Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock (ASTI) Stock

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock (ASTI) is a Technology stock trading at $3.10 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $30.43M. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Ascent 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.

Understand Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock: how it makes money

Ascent Solar Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells copper-indium-gallium-diselenide photovoltaic products (including outdoor solar chargers), and it earns revenue by selling these products through OEMs, system integrators, distributors, retailers, and e-commerce companies.

Profitability depends on successfully manufacturing and selling photovoltaic products, then converting demand from OEMs and system integrators into orders through multiple sales channels, where fixed manufacturing and operating expenses must be supported by enough product volume.

Business quality (Weak): The dataset provides a business description and one quarter's operating margin, but it does not provide reportable segment revenue or any operational KPI labels, limiting how specifically we can tie business drivers to results.

Bull case

  • Multi end market coverage: Products are sold for aerospace, defense, emergency management, and consumer/OEM applications.
  • Multiple go to market routes: The company markets and sells through OEMs, system integrators, distributors, retailers, and e-commerce companies.

Bear case

  • Weak profitability in the latest provided quarter: For the quarter ended 2026-03-31, operating_margin_pct is -4355.6% (as provided).
  • Limited visibility into operating drivers: No operational_kpi_candidates or segment revenue breakdown are provided, making it harder to assess what specific operational metrics are moving performance.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$3.10
Market Cap$30.43M
Price / Book1.99
Price / Sales133.68
FCF Yield-42.6%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$76773.00
Net Margin-10202.5%
Revenue Growth (YoY)232.5%
EPS Growth (YoY)-76.1%
FCF Growth (YoY)30.3%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score-108.42 (distress)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Sector P/E (Technology)33.9
Industry P/E (Electronic Equipment)39.4
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderArosa Capital Management LP ($591000.00)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorTechnology
IndustryElectronic Equipment
CEOPaul Warley Jr.
Employees16
CountryUS
IPO Date2022-08-24

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.