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First Solar (FSLR) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

First Solar (FSLR) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 12 consecutive years, with 0.14% as the latest value for Q4 2024.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2024, Return on Capital Employed rose 4.0% year-over-year to 0.14%, compared with a TTM value of 0.14% through Dec 2024, up 4.0%, and an annual FY2024 reading of 0.15%, up 4.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.14% for Q4 2024 at First Solar, up from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.14% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q1 2020.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 3 years is 0.08%, with a median of 0.1% recorded in 2023.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed hit 4bps in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 4bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.01% in 2020, then soared by 870bps to 0.1% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 45bps to 0.14% in 2024.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for FSLR at 0.14% in Q4 2024, 0.1% in Q4 2023, and 0.01% in Q1 2020.