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How First Solar, Inc. stacks up
FSLR · against 158 other Technology companies of similar size
Growth
82/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #51 of 159 · scores higher than 68% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score29 peers with a growth score of 80–89, including FSLR · Click a bar to see the companies
Why growth scores 82?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its 3-year revenue growth, revenue growth and earnings per share growth, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- faster growth in earnings per share: stronger than 71% of peers. Earnings per share growth: 38.6% vs peer median 11.1%
- faster revenue growth over the last year: stronger than 81% of peers. Revenue growth: 23.8% vs peer median 8.5%
- faster revenue growth over three years: stronger than 88% of peers. 3-year revenue growth: 21.6% vs peer median 4.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = FSLR, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | FSLR | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthHigher is better · 159 reported | 23.8% | 13.8% | 68% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 139 reported | 38.6% | 22.0% | 60% | 33% | |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 157 reported | 21.6% | 9.6% | 81% | 33% |
Ranking by growth score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around FSLR| Rank | Company | Market cap | Growth | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 241.8B CNY (≈$33.9B) | 100 | 85 | |
| 1 | 28.4B USD | 100 | 79 | |
| 3 | 835.6B TWD (≈$25.9B) | 98 | 80 | |
| 3 | 101.7B CNY (≈$14.2B) | 98 | 63 | |
| 3 | 983.8B TWD (≈$30.5B) | 98 | 65 | |
| 48 | 10.7B USD | 84 | 59 | |
| 48 | 26.8B USD | 84 | 85 | |
| 50 | 139.7B CNY (≈$19.6B) | 83 | 59 | |
| 51 | 10.9B USD | 82 | 43 | |
| 51 | 20.0B USD | 82 | 78 | |
| 53 | 17.8B USD | 81 | 63 | |
| 53 | 33.0B USD | 81 | 74 | |
| 55 | 15.6B USD | 80 | 63 | |
| 55 | 952.5B INR (≈$11.4B) | 80 | 72 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score