Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025)
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) reported Return on Capital Employed of 2.48% for Q4 2025, up 284.0% year-on-year from 0.64% in Q4 2024, and up 742261.83% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q3 2025.
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 2.48% in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 284.0% year-over-year to 2.48%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 2.48% (up 284.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.41%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 stood at 2.48%, up from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 13.44% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 1.65% in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of 5.21% and a median of 5.28% in 2021 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 823 bps in 2023 and plunged 1047 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Tracing CSIQ's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 5.6% in 2021, then surged by 77 bps to 9.92% in 2022, then declined by 21 bps to 7.84% in 2023, then sank by 105 bps to 0.37% in 2024, then jumped by 777 bps to 2.48% in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 2.48%, 0.0%, and 0.62% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Solar | 26.65 Bn | 24.22 Bn | 486.13 Mn | 15.46% |
| 2 | Nextpower | 17.99 Bn | 16.90 Bn | 297.38 Mn | 25.15% |
| 3 | Canadian Solar | 15.11 Bn | 15.69 Bn | 124.40 Mn | 2.48% |
| 4 | Enphase Energy | 8.19 Bn | 7.26 Bn | 100.39 Mn | 3.64% |
| 5 | Solaredge Technologies | 3.80 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 68.28 Mn | -23.29% |
| 6 | Sunrun | 3.38 Bn | 4.27 Bn | 543.70 Mn | -0.26% |
| 7 | Shoals Technologies | 1.60 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 41.01 Mn | 7.88% |
| 8 | Array Technologies | 1.25 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 63.00 Mn | -4.58% |
| 9 | JinkoSolar Holding | 677.44 Mn | 2.29 Bn | 147.66 Mn | -0.08% |
| 10 | Tigo Energy | 288.14 Mn | 276.56 Mn | 10.79 Mn | 2.40% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.48% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.62% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.37% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.41% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.70% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.86% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.92% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.02% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.21% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.08% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.29% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 5.35% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.94% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 12.89% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 14.04% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 14.30% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 11.28% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 13.57% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 14.11% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 15.27% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 17.37% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 23.07% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 20.22% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 17.72% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 14.47% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 8.79% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 6.84% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 3.10% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 5.84% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 12.43% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 9.97% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 11.07% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 15.56% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 18.48% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 31.55% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 41.78% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 35.33% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 26.59% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 22.37% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -29.58% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -20.71% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -3.40% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -15.36% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -19.05% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -15.46% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -0.31% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.20% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 5.05% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 6.71% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 9.12% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 24.52% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 24.83% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 9.31% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 8.62% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 1.36% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -6.78% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | -4.86% |
| Mar 31, 2009 | -1.91% |