Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Gross Margin (2009 - 2025)
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 10.22% in Q4 2025, down 40.69% on a QoQ basis from 17.23% in Q3 2025, and down 405.0% year-over-year from 3.35% in Q4 2024.
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Gross Margin (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Canadian Solar has disclosed Gross Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 10.22% for Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Gross Margin fell 405.0% year-over-year to 10.22% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 18.34% (up 167.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 18.34%, up 167.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin retreated to 10.22% in Q4 2025, from 17.23% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 29.82% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 10.22% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 16.93% and a median of 17.24% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Gross Margin sank 917 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 1257 bps.
- Tracing CSIQ's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 19.71% in 2021, then fell by 10 bps to 17.68% in 2022, then slipped by 29 bps to 12.54% in 2023, then increased by 14 bps to 14.27% in 2024, then fell by 28 bps to 10.22% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows CSIQ's Gross Margin at 10.22% in Q4 2025, 17.23% in Q3 2025, and 29.82% in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Solar | 28.68 Bn | 26.25 Bn | 486.13 Mn | 46.55% |
| 2 | Nextpower | 18.03 Bn | 16.93 Bn | 297.38 Mn | 33.77% |
| 3 | Enphase Energy | 7.16 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 100.39 Mn | 35.49% |
| 4 | Solaredge Technologies | 3.68 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 68.28 Mn | 21.99% |
| 5 | Sunrun | 3.02 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 543.70 Mn | 75.28% |
| 6 | Shoals Technologies | 1.75 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 41.01 Mn | 29.18% |
| 7 | Array Technologies | 1.19 Bn | 987.00 Mn | 63.00 Mn | 28.20% |
| 8 | JinkoSolar Holding | 596.69 Mn | 2.20 Bn | 147.66 Mn | 8.32% |
| 9 | Tigo Energy | 209.39 Mn | 197.82 Mn | 10.79 Mn | 42.84% |
| 10 | Canadian Solar | 41,875.00 | 578.43 Mn | 124.40 Mn | 10.22% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.23% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 29.82% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.27% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.41% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.54% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.68% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.69% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.68% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.76% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.71% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.60% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12.93% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 17.86% |