Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Ascent Solar Technologies recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $2.3 million in Q1 2026, up 10.9% quarter-over-quarter from $2.1 million in Q4 2025, and up 31.35% year-over-year from $1.8 million in Q1 2025.

Ascent Solar Technologies' Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 31.35% year-over-year to $2.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $8.5 million (up 8.19% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
  • A 5-year average of $3.1 million and a median of $2.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 186.54% in 2022 and plunged 71.62% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Ascent Solar Technologies' Operating Expenses stood at $4.9 million in 2022, then climbed by 3.39% to $5.1 million in 2023, then slumped by 71.62% to $1.4 million in 2024, then soared by 44.4% to $2.1 million in 2025, then climbed by 10.9% to $2.3 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $2.3 million, $2.1 million, and $2.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 First Solar 26.65 Bn 24.22 Bn 486.13 Mn 140.83 Mn
2 Nextpower 17.99 Bn 16.90 Bn 297.38 Mn 143.79 Mn
3 Canadian Solar 15.11 Bn 15.69 Bn 124.40 Mn 188.46 Mn
4 Enphase Energy 8.19 Bn 7.26 Bn 100.39 Mn 130.04 Mn
5 Solaredge Technologies 3.80 Bn 3.25 Bn 68.28 Mn 123.32 Mn
6 Sunrun 3.38 Bn 4.27 Bn 543.70 Mn 765.74 Mn
7 Shoals Technologies 1.60 Bn 1.60 Bn 41.01 Mn 33.29 Mn
8 Array Technologies 1.25 Bn 1.05 Bn 63.00 Mn 55.90 Mn
9 JinkoSolar Holding 677.44 Mn 2.29 Bn 147.66 Mn -232.93 Mn
10 Ascent Solar Technologies 15.38 Mn 15.38 Mn -18,793.00 2.31 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Mar 31, 2021 1.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 1.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 497,573.00
Jun 30, 2020 374,249.00
Mar 31, 2020 357,955.00
Dec 31, 2019 798,746.00
Sep 30, 2019 1.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 710,693.00
Mar 31, 2019 1.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 2.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 1.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 1.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 2.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 2.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 3.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 3.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 5.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 4.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 5.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 7.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 8.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 9.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 8.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 9.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 7.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 11.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 10.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 8.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 8.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 9.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 6.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 7.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 6.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 10.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 6.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 6.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 5.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 6.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 5.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 86.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 11.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 10.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 8.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 7.85 Mn