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Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Research & Development (2009 - 2025)

Canadian Solar (CSIQ) reported Research & Development of $21.7 million for Q4 2025, down 28.85% year-on-year from $30.5 million in Q4 2024, and up 8.42% quarter-over-quarter from $20.0 million in Q3 2025.

Canadian Solar (CSIQ) has 17 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $21.7 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Research & Development fell 28.85% year-over-year to $21.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $90.7 million (down 24.92% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $90.7 million, down 24.92% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 stood at $21.7 million, up from $20.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $34.3 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $12.4 million in Q1 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $22.0 million and a median of $21.1 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development jumped 98.06% in 2024 and slumped 34.34% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CSIQ's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $19.3 million in 2021, then climbed by 6.74% to $20.6 million in 2022, then surged by 52.88% to $31.5 million in 2023, then declined by 3.26% to $30.5 million in 2024, then fell by 28.85% to $21.7 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $21.7 million, $20.0 million, and $24.7 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 First Solar 26.65 Bn 24.22 Bn 486.13 Mn 66.94 Mn
2 Nextpower 17.99 Bn 16.90 Bn 297.38 Mn 43.17 Mn
3 Canadian Solar 15.11 Bn 15.69 Bn 124.40 Mn 21.68 Mn
4 Enphase Energy 8.19 Bn 7.26 Bn 100.39 Mn 44.87 Mn
5 Solaredge Technologies 3.80 Bn 3.25 Bn 68.28 Mn 50.16 Mn
6 Sunrun 3.38 Bn 4.27 Bn 543.70 Mn 10.14 Mn
7 Shoals Technologies 1.60 Bn 1.60 Bn 41.01 Mn -
8 Array Technologies 1.25 Bn 1.05 Bn 63.00 Mn -
9 JinkoSolar Holding 677.44 Mn 2.29 Bn 147.66 Mn -33.12 Mn
10 Tigo Energy 288.14 Mn 276.56 Mn 10.79 Mn 2.64 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 21.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 20.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 24.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 24.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 30.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 30.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 25.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 34.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 31.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 28.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 23.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 17.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 20.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 17.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 18.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 13.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 19.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 13.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 13.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 12.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 10.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 14.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 10.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 10.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 10.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 11.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 12.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 13.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 15.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 10.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 9.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 9.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 8.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 7.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 7.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 5.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 3.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 4.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 5.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 4.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 4.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 4.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 4.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 3.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 3.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 3.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 2.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 2.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 3.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 2.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 3.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 244,000.00
Dec 31, 2012 3.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 3.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 3.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 3.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 5.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 7.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 4.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 2.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 2.06 Mn
Sep 3, 2010 3.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 1.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 1.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 3.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 964,000.00
Jun 30, 2009 530,000.00
Mar 31, 2009 470,000.00