Growth Metrics

First Solar (FSLR) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

First Solar posted quarterly Retained Earnings of -$168.2 million for Q1 2026, up 1.68% year-on-year from -$165.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 102.48% on a QoQ basis from $6.8 billion in Q4 2025.

First Solar (FSLR) has 18 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$168.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 1.68% year-over-year to -$168.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$168.2 million (up 1.68% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $6.8 billion, up 3789.78% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$168.2 million, down from $6.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $6.8 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$184.1 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$160.9 million (2025), against an average of $1.5 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Retained Earnings sank 105.55%; it then soared 3789.78% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $3.1 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 105.55% to -$174.1 million in 2023, then declined by 5.7% to -$184.1 million in 2024, then jumped by 3789.78% to $6.8 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 102.48% to -$168.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$168.2 million (Q1 2026), $6.8 billion (Q4 2025), and -$154.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 First Solar 26.65 Bn 24.22 Bn 486.13 Mn -168.20 Mn
2 Nextpower 17.99 Bn 16.90 Bn 297.38 Mn 183,000.00
3 Canadian Solar 15.11 Bn 15.69 Bn 124.40 Mn 1.48 Bn
4 Enphase Energy 8.19 Bn 7.26 Bn 100.39 Mn -211.30 Mn
5 Solaredge Technologies 3.80 Bn 3.25 Bn 68.28 Mn 4.94 Mn
6 Sunrun 3.38 Bn 4.27 Bn 543.70 Mn -3.66 Bn
7 Shoals Technologies 1.60 Bn 1.60 Bn 41.01 Mn 131.86 Mn
8 Array Technologies 1.25 Bn 1.05 Bn 63.00 Mn -420.86 Mn
9 JinkoSolar Holding 677.44 Mn 2.29 Bn 147.66 Mn -
10 Tigo Energy 288.14 Mn 276.56 Mn 10.79 Mn -142.16 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -168.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 6.79 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -154.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -160.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -171.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -184.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -168.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.56 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -183.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -174.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 3.62 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 3.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 3.14 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 3.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 2.72 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 2.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 2.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 -35.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 2.33 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 -18.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 2.30 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 2.73 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 -12.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -12.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 2.46 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 3.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 2.97 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 56.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 15.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 28.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 12.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 71.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 50.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 23.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 7.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -7.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -25.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -27.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -21.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -9.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -32.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -1.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -1.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -10.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -5.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 2.04 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 -39.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -51.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 1.67 Bn
Sep 25, 2010 1.51 Bn
Jun 26, 2010 1.33 Bn
Mar 27, 2010 -4.29 Mn
Dec 26, 2009 1.00 Bn
Sep 26, 2009 -36.41 Mn
Jun 27, 2009 706.40 Mn