First Solar (FSLR) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
First Solar posted quarterly Times Interest Earned of $45.35 for Q1 2026, up 95.22% year-on-year from $23.23 in Q1 2025, and down 6.47% on a QoQ basis from $48.48 in Q4 2025.
First Solar (FSLR) has 18 years of Times Interest Earned data on file, last reported at $45.35 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Times Interest Earned rose 95.22% year-over-year to $45.35; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $40.76 (up 16.37% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $36.18, up 0.87% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned for Q1 2026 stood at $45.35, down from $48.48 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at $119.09 in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$22.85 in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Times Interest Earned is $38.15 (2024), against an average of $34.78.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Times Interest Earned tumbled 232.89%; it then surged 484.1% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Times Interest Earned shows it stood at -$14.65 in 2022, then soared by 484.1% to $56.28 in 2023, then slipped by 25.45% to $41.96 in 2024, then rose by 15.56% to $48.48 in 2025, then retreated by 6.47% to $45.35 in 2026.
- The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at $45.35 (Q1 2026), $48.48 (Q4 2025), and $33.01 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Solar | 26.65 Bn | 24.22 Bn | 486.13 Mn | 45.35 |
| 2 | Nextpower | 17.99 Bn | 16.90 Bn | 297.38 Mn | - |
| 3 | Canadian Solar | 15.11 Bn | 15.69 Bn | 124.40 Mn | 1.32 |
| 4 | Enphase Energy | 8.19 Bn | 7.26 Bn | 100.39 Mn | -46.83 |
| 5 | Solaredge Technologies | 3.80 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 68.28 Mn | - |
| 6 | Sunrun | 3.38 Bn | 4.27 Bn | 543.70 Mn | - |
| 7 | Shoals Technologies | 1.60 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 41.01 Mn | 2.66 |
| 8 | Array Technologies | 1.25 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 63.00 Mn | 1.28 |
| 9 | JinkoSolar Holding | 677.44 Mn | 2.29 Bn | 147.66 Mn | - |
| 10 | Tigo Energy | 288.14 Mn | 276.56 Mn | 10.79 Mn | -2,410.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 45.35 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 48.48 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 33.01 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 39.37 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.23 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 41.96 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 35.75 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 38.15 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.40 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 56.28 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 73.10 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 119.09 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.07 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -14.65 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -22.85 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 44.75 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -20.18 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 68.44 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.20 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 23.88 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 84.23 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 19.14 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 18.88 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 15.64 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -38.67 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 8.30 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -0.96 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -7.57 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.96 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 18.28 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -17.09 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 14.33 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -5.77 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 49.89 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.19 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -0.87 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -258.06 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 13.18 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -0.03 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 38.76 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 82.61 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 224.12 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 69.17 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -361.41 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 360.25 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 942.42 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 2.05 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 339.69 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -3,887.50 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 756.01 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 44.68 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 81.61 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 63.85 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 36.89 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 18.94 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -495.96 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -4,853.20 |
| Jun 26, 2010 | 30,078.83 |
| Dec 26, 2009 | 355.59 |
| Sep 26, 2009 | 1,829.11 |
| Jun 27, 2009 | 53.32 |
| Mar 28, 2009 | 179.74 |