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FSLR Financials First Solar

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 14.0% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown faster than revenue (30.9% vs 14.0% per year).
  • Operating margin has expanded, at 30.6% in the latest year.

Financial health

  • The company holds more cash ($2.8B) than total debt ($499M).
  • Total debt has grown in line with revenue (12.3% vs 14.0% per year).
  • Operating income covered interest expense 36× in the latest year.
  • Total debt is 0.2× EBITDA.
Revenue & net income
-$416M $2B $5B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-20% 12% 44% 0% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
-$1B $60M $1B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $1B $3B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$2B $247M $2B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $5.2B $1.5B 40.6% 30.6% $1.2B $499M $2.8B
2024 $4.2B $1.3B 44.2% 33.2% -$308M $610M $1.6B
2023 $3.3B $831M 39.2% 25.8% -$785M $560M $1.9B
2022 $2.6B -$44M 2.7% -1.0% -$30M $184M $1.5B
2021 $2.9B $469M 25.0% 20.1% -$303M $240M $1.5B
2020 $2.7B $398M 25.1% 11.7% -$380M $279M $1.2B
2019 $3.1B -$115M 17.9% -5.3% -$495M $472M $1.4B
2018 $2.2B $144M 17.5% 1.8% -$1.1B $467M $1.4B
2017 $2.9B -$166M 18.7% 6.0% $826M $394M $2.3B
2016 $2.9B -$416M 22.0% -19.6% -$23M $188M $1.3B
2015 $593M -$492M $289M $1.1B
2014 $396M $478M $213M $1.5B
2013 $351M $574M $223M $1.3B
2012 -$96M $383M $563M $901M
2011 -$39M -$765M $664M $606M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced FSLR against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 17.7 35.3 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 4.5 8.9 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S

Frequently asked questions

Is FSLR growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, First Solar's revenue has grown 14.0% per year, and net income grown 30.9% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does FSLR have?

As of FY2025, First Solar reported $499M of total debt against $2.8B of cash; operating income covered interest expense 36×.

What is FSLR's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 40.6%, operating margin 30.6%, and net margin 29.3%.

What is FSLR's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, First Solar traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 17.5× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.