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

Historic Return on Capital Employed for First Solar (FSLR) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.15%.

  • First Solar's Return on Capital Employed rose 100.0% to 0.15% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.15%, marking a year-over-year increase of 100.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.15% for FY2024, which is 400.0% up from last year.
  • First Solar's Return on Capital Employed amounted to 0.15% in Q3 2025, which was up 100.0% from 0.14% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, First Solar's Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.15% during Q3 2025, and registered a low of 0.0% during Q4 2022.
  • Its 5-year average for Return on Capital Employed is 0.08%, with a median of 0.09% in 2021.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, First Solar's Return on Capital Employed tumbled by -900bps in 2022, and later skyrocketed by 1300bps in 2024.
  • First Solar's Return on Capital Employed (Quarter) stood at 0.09% in 2021, then plummeted by -104bps to 0.0% in 2022, then soared by 2582bps to 0.1% in 2023, then soared by 45bps to 0.14% in 2024, then grew by 4bps to 0.15% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed was 0.15% in Q3 2025, compared to 0.14% in Q2 2025 and 0.14% in Q1 2025.