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Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ)

Technology | Solar | Kitchener, Canada | NasdaqGS
12.93 USD -0.24 (-1.822%) ⇩ (April 21, 2026, 12:05 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:49 p.m. EDT

CSIQ is a 'sell into the dip' candidate driven by deteriorating fundamentals (revenue contraction, negative FCF) and a bearish options gamma setup that targets downside moves around $12-$13 rather than the bullish recovery priced in by long-term growth models.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.278304
MSTL0.281294
AutoETS0.287800
AutoARIMA0.288936

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 28.40
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.092
Excess Kurtosis -1.52
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Debt to Equity Ratio 161.4
Revenue per Share 83.052
Market Cap 876,870,208
Forward P/E 10.87
Beta 1.38
Profit Margins -1.86%
Website https://www.canadiansolar.com

As of April 18, 2026, 10:49 p.m. EDT: Options flow shows a distinct negative skew with put volume significantly exceeding call volume in the short term (April 24, May 1, July 17 expirations). There is elevated Open Interest and putting pressure below the $13 current price, specifically at the $7 strike in April and $12-$13 strikes in near-term months, aligning with the news headlines regarding downgrades and policy pressures. While there are straddles booked at the $25-$28 level further out, the immediate sentiment is defensive at 2-sigma downside. Implied volatility remains elevated (ATM IV ~0.75-0.84), pricing in significant uncertainty.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.6692015
Address1 4,273 King Street East
Address2 Suite 102
All Time High 67.39
All Time Low 1.95
Ask 14.68
Ask Size 1
Average Analyst Rating 2.8 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,610,470
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,381,804
Average Volume 2,381,804
Average Volume10Days 2,610,470
Beta 1.376
Bid 11.13
Bid Size 1
Book Value 41.409
City Kitchener
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country Canada
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 12.93
Current Ratio 1.022
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 13.28
Day Low 12.73
Debt To Equity 161.4
Display Name Canadian Solar
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,760,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,760,000
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,761,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,761,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,761,800
Ebitda 728,745,024
Ebitda Margins 0.13024999
Enterprise To Ebitda 10.458
Enterprise To Revenue 1.362
Enterprise Value 7,620,927,488
Eps Current Year -2.385
Eps Forward 1.18906
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -2.5
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 519 837 2550
Fifty Day Average 16.3842
Fifty Day Average Change -3.4541988
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.210825
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 66.92015
Fifty Two Week High 34.59
Fifty Two Week High Change -21.66
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.6261925
Fifty Two Week Low 6.96
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.9700003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.85775864
Fifty Two Week Range 6.96 - 34.59
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,163,082,600,000
Float Shares 47,422,201
Forward Eps 1.18906
Forward P E 10.874136
Free Cashflow -1,035,030,272
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 12,587
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.19418
Gross Profits 1,086,471,040
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.29794002
Held Percent Institutions 0.41129002
Implied Shares Outstanding 67,816,724
Industry Solar
Industry Disp Solar
Industry Key solar
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Canadian Solar Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 876,870,208
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_29762552
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common -104,126,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 893,146,255
Number Of Analyst Opinions 11
Open 13.27
Operating Cashflow -252,740,992
Operating Margins 0.05461
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 0.13
Phone 519 837 1881
Previous Close 13.17
Price Eps Current Year -5.421384
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.31225097
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.1567209
Profit Margins -0.018609999
Quick Ratio 0.561
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.81818
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.23999977
Regular Market Change Percent -1.8223218
Regular Market Day High 13.28
Regular Market Day Low 12.73
Regular Market Day Range 12.73 - 13.28
Regular Market Open 13.27
Regular Market Previous Close 13.17
Regular Market Price 12.93
Regular Market Time 1,776,787,515
Regular Market Volume 824,030
Return On Assets 0.0075700004
Return On Equity -0.043649998
Revenue Growth -0.2
Revenue Per Share 83.052
Sand P52 Week Change 0.34445214
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Shares Outstanding 67,816,724
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.21120001
Shares Short 14,323,436
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 12,903,464
Short Name Canadian Solar Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.2675
Short Ratio 5.53
Source Interval 15
State ON
Symbol CSIQ
Target High Price 37.0
Target Low Price 9.0
Target Mean Price 17.74091
Target Median Price 15.15
Total Cash 1,625,074,944
Total Cash Per Share 23.963
Total Debt 6,891,198,976
Total Revenue 5,595,106,816
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -2.5
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 17.3304
Two Hundred Day Average Change -4.4004
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.2539122
Type Disp Equity
Volume 824,030
Website https://www.canadiansolar.com
Zip N2P 2E9