Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Ascent Solar Technologies' (ASTI) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $2.3 million in Q1 2026, up 31.35% year-on-year from $1.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 10.9% quarter-over-quarter from $2.1 million in Q4 2025.
Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ascent Solar Technologies has disclosed Operating Expenses across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $2.3 million for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $2.3 million, up 31.35% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $8.5 million (up 8.19% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $8.0 million, down 7.32% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $2.3 million for Q1 2026 at Ascent Solar Technologies, up from $2.1 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $7.7 million in Q3 2022 to a low of $1.4 million in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $2.5 million (2024), against an average of $3.1 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 186.54% in 2022 and sank 71.62% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Ascent Solar Technologies' Operating Expenses stood at $4.9 million in 2022, then advanced by 3.39% to $5.1 million in 2023, then tumbled by 71.62% to $1.4 million in 2024, then surged by 44.4% to $2.1 million in 2025, then advanced by 10.9% to $2.3 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $2.3 million (Q1 2026), $2.1 million (Q4 2025), and $2.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Solar | 28.68 Bn | 26.25 Bn | 486.13 Mn | 140.83 Mn |
| 2 | Nextpower | 18.03 Bn | 16.93 Bn | 297.38 Mn | 143.79 Mn |
| 3 | Enphase Energy | 7.16 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 100.39 Mn | 130.04 Mn |
| 4 | Solaredge Technologies | 3.68 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 68.28 Mn | 123.32 Mn |
| 5 | Sunrun | 3.02 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 543.70 Mn | 765.74 Mn |
| 6 | Shoals Technologies | 1.75 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 41.01 Mn | 33.29 Mn |
| 7 | Array Technologies | 1.19 Bn | 987.00 Mn | 63.00 Mn | 55.90 Mn |
| 8 | JinkoSolar Holding | 596.69 Mn | 2.20 Bn | 147.66 Mn | -232.93 Mn |
| 9 | Tigo Energy | 209.39 Mn | 197.82 Mn | 10.79 Mn | 13.20 Mn |
| 10 | Ascent Solar Technologies | 62.32 Mn | 62.32 Mn | -18,793.00 | 2.31 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.14 Mn |