CSIQ
Canadian Solar Inc.
Technology · Solar · NMS
$17.16
Data: 2026-05-14
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

WEAK MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$1.2B
Total market value of the company
14.98
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
-20.0%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
-1.9%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
-4.4%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$18.20
+6% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
HOLD
Consensus view from 11 analysts covering this stock
About Canadian Solar Inc.

Canadian Solar Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides solar energy and battery energy storage products and solutions in Asia, the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Manufacturing and Recurrent Energy. The Manufacturing Segment focuses on manufacturing and selling solar, battery energy storage and other power technology products, and CSI Solar. It also offers standard solar modules, battery storage solutions, solar system kits, such as inverters, racking systems, and other accessories; power electronic products; and engineering, procurement, and construction services, as well as operates battery energy storage projects. The Recurrent Energy Segment develops, builds, sells, and operates solar power and battery energy storage projects; operates solar power plants; and sells electricity and other services. This segment also provides power operation and maintenance services, including monitor, inspects, repair, and replace of plant equipment, and site management and administrative support services for solar projects, as well as asset management services. The company offers power plant level, commercial, household products, inverter, photovoltaic modules; and sells electricity and smart energy. It serves distributors, system integrators, project developers, installers, and EPC companies, as well as caters to utility companies, public utilities, licensed suppliers, corporate offtakers, and commercial, industrial, or government end users primarily under its Canadian Solar brand name. The company sells its products under CSI, CS PowerTech, CSI Solar, Recurrent Energy, e-STORAGE, SolBank, KuBank, and EP Cube brand names. Canadian Solar Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Kitchener, Canada.

https://www.canadiansolar.com

Country: Canada Employees: 12,587 Industry: Solar
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
570.4% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
134.5% FAIL
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$17.84
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
3.8%
Slight discount to fair value
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
41.4th
Ranks in the top 59% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
77.5
Quality Score
15.0
Combined
37.0

Trading near fair value at $18 (estimated $18). Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 61% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
0.444
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
0.0346
Modest edge detected — smaller position warranted
-0.006
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-0.4%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-66.0%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
7
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

1.44
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$34.59
50% below the year high
52W Low
$9.41
82% above the year low
Avg Volume
2,662,379
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
6.7
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
31.4%
Very high short interest — potential squeeze candidate
0.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$-2.50
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

1.61
Meaningful debt load — monitor closely
1.02
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
0.56
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
19.4%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
5.5%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$-1,035,030,272
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$5.6B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$-104,126,000
Loss-making — spending exceeds revenue after all costs
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
11
Target High
$37.00
Target Median
$18.20
Target Low
$9.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-05-13 QU SHAWN XIAOHUA Chief Technology Officer 8,133
2026-04-02 WONG ANDREW LUEN CHEUNG Director 770
2026-04-02 RUDA HARRY E Director 770
2026-04-02 TEMPLETON LAUREN CORTNEY Director 770
2026-04-02 CHANG LESLIE LI HSIEN Director 770
2026-04-01 QU SHAWN XIAOHUA Director 18,779 $175,171
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
Insider Intelligence
Explore the Ethical Screener View Track Record

Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-14

Discover More
Alpha Insights Market Intelligence Titan Watch Ethical Screener Insider Intelligence Track Record Ethical Finance Zakat Calculator Iran Oil Tracker Foundry (292 articles) Indicators Join Free →

Get our weekly market brief free.