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First Solar

NasdaqGS:FSLR US3364331070
98
  • Value
    55
  • Growth
    79
  • Safety
    Safety
    93
  • Combined
    95
  • Sentiment
    59
  • 360° View
    360° View
    98
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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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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank 360° View
Country USA
Industry Semiconductors
Size Large
Website firstsolar.com
Index
Energy Efficient
Human Rights
Low Waste
Recycling
Solar Tech
NASDAQ
S&P MIDCAP
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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: 18-Dec-2025.

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Value
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Combined
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
55 69 61 51
Growth
79 75 81 7
Safety
Safety
93 82 43 88
Sentiment
59 76 67 1
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98 92 77 11
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
75 91 84 15
Opinions Change
46 49 64 30
Pro Holdings
n/a 100 83 50
Market Pulse
3 13 8 4
Sentiment
59 76 67 1
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
55 69 61 51
Growth
79 75 81 7
Safety Safety
93 82 43 88
Combined
95 95 74 46
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
92 100 90 25
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
36 42 45 61
Price vs. Book (P/B)
62 60 66 85
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
55 69 61 51
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
76 92 84 1
Profit Growth
59 82 100 19
Capital Growth
51 11 49 48
Stock Returns
73 69 43 29
Growth
79 75 81 7
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
66 68 76 74
Refinancing
45 43 47 77
Liquidity
95 90 9 67
Safety Safety
93 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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