First Solar, Inc.
FSLRNasdaqCIK 1274494Technology / Semiconductorsfiscal year ends December74 quarters since 2008
Latest quarter Q3 FY2026, filed October 29, 2026. Trailing figures sum the latest four quarters. Market values at the latest close, from a market data vendor.
The last 16 quarters
Q4 FY2022 to Q3 FY2026, through the filing of October 29, 2026.
Net income losses drawn in red.
Operating cash flow less capital expenditures; negative quarters in red.
Positions at each quarter end, as filed; short-term investments are not included.
Income statement
Last eight quarters, newest first, through Q3 FY2026 filed October 29, 2026.
| Millions of dollars | Q3 FY2026ended Sep 30, 2026filed Oct 29, 2026 | Q2 FY2026ended Jun 30, 2026filed Jul 30, 2026 | Q1 FY2026ended Mar 31, 2026filed Apr 30, 2026 | Q4 FY2025ended Dec 31, 2025filed Feb 24, 2026 | Q3 FY2025ended Sep 30, 2025filed Oct 30, 2025 | Q2 FY2025ended Jun 30, 2025filed Jul 31, 2025 | Q1 FY2025ended Mar 31, 2025filed Apr 29, 2025 | Q4 FY2024ended Dec 31, 2024filed Feb 25, 2025 | YoYQ3 FY2026vs Q3 FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,231 | 1,056 | 1,044 | 1,683 | 1,595 | 1,097 | 845 | 1,514 | −22.8% |
| Cost of revenue | 518 | 451 | 558 | 1,017 | 984 | 597 | 500 | 946 | −47.4% |
| Gross profit | 713 | 605 | 486 | 665 | 611 | 500 | 344 | 568 | +16.8% |
| Research and development | 67 | 76 | 67 | 66 | 61 | 54 | 52 | 46 | +10.9% |
| Selling, general and administrative | 65 | 52 | 65 | 51 | 47 | 53 | 53 | 50 | +38.0% |
| Operating income | 546 | 450 | 345 | 548 | 466 | 362 | 221 | 457 | +17.2% |
| Other income (expense) | (2) | (1) | (3) | (4) | (6) | (3) | (2) | (7) | +68.0% |
| Pretax income | 566 | 459 | 354 | 551 | 460 | 352 | 217 | 446 | +23.0% |
| Income tax | (5) | 37 | 8 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 53 | −214.4% |
| Net income | 571 | 423 | 347 | 521 | 456 | 342 | 210 | 393 | +25.2% |
| Diluted EPS ($) | 5.30 | 3.92 | 3.22 | — | 4.24 | 3.18 | 1.95 | — | +25.0% |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 108 | 108 | 108 | — | 108 | 108 | 107 | — | — |
Fourth quarters are the fiscal year less the first nine months when the filer reports no discrete fourth quarter, and are marked. Diluted EPS is never derived, so a derived quarter shows none. Italic figures are derived.
Balance sheet
Last eight quarters, newest first, through Q3 FY2026 filed October 29, 2026.
| Millions of dollars | Q3 FY2026ended Sep 30, 2026filed Oct 29, 2026 | Q2 FY2026ended Jun 30, 2026filed Jul 30, 2026 | Q1 FY2026ended Mar 31, 2026filed Apr 30, 2026 | Q4 FY2025ended Dec 31, 2025filed Feb 24, 2026 | Q3 FY2025ended Sep 30, 2025filed Oct 30, 2025 | Q2 FY2025ended Jun 30, 2025filed Jul 31, 2025 | Q1 FY2025ended Mar 31, 2025filed Apr 29, 2025 | Q4 FY2024ended Dec 31, 2024filed Feb 25, 2025 | YoYQ3 FY2026vs Q3 FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | 1,576 | 1,688 | 2,363 | 2,804 | 1,992 | 1,125 | 838 | 1,621 | −20.9% |
| Short-term investments | 48 | 39 | 64 | 52 | 48 | 29 | 53 | 172 | +0.7% |
| Total current assets | 5,308 | 5,317 | 5,646 | 6,029 | 5,902 | 5,424 | 4,574 | 5,089 | −10.1% |
| Total assets | 14,020 | 13,389 | 13,351 | 13,321 | 13,459 | 12,858 | 12,117 | 12,124 | +4.2% |
| Total current liabilities | 2,065 | 2,112 | 2,208 | 2,254 | 3,090 | 2,853 | 2,372 | 2,077 | −33.2% |
| Long-term debt | 0 | 0 | 237 | 283 | 283 | 328 | 328 | 373 | −100.0% |
| Total liabilities | 3,139 | 3,068 | 3,473 | 3,783 | 4,444 | 4,312 | 3,929 | 4,147 | −29.4% |
| Stockholders’ equity | 10,881 | 10,320 | 9,879 | 9,538 | 9,015 | 8,546 | 8,187 | 7,978 | +20.7% |
| Shares outstanding (millions) | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | — |
Positions at each period end. Nothing on this statement is derived. Long-term debt is the filed noncurrent line only; no total-debt composite is constructed across filers. Italic figures are derived.
Cash flow statement
Last eight quarters, newest first, through Q3 FY2026 filed October 29, 2026.
| Millions of dollars | Q3 FY2026ended Sep 30, 2026filed Oct 29, 2026 | Q2 FY2026ended Jun 30, 2026filed Jul 30, 2026 | Q1 FY2026ended Mar 31, 2026filed Apr 30, 2026 | Q4 FY2025ended Dec 31, 2025filed Feb 24, 2026 | Q3 FY2025ended Sep 30, 2025filed Oct 30, 2025 | Q2 FY2025ended Jun 30, 2025filed Jul 31, 2025 | Q1 FY2025ended Mar 31, 2025filed Apr 29, 2025 | Q4 FY2024ended Dec 31, 2024filed Feb 25, 2025 | YoYQ3 FY2026vs Q3 FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | (43) | (145) | (215) | 1,242 | 1,274 | 150 | (608) | 811 | −103.4% |
| Capital expenditures | 155 | 161 | 119 | 172 | 204 | 288 | 206 | 314 | −24.1% |
| Free cash flow (CFO − capex) | (198) | (306) | (333) | 1,070 | 1,070 | (139) | (814) | 497 | −118.5% |
| Depreciation and amortization | 148 | 148 | 147 | 149 | 132 | 123 | 125 | 124 | +11.9% |
| Share repurchases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10-Qs file cash flows as year-to-date totals, so quarterly figures are differenced from consecutive filings and marked. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditures, computed from the two filed lines. Italic figures are derived.
Annual statements
Every fiscal year filed, newest first, through FY2025 filed February 24, 2026.
Income statement
| Millions of dollars | FY2025ended Dec 31, 2025filed Feb 24, 2026 | FY2024ended Dec 31, 2024filed Feb 25, 2025 | FY2023ended Dec 31, 2023filed Feb 27, 2024 | FY2022ended Dec 31, 2022filed Feb 28, 2023 | FY2021ended Dec 31, 2021filed Mar 1, 2022 | FY2020ended Dec 31, 2020filed Feb 26, 2021 | FY2019ended Dec 31, 2019filed Feb 21, 2020 | FY2018ended Dec 31, 2018filed Feb 22, 2019 | FY2017ended Dec 31, 2017filed Feb 23, 2018 | FY2016ended Dec 31, 2016filed Feb 22, 2017 | FY2015ended Dec 31, 2015filed Feb 24, 2016 | FY2014ended Dec 31, 2014filed Feb 25, 2015 | FY2013ended Dec 31, 2013filed Feb 26, 2014 | FY2012ended Dec 31, 2012filed Feb 27, 2013 | FY2011ended Dec 31, 2011filed Feb 29, 2012 | FY2010ended Dec 31, 2010filed Feb 28, 2011 | FY2009ended Dec 26, 2009filed Feb 22, 2010 | FY2008ended Dec 27, 2008filed Aug 3, 2009 | FY2007ended Dec 29, 2007filed Aug 3, 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 5,219 | 4,206 | 3,319 | 2,619 | 2,923 | 2,711 | 3,063 | 2,244 | 2,941 | 2,905 | 4,113 | 3,391 | 3,310 | 3,369 | 2,766 | 2,564 | 2,066 | 1,246 | — |
| Cost of revenue | 3,099 | 2,348 | 2,018 | 2,549 | 2,193 | 2,031 | 2,514 | 1,852 | 2,392 | 2,266 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | 2,120 | 1,858 | 1,301 | 70 | 730 | 681 | 549 | 392 | 549 | 638 | 1,133 | 825 | 865 | 853 | 972 | 1,185 | 1,045 | 678 | 251 |
| Research and development | 233 | 191 | 152 | 113 | 99 | 94 | 97 | 84 | 89 | 125 | 131 | 144 | 134 | 132 | 141 | 95 | 78 | 34 | 15 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 204 | 188 | 198 | 165 | 170 | 223 | 205 | 177 | 203 | 262 | 255 | 254 | 270 | 281 | 413 | 322 | 273 | 174 | 82 |
| Operating income | 1,597 | 1,394 | 857 | (27) | 587 | 317 | (162) | 40 | 178 | (568) | 730 | 422 | 370 | (38) | (69) | 749 | 680 | 438 | 137 |
| Other income (expense) | (15) | (13) | (29) | 31 | 0 | (12) | 18 | 40 | 24 | 40 | (6) | (4) | (5) | 1 | 1 | 2 | (3) | (1) | (1) |
| Pretax income | 1,581 | 1,406 | 891 | 9 | 572 | 293 | (120) | 113 | 202 | (537) | 733 | 432 | 381 | (40) | (54) | 762 | 686 | 464 | 156 |
| Income tax | 53 | 114 | 61 | 53 | 103 | (107) | (5) | 3 | 372 | 23 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 57 | (14) | 98 | 46 | 115 | (2) |
| Net income | 1,528 | 1,292 | 831 | (44) | 469 | 398 | (115) | 144 | (166) | (416) | 593 | 396 | 351 | (96) | (39) | 664 | 640 | 348 | 158 |
| Diluted EPS ($) | 14.21 | 12.02 | 7.74 | (0.41) | 4.38 | 3.73 | (1.09) | 1.36 | (1.59) | (4.05) | 5.83 | 3.90 | 3.67 | (1.11) | (0.46) | 7.68 | 7.53 | 4.24 | 2.03 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 108 | 108 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 105 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 95 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 78 |
Balance sheet
| Millions of dollars | FY2025ended Dec 31, 2025filed Feb 24, 2026 | FY2024ended Dec 31, 2024filed Feb 25, 2025 | FY2023ended Dec 31, 2023filed Feb 27, 2024 | FY2022ended Dec 31, 2022filed Feb 28, 2023 | FY2021ended Dec 31, 2021filed Mar 1, 2022 | FY2020ended Dec 31, 2020filed Feb 26, 2021 | FY2019ended Dec 31, 2019filed Feb 21, 2020 | FY2018ended Dec 31, 2018filed Feb 22, 2019 | FY2017ended Dec 31, 2017filed Feb 23, 2018 | FY2016ended Dec 31, 2016filed Feb 22, 2017 | FY2015ended Dec 31, 2015filed Feb 24, 2016 | FY2014ended Dec 31, 2014filed Feb 25, 2015 | FY2013ended Dec 31, 2013filed Feb 26, 2014 | FY2012ended Dec 31, 2012filed Feb 27, 2013 | FY2011ended Dec 31, 2011filed Feb 29, 2012 | FY2010ended Dec 31, 2010filed Feb 28, 2011 | FY2009ended Dec 26, 2009filed Feb 22, 2010 | FY2008ended Dec 27, 2008filed Aug 3, 2009 | FY2007ended Dec 29, 2007filed Aug 3, 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | 2,804 | 1,621 | 1,947 | 1,481 | 1,451 | 1,227 | 1,353 | 1,404 | 2,269 | 1,347 | 1,127 | 1,482 | 1,325 | 901 | 606 | 766 | 664 | 766 | 404 |
| Short-term investments | 52 | 172 | 155 | 1,097 | 375 | 520 | 812 | 1,144 | 720 | — | — | 509 | 439 | 103 | 66 | 168 | 120 | 76 | — |
| Total current assets | 6,029 | 5,089 | 4,635 | 3,791 | 3,191 | 3,015 | 3,600 | 3,860 | 3,833 | 3,788 | 3,346 | 3,078 | 3,793 | 2,832 | 2,613 | 1,584 | 1,351 | 1,077 | — |
| Total assets | 13,321 | 12,124 | 10,365 | 8,251 | 7,414 | 7,109 | 7,516 | 7,121 | 6,865 | 6,824 | 7,316 | 6,721 | 6,884 | 6,349 | 5,778 | 4,380 | 3,350 | 2,115 | — |
| Total current liabilities | 2,254 | 2,077 | 1,306 | 1,038 | 727 | 847 | 1,318 | 845 | 650 | 908 | 961 | 1,001 | 1,588 | 1,101 | 974 | 470 | 395 | 382 | — |
| Long-term debt | 283 | 373 | 464 | 184 | 236 | 238 | 454 | 479 | 406 | 197 | 299 | 224 | 223 | 563 | 664 | 237 | 175 | — | — |
| Total liabilities | 3,783 | 4,147 | 3,678 | 2,415 | 1,454 | 1,588 | 2,419 | 1,909 | 1,766 | 1,606 | 1,768 | 1,730 | 2,380 | 2,743 | 2,134 | 925 | 697 | 601 | — |
| Stockholders’ equity | 9,538 | 7,978 | 6,687 | 5,836 | 5,960 | 5,521 | 5,097 | 5,212 | 5,099 | 5,218 | 5,618 | 4,991 | 4,468 | 3,573 | 3,644 | 3,455 | 2,653 | 1,513 | 1,097 |
| Shares outstanding (millions) | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 105 | 105 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 85 | — | — |
Cash flow statement
| Millions of dollars | FY2025ended Dec 31, 2025filed Feb 24, 2026 | FY2024ended Dec 31, 2024filed Feb 25, 2025 | FY2023ended Dec 31, 2023filed Feb 27, 2024 | FY2022ended Dec 31, 2022filed Feb 28, 2023 | FY2021ended Dec 31, 2021filed Mar 1, 2022 | FY2020ended Dec 31, 2020filed Feb 26, 2021 | FY2019ended Dec 31, 2019filed Feb 21, 2020 | FY2018ended Dec 31, 2018filed Feb 22, 2019 | FY2017ended Dec 31, 2017filed Feb 23, 2018 | FY2016ended Dec 31, 2016filed Feb 22, 2017 | FY2015ended Dec 31, 2015filed Feb 24, 2016 | FY2014ended Dec 31, 2014filed Feb 25, 2015 | FY2013ended Dec 31, 2013filed Feb 26, 2014 | FY2012ended Dec 31, 2012filed Feb 27, 2013 | FY2011ended Dec 31, 2011filed Feb 29, 2012 | FY2010ended Dec 31, 2010filed Feb 28, 2011 | FY2009ended Dec 26, 2009filed Feb 22, 2010 | FY2008ended Dec 27, 2008filed Aug 3, 2009 | FY2007ended Dec 29, 2007filed Aug 3, 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 2,057 | 1,218 | 602 | 873 | 238 | 37 | 174 | (327) | 1,341 | 207 | (325) | 736 | 856 | 762 | (33) | 705 | 675 | 463 | 206 |
| Capital expenditures | 870 | 1,526 | 1,387 | 904 | 540 | 417 | 669 | 740 | 514 | 229 | 166 | 258 | 283 | 379 | 732 | 589 | 280 | 459 | 242 |
| Free cash flow (CFO − capex) | 1,187 | (308) | (785) | (30) | (303) | (380) | (495) | (1,067) | 826 | (23) | (492) | 478 | 574 | 383 | (765) | 117 | 395 | 4 | (36) |
| Depreciation and amortization | 529 | 423 | 308 | 270 | 260 | 233 | 205 | 131 | 115 | 231 | 225 | 217 | 239 | 265 | 235 | 156 | 130 | 60 | — |
| Share repurchases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Insider activity
Form 4 filings by officers, directors and 10% owners, November 1, 2024 to November 1, 2026. Only open-market purchases and sales count as buys and sells; awards, exercises, tax withholding and gifts are listed in grey and never counted.
The last 25 transactions
| Traded | Insider | Role | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Held after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Gloeckler Markus | Chief Technology Officer | open-market sale10b5-1 | 800 | $174.00 | $139K | 5,042 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Ahearn Michael J | Director | award | 422 | $0.00 | — | 66,479 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Post William J | Director | awardindirect | 300 | $0.00 | — | 27,685 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Stebbins Paul H | Director | awardindirect | 300 | $0.00 | — | 16,250 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Sweeney Michael T | Director | award | 300 | $0.00 | — | 14,625 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | George Anita M. | Director | award | 300 | $0.00 | — | 5,471 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Kro Lisa A | Director | awardindirect | 300 | $0.00 | — | 4,899 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Wright Norman L. | Director | award | 300 | $0.00 | — | 5,309 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Renduchintala Venkata S M | Director | award | 300 | $0.00 | — | 2,433 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Morgan Curtis A | Director | award | 300 | $0.00 | — | 523 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Sloan Samantha L. | EVP, Corporate Affairs | option exercise | 469 | $0.00 | — | 2,487 | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Sloan Samantha L. | EVP, Corporate Affairs | tax withholding | 134 | $199.65 | $27K | 2,353 | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Gloeckler Markus | Chief Technology Officer | open-market sale10b5-1 | 800 | $200.00 | $160K | 5,842 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Sloan Samantha L. | EVP, Corporate Affairs | open-market sale | 127 | $222.95 | $28K | 2,018 | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Sloan Samantha L. | EVP, Corporate Affairs | option exercise | 437 | $0.00 | — | 2,145 | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Dymbort Jason E. | General Counsel and Secretary | open-market sale10b5-1 | 3,700 | $249.38 | $923K | 5,624 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Gloeckler Markus | Chief Technology Officer | open-market sale10b5-1 | 829 | $248.00 | $206K | 6,642 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Ahearn Michael J | Director | gift | 44,584 | — | — | 66,057 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Gloeckler Markus | Chief Technology Officer | open-market sale10b5-1 | 800 | $222.00 | $178K | 10,096 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Gloeckler Markus | Chief Technology Officer | open-market sale10b5-1 | 2,625 | $218.02 | $572K | 7,471 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Koralewski Michael | Chief Supply Chain Officer | open-market sale10b5-1 | 3,500 | $218.02 | $763K | 11,142 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Koralewski Michael | Chief Supply Chain Officer | open-market sale10b5-1 | 3,500 | $225.00 | $788K | 7,642 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Ahearn Michael J | Director | award | 313 | $0.00 | — | 66,057 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | George Anita M. | Director | award | 223 | $0.00 | — | 5,238 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | George Anita M. | Director | tax withholding | 67 | $235.96 | $16K | 5,171 | Jul 1, 2026 |
Full insider history for First Solar, Inc., or insider activity across all companies. A record of filings, not a recommendation.
Sources
Fiscal year ends in month 12; periods are labeled with the issuer's own fiscal calendar. Values are as most recently filed (restatements apply; per-share values are on current split basis per the connector's split table, flagged in adjusted). Flow items flagged in `derived` were computed (Q4 = FY − nine months; quarterly cash flow differenced from year-to-date filings) rather than read from a filing. `reconciliation.repaired` lists periods where a full-year figure was filed in a quarter slot: that row was dropped and the quarter rebuilt from the annual figure. `reconciliation.quarantined` lists periods where four filed quarters do not sum to the filed year — those quarterly values are withheld, so a blank there is a withholding rather than an absence of reporting.
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- November 1, 2026
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- 1 quarters where a full-year figure was filed in a quarter slot and the quarter was rebuilt: pretax income FY2017
XBRL concepts behind each line
Income statement
Revenues, SalesRevenueNetCostOfGoodsAndServicesSoldGrossProfitResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseSellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseOperatingIncomeLossOtherNonoperatingIncomeExpenseIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest, IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitNetIncomeLossEarningsPerShareDilutedWeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstandingBalance sheet
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