CANADIAN SOLAR INC (CSIQ) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:CSIQ • CA1366351098

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-0.28 (-2.05%)
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This CSIQ fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. CSIQ Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • CSIQ had negative earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year CSIQ has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
  • Of the past 5 years CSIQ 4 years were profitable.
  • In multiple years CSIQ reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
CSIQ Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCSIQ Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -1B -2B

1.2 Ratios

  • With a Return On Assets value of -0.69%, CSIQ perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 46.96% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Return On Equity of CSIQ (-3.71%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • The Return On Invested Capital of CSIQ (0.33%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -0.69%
ROE -3.71%
ROIC 0.33%
ROA(3y)0.63%
ROA(5y)1.17%
ROE(3y)2.76%
ROE(5y)5.19%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
CSIQ Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCSIQ Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5 10 15

1.3 Margins

  • CSIQ's Operating Margin of 0.77% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CSIQ outperforms 48.70% of its industry peers.
  • CSIQ's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • CSIQ's Gross Margin of 18.34% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CSIQ is outperformed by 79.13% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CSIQ has declined.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 0.77%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 18.34%
OM growth 3Y-41.8%
OM growth 5Y-32.75%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y2.74%
GM growth 5Y-1.56%
CSIQ Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCSIQ Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5 10 15 20

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2. CSIQ Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so CSIQ is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, CSIQ has about the same amount of shares outstanding.
  • CSIQ has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, CSIQ has a worse debt to assets ratio.
CSIQ Yearly Shares OutstandingCSIQ Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20M 40M 60M
CSIQ Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCSIQ Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5B 10B 15B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.57, we must say that CSIQ is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • CSIQ's Altman-Z score of 0.57 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CSIQ is outperformed by 75.65% of its industry peers.
  • CSIQ has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.75. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • CSIQ has a Debt to Equity ratio of 1.75. This is amonst the worse of the industry: CSIQ underperforms 91.30% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.75
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.57
ROIC/WACC0.06
WACC5.26%
CSIQ Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCSIQ Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 2B -2B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.02 indicates that CSIQ should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • CSIQ has a worse Current ratio (1.02) than 90.43% of its industry peers.
  • CSIQ has a Quick Ratio of 1.02. This is a bad value and indicates that CSIQ is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • CSIQ's Quick ratio of 0.83 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CSIQ is outperformed by 89.57% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.02
Quick Ratio 0.83
CSIQ Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCSIQ Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B

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3. CSIQ Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for CSIQ have decreased strongly by -73.26% in the last year.
  • CSIQ shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -6.65%.
  • Measured over the past years, CSIQ shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 9.98% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-73.26%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%13.27%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.65%
Revenue growth 3Y-9.18%
Revenue growth 5Y9.98%
Sales Q2Q%-19.99%

3.2 Future

  • CSIQ is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 38.87% yearly.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, CSIQ will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 9.74% on average per year.
EPS Next Y131.11%
EPS Next 2Y59.95%
EPS Next 3Y74.66%
EPS Next 5Y38.87%
Revenue Next Year31.03%
Revenue Next 2Y21.54%
Revenue Next 3Y13.01%
Revenue Next 5Y9.74%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
CSIQ Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCSIQ Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2B 4B 6B 8B
CSIQ Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCSIQ Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 0 2 -2 4 6 8

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4. CSIQ Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • CSIQ reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 17.21, the valuation of CSIQ can be described as rather expensive.
  • 87.83% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CSIQ, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 22.84, CSIQ is valued a bit cheaper.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 17.21
CSIQ Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCSIQ Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 20 40 60 80

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
CSIQ Per share dataCSIQ EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 20 -20 40 60 80

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • CSIQ's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as CSIQ's earnings are expected to grow with 74.66% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y59.95%
EPS Next 3Y74.66%

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5. CSIQ Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for CSIQ!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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CSIQ Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

CANADIAN SOLAR INC

NASDAQ:CSIQ (4/2/2026, 8:17:00 PM)

After market: 13.4 +0.04 (+0.3%)

13.36

-0.28 (-2.05%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
GICS IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Earnings (Last)03-19
Earnings (Next)05-13
Inst Owners41.81%
Inst Owner Change5.64%
Ins Owners21.18%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap894.72M
Revenue(TTM)5.60B
Net Income(TTM)-104.13M
Analysts51.76
Price Target17.97 (34.51%)
Short Float %27.78%
Short Ratio5.29
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-9.96%
Min EPS beat(2)-105.85%
Max EPS beat(2)85.92%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-30.04%
Min EPS beat(4)-105.85%
Max EPS beat(4)85.92%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-25.65%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)-25.63%
EPS beat(16)9
Avg EPS beat(16)10.15%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.61%
Min Revenue beat(2)-11.92%
Max Revenue beat(2)6.7%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.24%
Min Revenue beat(4)-14.75%
Max Revenue beat(4)7.03%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.67%
Revenue beat(12)4
Avg Revenue beat(12)-4.17%
Revenue beat(16)6
Avg Revenue beat(16)-3.94%
PT rev (1m)-16.53%
PT rev (3m)-16.53%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-103.1%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-249.33%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-17.32%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-23.25%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-26.37%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.57%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.63%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 17.21
P/S 0.16
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 0.32
P/tB 0.32
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-2.49
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.78
Fwd EY5.81%
FCF(TTM)-24.55
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-3.77
OCFYN/A
SpS83.55
BVpS41.93
TBVpS41.45
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -0.69%
ROE -3.71%
ROCE 0.46%
ROIC 0.33%
ROICexc 0.38%
ROICexgc 0.38%
OM 0.77%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 18.34%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)0.63%
ROA(5y)1.17%
ROE(3y)2.76%
ROE(5y)5.19%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3Y-58.78%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-39.24%
ROICexc growth 3Y-58.78%
ROICexc growth 5Y-39.2%
OM growth 3Y-41.8%
OM growth 5Y-32.75%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y2.74%
GM growth 5Y-1.56%
F-Score2
Asset Turnover0.37
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.75
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr N/A
Cap/Sales 24.87%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.02
Quick Ratio 0.83
Altman-Z 0.57
F-Score2
WACC5.26%
ROIC/WACC0.06
Cap/Depr(3y)N/A
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
Cap/Sales(3y)25.37%
Cap/Sales(5y)18.53%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-73.26%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%13.27%
EPS Next Y131.11%
EPS Next 2Y59.95%
EPS Next 3Y74.66%
EPS Next 5Y38.87%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.65%
Revenue growth 3Y-9.18%
Revenue growth 5Y9.98%
Sales Q2Q%-19.99%
Revenue Next Year31.03%
Revenue Next 2Y21.54%
Revenue Next 3Y13.01%
Revenue Next 5Y9.74%
EBIT growth 1Y243.47%
EBIT growth 3Y-47.14%
EBIT growth 5Y-26.03%
EBIT Next Year4119.44%
EBIT Next 3Y293.9%
EBIT Next 5Y131.19%
FCF growth 1Y40.34%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y71.45%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

CANADIAN SOLAR INC / CSIQ Fundamental Analysis FAQ

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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to CSIQ.


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How profitable is CANADIAN SOLAR INC (CSIQ) stock?

CANADIAN SOLAR INC (CSIQ) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.


Is the dividend of CANADIAN SOLAR INC sustainable?

The dividend rating of CANADIAN SOLAR INC (CSIQ) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.