First Solar, Inc. FSLR
Technology · Solar · United States · S&P 500
Based on the available data, First Solar, Inc. gets an algorithmic score of 69/100. It trades at 176.93 $, with a bearish technical trend (RSI 36.3) and 54.9% annual volatility.
Updated: 2026-09-30
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Strengths
- High net margin (32.5%): pricing power / competitive advantage.
- Sustained revenue growth (25.8% compound annual).
- Low-debt balance sheet.
- Attractive free-cash-flow yield (6.2%).
- Low valuation (P/E 7.6).
Weaknesses
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Fundamentals
| P/E | 10.66 |
| Forward P/E | 7.61 |
| PEG | 0.36 |
| P/B | 1.84 |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.33 |
| P/S | 3.54 |
| ROE % | 18.51 |
| ROA % | 8.62 |
| Gross margin % | 44.02 |
| Operating margin % | 42.64 |
| Net margin % | 32.46 |
| Revenue growth % (y/y) | -3.70 |
| Earnings growth % (y/y) | 23.30 |
| Revenue CAGR % | 25.84 |
| Debt/Equity % | 1.88 |
| Current ratio | 2.52 |
| FCF yield % | 6.24 |
| Dividend yield % | 0.00 |
| Payout % | 0.00 |
Returns
| 1 month | -13.5 % |
| 3 months | -25.0 % |
| 6 months | -4.2 % |
| YTD | -35.5 % |
| 1 year | -19.6 % |
| 3 years | +8.9 % |
| 5 years | +86.2 % |
Risk
| 1-year volatility | 54.9 % |
| Beta | 1.28 |
| 5-year max drawdown | -60.0 % |
| Sharpe 1A | -0.20 |
Macroeconomic context
Highly sensitive to interest rates (valued on future cash flows): rate cuts and falling bond yields help it. It depends on the corporate investment cycle (AI/cloud capex), the semiconductor supply chain (Taiwan/China) and the dollar (foreign revenue). As a US company, its valuation depends on the Fed, 10-year Treasury yields and the US earnings cycle.
How the score is calculated
The score combines profitability (ROE, ROA, net margin), growth (revenue and earnings), valuation (P/E, EV/EBITDA, free cash flow), financial strength (debt and liquidity; not applied to banks and insurers) and momentum (6 and 12-month returns and trend). It is an educational quantitative filter, not a buy or sell recommendation.