First Solar (FSLR) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
First Solar (FSLR) posted Tax Rate of 2.18% for Q1 2026, down 60.59% on a QoQ basis from 5.52% in Q4 2025, and down 129.0% year-over-year from 7.51% in Q1 2025.
First Solar (FSLR) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
First Solar's Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.18% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Rate fell 129.0% year-over-year to 2.18% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.08% (down 445.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.33%, down 479.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 2.18% for Q1 2026 at First Solar, down from 5.52% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 60.03% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 19.31% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 8.69% and a median of 7.29% in 2023 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate soared 4023 bps — and 2023, when it plunged 5053 bps.
- First Solar's Tax Rate stood at 14.85% in 2022, then jumped by 149 bps to 7.29% in 2023, then surged by 64 bps to 11.93% in 2024, then slumped by 54 bps to 5.52% in 2025, then slumped by 61 bps to 2.18% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FSLR's Tax Rate at 2.18% in Q1 2026, 5.52% in Q4 2025, and 0.96% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Solar | 22.08 Bn | 19.65 Bn | 486.13 Mn | 2.18% |
| 2 | Nextpower | 15.32 Bn | 14.23 Bn | 297.38 Mn | 5.66% |
| 3 | Enphase Energy | 4.98 Bn | 4.05 Bn | 100.39 Mn | 46.76% |
| 4 | JinkoSolar Holding | 3.20 Bn | -107.75 Mn | 147.66 Mn | -31.47% |
| 5 | Solaredge Technologies | 2.60 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 68.28 Mn | -2.29% |
| 6 | Sunrun | 2.35 Bn | 687.09 Mn | 407.49 Mn | -2.43% |
| 7 | Shoals Technologies | 1.55 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 41.01 Mn | 23.06% |
| 8 | Canadian Solar | 925.64 Mn | 166.07 Mn | 124.40 Mn | -3.52% |
| 9 | Array Technologies | 843.55 Mn | 642.85 Mn | 63.00 Mn | 51.59% |
| 10 | Toyo | 182.74 Mn | 106.10 Mn | 47.76 Mn | -16.30% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.18% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.18% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.18% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.96% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.92% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.93% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.39% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.39% |