Growth Metrics

First Solar (FSLR) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

First Solar posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $6.8 million for Q1 2026, up 162.42% year-on-year from $2.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 170.16% on a QoQ basis from $2.5 million in Q4 2025.

First Solar (FSLR) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $6.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 162.42% year-over-year to $6.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $23.4 million (down 2.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $19.2 million, down 31.6% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $6.8 million, up from $2.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $11.9 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at $2.5 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $6.8 million (2024), against an average of $6.9 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2025, when Share-based Compensation plunged 61.95%; it then surged 162.42% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $7.5 million in 2022, then soared by 46.12% to $11.0 million in 2023, then sank by 44.44% to $6.1 million in 2024, then tumbled by 58.97% to $2.5 million in 2025, then jumped by 170.16% to $6.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $6.8 million (Q1 2026), $2.5 million (Q4 2025), and $7.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 First Solar 26.65 Bn 24.22 Bn 486.13 Mn 6.78 Mn
2 Nextpower 17.99 Bn 16.90 Bn 297.38 Mn 120.30 Mn
3 Canadian Solar 15.11 Bn 15.69 Bn 124.40 Mn -
4 Enphase Energy 8.19 Bn 7.26 Bn 100.39 Mn 48.99 Mn
5 Solaredge Technologies 3.80 Bn 3.25 Bn 68.28 Mn 19.85 Mn
6 Sunrun 3.38 Bn 4.27 Bn 543.70 Mn 26.30 Mn
7 Shoals Technologies 1.60 Bn 1.60 Bn 41.01 Mn 3.32 Mn
8 Array Technologies 1.25 Bn 1.05 Bn 63.00 Mn 3.94 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 1.61 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 6.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 7.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 7.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 6.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 6.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 6.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 6.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 8.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 8.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 11.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 11.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 8.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 8.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 8.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 8.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 6.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 6.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 7.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 7.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 11.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 11.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 5.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 5.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 3.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 3.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 5.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 5.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 6.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 6.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 5.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 5.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 3.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 3.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 11.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 11.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 7.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 7.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 3.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 3.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 7.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 7.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 12.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 12.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 9.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 9.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 10.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 10.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 5.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 5.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 7.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 7.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 7.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 7.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 10.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 10.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 8.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 8.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 9.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 9.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 10.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 10.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 8.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 8.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 7.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 7.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 4.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 4.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 5.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 5.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 7.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 7.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 11.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 11.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 11.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 11.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 12.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 12.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 8.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 8.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 12.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 12.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 11.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 11.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 10.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 10.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 8.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 8.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 13.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 13.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 16.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 16.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 14.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 14.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 7.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 7.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 16.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 16.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 16.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 16.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 14.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 14.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -16.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -16.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 23.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 23.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 28.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 28.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 28.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 28.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 31.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 31.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 25.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 25.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 28.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 28.87 Mn
Sep 25, 2010 26.23 Mn
Sep 25, 2010 26.23 Mn
Jun 26, 2010 25.04 Mn
Jun 26, 2010 25.04 Mn
Mar 27, 2010 19.48 Mn
Mar 27, 2010 19.48 Mn
Dec 26, 2009 33.62 Mn
Dec 26, 2009 33.62 Mn
Sep 26, 2009 22.19 Mn
Sep 26, 2009 22.19 Mn