Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) Return on Sales (2014 - 2026)
Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) reported Return on Sales of 0.72% for Q1 2026, up 41.0% on a YoY basis from 0.51% in Q1 2025, and up 45.76% sequentially from 1.32% in Q4 2025.
Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) Return on Sales (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) has 13 years of Return on Sales data on file, last reported at 0.72% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Sales rose 41.0% year-over-year to 0.72%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.21% (up 40.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 11.82%, up 956.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Sales improved to 0.72% in Q1 2026, from 1.32% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.12% in Q3 2023 to a low of 21.0% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 3.7% and a median of 1.32% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Sales.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Sales sank 1784 bps in 2022 and jumped 2088 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Tracing ASTI's Return on Sales over 5 years: stood at 4.14% in 2022, then slumped by 351 bps to 18.68% in 2023, then surged by 88 bps to 2.19% in 2024, then surged by 40 bps to 1.32% in 2025, then jumped by 46 bps to 0.72% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ASTI's Return on Sales at 0.72% in Q1 2026, 1.32% in Q4 2025, and 1.33% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Solar | 22.08 Bn | 19.65 Bn | 486.13 Mn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Nextpower | 15.32 Bn | 14.23 Bn | 297.38 Mn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Enphase Energy | 4.98 Bn | 4.05 Bn | 100.39 Mn | 0.00% |
| 4 | JinkoSolar Holding | 3.20 Bn | -107.75 Mn | 147.66 Mn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Solaredge Technologies | 2.60 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 68.28 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Sunrun | 2.35 Bn | 687.09 Mn | 407.49 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Shoals Technologies | 1.55 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 41.01 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Canadian Solar | 925.64 Mn | 166.07 Mn | 124.40 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Array Technologies | 843.55 Mn | 642.85 Mn | 63.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Ascent Solar Technologies | 24.55 Mn | 24.55 Mn | -18,793.00 | -0.72% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.72% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.32% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.33% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.44% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.13% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.19% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.96% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -18.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.12% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.39% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.14% |
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.23% |