Quick Takeaways
- FSLR - FIRST SOLAR, INC. financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
- Latest metrics period on this page: Q1 2026.
- Headline metric: Return On Equity 17%.
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FIRST SOLAR, INC. financial metrics
Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q1 2026.
- Symbol
- FSLR on Nasdaq
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ
- Fiscal year end
- 31 December
- Latest financial report
- 24 Feb 2026
What Changed
- Return On Equity YoY change: <span class="text-red-600">-0.97%</span>.
- Most recent SEC facts end date: 20 Feb 2026.
Why This Matters
- This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
- Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.
Official SEC Source
Based on latest 10-Q/10-K
Facts and ratios are grounded in SEC company facts linked to the latest 10-Q/10-K cycle.
See Original FilingLatest SEC snapshot (2026-02-20) highlights Return On Equity 17.5%, Return On Assets 7.8%, and Operating Margin 32.6%.
Financial Quality Score
Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.
80.9/100
Strong Confidence high
Return On Equity
17%
Metric score 55.6/100
Return On Assets
7.8%
Metric score 73.0/100
Financial Health
- Current Ratio
- 2.68x
- Quick Ratio
- 2.12x
- Debt to Equity
- 0.07x
Strengths
Return On Assets, Operating Margin, and Current Ratio
Watchpoints
No major risk flags from available metrics.
Key metrics snapshot
Return On Equity
17%
YoY: -0.97%
Industry median: -0.05% (n=96)
Return On Assets
7.8%
YoY: +4.5%
Industry median: -3.4% (n=96)
Operating Margin
33%
YoY: -7.7%
Industry median: -4.2% (n=84)
Current Ratio
2.68x
YoY: +9.2%
Industry median: 2.78x (n=96)
Quick Ratio
2.12x
YoY: +31%
Industry median: 1.62x (n=95)
Debt-to-equity
0.07x
YoY: -11%
Industry median: 0.39x (n=80)
Revenues YoY
24%
YoY:
Industry median: 11% (n=84)
NetIncomeLoss YoY
18%
YoY:
Industry median: 11% (n=91)
Profitability
| Metric | Latest value | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Equity | 17% | -0.97% |
| Return On Assets | 7.8% | +4.5% |
| Operating Margin | 33% | -7.7% |
Financial Health
| Metric | Latest value | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.68x | +9.2% |
| Quick Ratio | 2.12x | +31% |
| Debt-to-equity | 0.07x | -11% |
Growth
| Metric | Latest value | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Revenues YoY | 24% | |
| NetIncomeLoss YoY | 18% |
Share Metrics
| Metric | Latest value | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 107,310,994 | +0.06% |
How we score
This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.
| Metric | Weight | V1 threshold |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | 20 | 5% to 20% |
| ROE | 15 | 8% to 25% |
| ROA | 10 | 2% to 10% |
| Operating Margin | 5 | 5% to 25% |
| Current Ratio | 12 | 1.0x to 2.0x |
| Quick Ratio | 8 | 0.8x to 1.5x |
| Debt to Equity | 10 | 0.3x to 2.0x (lower is better) |
| Revenue YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
| Net Income YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
How Calculated (standard_v1)
Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.
- TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
- Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
- (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
- Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
- TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
- TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
- TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
- TTM Revenues YoY
- TTM Net Income YoY