Operating Margin in % of FIRST SOLAR, INC. from 2016 to Q3 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/annual Operating Margin history and change rate from 2016 to Q3 2025.
  • FIRST SOLAR, INC. Operating Margin for the quarter ending 30 Sep 2025 was 29.8 %, a 14% decline year-over-year.
  • FIRST SOLAR, INC. annual Operating Margin for 2024 was 33.2 %, a 28.3% increase from 2023.
  • FIRST SOLAR, INC. annual Operating Margin for 2023 was 25.8 %.
  • FIRST SOLAR, INC. annual Operating Margin for 2022 was -1.04 %, 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 29.8 -4.87 -14% 01 Jul 2025 30 Sep 2025
Q2 2025 31.4 -2.83 -8.28% 01 Apr 2025 30 Jun 2025
Q1 2025 32.2 +1.88 +6.19% 01 Jan 2025 31 Mar 2025
Q4 2024 33.2 +7.32 +28.3% 01 Oct 2024 31 Dec 2024
Q3 2024 34.7 +21.6 +165% 01 Jul 2024 30 Sep 2024
Q2 2024 34.2 +31.8 +1314% 01 Apr 2024 30 Jun 2024
Q1 2024 30.4 +28.6 +1651% 01 Jan 2024 31 Mar 2024
Q4 2023 25.8 +26.9 01 Oct 2023 31 Dec 2023
Q3 2023 13.1 +5.48 +72.1% 01 Jul 2023 30 Sep 2023
Q2 2023 2.42 -10.1 -80.7% 01 Apr 2023 30 Jun 2023
Q1 2023 1.73 -9.39 -84.4% 01 Jan 2023 31 Mar 2023
Q4 2022 -1.04 -21.1 -105% 01 Oct 2022 31 Dec 2022
Q3 2022 7.6 -10.4 -57.7% 01 Jul 2022 30 Sep 2022
Q2 2022 12.6 -8.59 -40.6% 01 Apr 2022 30 Jun 2022
Q1 2022 11.1 -7.93 -41.6% 01 Jan 2022 31 Mar 2022
Q4 2021 20.1 +8.36 +71.4% 01 Oct 2021 31 Dec 2021
Q3 2021 18 +13.9 +343% 01 Jul 2021 30 Sep 2021
Q2 2021 21.1 +21.9 01 Apr 2021 30 Jun 2021
Q1 2021 19.1 +21.8 01 Jan 2021 31 Mar 2021
Q4 2020 11.7 +17 01 Oct 2020 31 Dec 2020
Q3 2020 4.05 +5.45 01 Jul 2020 30 Sep 2020
Q2 2020 -0.77 -0.14 -22.1% 01 Apr 2020 30 Jun 2020
Q1 2020 -2.73 +2.29 +45.7% 01 Jan 2020 31 Mar 2020
Q4 2019 -5.28 -7.07 -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 -5.02 01 Jan 2019 31 Mar 2019
Q4 2018 1.79 01 Oct 2018 31 Dec 2018

FIRST SOLAR, INC. Annual Operating Margin (%)

Period Value YoY Chg Change % Start Date End Date
2024 33.2 +7.32 +28.3% 01 Jan 2024 31 Dec 2024
2023 25.8 +26.9 01 Jan 2023 31 Dec 2023
2022 -1.04 -21.1 -105% 01 Jan 2022 31 Dec 2022
2021 20.1 +8.36 +71.4% 01 Jan 2021 31 Dec 2021
2020 11.7 +17 01 Jan 2020 31 Dec 2020
2019 -5.28 -7.07 -396% 01 Jan 2019 31 Dec 2019
2018 1.79 -4.26 -70.5% 01 Jan 2018 31 Dec 2018
2017 6.05 +25.6 01 Jan 2017 31 Dec 2017
2016 -19.6 01 Jan 2016 31 Dec 2016
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the value indicates that the value is likely invalid.