Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026)
Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -49.97% in Q2 2026, up 126.99 percentage points from -176.97% a year earlier and up 28.88 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ascent Solar Technologies reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -173.70%, up 18.49 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a four-year change of -49.17 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -192.18% in FY2024 (+40.37 pp), -232.56% in FY2023 (-74.47 pp), -158.09% in FY2022 (-33.56 pp) and -124.53% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q4 2014.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in six of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5627.25 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 38626.55 percentage points in Q1 2025, against a drop of 38599.28 percentage points in Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -78.85% (Q1 2026), -204.82% (Q4 2025) and -175.61% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 216.95 Bn | 178.02 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 8.04% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 57.07 Bn | 47.00 Bn | 417.10 Mn | 12.05% |
| 3 | First Solar | 18.48 Bn | 9.43 Bn | 605.00 Mn | 16.07% |
| 4 | Nextpower | 11.96 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 335.85 Mn | 23.08% |
| 5 | BWX Technologies | 11.65 Bn | 9.95 Bn | 202.31 Mn | 11.64% |
| 6 | Generac Holdings | 11.03 Bn | 9.86 Bn | 521.81 Mn | 9.38% |
| 7 | EnerSys | 6.03 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 313.36 Mn | 15.27% |
| 8 | Enphase Energy | 4.18 Bn | -683.79 Mn | 175.01 Mn | 4.90% |
| 9 | Mirion Technologies | 3.62 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 133.10 Mn | 1.68% |
| 10 | Ascent Solar Technologies | 16.79 Mn | -18.71 Mn | -65,592.00 | -49.97% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -49.97% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
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Ascent Solar Technologies Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ASTI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ASTI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();