Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) Return on Sales (2014 - 2026)

Ascent Solar Technologies recorded quarterly Return on Sales of 0.44% in Q1 2026, up 66.94% quarter-over-quarter from 1.32% in Q4 2025, and up 69.0% year-over-year from 0.26% in Q1 2025.

Ascent Solar Technologies' Return on Sales history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.44% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Sales rose 69.0% year-over-year to 0.44%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.74% (up 85.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.02%, up 115.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales came in at 0.44% for Q1 2026 at Ascent Solar Technologies, up from 1.32% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.04% in Q2 2022 to a low of 18.51% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 3.05% and a median of 1.13% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Sales.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Sales sank 1436 bps in 2023 and soared 1633 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Ascent Solar Technologies' Return on Sales stood at 4.14% in 2022, then tumbled by 347 bps to 18.51% in 2023, then soared by 88 bps to 2.18% in 2024, then surged by 39 bps to 1.32% in 2025, then soared by 67 bps to 0.44% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods registered 0.44%, 1.32%, and 0.69% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROS (Qtr)
1 First Solar 26.65 Bn 24.22 Bn 486.13 Mn 0.00%
2 Nextpower 17.99 Bn 16.90 Bn 297.38 Mn 0.00%
3 Canadian Solar 15.11 Bn 15.69 Bn 124.40 Mn 0.00%
4 Enphase Energy 8.19 Bn 7.26 Bn 100.39 Mn 0.00%
5 Solaredge Technologies 3.80 Bn 3.25 Bn 68.28 Mn 0.00%
6 Sunrun 3.38 Bn 4.27 Bn 543.70 Mn 0.00%
7 Shoals Technologies 1.60 Bn 1.60 Bn 41.01 Mn 0.00%
8 Array Technologies 1.25 Bn 1.05 Bn 63.00 Mn 0.00%
9 JinkoSolar Holding 677.44 Mn 2.29 Bn 147.66 Mn 0.00%
10 Ascent Solar Technologies 15.38 Mn 15.38 Mn -18,793.00 -0.44%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.44%
Dec 31, 2025 -1.32%
Sep 30, 2025 -0.69%
Jun 30, 2025 -1.24%
Mar 31, 2025 -1.13%
Dec 31, 2024 -2.18%
Sep 30, 2024 -2.80%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.96%
Mar 31, 2024 -4.65%
Dec 31, 2023 -18.51%
Sep 30, 2023 -0.12%
Jun 30, 2023 -0.39%
Mar 31, 2023 -0.49%
Dec 31, 2022 -4.14%
Sep 30, 2022 -12.46%
Jun 30, 2022 -0.04%
Mar 31, 2022 -0.28%
Dec 31, 2021 -0.66%
Sep 30, 2021 -2.41%
Jun 30, 2021 -0.05%
Mar 31, 2021 -0.11%
Dec 31, 2020 -2.54%
Sep 30, 2020 -2.31%
Jun 30, 2020 -0.27%
Mar 31, 2020 -3.87%
Dec 31, 2019 -2.83%
Sep 30, 2019 -0.08%
Jun 30, 2019 -0.36%
Mar 31, 2019 -0.17%
Dec 31, 2018 -0.11%
Sep 30, 2018 -0.91%
Jun 30, 2018 -0.36%
Mar 31, 2018 -0.09%
Dec 31, 2017 -0.43%
Sep 30, 2017 -0.17%
Jun 30, 2017 -2.19%
Mar 31, 2017 -0.25%
Dec 31, 2016 -0.21%
Sep 30, 2016 -4.59%
Jun 30, 2016 -0.33%
Mar 31, 2016 -0.14%
Dec 31, 2015 -0.07%
Sep 30, 2015 -0.10%
Jun 30, 2015 -0.07%
Mar 31, 2015 -0.28%
Dec 31, 2014 -0.05%
Sep 30, 2014 -0.08%
Jun 30, 2014 -0.07%
Mar 31, 2014 -0.10%