Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Canadian Solar's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -5.88% for Q2 2026, down 13.41 percentage points from 7.52% a year earlier and down 12.64 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Canadian Solar reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -0.55%, up 0.36 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 0.77%, up 1.27 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of -5.57 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was -0.50% in FY2024 (-6.46 pp), 5.95% in FY2023 (+1.19 pp), 4.77% in FY2022 (+1.16 pp) and 3.61% in FY2021 (-2.73 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.65 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q1 2026 (a gain of 11.34 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 13.41 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CSIQ's Return on Sales [ROS] at 6.76% (Q1 2026), -5.26% (Q4 2025) and 2.33% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 212.47 Bn | 164.72 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 11.03% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 56.73 Bn | 46.66 Bn | 417.10 Mn | 18.24% |
| 3 | First Solar | 18.42 Bn | 9.79 Bn | 713.06 Mn | 44.37% |
| 4 | Nextpower | 14.32 Bn | 10.03 Bn | 345.32 Mn | 18.71% |
| 5 | BWX Technologies | 11.27 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 227.14 Mn | 13.86% |
| 6 | Generac Holdings | 11.25 Bn | 9.99 Bn | 516.04 Mn | 12.40% |
| 7 | Innio | 10.93 Bn | 7.17 Bn | 367.70 Mn | 16.58% |
| 8 | EnerSys | 5.13 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 284.35 Mn | 12.15% |
| 9 | Mirion Technologies | 4.30 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 131.50 Mn | 6.19% |
| 10 | Canadian Solar | 669.96 Mn | -4.20 Bn | 168.48 Mn | -5.88% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.88% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.76% |
| 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% |
API Access
Canadian Solar Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CSIQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "CSIQ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CSIQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();