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

First Solar (FSLR) reported Net Margin of 33.19% for Q1 2026, up 838.0% on a YoY basis from 3.54% in Q1 2025, and up 7.24% quarter-over-quarter from 30.95% in Q4 2025.

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

First Solar has reported Net Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 33.19% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 838.0% year-over-year to 33.19%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 30.73% (up 101.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 29.28%, down 144.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 33.19%, up from 30.95% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 35.26% in Q3 2024, with the low at 11.78% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 20.9% across 5 years, with a median of 28.59% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Margin sank 3788 bps — and 2023, when it surged 4132 bps.
  • First Solar's Net Margin stood at 0.75% in 2022, then jumped by 4103 bps to 30.14% in 2023, then fell by 14 bps to 25.96% in 2024, then rose by 19 bps to 30.95% in 2025, then increased by 7 bps to 33.19% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 33.19% (Q1 2026), 30.95% (Q4 2025), and 28.59% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 First Solar 28.68 Bn 26.25 Bn 486.13 Mn 33.19%
2 Nextpower 18.03 Bn 16.93 Bn 297.38 Mn 17.10%
3 Enphase Energy 7.16 Bn 6.23 Bn 100.39 Mn -2.63%
4 Solaredge Technologies 3.68 Bn 3.13 Bn 68.28 Mn -18.48%
5 Sunrun 3.02 Bn 3.91 Bn 543.70 Mn -41.17%
6 Shoals Technologies 1.75 Bn 1.75 Bn 41.01 Mn -0.21%
7 Array Technologies 1.19 Bn 987.00 Mn 63.00 Mn -6.06%
8 JinkoSolar Holding 596.69 Mn 2.20 Bn 147.66 Mn -3.78%
9 Tigo Energy 209.39 Mn 197.82 Mn 10.79 Mn -6.95%
10 Skycorp Solar 110.38 Mn 103.60 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 33.19%
Dec 31, 2025 30.95%
Sep 30, 2025 28.59%
Jun 30, 2025 31.16%
Mar 31, 2025 24.81%
Dec 31, 2024 25.96%
Sep 30, 2024 35.26%
Jun 30, 2024 34.57%
Mar 31, 2024 29.80%
Dec 31, 2023 30.14%
Sep 30, 2023 33.50%
Jun 30, 2023 21.04%
Mar 31, 2023 7.76%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.75%
Sep 30, 2022 -7.82%
Jun 30, 2022 8.99%
Mar 31, 2022 -11.78%
Dec 31, 2021 14.48%
Sep 30, 2021 7.75%
Jun 30, 2021 13.10%