First Solar (FSLR) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

First Solar (FSLR) reported Gross Margin of 46.55% for Q1 2026, up 577.0% on a YoY basis from 6.88% in Q1 2025, and up 17.74% quarter-over-quarter from 39.54% in Q4 2025.

First Solar (FSLR) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First Solar has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 46.55% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 577.0% year-over-year to 46.55%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 41.74% (down 186.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 40.62%, down 354.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 46.55%, up from 39.54% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 50.17% in Q3 2024, with the low at 3.74% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 32.3% across 5 years, with a median of 39.54% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin tumbled 3141 bps — and 2023, when it soared 4362 bps.
  • First Solar's Gross Margin stood at 6.05% in 2022, then surged by 617 bps to 43.33% in 2023, then slipped by 13 bps to 37.49% in 2024, then gained by 5 bps to 39.54% in 2025, then gained by 18 bps to 46.55% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 46.55% (Q1 2026), 39.54% (Q4 2025), and 38.29% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 First Solar 28.68 Bn 26.25 Bn 486.13 Mn 46.55%
2 Nextpower 18.03 Bn 16.93 Bn 297.38 Mn 33.77%
3 Enphase Energy 7.16 Bn 6.23 Bn 100.39 Mn 35.49%
4 Solaredge Technologies 3.68 Bn 3.13 Bn 68.28 Mn 21.99%
5 Sunrun 3.02 Bn 3.91 Bn 543.70 Mn 75.28%
6 Shoals Technologies 1.75 Bn 1.75 Bn 41.01 Mn 29.18%
7 Array Technologies 1.19 Bn 987.00 Mn 63.00 Mn 28.20%
8 JinkoSolar Holding 596.69 Mn 2.20 Bn 147.66 Mn 8.32%
9 Tigo Energy 209.39 Mn 197.82 Mn 10.79 Mn 42.84%
10 Skycorp Solar 110.38 Mn 103.60 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 46.55%
Dec 31, 2025 39.54%
Sep 30, 2025 38.29%
Jun 30, 2025 45.56%
Mar 31, 2025 40.78%
Dec 31, 2024 37.49%
Sep 30, 2024 50.17%
Jun 30, 2024 49.37%
Mar 31, 2024 43.57%
Dec 31, 2023 43.33%
Sep 30, 2023 46.96%
Jun 30, 2023 38.29%
Mar 31, 2023 20.44%
Dec 31, 2022 6.05%
Sep 30, 2022 3.34%
Jun 30, 2022 -3.74%
Mar 31, 2022 3.12%
Dec 31, 2021 27.17%
Sep 30, 2021 21.35%
Jun 30, 2021 27.67%