Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Tax Rate (2009 - 2024)
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) recorded Tax Rate of -120.07% in Q2 2026, down 101.23 percentage points from -18.84% a year earlier and down 108.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Tax Rate (2009 - 2024) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Canadian Solar's Tax Rate came in at -14.92% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 27.42 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 10.05%, up 30.19 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate has a five-year change of +8.58 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Tax Rate came in at -20.14% in FY2024 (-5.58 pp), -14.56% in FY2023 (+6.01 pp), -20.58% in FY2022 (+5.31 pp) and -25.89% in FY2021 (-27.36 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Tax Rate since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -19.47 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Rate in the last five years was a gain of 1028.66 percentage points in Q1 2026, against a drop of 1019.04 percentage points in Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -11.94% (Q1 2026), -62.89% (Q4 2025) and -7.59% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 252.99 Bn | 214.06 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 29.84% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 81.25 Bn | 73.07 Bn | 355.57 Mn | 0.75% |
| 3 | First Solar | 18.82 Bn | 9.78 Bn | 605.00 Mn | 8.01% |
| 4 | BWX Technologies | 12.55 Bn | 10.85 Bn | 202.31 Mn | 21.56% |
| 5 | Generac Holdings | 12.21 Bn | 11.04 Bn | 521.81 Mn | 24.61% |
| 6 | Nextpower | 11.82 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 335.85 Mn | 16.88% |
| 7 | EnerSys | 6.67 Bn | 4.86 Bn | 313.36 Mn | 13.75% |
| 8 | Enphase Energy | 4.36 Bn | -500.13 Mn | 175.01 Mn | 41.71% |
| 9 | Mirion Technologies | 3.45 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 133.10 Mn | 28.32% |
| 10 | Canadian Solar | 781.17 Mn | -5.03 Bn | 168.48 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2024 | 41.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.73% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 255.95% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.20% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.74% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 10.77% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 21.48% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 24.82% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 12.79% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 78.40% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 8.02% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 22.70% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 28.52% |
| Sep 3, 2010 | 25.91% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 3.71% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 51.23% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 4.17% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 6.17% |
Canadian Solar Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=CSIQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=CSIQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();