15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
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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
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
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
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Mar '26
$1.0B
$347M
46.6%
33.1%
-$333M
$426M
$2.4B
Dec '25
$1.7B
$521M
39.5%
32.6%
$1.1B
$499M
$2.8B
Sep '25
$1.6B
$456M
38.3%
29.2%
$1.1B
$555M
$2.0B
Jun '25
$1.1B
$342M
45.6%
33.0%
-$139M
$578M
$1.1B
Mar '25
$845M
$210M
40.8%
26.2%
-$814M
$525M
$838M
Dec '24
$1.5B
$393M
37.5%
30.2%
$497M
$610M
$1.6B
Sep '24
$888M
$313M
50.2%
36.3%
-$488M
$582M
$1.0B
Jun '24
$1.0B
$349M
49.4%
36.9%
-$172M
$559M
$1.7B
Mar '24
$794M
$237M
43.6%
30.6%
-$146M
$620M
$1.7B
Dec '23
$1.2B
$349M
43.3%
34.3%
$214M
$560M
$1.9B
Sep '23
$801M
$268M
47.0%
34.1%
-$121M
$499M
$1.5B
Jun '23
$811M
$171M
38.3%
20.8%
-$472M
$438M
$830M
Mar '23
$548M
$43M
20.4%
3.3%
-$406M
$321M
$907M
Dec '22
$1.0B
-$8M
6.0%
-4.6%
$468M
$184M
$1.5B
Sep '22
$629M
-$49M
3.3%
-10.9%
-$94M
$260M
$1.2B
Jun '22
$621M
$56M
-3.7%
23.3%
-$111M
$175M
—
Mar '22
$367M
-$43M
3.1%
-15.7%
-$294M
$252M
—
Dec '21
$907M
$131M
27.2%
19.1%
-$160M
$240M
$1.5B
Sep '21
$584M
$45M
21.4%
8.7%
$141M
$279M
$1.4B
Jun '21
$629M
$82M
27.7%
17.5%
$87M
$279M
$1.3B
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.
The price-to-earnings ratio has fallen from 19.1× (Jan '24) to 17.5× (Jun '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has fallen from 8.9× (Mar '23) to 5.1× (Jun '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
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.