Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)

Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) reported Return on Capital Employed of 78.85% for Q1 2026, up 9994.0% on a YoY basis from N/an in Q1 2025, and up 61.5% sequentially from 204.82% in Q4 2025.

Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) has 13 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 78.85% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 9994.0% year-over-year to 78.85%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 78.85% (up 9994.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 173.7%, up 1849.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 78.85% in Q1 2026, from 204.82% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 3351.06% in Q3 2023 to a low of 38805.34% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 2323.7% and a median of 179.12% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 3859928 bps in 2024 and jumped 3862655 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing ASTI's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 179.12% in 2022, then tumbled by 194 bps to 527.31% in 2023, then soared by 69 bps to 162.59% in 2024, then retreated by 26 bps to 204.82% in 2025, then surged by 62 bps to 78.85% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ASTI's Return on Capital Employed at 78.85% in Q1 2026, 204.82% in Q4 2025, and 175.61% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 First Solar 22.08 Bn 19.65 Bn 486.13 Mn 15.46%
2 Nextpower 15.32 Bn 14.23 Bn 297.38 Mn 25.15%
3 Enphase Energy 4.98 Bn 4.05 Bn 100.39 Mn 3.64%
4 JinkoSolar Holding 3.20 Bn -107.75 Mn 147.66 Mn -10.77%
5 Solaredge Technologies 2.60 Bn 2.04 Bn 68.28 Mn -23.29%
6 Sunrun 2.35 Bn 687.09 Mn 407.49 Mn -0.26%
7 Shoals Technologies 1.55 Bn 1.55 Bn 41.01 Mn 7.88%
8 Canadian Solar 925.64 Mn 166.07 Mn 124.40 Mn 2.48%
9 Array Technologies 843.55 Mn 642.85 Mn 63.00 Mn -4.58%
10 Ascent Solar Technologies 24.55 Mn 24.55 Mn -18,793.00 -78.85%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -78.85%
Dec 31, 2025 -204.82%
Sep 30, 2025 -175.61%
Jun 30, 2025 -176.97%
Mar 31, 2025 -178.79%
Dec 31, 2024 -162.59%
Sep 30, 2024 -200.24%
Jun 30, 2024 -367.10%
Mar 31, 2024 -38,805.34%
Dec 31, 2023 -527.31%
Sep 30, 2023 3,351.06%
Jun 30, 2023 -992.18%
Mar 31, 2023 -206.06%
Dec 31, 2022 -179.12%
Sep 30, 2022 -309.13%
Jun 30, 2022 -173.19%
Mar 31, 2022 -116.65%
Dec 31, 2021 -96.65%
Sep 30, 2021 -100.97%
Jun 30, 2021 -70.64%