The Inventing Press

FIRST SOLAR, INC.

Financial highlights

MetricFY 12/31/25FY 12/31/24FY 12/31/23FY 12/31/22FY 12/31/21
Income Statement
Revenue$5.2B$4.2B$3.3B$2.6B$2.9B
Cost of revenue$3.1B$2.3B$2.0B$2.5B$2.2B
Gross profit$2.1B$1.9B$1.3B$69.9M$730.0M
Selling, general & administrative$203.8M$188.3M$197.6M$164.7M$170.3M
Research and development$233.4M$191.4M$152.3M$112.8M$99.1M
Operating expenses$523.5M$464.6M$450.3M$350.6M$290.5M
Operating income$1.6B$1.4B$857.3M-$27.2M$586.8M
Interest expense$44.1M$38.9M$13.0M$12.2M$13.1M
Pretax income$1.6B$1.4B$891.3M$8.6M$572.2M
Income tax expense$52.7M$114.3M$60.5M$52.8M$103.5M
Net income$1.5B$1.3B$830.8M-$44.2M$468.7M
Balance Sheet
Cash and equivalents$2.8B$1.6B$1.9B$1.5B$1.5B
Current assets$6.0B$5.1B$4.6B$3.8B$3.2B
Total assets$13.3B$12.1B$10.4B$8.3B$7.4B
Current liabilities$2.3B$2.1B$1.3B$1.0B$726.9M
Total liabilities$3.8B$4.1B$3.7B$2.4B$1.5B
Total debt$498.6M$609.8M$560.3M$184.3M$239.9M
Stockholders' equity$9.5B$8.0B$6.7B$5.8B$6.0B
Cash Flow Statement
Cash from operations$2.1B$1.2B$602.3M$873.4M$237.6M
Depreciation and amortization$529.2M$423.5M$308.0M$269.7M$259.9M
Stock-based compensation$19.2M$28.1M$34.2M$28.7M$20.9M
Capital expenditure$869.9M$1.5B$1.4B$903.6M$540.3M
Free cash flow$1.2B-$308.1M-$784.5M-$30.2M-$302.7M
Impairments$0$1.4M$1.6M$63.3M$22.9M

Shares outstanding 107.5M · Free float 55.4%

Annual filing data through FY ended December 31, 2025; float as of July 12, 2026.