Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock(ASTI)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

ASTI•NASDAQ

$4.54

Price updated Jul 6, 2026

SectorEnergy IndustrySolar Sub-IndustrySolar modules and inverters

AboutAscent Solar Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells copper-indium-gallium-diselenide photovoltaic products for aerospace, defense, emergency management, and consumer/OEM applications. It offers outdoor solar chargers. The company markets and sells its products through OEMs, system integrators, distributors, retailers, and e-commerce companies. Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Thornton, Colorado.Show more

Revenue$77K+83.3%
EBITDA-$7M+9.2%
Net Income-$8M+14.2%
EPS (Diluted)-3.09+70.2%
Gross Margin-155.73%+38.7%
EBITDA Margin-9439.23%+50.4%
Operating Margin-10256.71%+49.7%
Net Margin-10202.49%+53.2%
ROE-233.19%+76.3%

ASTI Price & Volume

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock (ASTI) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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Persistent Operating Losses Threaten Long-term Viability

Investment Thesis • Updated 2026Q1

VerdictNegative: The company's inability to generate meaningful revenue beyond $51.9K per quarter

Growth:Mixed

Profitability:Negative

Financial:Vulnerable

Cash Flow:Burning

Primary Risk:Existential liquidity and dilution

Key Thesis Takeaways

Ascent Solar Technologies remains in a precarious pre-commercial phase, characterized by negligible quarterly revenue of $51.9K and a massive accumulated deficit exceeding $500 million.
The company's reliance on external capital to fund operations, evidenced by extreme volatility in asset levels and recurring negative margins, suggests significant execution risk.
Investors should monitor the firm's ability to achieve sustainable scale, as current cash burn rates and structural inefficiencies continue to erode shareholder equity.

Verdict Logic

combined with a history of extreme operating losses, suggests an existential risk to its long-term going concern status.

ASTI Growth Metrics

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock (ASTI) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years-35.88%

5 Years2.88%

3 Years-60.25%

TTM117.83%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-

5 Years-

3 Years-

TTM-0.83%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-

5 Years-

3 Years-

TTM30.32%

Return on Capital

10 Years-555.68%

5 Years-206.8%

3 Years-223.18%

Last Year-175.14%

Latest ASTI News

Recent stock market news and headlines for Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock (ASTI)

GlobeNewsWire·Jun 29, 2026

Ascent Solar's Thin-Film Space Solar Products Experience Zero Damage in Atomic Oxygen Exposure Test Campaign

THORNTON, Colo., June 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascent Solar Technologies (“Ascent” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ASTI), the leading U.S. innovator in the design and manufacturing of featherweight, flexible thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solutions, today announced the results of its preliminary Atomic Oxygen (AO) exposure testing for its space grade thin-film PV products.

Peers Comparison

Key metrics vs top competitors for Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock (ASTI)

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Company	Price	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	Rev Growth (1Y)	Net Margin	ROE	Div Yield
ASTIAscent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common StockCurrent	$4.54	$15.79M	-1.47	83.26%	-10202.49%	-233.19%	—
FSLRFirst Solar, Inc.	$233.06	$25.04B	16.40	24.09%	30.73%	18.01%	—
ARRYArray Technologies, Inc.	$7.02	$1.08B	-9.62	40.22%	-5.56%	-20.64%	—
SHLSShoals Technologies Group, Inc.	$10.58	$1.78B	52.90	19.07%	6.27%	5.67%	—
SPWRSunPower Inc.	$0.60	$98.31M	-8.97	2.92%	-8.66%	—	—
CSIQCanadian Solar Inc.	$15.15	$1.03B	-9.77	-6.65%	-1.87%	-2.39%	—

Compare ASTI vs Peers

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock (ASTI) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

Closest Rival

vs FSLR

Most directly comparable listed peer for ASTI.

Scale Benchmark

vs BE

Larger-name benchmark to compare ASTI against a more recognizable public peer.

Peer Set

Compare Top 5

vs FSLR, ARRY, SHLS, SPWR

ASTI SEC Filings & Documents

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock (ASTI) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

Material company update

Jan 26, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Dec 31, 2025·SEC

Material company update

Dec 8, 2025·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

FY 2026

Mar 20, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Mar 31, 2025·SEC

FY 2024

Feb 21, 2024·SEC

10-Q Quarterly Reports

FY 2026

May 8, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Nov 10, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Aug 12, 2025·SEC

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ASTI Frequently Asked Questions

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock (ASTI) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

What is Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock's revenue?

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock (ASTI) reported $0.1M in revenue for fiscal year 2025.

How fast is Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock growing?

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock (ASTI) grew revenue by 83.3% over the past year. This is strong growth.

Is ASTI profitable?

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock (ASTI) reported a net loss of $8.3M for fiscal year 2025.

Dividend & Returns

What is ASTI's return on equity?

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock (ASTI) has a return on equity (ROE) of -233.2%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

What is Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock's free cash flow?

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock (ASTI) had negative free cash flow of $8.2M in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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Company

Price

Market Cap

P/E Ratio

Rev Growth (1Y)

Net Margin

ROE

Div Yield

ASTIAscent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common StockCurrent

$4.54

$15.79M

-1.47

83.26%

-10202.49%

-233.19%

—

FSLRFirst Solar, Inc.

$233.06

$25.04B

16.40

24.09%

30.73%

18.01%

—

ARRYArray Technologies, Inc.

$7.02

$1.08B

-9.62

40.22%

-5.56%

-20.64%

—

SHLSShoals Technologies Group, Inc.

$10.58

$1.78B

52.90

19.07%

6.27%

5.67%

—

SPWRSunPower Inc.

$0.60

$98.31M

-8.97

2.92%

-8.66%

—

CSIQCanadian Solar Inc.

$15.15

$1.03B

-9.77

-6.65%

-1.87%

-2.39%

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