Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2025)

Canadian Solar (CSIQ) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $201.3 million for Q4 2025, down 27.72% year-on-year from $278.6 million in Q4 2024, and up 30.14% on a QoQ basis from $154.7 million in Q3 2025.

Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Canadian Solar (CSIQ) has reported Free Cash Flow for 8 consecutive years, with $201.3 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 27.72% year-over-year to $201.3 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $709.5 million (up 214.99% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$479.4 million, up 64.85% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow advanced to $201.3 million in Q4 2025 per CSIQ's latest filing, from $154.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for CSIQ reached as high as $659.5 million in Q4 2022 and fell as low as -$39.1 million in Q2 2024.
  • A 4-year average of $268.8 million and a median of $278.6 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Free Cash Flow plunged 107.65% — and 2025, when it surged 2049.02%.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $659.5 million in 2022, then retreated by 26.45% to $485.1 million in 2023, then slumped by 42.57% to $278.6 million in 2024, then decreased by 27.72% to $201.3 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $201.3 million, $154.7 million, and $361.3 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 First Solar 22.08 Bn 19.65 Bn 486.13 Mn -333.40 Mn
2 Nextpower 15.32 Bn 14.23 Bn 297.38 Mn 123.32 Mn
3 Enphase Energy 4.98 Bn 4.05 Bn 100.39 Mn 90.83 Mn
4 JinkoSolar Holding 3.20 Bn -107.75 Mn 147.66 Mn -
5 Solaredge Technologies 2.60 Bn 2.04 Bn 68.28 Mn -1.73 Mn
6 Sunrun 2.35 Bn 687.09 Mn 407.49 Mn 10.21 Mn
7 Shoals Technologies 1.55 Bn 1.55 Bn 41.01 Mn -49.10 Mn
8 Canadian Solar 925.64 Mn 166.07 Mn 124.40 Mn 201.34 Mn
9 Array Technologies 843.55 Mn 642.85 Mn 63.00 Mn -36.93 Mn
10 Toyo 182.74 Mn 106.10 Mn 47.76 Mn 38.03 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 201.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 201.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 154.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 154.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 361.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 361.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -7.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -7.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 278.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 278.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 7.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 7.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -39.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -39.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -21.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -21.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 485.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 485.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 463.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 463.17 Mn