Operating Margin of FIRST SOLAR, INC. from 31 Dec 2016 to 30 Sep 2025

Taxonomy & unit
ratio: %
Description
The operating margin measures the profit a company makes on a dollar of sales after accounting for the direct costs involved in earning those revenues.
Summary
FIRST SOLAR, INC. quarterly and annual Operating Margin in % history and change rate from 31 Dec 2016 to 30 Sep 2025.
  • FIRST SOLAR, INC. Operating Margin for the quarter ending 30 Sep 2025 was 30%, a 14% decline year-over-year.
  • FIRST SOLAR, INC. annual Operating Margin for 2024 was 33%, a 28% increase from 2023.
  • FIRST SOLAR, INC. annual Operating Margin for 2023 was 26%.
  • FIRST SOLAR, INC. annual Operating Margin for 2022 was -1%, a 105% decline from 2021.
Operating Margin, Quarterly (%)
Operating Margin, YoY Quarterly Change (%)
Operating Margin, Annual (%)
Operating Margin, YoY Annual Change (%)

FIRST SOLAR, INC. Quarterly Operating Margin (%)

Period Value YoY Chg Change % Start Date End Date
Q3 2025 30% -4.9% -14% 01 Jul 2025 30 Sep 2025
Q2 2025 31% -2.8% -8.3% 01 Apr 2025 30 Jun 2025
Q1 2025 32% +1.9% +6.2% 01 Jan 2025 31 Mar 2025
Q4 2024 33% +7.3% +28% 01 Oct 2024 31 Dec 2024
Q3 2024 35% +22% +165% 01 Jul 2024 30 Sep 2024
Q2 2024 34% +32% +1314% 01 Apr 2024 30 Jun 2024
Q1 2024 30% +29% +1651% 01 Jan 2024 31 Mar 2024
Q4 2023 26% +27% 01 Oct 2023 31 Dec 2023
Q3 2023 13% +5.5% +72% 01 Jul 2023 30 Sep 2023
Q2 2023 2.4% -10% -81% 01 Apr 2023 30 Jun 2023
Q1 2023 1.7% -9.4% -84% 01 Jan 2023 31 Mar 2023
Q4 2022 -1% -21% -105% 01 Oct 2022 31 Dec 2022
Q3 2022 7.6% -10% -58% 01 Jul 2022 30 Sep 2022
Q2 2022 13% -8.6% -41% 01 Apr 2022 30 Jun 2022
Q1 2022 11% -7.9% -42% 01 Jan 2022 31 Mar 2022
Q4 2021 20% +8.4% +71% 01 Oct 2021 31 Dec 2021
Q3 2021 18% +14% +343% 01 Jul 2021 30 Sep 2021
Q2 2021 21% +22% 01 Apr 2021 30 Jun 2021
Q1 2021 19% +22% 01 Jan 2021 31 Mar 2021
Q4 2020 12% +17% 01 Oct 2020 31 Dec 2020
Q3 2020 4% +5.4% 01 Jul 2020 30 Sep 2020
Q2 2020 -0.77% -0.14% -22% 01 Apr 2020 30 Jun 2020
Q1 2020 -2.7% +2.3% +46% 01 Jan 2020 31 Mar 2020
Q4 2019 -5.3% -7.1% -396% 01 Oct 2019 31 Dec 2019
Q3 2019 -1.4% 01 Jul 2019 30 Sep 2019
Q2 2019 -0.63% 01 Apr 2019 30 Jun 2019
Q1 2019 -5% 01 Jan 2019 31 Mar 2019
Q4 2018 1.8% 01 Oct 2018 31 Dec 2018

FIRST SOLAR, INC. Annual Operating Margin (%)

Period Value YoY Chg Change % Start Date End Date
2024 33% +7.3% +28% 01 Jan 2024 31 Dec 2024
2023 26% +27% 01 Jan 2023 31 Dec 2023
2022 -1% -21% -105% 01 Jan 2022 31 Dec 2022
2021 20% +8.4% +71% 01 Jan 2021 31 Dec 2021
2020 12% +17% 01 Jan 2020 31 Dec 2020
2019 -5.3% -7.1% -396% 01 Jan 2019 31 Dec 2019
2018 1.8% -4.3% -70% 01 Jan 2018 31 Dec 2018
2017 6% +26% 01 Jan 2017 31 Dec 2017
2016 -20% 01 Jan 2016 31 Dec 2016
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the value indicates that the value is likely invalid.