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How First Solar, Inc. stacks up
FSLR · against 157 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
90/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #36 of 158 · scores higher than 76% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score38 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including FSLR · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 90?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 74% of peers. Return on invested capital: 16.5% vs peer median 6.8%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 92% of peers. Return on assets: 13.0% vs peer median 2.9%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 96% of peers. Operating margin: 33.6% vs peer median 6.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 148 reported | 16.5% | 15.1% | 54% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 159 reported | 33.6% | 13.0% | 90% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 156 reported | 13.0% | 6.3% | 82% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 152 reported | 18.5% | 17.8% | 52% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 159 reported | 44.0% | 43.9% | 51% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around FSLR| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 241.8B CNY (≈$33.9B) | 99 | 85 | |
| 1 | 15.6B USD | 99 | 63 | |
| 1 | 863.2B INR (≈$10.4B) | 99 | 78 | |
| 1 | 33.0B USD | 99 | 74 | |
| 5 | 654.4B TWD (≈$20.3B) | 98 | 66 | |
| 34 | 2.60T JPY (≈$17.7B) | 91 | 75 | |
| 34 | 143.1B HKD (≈$18.3B) | 91 | 64 | |
| 36 | 150.4B CNY (≈$21.1B) | 90 | 65 | |
| 36 | 18.8B USD | 90 | 64 | |
| 36 | 20.0B USD | 90 | 78 | |
| 39 | 11.1B EUR (≈$12.2B) | 89 | 64 | |
| 39 | 952.5B INR (≈$11.4B) | 89 | 72 | |
| 41 | 538.8B TWD (≈$16.7B) | 88 | 63 | |
| 41 | 101.7B CNY (≈$14.2B) | 88 | 63 |
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