Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ascent Solar Technologies' FCF Margin came in at -882.22% for Q3 2026, up 5300.27 percentage points from -6182.49% a year earlier and up 996.80 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Ascent Solar Technologies reported FCF Margin of -2118.28%, up 8768.47 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -9034.40%, up 11073.95 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of -4703.54 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was -20108.35% in FY2024 (-17185.41 pp), -2922.94% in FY2023 (-2049.86 pp), -873.08% in FY2022 (+720.37 pp) and -1593.46% in FY2021 (+2737.41 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly FCF Margin since Q3 2023.
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +8646.01 percentage points over the last six quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q3 2023 (a gain of 40311.54 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a drop of 58900.56 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ASTI's FCF Margin at -1879.02% (Q2 2026), -3889.27% (Q1 2026) and -11553.71% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 212.47 Bn | 164.72 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 42.79% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 56.73 Bn | 46.66 Bn | 417.10 Mn | -14.62% |
| 3 | First Solar | 18.42 Bn | 9.79 Bn | 713.06 Mn | -16.07% |
| 4 | Nextpower | 14.32 Bn | 10.03 Bn | 345.32 Mn | 12.17% |
| 5 | BWX Technologies | 11.27 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 227.14 Mn | 15.79% |
| 6 | Generac Holdings | 11.25 Bn | 9.99 Bn | 516.04 Mn | 10.17% |
| 7 | Innio | 10.93 Bn | 7.17 Bn | 367.70 Mn | 17.53% |
| 8 | EnerSys | 5.13 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 284.35 Mn | 18.94% |
| 9 | Mirion Technologies | 4.30 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 131.50 Mn | 17.03% |
| 10 | Ascent Solar Technologies | 12.57 Mn | -33.82 Mn | -42,992.00 | -882.22% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -882.22% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1,879.02% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3,889.27% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -11,553.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -6,182.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -10,692.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -9,923.92% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -23,984.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -13,151.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -21,390.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -79,878.42% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -328.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -5,363.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -4,013.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -20,977.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -40,639.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -406.58% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -503.26% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -6,507.08% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -17,713.38% |
Ascent Solar Technologies FCF Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=ASTI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "ASTI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=ASTI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();