Stock Evaluator: First Solar, Inc. (FSLR)

First Solar, Inc. FSLR

$211.03 5.02 2.44%
July 31, 2026 4:00:00 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 3,424,092
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NASD | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Information Technology Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

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COMPANY SUMMARY
First Solar, Inc., a solar technology company, provides photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions in the United States, France, India, Chile, and internationally. The company manufactures and sells PV solar modules with thin film semiconductor technology that provides conventional crystalline silicon PV solar modules. It also designs, manufactures, and sells cadmium telluride solar modules that convert sunlight into electricity. The company serves system developers, independent power producers, utilities, commercial and industrial companies, large corporate energy buyers, and other system owners and operators. The company was formerly known as First Solar Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to First Solar, Inc. in 2006. First Solar, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

Commentary & Analysis


Financial Summary

Share Statistics FSLR Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $22,679.3 $4,624.7 87%
Shares Out (Mil) 107.7 56.2 64%
Institutional Ownership 94.5% 94.3% 65%
Float (Mil) 101.6 76.5 62%
Beta 1.73 1.68 88%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 1,925 1,052 81%
Price Change
(52-week)
17.8% 61.3% 60%
Growth FSLR Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 14.0% 8.7% 70%
Net Income (5yr) 30.8% (4.4%) 85%
EPS (5yr) 30.7% 5.1% 81
Dividends (5yr) 0.0% 0.0% 0%
Cash Flow (5yr) 54.2% (12.4%) 94%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year
Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 16 25 26
Current EPS $4.733 $17.649 $23.047
Month Ago EPS $5.169 $17.413 $23.387
# Rev Up 1 0 0
# Rev Down 0 1 0
Three Months Ago EPS $5.197 $17.973 $24.372
Year/Year Chg 20.7% 24.2% 101.5%
Financials FSLR Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $5,378 $870 76%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $1,746 $23 91%
EPS (TTM) $16.265 $0.200 97%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $2,156 $138 89%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $522 $20 91%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $142 $81 47%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) $20,447 $4,557 83%
Valuation FSLR Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 2.20 5.03 54%
P/E 13.0 56.6 28%
Dividend Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0%
PEG (5yr hist) 0.4 2.4 19%
Ratios FSLR Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 44.0% 44.5% 55%
Net Margin 32.5% 6.8% 91%
ROA 13.3% 2.7% 92%
ROE 18.5% 5.0% 77%
Liabilities to Assets 22.9% 32.1% 15%
F-Score 7 5 84%

Passing Stock Screens

As of 7/31/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies, FSLR meetings the criteria of 1 screen:

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