Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2025)
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of $201.3 million in Q4 2025, up 30.14% on a QoQ basis from $154.7 million in Q3 2025, and down 27.72% year-over-year from $278.6 million in Q4 2024.
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Canadian Solar has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 8 years of filings, most recently posting $201.3 million for 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 -$1.2 billion, up 39.19% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow advanced to $201.3 million in Q4 2025, from $154.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $659.5 million in Q4 2022 and troughed at -$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 sank 107.65% — and 2025, when it jumped 2049.02%.
- Tracing CSIQ's Free Cash Flow over 4 years: stood at $659.5 million in 2022, then fell by 26.45% to $485.1 million in 2023, then tumbled by 42.57% to $278.6 million in 2024, then retreated by 27.72% to $201.3 million in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows CSIQ's Free Cash Flow at $201.3 million in Q4 2025, $154.7 million in Q3 2025, and $361.3 million in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Solar | 28.68 Bn | 26.25 Bn | 486.13 Mn | -333.40 Mn |
| 2 | Nextpower | 18.03 Bn | 16.93 Bn | 297.38 Mn | 123.32 Mn |
| 3 | Enphase Energy | 7.16 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 100.39 Mn | 90.83 Mn |
| 4 | Solaredge Technologies | 3.68 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 68.28 Mn | -1.73 Mn |
| 5 | Sunrun | 3.02 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 543.70 Mn | 10.21 Mn |
| 6 | Shoals Technologies | 1.75 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 41.01 Mn | -41.78 Mn |
| 7 | Array Technologies | 1.19 Bn | 987.00 Mn | 63.00 Mn | -36.93 Mn |
| 8 | JinkoSolar Holding | 596.69 Mn | 2.20 Bn | 147.66 Mn | - |
| 9 | Tigo Energy | 209.39 Mn | 197.82 Mn | 10.79 Mn | -9.46 Mn |
| 10 | Canadian Solar | 41,875.00 | 578.43 Mn | 124.40 Mn | 201.34 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |