03M112.14M114.59M147.73M151.21M165.71M223.61M255.15M
Retained Earnings-104.08M-116.87M-133.2M-139.15M-157.32M-172.99M-194.02M-214.29M-270.99M-291.28M
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI-2.09M-1.76M-2.08M-1.91M4.14M-2.05M-2.66M-2.6M-1.95M43.59M
Minority Interest0000000000

POET Cash Flow Statement

POET Technologies Inc. (POET) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line itemDec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24TTM
Cash from Operations-9.96M-9.16M-9.29M-9.39M-9.44M-11.23M-12.33M-15.41M-23.29M-23.29M
Operating CF Margin %-535.06%-327.97%-238.89%-241.61%-242.73%-5372.21%-2229.93%-3307.91%-56222.54%-
Operating CF Growth %-47.01%8.01%-1.36%-1.14%-0.47%-19.02%-9.73%-25%-51.17%-314.9%
Net Income-13.22M-12.8M-16.32M-11.43M-18.17M-15.67M-21.04M-20.27M-56.7M-50.55M
Depreciation & Amortization1.52M2.28M2.56M243.7K813.1K1.1M1.29M1.92M1.92M2.87M
Stock-Based Compensation4.07M3.17M4.02M2.89M3.61M4.53M4.44M4.2M5.47M3.41M
Deferred Taxes-207.26K-297.94K-297.94K-292.74K2.66M00000
Other Non-Cash Items-130.21K8.42M175.34K-533.48K1.43M-1.4M1.55M78.48K27.64M15.69M
Working Capital Changes-1.99M-1.52M572.05K-265.21K210.01K205.25K1.43M-1.34M-1.63M397.04K
Change in Receivables-77.42K-171.26K-508.09K000-61.1K62K-7.26K-7.26K
Change in Inventory-841.81K663.99K78.73K000-1.53M000
Change in Payables-620.74K-926.16K231.61K430.23K001.53M00-346.76K
Cash from Investing-2.32M-441.06K-3.54M5.4M13.93M-7.3M3.29M-1.25M-23.66M-85.71M
Capital Expenditures-1.28M-1.03M-3.54M-511.48K-1.57M-771.52K-3.07M-1.17M-6.64M-6.81M
CapEx % of Revenue68.82%36.88%90.93%13.15%40.48%368.97%556.14%250.75%16036.98%-
Acquisitions18.79K00015.5M00097.83K0
Investments----------
Other Investing-427.36K-384.04K-3.29M5.91M15.45M-159.36K252.27K-79.11K-17.12M-17.01M
Cash from Financing11.78M123.53K10.65M3.14M1.16M26.55M3.44M10.2M81.9M87.34M
Debt Issued (Net)0003.43M74.01K-237.63K-204.52K-252.1K-277.85K-145.73K
Equity Issued (Net)1000K123.53K1000K60.03K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K4M
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases0000000000
Other Financing000-355.57K00000-59.1K
Net Change in Cash
-33.71K▲ 0%
-9.4M▼ 27786.9%
-2.41M▲ 74.4%
-1.14M▲ 52.6%
5.44M▲ 577.7%
8.07M▲ 48.2%
-5.71M▼ 170.8%
-6.21M▼ 8.7%
34.12M▲ 649.4%
-28.27M▲ 0%
Free Cash Flow
-11.24M▲ 0%
-10.19M▲ 9.3%
-12.82M▼ 25.8%
-9.91M▲ 22.8%
-11.01M▼ 11.2%
-12.16M▼ 10.5%
-15.4M▼ 26.6%
-16.65M▼ 8.1%
-30.27M▼ 81.8%
-35.2M▲ 0%
FCF Margin %-603.87%-364.85%-329.82%-254.76%-283.21%-5817.4%-2786.07%-3575.64%-73068.34%-4615.46%
FCF Growth %-57.24%9.33%-25.8%22.76%-11.17%-10.46%-26.6%-8.15%-81.75%-71.33%
FCF per Share-0.51-0.39-0.45-0.34-0.38-0.35-0.42-0.42-0.50-0.50
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)0.75x0.72x0.57x0.82x0.49x0.72x0.59x0.76x0.41x0.70x
Interest Paid0000000000
Taxes Paid0000000000

POET Key Ratios

POET Technologies Inc. (POET) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201620172018201920202021202220232024TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)-55.49%-46.27%-73.91%-56.98%-154.09%-101.79%-115.53%-247.52%-442.59%-76.09%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)-108.99%-54.62%-68.07%-34.76%-113.76%-174.69%-228.39%-614.85%--98.88%
Gross Margin25.88%51.94%62.04%62.04%62.04%100%100%100%100%-17.05%
Net Margin-710.34%-458.04%-419.8%-294.09%-492.47%-7493.59%-3805.84%-4351.3%-136857.18%-6627.91%
Debt / Equity---0.17x0.70x0.02x0.03x0.11x0.35x0.35x
Interest Coverage----11.15x-19.37x-42.97x-396.28x-290.78x-292.82x-396.56x
FCF Conversion0.75x0.72x0.57x0.82x0.49x0.72x0.59x0.76x0.41x0.70x
Revenue Growth-50.08%39.16%0%0%-94.62%164.35%-15.73%-91.11%536.07%

POET Frequently Asked Questions

POET Technologies Inc. (POET) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

POET Technologies Inc. (POET) reported $0.8M in revenue for fiscal year 2024.

POET Technologies Inc. (POET) saw revenue decline by 91.1% over the past year.

POET Technologies Inc. (POET) reported a net loss of $50.6M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

POET Technologies Inc. (POET) has a return on equity (ROE) of -442.6%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

POET Technologies Inc. (POET) had negative free cash flow of $35.2M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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