Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Operating Margin (2009 - 2025)
Canadian Solar's (CSIQ) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 5.26% in Q4 2025, up 309.0% YoY from 1.29% in Q4 2024, and down 326.32% on a QoQ basis from 2.33% in Q3 2025.
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Operating Margin (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 5.26% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 309.0% year-over-year to 5.26% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.77% (up 127.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.77%, up 127.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin retreated to 5.26% in Q4 2025, from 2.33% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 9.48% in Q2 2023 to a low of 8.35% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 2.66% and a median of 3.84% in 2021 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Operating Margin plunged 975 bps — and 2023, when it soared 732 bps.
- Tracing CSIQ's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 4.41% in 2021, then jumped by 56 bps to 6.89% in 2022, then plunged by 100 bps to 0.03% in 2023, then slumped by 24745 bps to 8.35% in 2024, then jumped by 37 bps to 5.26% in 2025.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 5.26% (Q4 2025), 2.33% (Q3 2025), and 7.52% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Solar | 23.03 Bn | 21.30 Bn | 605.00 Mn | 42.64% |
| 2 | Nextpower | 13.25 Bn | 12.03 Bn | 335.85 Mn | 20.41% |
| 3 | Enphase Energy | 5.07 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 175.01 Mn | 17.65% |
| 4 | Sunrun | 2.24 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 527.54 Mn | 4.00% |
| 5 | Solaredge Technologies | 1.89 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 95.15 Mn | -4.63% |
| 6 | Shoals Technologies | 1.24 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 49.53 Mn | 11.46% |
| 7 | Canadian Solar | 991.33 Mn | -596.96 Mn | 124.40 Mn | -5.26% |
| 8 | JinkoSolar Holding | 831.90 Mn | -2.48 Bn | 147.66 Mn | -4.80% |
| 9 | Array Technologies | 727.79 Mn | 420.48 Mn | 99.60 Mn | 10.16% |
| 10 | Toyo | 170.12 Mn | 93.48 Mn | 47.76 Mn | 25.40% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.26% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.33% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -4.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -8.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.02% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.24% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.41% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.32% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.85% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 3.99% |