First Solar (FSLR) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
First Solar (FSLR) posted Times Interest Earned of $6.14 for Q1 2026, down 98.02% on a QoQ basis from $309.56 in Q4 2025, and up 68.25% year-over-year from $3.65 in Q1 2025.
First Solar (FSLR) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
First Solar's Times Interest Earned history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $6.14 for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned rose 68.25% year-over-year to $6.14 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $30.58 (up 35.16% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $26.94, up 224.36% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned was $6.14 for Q1 2026 at First Solar, down from $309.56 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at $309.56 in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$13.15 in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $31.0 and a median of $6.14 in 2026 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Times Interest Earned slumped 303.92% — and 2024, when it jumped 1401.09%.
- First Solar's Times Interest Earned stood at -$13.15 in 2022, then soared by 566.45% to $61.32 in 2023, then dropped by 9.35% to $55.59 in 2024, then jumped by 456.88% to $309.56 in 2025, then tumbled by 98.02% to $6.14 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FSLR's Times Interest Earned at $6.14 in Q1 2026, $309.56 in Q4 2025, and $3.06 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Solar | 22.08 Bn | 19.65 Bn | 486.13 Mn | 6.14 |
| 2 | Nextpower | 15.32 Bn | 14.23 Bn | 297.38 Mn | 5.78 |
| 3 | Enphase Energy | 4.98 Bn | 4.05 Bn | 100.39 Mn | -1.04 |
| 4 | JinkoSolar Holding | 3.20 Bn | -107.75 Mn | 147.66 Mn | - |
| 5 | Solaredge Technologies | 2.60 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 68.28 Mn | -0.66 |
| 6 | Sunrun | 2.35 Bn | 687.09 Mn | 407.49 Mn | -0.21 |
| 7 | Shoals Technologies | 1.55 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 41.01 Mn | 2.66 |
| 8 | Canadian Solar | 925.64 Mn | 166.07 Mn | 124.40 Mn | 1.32 |
| 9 | Array Technologies | 843.55 Mn | 642.85 Mn | 63.00 Mn | 0.25 |
| 10 | Toyo | 182.74 Mn | 106.10 Mn | 47.76 Mn | -46.19 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.14 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 309.56 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.06 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.01 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.65 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 55.59 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.94 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.93 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.40 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 61.32 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 33.07 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.23 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.76 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -13.15 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -6.19 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.54 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -4.89 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -46.72 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.04 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.55 |