Each point was worked out with the data available that day. Scale 0-10: 5 is the index average and 10 is the cap (+3 standard deviations), not perfection. The vertical axis zooms to fit this company, so two charts are not comparable by eye.
Market and Valuation
Price & Market
Prev Close Price:$182.05
Open:$184.46
Day's Low:$181.10
Day's High:$188.68
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:19.98B
Enterprise Value:18.27B
52-Week Range
52-Week Low:$165.86
52-Week High:$320.95
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$188.07
200-Day Avg:$215.61
Volume
Volume Today:3,449,140
Avg Volume (3m):2,296,989
Avg Volume (10d):2,246,030
52-Week Change:-30.70%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:1.71
Valuation Multiples
P/E (trailing):10.76
Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 29, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.
P/E (forward):8.05
PEG Ratio:0.32
Price / Book:1.84
Price / Sales (TTM):3.98
EV / Revenue:3.64
EV / EBITDA:7.36
Dividends
Current yield:-
Annual Dividend Rate:-
Dividend Trailing:$0.00
Yield Trailing:0.00%
5-Year Avg Yield:-
Payout Ratio:0.00%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-
Valuation Context
P/E vs sector (indicative)
Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-
Loading historical OHLCV database...
Date
Open
High
Low
Close
Volume
Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)
Income Statement
Total Revenue (TTM):5.01B
Gross Profit:2.47B
EBITDA:2.48B
Net Income (TTM):1.86B
Rev Growth (YoY):-22.80%
Earnings Growth (YoY):+25.00%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):+25.20%
Margins
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-
Per Share
EPS Trailing (TTM):$17.28
Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 29, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.
EPS Forward (Est.):$23.08
Revenue Per Share:$46.69
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$101.23
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Total cash:1.62B
Total Debt:324.97M
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):−1.30B (net cash)
Debt / Equity:2.99%
Current Ratio:2.57
Quick Ratio:1.76
Cash Flows
Operating Cash Flow:839.18M
Free Cash Flow (FCF):687.75M
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:18.27B
EV / Revenue:3.64
EV / EBITDA:7.36
Profitability
ROE (Return on Equity):18.71%
ROA (Return on Assets):8.60%
P/E (trailing):10.76
P/E (forward):8.05
Price / Book:1.84
PEG Ratio:0.32
52-Week Change:-30.70%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%
Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)
Income Statement
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow
EPS and Earnings Per Share
Key EPS Metrics
EPS Trailing (TTM):$17.28
Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 29, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.
EPS Forward (Est.):$23.08
P/E (forward):8.05
PEG Ratio:0.32
Growth and Margins
Earnings Growth YoY:-
Quarterly Earnings Growth YoY:-
Rev Growth YoY:-
Net Margin:-
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Per Share
Revenue Per Share:$46.69
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$101.23
Cash Flows (TTM)
Free Cash Flow:687.75M
Operating Cash Flow:839.18M
EBITDA:2.48B
Total Revenue (TTM):5.01B
Net Income (TTM):1.86B
Fiscal Year (Last):-
EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters
Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed
Quarter
Period
Actual EPS
Estimated EPS
Difference
Surprise %
Currency
Ownership Structure
Ownership Distribution
% Insiders:-
% Institutional:-
% Inst. (of Float):-
No. of Institutions:-
Visual distribution
InsidersInstitutionalFree Float
Shares & Short Interest
Shares Outstanding:107,481,151
Float (free shares):101,665,346
Short interest (shares):11,595,120
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):4.91
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-
Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)
Overall risk:-
Audit Risk:-
Board risk:-
Compensation Risk:-
Shareholder rights risk:-
Top Institutional Holders
Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged
Organization
Report Date
% Shares
No. Shares
Value (USD)
Change %
Top Mutual Funds
Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged
Fund
Report Date
% Shares
No. Shares
Value (USD)
Change %
Recent Insider Trades
Executive / Insider
Title
Date
Action
Shares
Options Chain
CALLS
Strike
Last
Bid
Ask
Vol.
O.I.
IV
PUTS
Strike
Last
Bid
Ask
Vol.
O.I.
IV
Sentiment Metrics
Put/Call Ratio (Volume):-
Put/Call Ratio (O.I.):-
Max Pain (estimated):-
Total O.I. Calls:-
Total O.I. Puts:-
Expected move
Average IV (Calls ATM):-
Average IV (Puts ATM):-
Days to Expiration:-
Expected move (±):-
First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K
Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.
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.
A free account saves your simulator portfolios, your personal portfolio and your Academy progress, synced across devices. And, if you switch it on, the email alert the same day an insider buys stock in their own company.
No card. No spam.
First Solar, Inc. (FSLR): Quantitative Analysis
First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) — Technology — Solar. FSLR is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.
So far in 2026, FSLR has returned −28.8% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.
FSLR ranks 296 of 461 on today's multifactor score, and 64 of the 83 Technology companies that score. Its strongest factor is quality (Z 0.53, ranked 68 of 468); its weakest is momentum (Z -1.00, ranked 433 of 494). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.
Factor scores
The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.
Frequently asked questions about First Solar (FSLR)
When does First Solar report earnings?
First Solar has no announced date in the Nasdaq public calendar checked (Nov 3, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026). Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 12 after the close (SEC filings through Oct 29, 2026). FSLR earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →
What is First Solar's P/E ratio?
First Solar's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 10.8 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month diluted figure from the SEC, the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026. The median of the 81 Technology companies with a P/E is 30.4, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: First Solar is below its sector median. Technology stocks, company by company →
Where does First Solar rank on Quant500?
In the Nov 3, 2026 multi-factor ranking, First Solar ranks 296 of 461, and 64 of the 83 Technology companies that score. The ranking orders S&P 500 companies by the average of four factors (momentum, value, quality and growth) and is recalculated every trading day. It is a model output, not investment advice. The full ranking →How it is calculated →
Have First Solar insiders bought or sold shares?
SEC Form 4 shows no open-market purchase of First Solar shares from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026. The latest sale was on Oct 1, 2026, by an officer, for $139k. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 0 purchases and 78 sales by directors, officers and large shareholders. All FSLR insider trades →
What sector is First Solar in, and which index?
First Solar is classified in the Technology sector (industry: Solar), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 85 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Technology stocks →
What is behind these numbers
The concepts on this page, explained from scratch in the Academy. Free, no account.
Quality and low volatilityWhere the quality score comes from, and why it is the factor with the most competing definitions, all of them called the same thing.
We save the portfolios you design, your own portfolio and your Academy progress, synced across devices.
Free, no card. Two automatic emails and no more: the one that confirms your address and the welcome one. After that, nothing you do not switch on yourself in your profile — such as the alert for insider buys, the same day they are reported to the SEC.