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

First Solar (FSLR) reported Operating Margin of 33.07% for Q1 2026, up 687.0% on a YoY basis from 4.2% in Q1 2025, and up 1.56% quarter-over-quarter from 32.56% in Q4 2025.

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

First Solar has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 33.07% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 687.0% year-over-year to 33.07%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 31.76% (down 49.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 30.59%, down 256.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 33.07%, up from 32.56% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 36.86% in Q2 2024, with the low at 15.75% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 21.91% across 5 years, with a median of 30.17% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin slumped 4716 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 4494 bps.
  • First Solar's Operating Margin stood at 4.58% in 2022, then jumped by 850 bps to 34.33% in 2023, then fell by 12 bps to 30.17% in 2024, then climbed by 8 bps to 32.56% in 2025, then increased by 2 bps to 33.07% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 33.07% (Q1 2026), 32.56% (Q4 2025), and 29.22% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 First Solar 28.68 Bn 26.25 Bn 486.13 Mn 33.07%
2 Nextpower 18.03 Bn 16.93 Bn 297.38 Mn 17.44%
3 Enphase Energy 7.16 Bn 6.23 Bn 100.39 Mn -10.48%
4 Solaredge Technologies 3.68 Bn 3.13 Bn 68.28 Mn -17.73%
5 Sunrun 3.02 Bn 3.91 Bn 543.70 Mn -6.02%
6 Shoals Technologies 1.75 Bn 1.75 Bn 41.01 Mn 5.49%
7 Array Technologies 1.19 Bn 987.00 Mn 63.00 Mn 3.18%
8 JinkoSolar Holding 596.69 Mn 2.20 Bn 147.66 Mn -4.80%
9 Tigo Energy 209.39 Mn 197.82 Mn 10.79 Mn -9.56%
10 Skycorp Solar 110.38 Mn 103.60 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 33.07%
Dec 31, 2025 32.56%
Sep 30, 2025 29.22%
Jun 30, 2025 32.96%
Mar 31, 2025 26.20%
Dec 31, 2024 30.17%
Sep 30, 2024 36.27%
Jun 30, 2024 36.86%
Mar 31, 2024 30.62%
Dec 31, 2023 34.33%
Sep 30, 2023 34.07%
Jun 30, 2023 20.79%
Mar 31, 2023 3.28%
Dec 31, 2022 -4.58%
Sep 30, 2022 -10.87%
Jun 30, 2022 23.32%
Mar 31, 2022 -15.75%
Dec 31, 2021 19.08%
Sep 30, 2021 8.72%
Jun 30, 2021 17.54%