First Solar (FSLR) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
First Solar (FSLR) posted Gross Margin of 46.55% for Q1 2026, up 17.74% on a QoQ basis from 39.54% in Q4 2025, and up 577.0% year-over-year from 6.88% in Q1 2025.
First Solar (FSLR) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
First Solar's Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 46.55% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Gross Margin rose 577.0% year-over-year to 46.55% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 41.74% (down 186.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 40.62%, down 354.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin was 46.55% for Q1 2026 at First Solar, up from 39.54% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 50.17% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 3.74% in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 32.3% and a median of 39.54% in 2025 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin slumped 3141 bps — and 2023, when it soared 4362 bps.
- First Solar's Gross Margin stood at 6.05% in 2022, then jumped by 617 bps to 43.33% in 2023, then declined by 13 bps to 37.49% in 2024, then climbed by 5 bps to 39.54% in 2025, then climbed by 18 bps to 46.55% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FSLR's Gross Margin at 46.55% in Q1 2026, 39.54% in Q4 2025, and 38.29% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Solar | 22.08 Bn | 19.65 Bn | 486.13 Mn | 46.55% |
| 2 | Nextpower | 15.32 Bn | 14.23 Bn | 297.38 Mn | 33.77% |
| 3 | Enphase Energy | 4.98 Bn | 4.05 Bn | 100.39 Mn | 35.49% |
| 4 | JinkoSolar Holding | 3.20 Bn | -107.75 Mn | 147.66 Mn | 8.32% |
| 5 | Solaredge Technologies | 2.60 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 68.28 Mn | 21.99% |
| 6 | Sunrun | 2.35 Bn | 687.09 Mn | 407.49 Mn | 56.42% |
| 7 | Shoals Technologies | 1.55 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 41.01 Mn | 29.18% |
| 8 | Canadian Solar | 925.64 Mn | 166.07 Mn | 124.40 Mn | 10.22% |
| 9 | Array Technologies | 843.55 Mn | 642.85 Mn | 63.00 Mn | 28.20% |
| 10 | Toyo | 182.74 Mn | 106.10 Mn | 47.76 Mn | 33.45% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |