Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)
Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) reported Operating Margin of -1740.62% for Q3 2026, up 5151.68 percentage points from -6892.30% a year earlier and up 302.91 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Ascent Solar Technologies' Operating Margin came in at -2759.56%, up 9096.87 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -10256.71%, up 10121.76 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of -6571.92 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at -20378.46% in FY2024 (-16964.84 pp), -3413.63% in FY2023 (-2018.82 pp), -1394.81% in FY2022 (+51.47 pp) and -1446.28% in FY2021 (+2238.50 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q3 2023.
- Year over year, Operating Margin has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +11833.36 percentage points over the last six quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 119560.31 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 144246.61 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at -2043.53% (Q2 2026), -4355.56% (Q1 2026) and -13243.90% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 212.47 Bn | 164.72 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 11.03% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 56.73 Bn | 46.66 Bn | 417.10 Mn | 18.24% |
| 3 | First Solar | 18.42 Bn | 9.79 Bn | 713.06 Mn | 44.37% |
| 4 | Nextpower | 14.32 Bn | 10.03 Bn | 345.32 Mn | 18.71% |
| 5 | BWX Technologies | 11.27 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 227.14 Mn | 13.86% |
| 6 | Generac Holdings | 11.25 Bn | 9.99 Bn | 516.04 Mn | 12.40% |
| 7 | Innio | 10.93 Bn | 7.17 Bn | 367.70 Mn | 16.58% |
| 8 | EnerSys | 5.13 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 284.35 Mn | 12.15% |
| 9 | Mirion Technologies | 4.30 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 131.50 Mn | 6.19% |
| 10 | Ascent Solar Technologies | 12.57 Mn | -33.82 Mn | -42,992.00 | -1,740.62% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -1,740.62% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2,043.53% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4,355.56% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -13,243.90% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -6,892.30% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -12,316.81% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -11,177.87% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -26,443.23% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -8,490.69% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -44,205.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -183,040.36% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1,034.13% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3,110.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -4,045.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -38,793.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -120,594.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -357.99% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -390.48% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -6,271.82% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -22,694.08% |
Ascent Solar Technologies Operating Margin API
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url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=ASTI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();