Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) Return on Sales (2014 - 2026)
Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) posted Return on Sales of 0.72% for Q1 2026, up 47.01% sequentially from 1.35% in Q4 2025, and up 41.0% YoY from 0.51% in Q1 2025.
Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) Return on Sales (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ascent Solar Technologies has reported Return on Sales for 13 years, with the latest figure at 0.72% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Sales rose 41.0% year-over-year to 0.72% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.22% (up 42.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.82%, up 956.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Sales improved to 0.72% in Q1 2026 per ASTI's latest filing, from 1.35% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Sales peaked at 0.12% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 21.0% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 3.17% and a median of 1.33% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Sales.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Sales tumbled 1784 bps in 2022, then soared 2088 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Return on Sales stood at 2.02% in 2022, then sank by 482 bps to 11.77% in 2023, then soared by 81 bps to 2.22% in 2024, then jumped by 39 bps to 1.35% in 2025, then surged by 47 bps to 0.72% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods registered 0.72%, 1.35%, and 1.33% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Solar | 23.03 Bn | 21.30 Bn | 605.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Nextpower | 13.25 Bn | 12.03 Bn | 335.85 Mn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Enphase Energy | 5.07 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 175.01 Mn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Sunrun | 2.24 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 527.54 Mn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Solaredge Technologies | 1.89 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 95.15 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Shoals Technologies | 1.24 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 49.53 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Canadian Solar | 991.33 Mn | -596.96 Mn | 124.40 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | JinkoSolar Holding | 831.90 Mn | -2.48 Bn | 147.66 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Array Technologies | 727.79 Mn | 420.48 Mn | 99.60 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Ascent Solar Technologies | 29.62 Mn | 29.62 Mn | -65,592.00 | -0.21% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.34% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.72% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.33% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.44% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.13% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.96% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -11.77% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.12% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.39% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -21.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.13% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.66% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.16% |