First Solar FSLR
NASDAQ FSLR
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At close: Oct 1, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

First Solar (FSLR) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)

Updated

First Solar's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 17.29% for Q2 2026, up 2.26 percentage points from 15.03% a year earlier and up 0.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

First Solar (FSLR) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

For FY2025, First Solar's Return on Equity [ROE] was 17.45%, down 0.17 percentage points from FY2024.

  • Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of +9.91 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
  • Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 17.62% in FY2024 (+4.35 pp), 13.27% in FY2023 (+14.02 pp), -0.75% in FY2022 (-8.91 pp) and 8.17% in FY2021 (+0.62 pp).
  • The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2011.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.79 percentage points.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q2 2024 (a gain of 14.38 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a drop of 8.71 percentage points).
  • Business Quant data shows FSLR's Return on Equity [ROE] at 17.15% (Q1 2026), 16.47% (Q4 2025) and 15.95% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROE (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 252.99 Bn 214.06 Bn 2.36 Bn 67.58%
2 Bloom Energy 81.25 Bn 73.07 Bn 355.57 Mn 19.39%
3 First Solar 18.82 Bn 9.78 Bn 605.00 Mn 17.29%
4 BWX Technologies 12.55 Bn 10.85 Bn 202.31 Mn 27.24%
5 Generac Holdings 12.21 Bn 11.04 Bn 521.81 Mn 9.34%
6 Nextpower 11.82 Bn 7.71 Bn 335.85 Mn 24.29%
7 EnerSys 6.67 Bn 4.86 Bn 313.36 Mn 18.16%
8 Enphase Energy 4.36 Bn -500.13 Mn 175.01 Mn 11.73%
9 Mirion Technologies 3.45 Bn 1.34 Bn 133.10 Mn 1.36%
10 Nuscale Power 3.24 Bn 3.19 Bn -152,000.00 -43.72%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 17.29%
Mar 31, 2026 17.15%
Dec 31, 2025 16.47%
Sep 30, 2025 15.95%
Jun 30, 2025 15.03%
Mar 31, 2025 15.65%
Dec 31, 2024 16.60%
Sep 30, 2024 16.81%
Jun 30, 2024 17.00%
Mar 31, 2024 15.08%
Dec 31, 2023 12.79%
Sep 30, 2023 7.68%
Jun 30, 2023 2.63%
Mar 31, 2023 0.71%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.76%
Sep 30, 2022 1.62%
Jun 30, 2022 3.21%
Mar 31, 2022 3.65%
Dec 31, 2021 7.95%
Sep 30, 2021 7.84%
API Access

First Solar Return on Equity [ROE] API

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