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First Solar FSLR Ratios & Valuation

TTM Q1 '26TTM Q4 '25TTM Q3 '25TTM Q2 '25TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin41.7%+1.1pp40.6%+0.6pp40%-2.7pp42.8%-0.8pp43.6%-0.6pp
Operating margin31.8%+1.2pp30.6%+0.8pp29.8%-1.5pp31.3%-0.9pp32.2%-0.9pp
Net margin30.7%+1.5pp29.3%+1.6pp27.7%-1.2pp29%-0.8pp29.7%-1.0pp
EBITDA margin41.9%+1.2pp40.7%+0.8pp40%-2.6pp42.5%-0.5pp43%-0.2pp
Returns
Return on equity18.4%+1.0pp17.4%+0.6pp16.9%+0.9pp15.9%-0.8pp16.8%-0.9pp
Return on assets13.1%+1.1pp12%+0.8pp11.3%+0.7pp10.5%-0.5pp11.1%-0.4pp
Return on invested capital20.8%-0.3pp21%+2.0pp19.1%+1.1pp18%-0.4pp18.3%-1.8pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×
Inventory turnover12.8×+0.7×12.1×+0.5×11.6×+2.4×9.1×+0.3×8.9×+0.2×
Liquidity
Current ratio2.6×-0.1×2.7×+0.8×1.9×0.0×1.9×0.0×1.9×-0.5×
Quick ratio2.5×-0.1×2.6×+0.7×1.8×0.0×1.8×0.0×1.8×-0.5×
Cash ratio1.1×-0.2×1.2×+0.6×0.6×+0.2×0.4×+0.1×0.4×-0.4×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×
Debt-to-assets0.0×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA-0.8×+0.2×-1×-0.4×-0.6×-0.4×-0.3×-0.2×-0.1×+0.3×
Interest coverage40.8×+4.6×36.2×+1.7×34.4×-0.8×35.3×+0.2×35×-0.8×
Per Share
Book value per share$91.79+3.5%$88.70+5.8%$83.83+5.5%$79.49+4.3%$76.22+2.7%
Valuation
Market capitalization$21.17B-24.5%$28.03B+18.5%$23.65B+45.9%$16.21B+19.8%$13.54B-28.3%
Enterprise value$19.38B-25.1%$25.88B+15.8%$22.35B+42.3%$15.71B+17.9%$13.32B-26.7%
Price / earnings12.7×-5.6×18.3×+1.5×16.9×+4.0×12.9×+2.2×10.7×-3.9×
Price / sales3.9×-1.5×5.4×+0.7×4.7×+1.0×3.7×+0.6×3.2×-1.3×
Price / book2.1×-0.8×2.9×+0.3×2.6×+0.7×1.9×+0.2×1.7×-0.7×
EV / EBITDA8.5×-3.6×12.2×+1.1×11.1×+2.6×8.5×+1.2×7.3×-2.7×
EV / sales3.6×-1.4×+0.5×4.4×+0.8×3.6×+0.5×3.1×-1.2×
Earnings yield7.9%+2.4pp5.5%-0.5pp5.9%-1.8pp7.8%-1.6pp9.3%+2.5pp
PEG ratio0.4×-0.6×-0.4×1.4×-1.5×2.9×+2.4×0.5×+0.2×

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Questions, answered.

What are First Solar's profit margins?
First Solar (FSLR) runs a 41.7% gross margin and a 31.8% operating margin, with a 30.7% net margin.
Where do First Solar's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from First Solar's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.