Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Gross Margin (2009 - 2025)
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 10.22% for Q4 2025, down 405.0% year-on-year from 3.35% in Q4 2024, and down 40.69% on a QoQ basis from 17.23% in Q3 2025.
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Gross Margin (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) has reported Gross Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 10.22% the latest figure, recorded in 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 per CSIQ's latest filing, from 17.23% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Gross Margin for CSIQ reached as high as 29.82% in Q2 2025 and fell as low as 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 plunged 917 bps — and 2025, when it surged 1257 bps.
- Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 19.71% in 2021, then retreated by 10 bps to 17.68% in 2022, then dropped by 29 bps to 12.54% in 2023, then rose by 14 bps to 14.27% in 2024, then retreated by 28 bps to 10.22% in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 10.22%, 17.23%, and 29.82% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Solar | 22.08 Bn | 19.65 Bn | 486.13 Mn | 46.55% |
| 2 | Nextpower | 15.32 Bn | 14.23 Bn | 297.38 Mn | 33.77% |
| 3 | Enphase Energy | 4.98 Bn | 4.05 Bn | 100.39 Mn | 35.49% |
| 4 | JinkoSolar Holding | 3.20 Bn | -107.75 Mn | 147.66 Mn | 8.32% |
| 5 | Solaredge Technologies | 2.60 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 68.28 Mn | 21.99% |
| 6 | Sunrun | 2.35 Bn | 687.09 Mn | 407.49 Mn | 56.42% |
| 7 | Shoals Technologies | 1.55 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 41.01 Mn | 29.18% |
| 8 | Canadian Solar | 925.64 Mn | 166.07 Mn | 124.40 Mn | 10.22% |
| 9 | Array Technologies | 843.55 Mn | 642.85 Mn | 63.00 Mn | 28.20% |
| 10 | Toyo | 182.74 Mn | 106.10 Mn | 47.76 Mn | 33.45% |
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% |