First Solar, Inc. (FSLR)Technology | Solar | Phoenix, United States | NasdaqGS
179.08 USD
-7.52
(-4.030%) ⇩
(Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 176.21 -2.87 (-2.870%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m. EDT
The core investment thesis rests on a massive valuation disconnect. Fundamentally, the business generates robust free cash flow and maintains industry-leading operating margins, supported by a balance sheet that is net cash positive. Yet, the stock trades significantly below its moving averages, punishing the company for a recent miss in revenue estimates despite a surge in earnings per share. This creates a bifurcated outlook: the long-term fundamentals are strong enough to warrant a buy, but the short-term technicals remain broken, suggesting further downside pressure before a reversal can be confirmed. Additionally, there is no dividend history to rely on. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.081695 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.081761 |
| MSTL | 0.085230 |
| AutoTheta | 0.152382 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 0.35 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.811 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.19 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 1.88 |
| Revenue per Share | 50.1 |
| Market Cap | 19,245,690,880 |
| Trailing P/E | 11.04 |
| Forward P/E | 7.62 |
| Beta | 1.79 |
| Profit Margins | 32.46% |
| Website | https://www.firstsolar.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility in both directions. There is substantial open interest on deep out-of-the-money calls (strikes above 300) suggesting a bullish bet on a long-term recovery, while heavy put open interest at lower strikes indicates downside hedging. Implied volatility is moderate, but volume spikes on extreme strikes suggest a wait-and-see approach to policy and earnings risks.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.23649752 |
| Address1 | 4,300 E Camelback Road |
| Address2 | Suite 220 |
| All Time High | 320.95 |
| All Time Low | 11.43 |
| Ask | 187.46 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,997,100 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,293,750 |
| Average Volume | 2,293,750 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,997,100 |
| Beta | 1.794 |
| Bid | 170.88 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 96.031 |
| City | Phoenix |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 179.08 |
| Current Ratio | 2.518 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 185.96 |
| Day Low | 177.84 |
| Debt To Equity | 1.88 |
| Display Name | First Solar |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,443,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,443,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.233 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.236 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,441,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,304,000 |
| Ebitda | 2,385,900,032 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.44362998 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 7.424 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.294 |
| Enterprise Value | 17,712,736,256 |
| Eps Current Year | 17.59078 |
| Eps Forward | 23.5143 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 16.22 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 203.4912 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -24.411194 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.11996192 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -23.649752 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 320.95 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -141.87001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.44203147 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 168.6 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 10.479996 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.062158927 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 168.6 - 320.95 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,163,773,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 101,654,598 |
| Forward Eps | 23.5143 |
| Forward P E | 7.6157913 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,598,684,800 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 7,900 |
| Fullday Change | -8.542709 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -4.5780864 |
| Fullday Price | 179.08 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.44015998 |
| Gross Profits | 2,367,220,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.053590003 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.96772003 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 107,469,788 |
| Industry | Solar |
| Industry Disp | Solar |
| Industry Key | solar |
| Ir Website | http://investor.firstsolar.com/index.cfm |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | First Solar, Inc., a solar technology company, provides photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions in the United States, France, India, Chile, and internationally. The company manufactures and sells PV solar modules with thin film semiconductor technology that provides conventional crystalline silicon PV solar modules. It also designs, manufactures, and sells cadmium telluride solar modules that convert sunlight into electricity. The company serves system developers, independent power producers, utilities, commercial and industrial companies, large corporate energy buyers, and other system owners and operators. The company was formerly known as First Solar Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to First Solar, Inc. in 2006. First Solar, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. |
| Long Name | First Solar, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 19,245,690,880 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_4593731 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 1,746,013,952 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 20,630,975,202 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 30 |
| Open | 184.03 |
| Operating Cashflow | 2,155,742,976 |
| Operating Margins | 0.42641997 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.35 |
| Phone | 602 414 9300 |
| Post Market Change | -2.869995 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -1.602633 |
| Post Market Price | 176.21 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,022,388 |
| Previous Close | 186.6 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 10.180333 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.8648145 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.578549 |
| Profit Margins | 0.32465 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.701 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.80556 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -7.52 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -4.03001 |
| Regular Market Day High | 185.96 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 177.84 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 177.84 - 185.96 |
| Regular Market Open | 184.03 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 186.6 |
| Regular Market Price | 179.08 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,008,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,086,427 |
| Return On Assets | 0.08619001 |
| Return On Equity | 0.18509 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.037 |
| Revenue Per Share | 50.1 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17004645 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 107,469,788 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1035 |
| Shares Short | 11,126,598 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 9,427,542 |
| Short Name | First Solar, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1354 |
| Short Ratio | 4.56 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | AZ |
| Symbol | FSLR |
| Target High Price | 402.0 |
| Target Low Price | 191.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 274.77133 |
| Target Median Price | 270.0 |
| Total Cash | 1,726,963,968 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 16.069 |
| Total Debt | 194,010,000 |
| Total Revenue | 5,378,071,040 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 16.22 |
| Trailing P E | 11.040691 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.3571 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 221.19064 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -42.11064 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.19038166 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,086,427 |
| Website | https://www.firstsolar.com |
| Zip | 85,018 |