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FSLR NASDAQ

First Solar, Inc.
1W: -2.1% 1M: -5.4% 3M: -17.0% YTD: -38.7% 1Y: -26.6% 3Y: +10.7% 5Y: +60.5%
$175.81
+7.66 (+4.56%)
After Hours: $175.88 (+0.07, +0.04%)
Weekly Expected Move ±4.4%
$157 $164 $172 $180 $187
NASDAQ · Energy · Solar · Tech Score Sell · Power 48 · $18.1B mcap · 102M float · 2.14% daily turnover · Short 60% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 85% of companies Debt: 1.1% of company value Bonds: none of note held by US funds details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $0.08 (down more than 99.9%), First Solar, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $194.0M against a stock market value of $18.07B.
Distance to default 11.17 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $37.6M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 54.4%; Altman Z 5.47. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
US fund filings (SEC N-PORT) show under $25M of this company's bonds, so there is no bond page. Its debt may be bank loans or privately placed. How these are computed.
Smart Money Score
Bullish 75
Insider—
Congress4 trades
ETF Holdings—
Key Statistics
Market Cap$18.1B
52W Range165.901-320.95
Volume2,334,476
Avg Volume2,174,008
Beta1.79
Dividend—
Analyst Ratings
45 Buy 22 Hold 7 Sell
Consensus Buy
Company Info
CEOMark R. Widmar
Employees7,900
SectorEnergy
IndustrySolar
IPO Date2006-11-17
4300 E Camelback Road, Suite 220
Phoenix, AZ 85018
US
602 414 9300
About First Solar, Inc.

First Solar, Inc. is a global provider of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions, operating in numerous international markets including the United States, Japan, France, Canada, India, and Australia. The company's primary activity involves the engineering, manufacturing, and sale of cadmium telluride solar modules, which are designed to convert solar radiation directly into electricity. Its clientele is broad, serving system developers and operators, utility companies, independent power producers, commercial and industrial businesses, and various other system owners. Founded in 1999, the firm is based in Tempe, Arizona, and underwent a name change in 2006 from its former designation, First Solar Holdings, Inc.

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