FSLR

Latest market price

202.82

-3.10-1.51%

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FSLRQT59First Solar, Inc.·NASDAQ

Overview Short InterestFilings

202.82-1.51%

News

Down 1.5% — FSLR DEADLINE ALERT: ROSEN, SKILLED INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages First Solar, Inc. Investors to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action - FSLR (newsfilecorp.com).

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Signal & projected range

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NXT-4.27%$100.03 ENPH-5.63%$36.70 SEDG-5.63%$42.60 RUN-4.24%$9.94 SHLS-5.06%$9.39 CSIQ-9.12%$13.35 ARRY-5.51%$5.32 DQ-2.02%$11.67

Snapshot

Index	S&P 500	P/E	13.07	EPS (ttm)	15.52	Insider Own	0.46%	Shs Outstand	107.45M	Perf Week	-4.33%

Market Cap	21.79B	Forward P/E	8.43	EPS next Y	24.06	Insider Trans	-24.31%	Shs Float	101.61M	Perf Month	-18.34%

Enterprise Value	19.86B	PEG	0.42	EPS next Q	-	Inst Own	58.95%	Short Float	9.73%	Perf Quarter	3.38%

Income	1.67B	P/S	4.02	EPS this Y	14.28%	Inst Trans	-	Short Ratio	3.96	Perf Half Y	-15.38%

Sales	5.42B	P/B	2.20	EPS next Y	35.98%	ROA	12.47%	Short Interest	9.89M	Perf YTD	-22.36%

Book/sh	-	P/C	8.89	EPS next 5Y	13.37%	ROE	18.01%	52W High	320.97 -36.81%	Perf Year	12.82%

Cash/sh	-	P/FCF	13.07	EPS past 3/5Y	- 30.67%	ROIC	15.37%	52W Low	171.98 17.93%	Perf 3Y	2.14%

Dividend Est.	-	EV/EBITDA	8.59	Sales past 3/5Y	25.84% 14.00%	Gross Margin	41.73%	Volatility	3.49% 4.43%	Perf 5Y	142.93%

Dividend TTM	-	EV/Sales	3.66	EPS Y/Y TTM	28.79%	Oper. Margin	33.17%	ATR (14)	10.95	Perf 10Y	328.34%

Dividend Ex-Date	-	Quick Ratio	2.00	Sales Y/Y TTM	28.84%	Profit Margin	30.73%	RSI (14)	31.88	Recom	2.49

Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	-	Current Ratio	2.56	EPS Q/Q	65.13%	SMA20	-8.31%	Beta	1.77	Target Price	257.86

Payout	0.00%	Debt/Eq	0.04	Sales Q/Q	23.55%	SMA50	-18.14%	Rel Volume	0.58	Prev Close	205.92

Employees	7,900	LT Debt/Eq	0.03	Earnings	Jul 30	SMA200	-13.63%	Avg Volume	2.41M	Price	202.82

IPO Date	Nov 17, 2006	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	6.25% 0.93%	Net Debt/EBITDA	-0.84	Volume	1,402,978	Change	-1.51%

Analyst Ratings

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating	Target
Jul-21-26	Reiterated	Jefferies	Hold	$205 → $207
Jul-14-26	Downgrade	Truist Securities	Buy → Hold	$249
Jul-10-26	Reiterated	Susquehanna	Positive	$250 → $270
Jul-09-26	Reiterated	Morgan Stanley	Overweight	$275 → $245
Jul-07-26	Upgrade	Deutsche Bank	Hold → Buy	$272
Jul-06-26	Reiterated	Wells Fargo	Overweight	$250 → $320
Jun-15-26	Reiterated	Mizuho	Outperform	$326 → $300
May-28-26	Upgrade	GLJ Research	Hold → Buy	$315
May-05-26	Upgrade	Freedom Broker	Hold → Buy
May-04-26	Reiterated	Evercore ISI Group	In Line	$240 → $219

Company

First Solar, Inc. is a global provider of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions, operating in numerous international markets including the United States, Japan, France, Canada, India, and Australia. The company's primary activity involves the engineering, manufacturing, and sale of cadmium telluride solar modules, which are designed to convert solar radiation directly into electricity. Its clientele is broad, serving system developers and operators, utility companies, independent power producers, commercial and industrial businesses, and various other system owners. Founded in 1999, the firm is based in Tempe, Arizona, and underwent a name change in 2006 from its former designation, First Solar Holdings, Inc.

Ownership

Total institutional ownership58.95%

Per-holder 13F data hasn't been ingested for this ticker yet.

Financial Statements

DataTimeframe

Line Item (USD, M)	TTM —	FY 2025 12/31/2025	FY 2024 12/31/2024	FY 2023 12/31/2023	FY 2022 12/31/2022	FY 2021 12/31/2021	FY 2020 12/31/2020	FY 2019 12/31/2019	FY 2018 12/31/2018
Total Revenue	5,419	5,219	4,206	3,319	2,619	2,923	2,711	3,063	2,244
Cost of Goods Sold Incl. D&A	3,157	3,099	2,348	2,018	2,549	2,193	2,031	2,514	1,852
Gross Profit	2,261	2,121	1,858	1,301	70	730	681	549	392
Selling, General and Administrative Excl. Other	216	204	188	198	165	170	223	205	177
Research and Development	248	233	191	152	113	99	94	97	84
Other Operating Expense	0	0	84	93	-181	-126	46	409	91
Operating Income	1,798	1,684	1,394	857	-27	587	317	-162	40
Interest Expense	42	44	39	13	12	13	24	27	26
Unusual Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Non-Operating Income (Expense)	-36	-58	51	47	48	-1	-2	68	134
Net Income Before Taxes	1,717	1,581	1,406	891	9	572	291	-120	148
Income Taxes	52	53	114	61	53	103	-107	-5	3
Consolidated Net Income	1,666	1,528	1,292	831	-44	469	398	-115	144
Net Income From Continuing Operations	1,666	1,528	1,292	831	-44	469	398	-115	144
Net Income	1,666	1,528	1,292	831	-44	469	398	-115	144
EPS (Recurring)	15.52	14.25	12.07	7.78	-0.41	4.41	3.76	-1.09	1.38
EPS (Basic, Before Extraordinaries)	15.52	14.25	12.07	7.78	-0.41	4.41	3.76	-1.09	1.38
EPS (Diluted)	15.48	14.21	12.02	7.74	-0.41	4.38	3.73	-1.09	1.36
EBITDA	2,311	2,154	1,869	1,212	291	845	550	112	270
Other After Tax Adjustments	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Stock Option Compensation Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Price To Earnings Ratio	13.10	18.38	14.66	22.26	—	19.90	26.52	—	31.22
Price To Sales Ratio	4.00	5.36	4.48	5.55	6.12	3.16	3.87	1.92	1.99
Gross Margin	41.72	40.64	44.17	39.20	2.67	24.97	25.12	17.92	17.47
Operating Margin	33.18	32.27	33.14	25.82	-1.03	20.08	11.69	-5.29	1.78
Net Margin	30.74	29.28	30.72	25.04	-1.68	16.05	14.68	-3.75	6.42
Shares Outstanding	107	107	107	107	107	106	106	105	105
Market Capitalization	21,702	27,952	18,858	18,434	16,028	9,239	10,486	5,876	4,458
Operating Lease Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Insider Trading Volume

Insider Trading

Insider	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Stockdale Caroline	Chief People and Comm. Officer	May 28 '26	Sale	275.60	10,628	2,929,077	23,792	Jun 01
Widmar Mark R	Chief Executive Officer	May 26 '26	Sale	268.98	5,195	1,397,344	81,861	May 27
Widmar Mark R	Chief Executive Officer	May 22 '26	Sale	254.15	1,977	502,459	87,056	May 27
Widmar Mark R	Chief Executive Officer	May 21 '26	Sale	247.43	4,815	1,191,378	89,033	May 22
Verma Kuntal Kumar	Chief Manufacturing Officer	May 21 '26	Sale	250.00	582	145,500	4,967	May 22
Verma Kuntal Kumar	Chief Manufacturing Officer	May 13 '26	Sale	240.00	1,455	349,200	5,549	May 13
Widmar Mark R	Chief Executive Officer	May 13 '26	Sale	240.02	1,300	312,026	93,848	May 13
Widmar Mark R	Chief Executive Officer	May 11 '26	Sale	233.21	9,926	2,314,887	95,148	May 13
Verma Kuntal Kumar	Chief Manufacturing Officer	May 11 '26	Sale	225.79	2,216	500,360	7,004	May 13
Theurer Nathan B.	VP - Global Controller and CAO	May 06 '26	Sale	218.16	31	6,763	0	May 08
Verma Kuntal Kumar	Chief Manufacturing Officer	May 06 '26	Sale	218.16	270	58,903	9,220	May 08
Dymbort Jason E.	General Counsel and Secretary	May 06 '26	Sale	218.16	228	49,740	9,324	May 08
Gloeckler Markus	Chief Technology Officer	May 05 '26	Sale	215.63	420	90,565	10,896	May 05
ANTOUN GEORGES	Chief Commercial Officer	May 05 '26	Sale	215.63	566	122,047	19,918	May 05
Widmar Mark R	Chief Executive Officer	May 05 '26	Sale	215.63	1,526	329,051	105,074	May 05