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First Solar designs and manufactures thin-film photovoltaic modules and supports utility-scale solar projects.
First Solar converted rapid module growth into a 31% margin, more than $1.5 billion of profit and strong free cash flow.
The read at a glance✓ Audited against SEC data
- Growth — Revenue grew 24.1%OK
- Profitability — Net income grew 18.3% to $1.528B from $1.292BOK
- Cash flow — Free cash flow turned positive at $1.187B from an outflow of $308.077MOK
- Margins — Operating margin contracted 256 bps to 30.59%Watch
- Accounting — Exceptional solar-manufacturing economicsNote
- Insiders — 0 purchases and 76 salesWatch
Where the revenue comes from
Fiscal 2025, as FIRST SOLAR, INC. reports it. History and quarterly detail are in the app.
- Cleantech Solar$37.8M
Leadership changes
From FIRST SOLAR, INC.'s own filings, the day they're filed.
- Molly E. Joseph · Directors · departureeff. 2025-03-12
- Nathan Theurer · Chief Accounting Officer · appointmenteff. 2025-01-06
- Byron Jeffers · Chief Accounting Officer · appointmenteff. 2025-01-06
Latest filings
- 8-K · Company announcement2026-07-30
- 10-Q · Quarterly report2026-07-30
- 8-K · Company announcement2026-05-15
- 8-K · Company announcement2026-04-30
- 10-Q · Quarterly report2026-04-30
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