Stock Research: First Solar

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First Solar

NSQ:FSLR US3364331070
96
  • Value
    83
  • Growth
    69
  • Safety
    Safety
    72
  • Combined
    96
  • Sentiment
    47
  • 360° View
    360° View
    96
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Company Description

First Solar, Inc. is a solar technology and manufacturing company focused on thin film PV technology. It operates in the solar energy industry, designing, manufacturing, and selling CdTe solar modules. The company's products are sold to system developers, independent power producers, utilities, and commercial and industrial companies. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $18,457 million, profits of $1,858 million, and revenue of $4,206 million, with 8100 employees.

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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 2-Feb-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
83 69 61 51
Growth
69 75 81 7
Safety
Safety
72 82 43 88
Sentiment
47 76 67 1
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360° View
96 92 77 11
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
49 91 84 15
Opinions Change
44 49 64 30
Pro Holdings
n/a 100 83 50
Market Pulse
4 13 8 4
Sentiment
47 76 67 1
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
83 69 61 51
Growth
69 75 81 7
Safety Safety
72 82 43 88
Combined
96 95 74 46
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
60 42 45 61
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
100 100 90 25
Price vs. Book (P/B)
78 60 66 85
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
83 69 61 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
67 92 84 1
Profit Growth
65 82 100 19
Capital Growth
61 11 49 48
Stock Returns
49 69 43 29
Growth
69 75 81 7
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
54 68 76 74
Refinancing
55 43 47 77
Liquidity
83 90 9 67
Safety Safety
72 82 43 88

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This is an all-around strong stock. It shows good value, high growth, safe financing, and positive professional sentiment. It is ideal for most buy-and-hold investors who value a good all-around stock.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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