First Solar (FSLR) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)

First Solar (FSLR) reported Times Interest Earned of $45.35 for Q1 2026, up 95.22% on a YoY basis from $23.23 in Q1 2025, and down 6.47% quarter-over-quarter from $48.48 in Q4 2025.

First Solar (FSLR) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First Solar has reported Times Interest Earned for 18 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Times Interest Earned was $119.09 in Q2 2023, with the low at -$22.85 in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Times Interest Earned has averaged $34.78 across 5 years, with a median of $38.15 in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Times Interest Earned sank 232.89% — and 2023, when it surged 484.1%.
  • First Solar's Times Interest Earned stood at -$14.65 in 2022, then surged by 484.1% to $56.28 in 2023, then decreased by 25.45% to $41.96 in 2024, then increased by 15.56% to $48.48 in 2025, then fell 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 28.68 Bn 26.25 Bn 486.13 Mn 45.35
2 Nextpower 18.03 Bn 16.93 Bn 297.38 Mn -
3 Enphase Energy 7.16 Bn 6.23 Bn 100.39 Mn -46.83
4 Solaredge Technologies 3.68 Bn 3.13 Bn 68.28 Mn -
5 Sunrun 3.02 Bn 3.91 Bn 543.70 Mn -
6 Shoals Technologies 1.75 Bn 1.75 Bn 41.01 Mn 2.66
7 Array Technologies 1.19 Bn 987.00 Mn 63.00 Mn 1.28
8 JinkoSolar Holding 596.69 Mn 2.20 Bn 147.66 Mn -
9 Tigo Energy 209.39 Mn 197.82 Mn 10.79 Mn -2,410.00
10 Skycorp Solar 110.38 Mn 103.60 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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