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How First Solar, Inc. stacks up
FSLR · against 158 other Technology companies of similar size
Valuation
92/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #6 of 159 · scores higher than 96% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score9 peers with a valuation score of 90–100, including FSLR · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 92?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, EBITDA yield and free cash flow yield, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 81% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 7.5% vs peer median 2.7%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 89% of peers. EBITDA yield: 13.1% vs peer median 4.2%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 93% of peers. Earnings yield: 8.7% vs peer median 2.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 158 reported | 8.7% | 3.2% | 96% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 156 reported | 12.9% | 5.3% | 97% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 104 reported | 7.5% | 3.5% | 84% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 151 reported | 51.7% | 17.9% | 93% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around FSLR| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25.5B USD | 97 | 56 | |
| 2 | 3.89T JPY (≈$26.5B) | 94 | 73 | |
| 2 | 20.1B USD | 94 | 68 | |
| 4 | 17.5B USD | 93 | 93 | |
| 4 | 10.6B USD | 93 | 68 | |
| 6 | 28.8B USD | 92 | 70 | |
| 6 | 35.5B USD | 92 | 80 | |
| 6 | 20.0B USD | 92 | 78 | |
| 9 | 16.9B USD | 91 | 57 | |
| 10 | 16.8B USD | 88 | 66 | |
| 10 | 20.6B USD | 88 | 72 | |
| 12 | 243.9B HKD (≈$31.2B) | 87 | 53 |
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