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First Solar, Inc. (FSLR)

First Solar designs, manufactures and sells solar modules that convert sunlight into electricity. It uses thin film technology rather than the crystalline silicon most of the industry uses, and the filing describes it as the only U.S.-headquartered company among the world's largest solar manufacturers, the world's largest thin film manufacturer and the largest module manufacturer in the Western Hemisphere. The modules are produced through a fully integrated continuous process that the company states does not rely on Chinese crystalline silicon supply chains. More than 93 GW of modules have been sold worldwide.

First Solar, Inc.

First Solar designs, manufactures and sells solar modules that convert sunlight into electricity. It uses thin film technology rather than the crystalline silicon most of the industry uses, and the filing describes it as the only U.S.-headquartered company among the world's largest solar manufacturers, the world's largest thin film manufacturer and the largest module manufacturer in the Western Hemisphere. The modules are produced through a fully integrated continuous process that the company states does not rely on Chinese crystalline silicon supply chains. More than 93 GW of modules have been sold worldwide.

The technology

The module semiconductor structure is a single-junction polycrystalline thin film using cadmium telluride as the absorption layer. The filing says cadmium telluride has absorption properties well matched to the solar spectrum and can deliver competitive performance using approximately 2% to 3% of the semiconductor material that a conventional crystalline silicon module needs.

The company sets out four performance claims for the technology against crystalline silicon: a superior temperature coefficient, which it says matters because most of a system's generation happens when module temperatures are well above the 25°C of standard test conditions; a superior spectral response in humid environments where atmospheric moisture alters the solar spectrum; a better partial shading response; and immunity to cell cracking, which it describes as a common failure in crystalline silicon modules caused by poor manufacturing, handling or weather.

The company states it typically warrants that a module will produce at least 98% of its labelled power output rating in the first year, with coverage reducing by a degradation factor each year thereafter across a limited power output warranty period of up to 30 years.

The modules

The Series 6 Plus module is a glass laminate approximately 4ft by 6ft that encapsulates the thin film material. The Series 7 module has a larger form factor of approximately 4ft by 7ft. At the end of 2025 the average power output was 464 watts for Series 6 Plus and 532 watts for Series 7.

How they are made

Manufacturing sits in the United States, Malaysia, Vietnam and India. Series 7 production started in 2023 at a third Ohio facility and at the first Indian facility, in 2024 in Alabama and in 2025 in Louisiana. A sixth U.S. facility is under construction to bring final production processes for modules started by the international fleet onshore, and the company states it is expected to commence operations in the second half of 2026.

A module is made in one continuous automated flow rather than the batch steps and multiple factories that crystalline silicon modules pass through over several days. A sheet of glass enters the line and leaves as a completed module within a few hours, through three stages. In deposition, transparent oxide-coated glass panels are robotically loaded, cleaned, laser-marked with a serial number, heated and coated with thin layers of semiconductor material including cadmium telluride using vapour transport deposition, then cooled rapidly to increase glass strength. In cell definition and treatment, high-speed lasers turn the continuous semiconductor coating into a series of interconnected cells that deliver the intended current and voltage, and the film is treated and a back contact applied. In assembly and test, busbars, inter-layer material and a rear glass cover sheet are laminated on to encapsulate the device, anti-reflective coating is applied to the substrate glass, and junction boxes, termination wires and a frame complete the module.

Each module goes through acceptance testing for electrical leakage, visual quality and power measurement on a solar simulator before shipment, and production modules are subjected to accelerated life stress testing against International Electrotechnical Commission and Underwriters Laboratories requirements.

Raw materials

The process uses approximately 30 types of raw materials and components, including cadmium telluride, front glass coated with transparent conductive oxide, other semiconductor materials, organics such as adhesives, heat-strengthened back glass, frames, and packaging components such as interlayer, junction boxes, wire assemblies and solar connectors. A supplier must pass qualification procedures before its material is used, and where possible the company uses suppliers near its manufacturing locations to cut cost and lead times.

From First Solar's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2025. The filing

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Latest results

Latest quarterQ3 FY2026ended 30 September 2026 · 10-Q filed 29 October 2026
Revenue
$1.2 billion
-22.8% on the year · +16.5% on the quarter
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026
Net income
$571 million
+25.2% on the year · +35.1% on the quarter
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026
Diluted EPS
$5.30
+25.0% on the year · +35.2% on the quarter
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026

this quarterthe same quarter a year earlierHover a bar for its figure.

Last full yearFY2025ended 31 December 2025 · 10-K filed 24 February 2026
Revenue
$5.2 billion
+24.1% on the year
FY2018FY2025
Net income
$1.5 billion
+18.3% on the year
FY2018FY2025
Diluted EPS
$14.21
+18.2% on the year
FY2018FY2025

this yearthe year beforeHover a bar for its figure.

The years before, in wordsFirst Solar (FSLR) reported revenue of $5.2 billion for fiscal 2025, the year ended 31 December 2025, up 24.1% on the year before. Net income was $1.5 billion and diluted earnings per share $14.21. Revenue was $4.2 billion in fiscal 2024, $3.3 billion in fiscal 2023, $2.6 billion in fiscal 2022 and $2.9 billion in fiscal 2021. Net income in the same years was $1.3 billion, $831 million, a loss of $44 million and $469 million. Over the twelve months to 30 September 2026, First Solar reported revenue of $5.0 billion and net income of $1.9 billion. Revenue grew 14.0% a year, compounded, over the five years to fiscal 2025. First Solar had 107 million shares outstanding at the latest filed count. At 30 September 2026 it carried $108 million of debt and $1.6 billion of cash. At the close of 6 November 2026 the market cap of First Solar was $21.6 billion, 11.6 times its earnings over the last twelve months.

Ratios

From the filings

ROE17.1%
ROCE17.2%
Operating margin37.7%
Net margin37.1%
FCF margin4.6%
Interest cover70.3x
Debt to equity0.01x
Cash conversion0.45x
Share count, last 12 months0.2%
Sales CAGR, 3 years25.8%
Profit CAGR, 3 yearsn/a
EPS, TTM$17.28

At the close of 6 November 2026

Price$201.21
Market cap$21.6 billion
Stock P/E11.6x
Price to book2.0x
EV / EBITDA8.2x
Dividend yieldn/a
Market cap / sales4.3x
52-week high$318.25
52-week low$168.16
Price, 1 year-26.0%
Price CAGR, 3 years11.7%
Price CAGR, 5 years11.6%

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Quarterly results

Q4 FY2021 *Q1 FY2022Q2 FY2022Q3 FY2022Q4 FY2022 *Q1 FY2023Q2 FY2023Q3 FY2023Q4 FY2023 *Q1 FY2024Q2 FY2024Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024 *Q1 FY2025 †Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025 *Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2026
Revenue9073676216291,0025488118011,1597941,0108881,5148451,0971,5951,6831,0441,0561,231
Cost of revenue6613566446089424365004256574485124429465005979841,017558451518
Gross profit24611.5-23.221.060.6112310376502346499445568344500611665486605713
Gross margin27%3%-4%3%6%20%38%47%43%44%49%50%37%41%46%38%40%47%57%58%
R&D29.927.125.229.231.330.536.741.243.942.751.950.246.552.454.560.666.066.976.267.2
SG&A38.436.738.946.442.744.046.350.257.145.846.646.349.653.252.647.350.765.351.965.3
Operating income173-57.8145-68.4-45.918.0169273398243373322457221362466548345450546
Operating margin19%-16%23%-11%-5%3%21%34%34%31%37%36%30%26%33%29%33%33%43%44%
Interest expense2.52.93.23.03.10.71.43.77.19.29.89.010.99.59.214.111.37.65.62.4
Pre-tax income167-62.8140-61.7-6.635.7188290377256377327446217352460551354459566
Tax rate21%n/a60%n/an/a-19%9%8%7%7%7%4%12%3%3%1%6%2%8%-1%
Net income131-43.355.8-49.2-7.542.6171268349237349313393210342456521347423571
Net margin14%-12%9%-8%-1%8%21%34%30%30%35%35%26%25%31%29%31%33%40%46%
Diluted EPS$1.23-$0.41$0.52-$0.46-$0.07$0.40$1.59$2.50$3.25$2.20$3.25$2.91$3.65$1.95$3.18$4.24$4.84$3.22$3.92$5.30
Operating cash flow34.5-13988.0129795-34.6-89.7165561268193-53.7811-6081501,2741,242-215-145-42.9
Capital expenditure195155199223327371383286347413365434314206288204172119161155
Free cash flow-160-294-111-94.3468-406-472-121214-146-172-488497-814-1391,0701,070-333-306-198
Shares outstanding106m107m107m107m107m107m107m107m107m107m107m107m107m107m107m107m107m107m107m107m
Filing10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.
Read more* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

Income statement (profit and loss)

FY2007FY2008 †FY2009FY2010 †FY2011FY2012 †FY2013 †FY2014 †FY2015 †FY2016 †FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025TTM
Revenue5041,2462,0662,5642,7663,3693,3093,3924,1132,9052,9412,2443,0632,7112,9232,6193,3194,2065,2195,014
Cost of revenue2535681,0221,3791,7942,5162,4462,5652,9802,2662,3921,8522,5142,0312,1932,5492,0182,3483,0992,545
Gross profit2516781,0451,1859728538658251,13363854939254968173069.91,3011,8582,1202,470
Gross margin49.9%54.4%50.6%46.2%35.1%25.3%26.1%24.3%27.5%22.0%18.7%17.5%17.9%25.1%25.0%2.7%39.2%44.2%40.6%49.3%
Research and development15.133.578.294.814113213414413112588.684.596.693.799.1113152191233276
Selling, general and administrative82.2174273322413281270254255262203177205223170165198188204233
Operating income137438680749-68.7-37.6370422730-56817840.1-162317587-27.28571,3941,5971,890
Operating margin27.2%35.2%32.9%29.2%-2.5%-1.1%11.2%12.4%17.8%-19.6%6.0%1.8%-5.3%11.7%20.1%-1.0%25.8%33.2%30.6%37.7%
Interest expense2.30.55.30.00.113.91.92.07.020.525.825.927.124.013.112.213.038.944.126.9
Pre-tax income156464686762-53.7-39.8381432733-537202113-1202935728.68911,4061,5811,931
Income tax-2.411546.297.9-14.256.530.131.232.323.23723.4-5.5-10710352.860.511452.769.9
Effective tax rate-1.5%24.9%6.7%12.8%n/an/a7.9%7.2%4.4%n/a184.1%3.0%n/a-36.6%18.1%613.7%6.8%8.1%3.3%3.6%
Net income158348640664-39.5-96.3351396593-416-166144-115398469-44.28311,2921,5281,861
Net margin31.4%27.9%31.0%25.9%-1.4%-2.9%10.6%11.7%14.4%-14.3%-5.6%6.4%-3.8%14.7%16.0%-1.7%25.0%30.7%29.3%37.1%
Diluted EPS$2.03$4.24$7.53$7.68-$0.46-$1.11$3.67$3.90$5.83-$4.05-$1.59$1.36-$1.09$3.73$4.38-$0.41$7.74$12.02$14.21$17.28
Filing10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K
From each year's 10-K, linked; TTM is the last four quarters.
Read moreFree cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are. † The year as the company last restated it in a later filing; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed.

Revenue by segment FY2009 to FY2024

FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024Share
of the parts, latest year
Modules segmentn/an/an/an/an/an/a2276758065021,4601,7362,3312,4283,2974,20399.9%
Other segmentn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a1,60397559219121.83.60.1%
Components segment1,9652,2851,9421,1861,1741,103n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Systems segment1012798252,1832,1362,2893,8852,2292,1351,742n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Modules segment FY2015 to FY2024Other segment FY2019 to FY2024Systems segment FY2009 to FY2018Components segment FY2009 to FY2014
2,564FY20103,369FY20123,391FY20142,905FY20162,244FY20182,711FY20202,619FY20224,206FY2024

$ million; hover a block for its figure and share; a part named with years is one the company split its revenue into only then

From the company's 10-Ks, in its own words (latest 10-K).
Read moreEach year's figures come from the most recent 10-K that includes that year. A year is shown only where the parts add up to the revenue above. Fiscal years are labelled by the year they end in.

Profit by segment FY2009 to FY2024

The gross profit each segment reports. Costs First Solar does not charge to a segment are left out, so the segments can add up to more than the company's own gross profit.

FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024Margin
FY2024
Modules segmentn/an/an/an/an/an/a51.9111112-50.52904294731151,2771,86144.3%
Other segmentn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a259252257-45.523.3-2.8-79.4%
Components segment1,0371,21566655.888.593.5n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Systems segment7.2-30.33067977767311,081528437443n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Modules segment FY2015 to FY2024Components segment FY2009 to FY2014Systems segment FY2009 to FY2018Other segment FY2019 to FY2024
1,185FY2010853FY2012825FY2014638FY2016392FY2018681FY202069.9FY20221,858FY2024

$ million; the figure over a bar is all the segments together; a year a segment lost money, it hangs below the line. Hover a block for its profit, sales and margin.

FY2024Share of salesShare of profit
Modules segment100%100%
Other segmentunder 1%a loss

Each column adds to 100%. A segment with a bigger share of the profit than of the sales makes more on each dollar it sells.

From the company's 10-Ks, in its own words (latest 10-K).
Read moreEach year's figures come from the most recent 10-K that includes that year. A year is shown only where every segment with sales that year has a gross profit figure. A margin is a segment's gross profit over its own sales.

Revenue by region FY2009 to FY2025

FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025Share
of the parts, latest year
United States1373341,2382,6972,8323,0423,6342,4192,2741,4782,6601,8432,4572,1943,1883,9054,99595.7%
Indian/an/an/a66.78.344.11341581412327.533.8n/a37.210.92021963.7%
All other foreign countries2143753699.65.126.013949.522611212896.610614851.865.422.80.4%
France24936441370.235.8n/an/an/a63.028.888.812712267.768.334.46.30.1%
AEn/an/a0.00.021.1n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Australian/an/an/a30.90.61571859.6109153138n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
CLn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a21.932.0173n/an/an/an/a
Canada132313106389265n/an/an/an/a5.45.9119n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Germany1,3341,178639105142122n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
HNn/an/an/an/a0.0n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
JOn/an/an/an/an/a0.017.1103n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Japann/an/an/an/an/an/an/a5.24.423534.2470208n/an/an/an/an/a
Spainn/an/an/an/an/a0.00.8141n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
TRn/an/an/an/an/an/a1.718.8124n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
United StatesIndia FY2012 to FY2025All other foreign countriesFrance FY2009 to FY2025CL FY2020 to FY2022Japan FY2016 to FY2021Canada FY2009 to FY2020Australia FY2012 to FY2019TR FY2015 to FY2017Spain FY2015 to FY2016JO FY2015 to FY2016Germany FY2009 to FY2014AE FY2013
2,564FY20103,310FY20132,905FY20163,063FY20192,619FY20225,219FY2025

$ million; hover a block for its figure and share; a part named with years is one the company split its revenue into only then

From the company's 10-Ks, in its own words (latest 10-K).
Read moreEach year's figures come from the most recent 10-K that includes that year. A year is shown only where the parts add up to the revenue above. Fiscal years are labelled by the year they end in.

First forecast against the result

First Solar's EPS landed at or above the top of the range in 0, inside it in 4 and under it in 2 of the 6 years shown (FY2020 to FY2025).

−0.5%FY2020−7.8%FY2021−31.7%FY2022−3.2%FY2023−14.1%FY2024−28.9%FY2025
  • At or above the top of the range
  • Inside the range
  • Under the range

Each bar is the year's result against the top of its first forecast range, in per cent of the top. Hover a bar for the figures.

First forecast
The full-year range the company gave with its fourth-quarter results for the year before, before any later change to it.
Result
The figure the company reported for that year with its next fourth-quarter results.
Years left out
Where the forecast or the result could not be read with confidence. Each figure in the table links to the results release it comes from.

Cash flow

FY2007FY2008 †FY2009FY2010 †FY2011FY2012 †FY2013 †FY2014 †FY2015 †FY2016 †FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025TTM
Operating cash flow206463675705-33.5762856736-3252071,341-32717437.12388736021,2182,057839
Capital expenditure2424592805897323792832581662295147406694175409041,3871,526870606
Free cash flow-36.43.8395117-765383574478-492-22.7826-1,067-495-380-303-30.2-785-3081,187233
Free cash flow margin-7.2%0.3%19.1%4.5%-27.7%11.4%17.3%14.1%-12.0%-0.8%28.1%-47.5%-16.1%-14.0%-10.4%-1.2%-23.6%-7.3%22.7%4.6%
Cash from investing-547-308-702-742-676-384-537-388-156145-627-683-362-131-99.0-1,193-473-1,563-765-615
Cash from financing430178-22.0150571-89.1101-46.9101-13619225574.9-82.640.530933724.8-119-638
Depreciation and amortisationn/a59.513015623526523921722520491.9131205233260270308423529584
Share-based compensationn/a58.988.799.611437.054.643.844.928.735.134.237.429.320.928.734.228.119.225.4
Dividend per sharen/an/an/a$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Diluted shares, weighted78m82m85m86m86m87m95m102m102m103m104m106m105m107m107m107m107m108m108m108m
Shares outstanding at period endn/a82m85m86m86m87m100m100m102m104m104m105m105m106m106m107m107m107m107m107m
Filing10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K
Cash paid in the year, from the cash flow statement.
Read moreThe dividend per share is as declared. Diluted shares are the weighted average for the year; a falling count is the buybacks net of issuance. TTM sums the last four quarters; the share counts are the latest quarter's.

Balance sheet

FY2007FY2008 †FY2009FY2010 †FY2011FY2012 †FY2013 †FY2014 †FY2015 †FY2016 †FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025TTM
Funded by
Shareholders' equity1,0971,5132,6533,4553,6443,5734,4684,9915,6185,2135,0995,2125,0975,5215,9605,8366,6877,9789,53810,881
Non-controlling interestn/an/an/an/an/a32.235.0n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Short-term borrowingsn/an/a0.00.00.00.0n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Debtn/a164175237664563223213289188394467472279240184560610499108
Operating lease liabilitiesn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a0.011318914640.636.766.2104166
Finance lease liabilitiesn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a17.129.534.933.4
Other liabilitiesn/a4385226881,4702,1812,1571,5191,4091,4231,3721,4421,8351,1201,0682,1903,0643,4413,1462,832
Total liabilities and equityn/a2,1153,3504,3805,7786,3496,8846,7247,3166,8246,8657,1217,5167,1097,4148,25110,36512,12413,32114,020
Owned
Fixed assetsn/a8439891,4311,8161,5251,3851,4201,2846291,1551,7562,1812,4022,6503,5374,3975,4145,6765,634
Goodwilln/a33.828743365.465.485.085.085.014.514.514.514.514.514.514.529.728.331.129.8
Intangible assetsn/an/an/a0.42.93.711711911088.080.274.264.556.145.531.164.554.751.061.4
Investmentsn/a1064503481821034395097036087201,1448125203751,09715517251.848.1
Cash and equivalents4047666647666069011,3251,4821,1271,3472,2691,4041,3531,2271,4511,4811,9471,6212,8041,576
Receivablesn/a61.72273063115541361355012672121284752664293246611,2611,2941,591
Inventoryn/a1221531964764353895053803631723884445686666218201,0847371,139
Other assetsn/a1845809012,3192,7623,0072,4693,1263,5082,2422,2132,1732,0551,7821,1452,2902,4892,6773,941
Total assetsn/a2,1153,3504,3805,7786,3496,8846,7247,3166,8246,8657,1217,5167,1097,4148,25110,36512,12413,32114,020
Filing10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K
At the fiscal year end; the TTM column is the latest quarter end.
Read moreBoth totals are the company's own. Other liabilities is the filed total less the rows above it: payables, deferred revenue, taxes, borrowings the rows above do not carry and the rest; other assets is the same on the other side. Investments add the current and non-current lines as filed. Debt is the company's own stated total where it files one, otherwise its long-term debt with the current maturities, never parts added together. A row is left blank in a year where the lines shown overlap and the remainder would fall below nil.

Compounded growth

10 years5 years3 yearsTTM
Sales growth, compounded2.4%14.0%25.8%-0.7%
Profit growth, compounded9.9%30.9%n/a32.9%
Return on equity, average4.8%10.3%14.9%16.0%
Yearly growth, compounded; TTM is the last four quarters against the four before.
Read moreReturn on equity is net income over shareholders' equity at each year end, averaged over the window (the TTM column is the latest year alone); equity is the parent's shareholders' equity as tagged in the 10-K. Arithmetic on filed numbers, nothing forecast.

Questions

What was First Solar's revenue in fiscal 2025?

First Solar (FSLR) reported revenue of $5.2 billion for fiscal 2025, the year ended 31 December 2025, up 24.1% on the year before.

How much did First Solar earn in fiscal 2025?

Net income was $1.5 billion for fiscal 2025, and diluted earnings per share $14.21.

What is First Solar's P/E ratio?

At the close of 6 November 2026, First Solar traded at 11.6 times its earnings over the twelve months to 30 September 2026.

What is First Solar's market cap?

The market cap of First Solar was $21.6 billion at the close of 6 November 2026.

How much debt does First Solar have?

At 30 September 2026 First Solar carried $108 million of debt and $1.6 billion of cash.

Peers: Electronic Equipment

CompanyMarket capP/EROEOp. marginSales growth
TTM
Debt to equityDiv. yield
NVIDIA Corp. NVDA$4.50 trillion23.6084.2%65.2%83.4%0.150.1%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited TSM *$1.95 trillion37.3631.7%50.8%31.6%0.190.8%
Broadcom Inc. AVGO$1.40 trillion37.4738.4%48.0%48.7%0.610.9%
Micron Technology Inc. MU$780.6 billion9.3061.4%74.6%256.3%0.040.1%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AMD$734.2 billion97.3211.1%17.7%41.9%0.10n/a
Intel Corp. INTC$299.0 billionn/a-10.5%2.9%12.1%0.44n/a
Applied Materials Inc. AMAT$264.0 billion28.6836.2%29.6%7.8%0.260.6%
Texas Instruments Inc. TXN$252.9 billion35.9037.1%40.8%20.3%0.712.1%
Arm Holdings plc ARM *$185.7 billion205.3410.9%18.3%22.8%0.00n/a
Analog Devices Inc. ADI$175.9 billion43.0712.3%35.5%33.6%0.271.2%
Marvell Technology, Inc. MRVL$123.7 billion46.5614.2%16.5%30.6%0.270.2%
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. ASX *$70.3 billion58.8911.7%8.0%8.4%0.741.1%
All 130 in Electronic Equipment
CompanyMarket capP/EROEOp. marginSales growth
TTM
Debt to equityDiv. yield
NVIDIA Corp. NVDA$4.50 trillion23.6084.2%65.2%83.4%0.150.1%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited TSM *$1.95 trillion37.3631.7%50.8%31.6%0.190.8%
Broadcom Inc. AVGO$1.40 trillion37.4738.4%48.0%48.7%0.610.9%
Micron Technology Inc. MU$780.6 billion9.3061.4%74.6%256.3%0.040.1%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AMD$734.2 billion97.3211.1%17.7%41.9%0.10n/a
Intel Corp. INTC$299.0 billionn/a-10.5%2.9%12.1%0.44n/a
Applied Materials Inc. AMAT$264.0 billion28.6836.2%29.6%7.8%0.260.6%
Texas Instruments Inc. TXN$252.9 billion35.9037.1%40.8%20.3%0.712.1%
Arm Holdings plc ARM *$185.7 billion205.3410.9%18.3%22.8%0.00n/a
Amphenol Corp. APH$184.2 billion32.4334.6%27.7%57.6%1.040.7%
Qualcomm Inc. QCOM$177.6 billion13.0544.8%20.1%-2.6%0.502.2%
Analog Devices Inc. ADI$175.9 billion43.0712.3%35.5%33.6%0.271.2%
Marvell Technology, Inc. MRVL$123.7 billion46.5614.2%16.5%30.6%0.270.2%
Motorola Solutions, Inc. MSI$85.2 billion41.4067.9%24.2%11.4%3.290.9%
Northrop Grumman Corp. NOC$74.6 billion16.5924.2%10.6%6.5%0.811.8%
Vertiv Holdings Co. VRT$70.4 billion34.1738.1%20.1%35.3%0.530.1%
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. ASX *$70.3 billion58.8911.7%8.0%8.4%0.741.1%
NXP Semiconductors N.V. NXPI$62.6 billion19.5126.7%33.0%14.6%0.911.6%
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. MPWR$58.0 billion65.6023.9%29.5%40.5%0.000.6%
Garmin Ltd. GRMN$55.1 billion27.4221.1%28.8%13.6%0.001.4%
Lumentum Holdings Inc. LITE$48.7 billionn/a-143.9%23.5%103.2%0.31n/a
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. LHX$48.4 billion24.2610.1%10.7%7.3%0.541.9%
Nokia Corporation NOK *$42.7 billion57.113.1%4.4%3.5%0.162.0%
STMicroelectronics N.V. STM *$37.1 billion231.690.9%1.5%-11.1%0.120.9%
Ubiquiti Inc. UI$35.9 billion33.4763.7%36.9%29.4%0.000.6%
United Microelectronics Corporation UMC *$34.9 billion27.6111.0%18.5%2.3%0.17n/a
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ERIC *$34.6 billion11.8526.0%16.3%-4.5%0.302.8%
Ciena Corp. CIEN$34.5 billion54.2521.4%12.3%32.6%1.06n/a
Astera Labs, Inc. ALAB$33.3 billion75.8523.1%25.5%115.2%0.00n/a
Microchip Technology Inc. MCHP$31.8 billion44.2012.6%20.9%33.0%0.833.1%
Teledyne Technologies Inc. TDY$28.6 billion28.279.2%20.0%8.6%0.18n/a
Celestica Inc. CLS$26.1 billion19.5520.0%8.3%61.6%0.13n/a
Flex Ltd. FLEX$25.8 billion25.1817.9%5.1%17.5%0.90n/a
Jabil Inc. JBL$25.0 billion24.4364.6%4.7%20.6%2.090.1%
ON Semiconductor Corp. ON$24.7 billion36.879.1%12.3%2.9%0.60n/a
Qnity Electronics, Inc. Q$24.4 billion43.967.4%n/an/a0.530.1%
Hubbell Inc. HUBB$22.7 billion25.1822.1%20.1%16.0%1.251.3%
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. CRDO$22.6 billion42.7719.7%31.7%165.1%0.00n/a
First Solar, Inc. FSLR$21.6 billion11.6417.1%37.7%-0.7%0.01n/a
Cerebras Systems Inc. CBRS$21.3 billionn/an/an/an/a0.10n/a
Macom Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. MTSI$16.1 billion67.7915.6%18.1%28.4%0.22n/a
Nextpower Inc. NXT$15.8 billion26.4323.2%19.0%13.7%0.00n/a
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. LSCC$14.9 billion328.113.2%9.1%63.4%0.61n/a
Sitime Corp. SITM$12.6 billion443.470.8%0.9%142.6%0.38n/a
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. SWKS$12.4 billion42.585.1%7.6%0.1%0.093.5%
Fabrinet FN$11.7 billion24.6719.1%10.0%43.0%0.03n/a
Semtech Corp. SMTC$9.6 billion68.4420.6%8.0%17.8%0.66n/a
Leonardo Drs, Inc. DRS$9.1 billion25.0512.6%10.8%8.9%0.061.1%
Amkor Technology, Inc. AMKR$8.1 billion13.2312.9%9.5%15.7%0.521.0%
Rambus Inc. RMBS$8.0 billion30.6718.8%36.3%17.3%0.00n/a
Advanced Energy Industries Inc. AEIS$7.9 billion28.3118.2%16.0%31.7%0.800.2%
Silicon Laboratories Inc. SLAB$7.4 billionn/a-3.6%-5.1%21.7%0.00n/a
Sanmina Corp. SANM$7.2 billion24.0911.2%4.2%58.6%0.79n/a
TTM Technologies Inc. TTMI$7.0 billion26.5013.1%11.1%37.6%0.80n/a
Viavi Solutions Inc. VIAV$7.0 billion118.625.1%10.6%47.4%0.49n/a
Formfactor Inc. FORM$6.4 billion37.0414.7%18.3%29.1%0.01n/a
Esco Technologies Inc. ESE$6.0 billion18.9819.5%14.2%24.0%0.050.1%
Cirrus Logic, Inc. CRUS$5.7 billion14.3518.9%22.5%5.1%0.00n/a
Impinj Inc. PI$5.3 billionn/a-3.1%-0.7%7.7%0.62n/a
Allegro Microsystems, Inc. ALGM$5.2 billion187.673.1%7.5%27.9%0.28n/a
Plexus Corp. PLXS$5.1 billionn/an/an/an/a0.18n/a
Synaptics Inc. SYNA$4.6 billionn/a-53.2%-4.7%8.1%0.91n/a
Planet Labs PBC PL$4.6 billionn/a-63.8%-27.2%44.1%0.79n/a
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. AAOI$4.5 billionn/a-1.5%-6.8%77.2%0.10n/a
Maxlinear, Inc. MXL$4.5 billionn/a-5.5%-0.9%56.0%0.31n/a
Mercury Systems Inc. MRCY$4.4 billionn/a-2.0%0.0%7.9%0.29n/a
Universal Display Corp. OLED$4.0 billion17.9013.8%34.6%-1.9%n/a2.2%
Enphase Energy, Inc. ENPH$3.8 billion42.497.3%4.2%-19.9%0.46n/a
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. VSH$3.7 billion37.563.2%5.2%17.6%0.251.7%
Diodes Inc. DIOD$3.5 billion31.145.9%7.3%24.2%0.21n/a
Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. KLIC$3.3 billion29.4912.7%13.2%44.4%0.001.3%
OSI Systems Inc. OSIS$3.1 billion21.0620.3%12.2%2.9%1.28n/a
Ondas Inc. ONDS$2.8 billionn/a10.6%-140.4%979.3%0.00n/a
IPG Photonics Corp. IPGP$2.8 billion69.601.9%1.9%14.8%0.00n/a
Ambarella Inc. AMBA$2.6 billionn/a-9.1%-14.9%20.0%0.00n/a
AXT Inc. AXTI$2.6 billion1,944.500.5%3.1%45.8%0.09n/a
Penguin Solutions, Inc. PENG$2.5 billion16.0734.7%9.6%26.5%1.51n/a
Intuitive Machines, Inc. LUNR$2.4 billionn/an/a-27.5%116.5%n/an/a
Power Integrations Inc. POWI$2.3 billion51.016.4%8.4%2.3%0.002.1%
Nlight, Inc. LASR$2.2 billionn/a-2.9%-6.0%39.6%0.00n/a
Benchmark Electronics Inc. BHE$2.2 billion38.945.0%3.5%12.9%0.141.1%
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. UCTT$1.9 billion72.113.7%4.3%15.8%0.87n/a
Vicor Corp. VICR$1.7 billion38.5519.9%24.9%27.0%0.00n/a
Solaredge Technologies, Inc. SEDG$1.7 billionn/a-54.0%-9.2%29.3%0.79n/a
Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. SHLS$1.7 billion43.835.9%11.2%49.2%0.26n/a
CTS Corp. CTS$1.7 billion22.8912.6%17.0%7.4%0.090.3%
Photronics Inc. PLAB$1.6 billion9.6412.9%22.5%1.2%0.00n/a
Navitas Semiconductor Corp. NVTS$1.6 billionn/a-42.9%-323.5%-28.6%0.00n/a
Nextnav Inc. NN$1.4 billionn/a-33.4%-1,900.4%-36.5%0.00n/a
Wolfspeed, Inc. WOLF$1.3 billionn/a-69.6%-80.3%-18.0%2.09n/a
Ichor Holdings, Ltd. ICHR$1.2 billion620.000.4%1.7%15.2%0.13n/a
Napco Security Technologies, Inc. NSSC$1.1 billion24.6022.1%22.7%8.7%0.002.0%
Harmonic Inc. HLIT$1.0 billionn/an/an/an/a0.09n/a
Ambiq Micro, Inc. AMBQ$930 millionn/a-9.1%-43.3%n/a0.00n/a
Array Technologies, Inc. ARRY$901 millionn/an/a-5.1%1.2%n/an/a
Arteris, Inc. AIP$884 millionn/a-63.3%-46.2%41.0%n/an/a
BlackSky Technology Inc. BKSY$876 millionn/a-14.0%-22.8%29.9%0.96n/a
Varex Imaging Corp. VREX$778 million35.484.5%8.3%5.3%0.70n/a
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd. AOSL$712 millionn/a-5.8%-7.1%-3.2%0.000.0%
T1 Energy Inc. TE$662 millionn/a-190.1%-22.4%427.0%2.730.0%
Unusual Machines, Inc. UMAC$594 millionn/a-9.0%-76.1%425.2%0.00n/a
Kopin Corp. KOPN$547 million75.7511.5%-22.9%-7.1%0.00n/a
Vishay Precision Group, Inc. VPG$541 millionn/a-1.0%1.1%11.6%0.05n/a
Lightpath Technologies Inc. LPTH$494 millionn/a-13.7%-27.4%92.8%0.00n/a
Kimball Electronics, Inc. KE$462 million22.933.5%4.4%-1.5%0.40n/a
indie Semiconductor, Inc. INDI$436 millionn/a-52.5%-59.3%13.9%1.50n/a
Clearfield, Inc. CLFD$389 millionn/a-2.9%-0.2%-1.4%0.00n/a
Methode Electronics Inc. MEI$384 millionn/a-5.5%0.4%1.4%0.471.9%
NVE Corp. NVEC$368 million20.5730.8%61.6%24.1%0.005.3%
Adtran Holdings, Inc. ADTN$329 millionn/a-20.9%0.0%10.1%2.32n/a
Everspin Technologies Inc. MRAM$284 millionn/a-3.6%-15.5%20.9%0.010.0%
Turtle Beach Corp. TBCH$273 millionn/a-0.6%3.2%-13.0%0.93n/a
Nano Dimension Ltd. NNDM$262 millionn/a-34.4%-117.3%n/a0.04n/a
M-tron Industries, Inc. MPTI$261 million22.078.0%18.5%11.8%0.00n/a
BK Technologies Corp. BKTI$251 million19.5726.2%17.9%15.7%0.00n/a
Aviat Networks, Inc. AVNW$226 million93.110.9%4.4%1.2%0.36n/a
Vuzix Corp. VUZI$160 millionn/a-145.3%-521.9%6.8%0.00n/a
Quicklogic Corp. QUIK$147 millionn/an/an/an/a0.24n/a
Espey MFG & Electronics Corp. ESP$141 million12.0218.5%25.1%4.9%0.002.1%
Aeluma, Inc. ALMU$135 millionn/a-16.1%-228.3%-4.4%0.00n/a
Atomera Inc. ATOM$117 millionn/a-69.6%-10,969.4%476.3%0.00n/a
GSI Technology Inc. GSIT$116 millionn/a-22.8%-100.8%2.9%0.00n/a
GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc. GCTS$106 millionn/an/a-852.0%-32.8%n/an/a
Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. MX$91 millionn/a-12.3%-24.2%-12.8%0.19n/a
R F Industries Ltd. RFIL$72 million30.146.3%4.6%13.0%0.15n/a
Kulr Technology Group, Inc. KULR$68 millionn/a-140.9%-270.6%24.6%0.28n/a
Inseego Corp. INSG$64 millionn/an/a-10.4%-3.6%n/an/a
AmpliTech Group, Inc. AMPG$59 millionn/a-17.1%-34.7%24.2%0.00n/a
Tigo Energy, Inc. TYGO$57 million4.3527.3%-3.7%15.3%0.05n/a
LGL Group Inc. LGL$43 millionn/a-0.5%-21.8%9.3%0.00n/a
72 companies share its SEC industry code (Semiconductors & Related Devices); the rest are the names nearest in size in its wider industry, Electronic Equipment, one of the Fama-French 48 industries, a published grouping of SEC industry codes.
Read moreBy market capitalisation; a click on a heading sorts by it, largest first, and a second click turns it round. Each figure is the same arithmetic as the ratio box above, on each company's own filings and latest close; a name marked * is a foreign company that files once a year, on its latest fiscal year.

The public record on FSLR

Dividendsno dividend in its filings for fiscal 2007 onward
Filings14 in twelve months: 6 current reports (8-K), about 4 results of operations; 1 other events; 1 shareholder vote; 1 material agreement; 1 termination of a material agreement
Planned insider sales74 Form 144 notices in twelve months, $36.3 million; latest 1 October 2026
Options tapeput/call 0.76 by open interest at the 6 November 2026 close; the straddle prices a 6.5% move to 13 November 2026
13F holders1,016 funds reported a position for the quarter to 30 June 2026; largest BlackRock, Inc.
Insider trading151 sales and 0 purchases on Form 4 in twelve months
Congress0 House trades disclosed in six months
Short interest11.6 million shares short, 5.83 days to cover at 15 October 2026
Documentsthe 10-K, the 10-Qs, the proxy and 4 earnings press releases, each linked

Filings

FilingPeriodFiledWhere
10-Q30 September 202629 October 2026EDGAR
10-Q30 June 202630 July 2026EDGAR
10-Q31 March 202630 April 2026EDGAR
10-K31 December 202524 February 2026EDGAR
10-Q30 September 202530 October 2025EDGAR
10-Q30 June 202531 July 2025EDGAR
10-Q31 March 202529 April 2025EDGAR
10-K31 December 202425 February 2025EDGAR
10-Q30 September 202429 October 2024EDGAR
10-Q30 June 202430 July 2024EDGAR

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