First Solar, Inc.· FSLR

🇺🇸 US · LargeSP500NASDAQ

Energy Solar Website

Price: $195.96
Day: -2.58%
Mkt Cap: $21.06B
52W Range: $182.99 – $320.95
Volume: 2.74M
Beta: 1.73

D25D FrameworkTTM Data

Peer Comparison

Performance vs sector and industry peers across 40 metrics.

Peer Comparison: 3.6 / 5 (Strong) against 33 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Energy
Pillars: strongest Leverage & Coverage 5.0, weakest Operational Efficiency 1.3 (9 of 10 ranked)
Ranks: ROIC 79th percentile, operating margin 70th percentile

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First Solar, Inc.

FSLR|Energy|Solar

Comparing against 33 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Energy

Peer Comparison

Dimension 2 of 5

Revenue Growth

88%ile

23.8%

Operating Margin

70%ile

33.7%

ROIC

79%ile

15.3%

FCF Yield

55%ile

7.1%

Growth & Cash Flow Quality

Percentile ranking across profitability growth and cash generation

EBITDA Growth

30.8%

EBIT Growth

34.9%

Net Income Growth

38.9%

OCF Growth

621.3%

FCF Growth

-259.1%

Income Quality

1.23

Returns on Capital (TTM)

ROE(18.0%)

55%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROCE(16.1%)

73%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROA(13.0%)

94%ile

Top 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROIC(15.3%)

79%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Profit Margins (TTM)

Gross Margin(44.0%)

59%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

EBITDA Margin(45.4%)

67%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Operating Margin(33.7%)

70%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Net Margin(32.5%)

94%ile

Top 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Leverage & Coverage (TTM)

Debt/Equity

94%ile

0.02

Debt/Capital

94%ile

0.02

Net Debt/EBITDA

97%ile

-0.61

Interest Coverage

91%ile

46.88x

Liquidity (TTM)

Current Ratio

91%ile

2.52

Quick Ratio

91%ile

2.00

Cash Ratio

82%ile

0.80

WC Turnover

41%ile

1.62

Operational Efficiency (TTM)

Asset Turnover

36%ile

0.40

DSO

3%ile

128

Days Inventory

0%ile

132

Cash Conv. Cycle

0%ile

218

TTM: Trailing Twelve Months · EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization · EBIT: Earnings Before Interest & Taxes · ROA: Return on Assets · ROIC: Return on Invested Capital · ROCE: Return on Capital Employed · ROE: Return on Equity · OCF: Operating Cash Flow · FCF: Free Cash Flow · DSO: Days Sales Outstanding · WC: Working Capital

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Generated September 20, 2026

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33 sector peers (United States · Large Cap · Energy)

Relative Quality

FSLR Relative Quality Score

Ranked against 33 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Energy

Relative Quality

3.6/5

Strong

vs 33 sector peers

Peer Rankings (9 of 10 available)

Relative Quality Score of 3.59/5 (Strong) based on percentile rankings against 33 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Energy. Each pillar shows a 1-5 score plus the cohort percentile (e.g. 95p = top 5%); higher percentiles indicate stronger relative performance.Last updated September 20, 2026.

Top-Line and Profit Growth

How does the company's growth rate compare to peers?

Revenue Growth

88th percentile, Exceptional

Value: 23.82%
Percentile: 88%
Score: 5/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

FSLR has a ttm revenue growth of 23.82% and ranks at the 88th percentile vs United States · Energy sector peers. Top-tier financial performance.

Margin Efficiency

Does the company maintain better profit margins than peers?

Gross Margin

59th percentile, Adequate

Value: 44.02%
Percentile: 59%
Score: 3/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

FSLR has a ttm gross margin of 44.02% and ranks at the 59th percentile vs United States · Energy sector peers. Adequate financial performance.

Operational Efficiency

Is the company more operationally efficient than competitors?

Asset Turnover

36th percentile, Weak

Value: 0.40
Percentile: 36%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

FSLR has a ttm asset turnover of 0.40 and ranks at the 36th percentile vs United States · Energy sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Returns Overview

Does the company generate better returns on capital than peers?

ROA

94th percentile, Exceptional

Value: 13.04%
Percentile: 94%
Score: 5/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

FSLR has a ttm roa of 13.04% and ranks at the 94th percentile vs United States · Energy sector peers. Top-tier financial performance.

Cash Flow Quality

How does the company's cash generation compare to peers?

Operating Cash Flow Growth

100th percentile, Exceptional

Value: 621.33%
Percentile: 100%
Score: 5/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

FSLR has a ttm operating cash flow growth of 621.33% and ranks at the 100th percentile vs United States · Energy sector peers. Top-tier financial performance.

Liquidity and Working Capital

Does the company maintain better liquidity positions than competitors?

Cash Ratio

82nd percentile, Exceptional

Value: 0.80
Percentile: 82%
Score: 5/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

FSLR has a ttm cash ratio of 0.80 and ranks at the 82nd percentile vs United States · Energy sector peers. Top-tier financial performance.

Leverage and Coverage

Is the company's debt burden more manageable than peers?

Debt to Capital

94th percentile, Exceptional

Value: 0.02
Percentile: 94%
Score: 5/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

FSLR has a ttm debt-to-capital of 0.02 and ranks at the 94th percentile vs United States · Energy sector peers. Top-tier financial performance.

Valuation Multiples

Is the company's stock valuation attractive relative to peers?

P / E Ratio

72nd percentile, Strong

Value: 12.05
Percentile: 72%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

FSLR has a ttm p/e ratio of 12.05 and ranks at the 72nd percentile vs United States · Energy sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Dividend and Shareholder Yield

Does the company deliver superior income to shareholders compared to peers?

No data for Dividend Yield is available for FSLR, so peer comparison is hidden for this metric. Try another metric.

Peer companies

The 33 companies FSLR is compared against across its sector and industry cohorts.

Peer Comparison

Performance vs sector and industry peers across 40 metrics.

Peer Comparison: 3.6 / 5 (Strong) against 33 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Energy

Pillars: strongest Leverage & Coverage 5.0, weakest Operational Efficiency 1.3 (9 of 10 ranked)

Ranks: ROIC 79th percentile, operating margin 70th percentile

First Solar, Inc.· FSLR

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Top-Line and Profit Growth

Per-Share Fundamentals

Margin Efficiency

Operational Efficiency

Returns Overview

Cash Flow Quality

Liquidity and Working Capital

Leverage and Coverage

Valuation Multiples

Dividend and Shareholder Yield

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