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

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

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

First Solar's Net Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 33.19% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Margin rose 838.0% year-over-year to 33.19% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 30.73% (up 101.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 29.28%, down 144.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 33.19% for Q1 2026 at First Solar, up from 30.95% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 35.26% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 11.78% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 20.9% and a median of 28.59% in 2025 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Margin plunged 3788 bps — and 2023, when it surged 4132 bps.
  • First Solar's Net Margin stood at 0.75% in 2022, then soared by 4103 bps to 30.14% in 2023, then decreased by 14 bps to 25.96% in 2024, then advanced by 19 bps to 30.95% in 2025, then gained by 7 bps to 33.19% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FSLR's Net Margin at 33.19% in Q1 2026, 30.95% in Q4 2025, and 28.59% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 First Solar 22.08 Bn 19.65 Bn 486.13 Mn 33.19%
2 Nextpower 15.32 Bn 14.23 Bn 297.38 Mn 17.10%
3 Enphase Energy 4.98 Bn 4.05 Bn 100.39 Mn -2.62%
4 JinkoSolar Holding 3.20 Bn -107.75 Mn 147.66 Mn 129.61%
5 Solaredge Technologies 2.60 Bn 2.04 Bn 68.28 Mn -18.48%
6 Sunrun 2.35 Bn 687.09 Mn 407.49 Mn -41.17%
7 Shoals Technologies 1.55 Bn 1.55 Bn 41.01 Mn -0.21%
8 Canadian Solar 925.64 Mn 166.07 Mn 124.40 Mn 7.09%
9 Array Technologies 843.55 Mn 642.85 Mn 63.00 Mn -6.06%
10 Toyo 182.74 Mn 106.10 Mn 47.76 Mn 19.90%

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%