Skip to content

First Solar FSLR Ratios & Valuation

TTM Q1 '26TTM Q4 '25TTM Q3 '25TTM Q2 '25TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin41.7%-1.9pp40.6%-3.5pp40%-6.5pp42.8%-3.0pp43.6%+0.6pp
Operating margin31.8%-0.5pp30.6%-2.6pp29.8%-4.9pp31.3%-2.8pp32.2%+1.9pp
Net margin30.7%+1.0pp29.3%-1.4pp27.7%-4.7pp29%-3.0pp29.7%+1.0pp
Returns
Return on equity18.4%+1.7pp17.4%-0.2pp16.9%-1.1pp15.9%-2.2pp16.8%+0.7pp
Return on invested capital20.8%+2.4pp21%+0.9pp19.1%-0.7pp18%-2.1pp18.3%+0.5pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.4×+0.1×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio2.6×+0.6×2.7×+0.2×1.9×-0.2×1.9×-0.3×1.9×-0.5×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.1×0.0×0.1×-0.1×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA-0.8×-0.7×-1×-0.6×-0.6×-0.5×-0.3×+0.4×-0.1×+0.6×
Per Share
Book value per share$91.79+20.4%$88.70+19.5%$83.83+18.7%$79.49+17.8%$76.22+18.6%
Valuation
Market capitalization$21.17B+56.4%$28.03B+48.6%$23.65B-11.4%$16.21B-32.8%$13.54B-25.0%
Price / earnings12.7×+2.0×18.3×+3.7×16.9×-4.5×12.9×-7.2×10.7×-6.9×
Price / sales3.9×+0.7×5.4×+0.9×4.7×-2.3×3.7×-2.7×3.2×-1.9×
Price / book2.1×+0.5×2.9×+0.6×2.6×-0.9×1.9×-1.4×1.7×-1.0×
EV / EBITDA8.5×+1.2×12.2×+2.2×11.1×-4.2×8.5×-5.5×7.3×-4.8×

Chart any of these lines over time, or line them up against competitors.

Compare these in charts →

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.