Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) posted Operating Expenses of $2.3 million for Q1 2026, up 10.9% sequentially from $2.1 million in Q4 2025, and up 31.35% YoY from $1.8 million in Q1 2025.
Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ascent Solar Technologies has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at $2.3 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 31.35% year-over-year to $2.3 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $8.5 million (up 8.19% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $8.0 million, down 7.32% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses improved to $2.3 million in Q1 2026 per ASTI's latest filing, from $2.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $7.7 million in Q3 2022 and troughed at $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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses surged 186.54% in 2022, then sank 71.62% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $4.9 million in 2022, then grew by 3.39% to $5.1 million in 2023, then tumbled by 71.62% to $1.4 million in 2024, then jumped by 44.4% to $2.1 million in 2025, then grew 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.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Solar | 23.03 Bn | 21.30 Bn | 605.00 Mn | 154.62 Mn |
| 2 | Nextpower | 13.25 Bn | 12.03 Bn | 335.85 Mn | 144.95 Mn |
| 3 | Enphase Energy | 5.07 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 175.01 Mn | 123.50 Mn |
| 4 | Sunrun | 2.24 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 527.54 Mn | 835.20 Mn |
| 5 | Solaredge Technologies | 1.89 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 95.15 Mn | 111.20 Mn |
| 6 | Shoals Technologies | 1.24 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 49.53 Mn | 30.80 Mn |
| 7 | Canadian Solar | 991.33 Mn | -596.96 Mn | 124.40 Mn | 188.46 Mn |
| 8 | JinkoSolar Holding | 831.90 Mn | -2.48 Bn | 147.66 Mn | -232.93 Mn |
| 9 | Array Technologies | 727.79 Mn | 420.48 Mn | 99.60 Mn | 64.84 Mn |
| 10 | Ascent Solar Technologies | 29.62 Mn | 29.62 Mn | -65,592.00 | 2.04 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.04 Mn |
| 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 |