Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) Return on Sales (2014 - 2026)
Ascent Solar Technologies' (ASTI) quarterly Return on Sales came in at 0.44% in Q1 2026, up 69.0% year-on-year from 0.26% in Q1 2025, and up 66.94% quarter-over-quarter from 1.32% in Q4 2025.
Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) Return on Sales (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ascent Solar Technologies has disclosed Return on Sales across 13 years of filings, most recently posting 0.44% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Sales for Q1 2026 came in at 0.44%, up 69.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.74% (up 85.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
- The 5-year median for Return on Sales is 1.13% (2025), against an average of 3.05%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Sales slumped 1436 bps in 2023 and surged 1633 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Ascent Solar Technologies' Return on Sales stood at 4.14% in 2022, then plunged by 347 bps to 18.51% in 2023, then surged by 88 bps to 2.18% in 2024, then jumped by 39 bps to 1.32% in 2025, then surged by 67 bps to 0.44% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Sales figures came in at 0.44% (Q1 2026), 1.32% (Q4 2025), and 0.69% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Solar | 28.68 Bn | 26.25 Bn | 486.13 Mn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Nextpower | 18.03 Bn | 16.93 Bn | 297.38 Mn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Enphase Energy | 7.16 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 100.39 Mn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Solaredge Technologies | 3.68 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 68.28 Mn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Sunrun | 3.02 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 543.70 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Shoals Technologies | 1.75 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 41.01 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Array Technologies | 1.19 Bn | 987.00 Mn | 63.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | JinkoSolar Holding | 596.69 Mn | 2.20 Bn | 147.66 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Tigo Energy | 209.39 Mn | 197.82 Mn | 10.79 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Ascent Solar Technologies | 62.32 Mn | 62.32 Mn | -18,793.00 | -0.44% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |