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Canadian Solar Inc.

$CSIQ·$1.0B·Solar·Energy
$14.73-1.9%YTD-39.4%1Y+10.2%
Mentions · last 7 days
2026-07-07: 13 posts2026-07-08: 27 posts2026-07-09: 49 posts2026-07-10: 57 posts2026-07-11: 17 posts2026-07-12: 43 posts2026-07-13: 64 posts270+11%
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CSCSIQ
$CSIQCanadian Solar Inc.
$14.73-1.93%270 posts+11%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $CSIQ, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Comeback attemptEvent coming upAI verdict · as of 2026-07-12

A known event soon (earnings, a ruling, etc.) will likely decide the next move.

Solar off 38% YTD + 10GW Dallas factory (#2 US behind FSLR) + $700M EBITDA framework; Aug 20 defends turnaround.

Canadian Solar is a diversified solar-module + battery-storage franchise executing on a specific US-manufacturing-onshoring + trade-remedy thesis. The stock is off 38% YTD but up 6.6% T12M into Aug 20 Q2 earnings at 22nd-percentile 52w positioning.

  • Fundamentals are trough-cycle: Q1 revenue -9.9% YoY to $1.08B at 6.8% op margin, Q4 -20% at -5.3%. Revenue decline is real solar-module ASP pressure, but Q1 op-margin recovery is a specific inflection signal.
  • EPS surprise pattern is disciplined-mixed: +33% Q1 + -50.9% Q4 + 46.3% Q3 + -169.7% Q2 — recent Q1/Q3 beats reset credibility gap modestly, and consensus FY27 EPS turns positive at $1.30 vs -$0.86 FY26.
  • Strategic action is real: leading American Manufacturers for Energy Resilience Commerce petition against Korean cell producers using Chinese wafers + 10GW Dallas manufacturing (#2 US behind FSLR).
  • Positioning is compelling: $700M EBITDA potential from US manufacturing at <1x 2027 EBITDA + 22nd-percentile positioning + First Solar/SolarEdge/Enphase pop July 6 institutional-momentum context.

Aug 20 Q2 + FY26 guide + US-manufacturing framework is the check. Revenue tracking to $6.24B FY26 + operating margin holding above 6% + reaffirmed FY26 EPS -$0.86 + concrete Dallas 10GW capacity revenue-recognition commentary + specific Korean-wafer trade-petition ruling framework pushes through $22. A softer revenue print, cautious US-solar-demand commentary, or fresh module-ASP weakness takes back toward $12 support.

Agrees with X sentimentThe 9-post sample is bullish and directionally right — largest solar factory in Western Hemisphere + 10GW Dallas manufacturing capacity + #2 US solar manufacturer behind FSLR + American Manufacturers for Energy Resilience Commerce petition + $700M EBITDA potential at <1x 2027 EBITDA + First Solar/SolarEdge/Enphase pop July 6 are real catalysts. Where the crowd is thin is the -169.7% Q2 EPS miss: Aug 20 has to actively bridge the credibility gap.

What to watch: Aug 20 Q2 + FY26 guide + US-manufacturing framework. Revenue tracking to $6.24B + op margin above 6% + reaffirmed FY26 EPS -$0.86 + Dallas 10GW capacity revenue-recognition commentary + Korean-wafer trade-petition ruling framework pushes through $22. A softer print, cautious US-solar-demand commentary, or fresh module-ASP weakness takes back toward $12 support.

On the calendar: 2026-08-20 — Q2 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment9 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-13

Canadian Solar received an updated conviction upgrade after a factory tour at the largest N-type solar facility in the Western Hemisphere, and joined American Manufacturers for Energy Resilience in requesting a Department of Commerce probe alleging South Korean cell producers circumvent AD/CVD via Chinese wafers. CSIQ outperformed the broader energy-storage sector in a rough July week.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Designs and manufactures solar modules and develops utility-scale solar power plants; vertically integrated from wafer to project.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Solar sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CSIQ.

Solar · Energy

No material change from last week — structural AI data center clean-power demand pull and IRA domestic manufacturing credits are unchanged; utility-scale developers with contracted revenue are insulated from near-term sentiment noise.

What this means for $CSIQ

Direct beneficiary — Designs and manufactures solar modules and develops utility-scale solar power plants; vertically integrated from wafer to project; core operations sit in the path of the AI data center clean-power demand and IRA domestic manufacturing credits.

Top industry ETF

$TANInvesco Solar ETF
+5.5%YTD
+38.7%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-11.4How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
1.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
3.1%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-121%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-3.6%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
21.1%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
2.8Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 14, 2026$-0.71$-1.06+33.0%
Q4 2025Mar 19, 2026$-1.66$-1.10-50.9%
Q3 2025Nov 13, 2025$-0.58$-1.08+46.3%
Q2 2025Aug 21, 2025$-0.53$0.76-169.7%
Next earningsThu, Aug 20·consensus EPS $-0.68

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$1.1B-9.9%25.1%6.8%$-0.47$-401.9M
Q4 FY25$1.2B-20.0%10.2%-5.3%$-1.28$-396.0M
Q3 FY25$1.5B-1.3%17.2%2.3%$0.13$-406.5M
Q2 FY25$1.7B+3.6%29.8%7.5%$0.11$-203.9M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 8 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$6.2B$6.0B – $6.7B-$0.86-$1.25 – -$0.467
FY27$7.4B$6.9B – $8.4B$1.30-$0.78 – $3.968
FY28$7.5B$7.5B – $7.6B$2.31$0.96 – $3.388
FY29$7.6B$6.5B – $8.9B$7.83$6.32 – $9.577
FY30$8.0B$6.8B – $9.3B$5.55$4.48 – $6.787

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.8×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.21%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-13.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-21.1%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 47.4M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today4.8% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellMay 26Leslie Li ChangDirector1.8K sh$34KSellMay 19Wong Andrew Luen CheungDirector1.8K sh$29K
+ 53 other (21 exempts · 20 inkinds · 11 awards · 1 other) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3/ANew insider — initial holdingsMay 283/A
AI summary

Dylan Marx filed an amendment to his initial Form 3 (Form 3/A) for Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ), with an event date of March 18, 2026. The amendment corrects or supplements prior beneficial ownership disclosures for a company officer or director at the solar energy company. This is a routine administrative compliance correction with no new securities transactions.

3/ANew insider — initial holdingsMay 143/A
AI summary

Yu (Kang) Chen, Lead General Counsel of Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ), filed a Form 3/A amendment as of March 18, 2026, correcting the initial beneficial ownership statement filed on the same date. The excerpt does not include visible share counts in the cut-off Table I section. Routine Section 16(a) amendment for a CSIQ officer; administrative and non-material.

3/ANew insider — initial holdingsApr 63/A
AI summary

Lauren C. Templeton, a director of Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ), filed a Form 3/A amendment as of March 18, 2026 (amending an original filed on the same date), disclosing 23,028 common shares held directly. Routine Section 16(a) amendment for a CSIQ director; administrative and non-material.

3/ANew insider — initial holdingsApr 63/A
AI summary

Harry E. Ruda, a director of Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ), filed a Form 3/A amendment as of March 18, 2026 (amending an original filed on the same date), disclosing 45,382 common shares held directly. Routine Section 16(a) amendment for a CSIQ director's initial ownership filing; administrative and non-material.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 273
AI summary

Pauline W. Wong, Corporate Secretary of Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ), filed an initial Form 3 as of March 18, 2026, disclosing 2,280 common shares held directly. Routine Section 16(a) initial ownership disclosure for a newly reportable officer; non-material.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 253
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
+ 20 other (9 6-Ks · 7 3s · 2 13Gs · 1 SD) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Canadian Solar Announces Leadership Change at Recurrent Energyprnewswire.com·7d agoFirst Solar Climbs 5% on Bullish Wells Fargo Note, SolarEdge Jumps 8%, Canadian Solar Gains 7%, Enphase Rises 5%247wallst.com·8d agoCanadian Solar Inc. Announces Results of 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholdersprnewswire.com·12d agoe‑STORAGE to Deliver 426 MWh of Energy Storage in Floridaprnewswire.com·19d agoCanadian Solar Achieves Silver Certification Under SSI Supply Chain Traceability for Ingot and Cell Productionprnewswire.com·20d ago

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