Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Tax Rate (2009 - 2023)
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 - 2023) 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 | 212.47 Bn | 164.72 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 27.67% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 56.73 Bn | 46.66 Bn | 417.10 Mn | 0.33% |
| 3 | First Solar | 18.42 Bn | 9.79 Bn | 713.06 Mn | - |
| 4 | Nextpower | 14.32 Bn | 10.03 Bn | 345.32 Mn | 23.07% |
| 5 | BWX Technologies | 11.27 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 227.14 Mn | 22.68% |
| 6 | Generac Holdings | 11.25 Bn | 9.99 Bn | 516.04 Mn | 23.89% |
| 7 | Innio | 10.93 Bn | 7.17 Bn | 367.70 Mn | 27.54% |
| 8 | EnerSys | 5.13 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 284.35 Mn | 12.64% |
| 9 | Mirion Technologies | 4.30 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 131.50 Mn | 28.44% |
| 10 | Canadian Solar | 669.96 Mn | -4.20 Bn | 168.48 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.73% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 255.95% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.16% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.09% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 184.22% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 35.35% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 14.35% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 28.52% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 19.24% |
| 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();