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

First Solar (FSLR) posted Share-based Compensation of $6.8 million for Q1 2026, up 81.12% on a QoQ basis from $3.7 million in Q4 2025, and up 162.42% year-over-year from $2.6 million in Q1 2025.

First Solar (FSLR) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First Solar's Share-based Compensation history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $6.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 162.42% year-over-year to $6.8 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $23.4 million (up 46.64% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $19.2 million, down 4.73% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $6.8 million for Q1 2026 at First Solar, up from $3.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $28.3 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at -$2.2 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $6.2 million and a median of $3.7 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Peak annual rise in Share-based Compensation reached 539.27% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 6130.0% in 2024.
  • First Solar's Share-based Compensation stood at $16.6 million in 2022, then slumped by 99.82% to $30000.0 in 2023, then tumbled by 6130.0% to -$1.8 million in 2024, then surged by 306.97% to $3.7 million in 2025, then surged by 81.12% to $6.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FSLR's Share-based Compensation at $6.8 million in Q1 2026, $3.7 million in Q4 2025, and $6.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 First Solar 22.08 Bn 19.65 Bn 486.13 Mn 6.78 Mn
2 Nextpower 15.32 Bn 14.23 Bn 297.38 Mn 120.30 Mn
3 Enphase Energy 4.98 Bn 4.05 Bn 100.39 Mn 18.69 Mn
4 JinkoSolar Holding 3.20 Bn -107.75 Mn 147.66 Mn -
5 Solaredge Technologies 2.60 Bn 2.04 Bn 68.28 Mn 5.26 Mn
6 Sunrun 2.35 Bn 687.09 Mn 407.49 Mn 26.30 Mn
7 Shoals Technologies 1.55 Bn 1.55 Bn 41.01 Mn 1.35 Mn
8 Canadian Solar 925.64 Mn 166.07 Mn 124.40 Mn 51.94 Mn
9 Array Technologies 843.55 Mn 642.85 Mn 63.00 Mn 3.94 Mn
10 Toyo 182.74 Mn 106.10 Mn 47.76 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 6.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 3.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 3.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 6.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 6.09 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 -1.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 12.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 12.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 30,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 30,000.00