Growth Metrics

First Solar (FSLR) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

First Solar posted quarterly Debt to Equity of $0.04 for Q1 2026, down 32.8% year-on-year from $0.06 in Q1 2025, and down 17.55% on a QoQ basis from $0.05 in Q4 2025.

First Solar (FSLR) has 18 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $0.04 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 32.8% year-over-year to $0.04; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $0.04 (down 32.8% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $0.05, down 31.61% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at $0.04, down from $0.05 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at $0.09 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $0.0 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.06 (2025), against an average of $0.05.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Debt to Equity surged 7650.54%; it then sank 32.8% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.03 in 2022, then jumped by 165.24% to $0.08 in 2023, then declined by 8.77% to $0.08 in 2024, then plunged by 31.61% to $0.05 in 2025, then slipped by 17.55% to $0.04 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.04 (Q1 2026), $0.05 (Q4 2025), and $0.06 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 First Solar 26.65 Bn 24.22 Bn 486.13 Mn 0.04
2 Nextpower 17.99 Bn 16.90 Bn 297.38 Mn -
3 Canadian Solar 15.11 Bn 15.69 Bn 124.40 Mn 1.36
4 Enphase Energy 8.19 Bn 7.26 Bn 100.39 Mn 0.52
5 Solaredge Technologies 3.80 Bn 3.25 Bn 68.28 Mn -
6 Sunrun 3.38 Bn 4.27 Bn 543.70 Mn 0.13
7 Shoals Technologies 1.60 Bn 1.60 Bn 41.01 Mn 0.30
8 Array Technologies 1.25 Bn 1.05 Bn 63.00 Mn -3.11
9 JinkoSolar Holding 677.44 Mn 2.29 Bn 147.66 Mn 0.71
10 Tigo Energy 288.14 Mn 276.56 Mn 10.79 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.04
Dec 31, 2025 0.05
Sep 30, 2025 0.06
Jun 30, 2025 0.07
Mar 31, 2025 0.06
Dec 31, 2024 0.08
Sep 30, 2024 0.08
Jun 30, 2024 0.08
Mar 31, 2024 0.09
Dec 31, 2023 0.08
Sep 30, 2023 0.08
Jun 30, 2023 0.07
Mar 31, 2023 0.00
Dec 31, 2022 0.03
Sep 30, 2022 0.00
Jun 30, 2022 0.00
Mar 31, 2022 0.00
Dec 31, 2021 0.04
Sep 30, 2021 0.00
Jun 30, 2021 0.00
Mar 31, 2021 0.00
Dec 31, 2020 0.05
Sep 30, 2020 0.00
Jun 30, 2020 0.00
Mar 31, 2020 0.00
Dec 31, 2019 0.09
Sep 30, 2019 0.00
Jun 30, 2019 0.00
Mar 31, 2019 0.00
Dec 31, 2018 0.09
Sep 30, 2018 0.09
Jun 30, 2018 0.09
Mar 31, 2018 0.08
Dec 31, 2017 0.08
Sep 30, 2017 0.06
Jun 30, 2017 0.06
Mar 31, 2017 0.05
Dec 31, 2016 0.04
Sep 30, 2016 0.13
Jun 30, 2016 0.04
Mar 31, 2016 0.05
Dec 31, 2015 0.05
Sep 30, 2015 0.05
Jun 30, 2015 0.06
Mar 31, 2015 0.05
Dec 31, 2014 0.04
Sep 30, 2014 0.05
Jun 30, 2014 0.04
Mar 31, 2014 0.04
Dec 31, 2013 0.05
Sep 30, 2013 0.05
Jun 30, 2013 0.06
Mar 31, 2013 0.15
Dec 31, 2012 0.16
Sep 30, 2012 0.15
Jun 30, 2012 0.15
Mar 31, 2012 0.27
Dec 31, 2011 0.18
Sep 30, 2011 0.15
Jun 30, 2011 0.10
Mar 31, 2011 0.04
Dec 31, 2010 0.07
Sep 25, 2010 0.08
Jun 26, 2010 0.05
Mar 27, 2010 0.06
Dec 26, 2009 0.07
Sep 26, 2009 0.08
Jun 27, 2009 0.10