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How First Solar, Inc. stacks up
FSLR · against 1,666 other Technology companies
Valuation
92/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #126 of 1,667 · scores higher than 92% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score175 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 · 1,632 reported | 8.7% | 2.3% | 93% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 1,698 reported | 12.9% | 4.3% | 89% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 725 reported | 7.5% | 2.7% | 81% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 1,634 reported | 51.7% | 33.4% | 73% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around FSLR| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 328.2B KRW (≈$236M) | 100 | 58 | |
| 1 | 252.6B KRW (≈$182M) | 100 | 54 | |
| 1 | 443.2B KRW (≈$319M) | 100 | 64 | |
| 1 | 569.9B KRW (≈$410M) | 100 | 88 | |
| 1 | 111M MYR (≈$24M) | 100 | 72 | |
| 126 | 90.1B INR (≈$1.1B) | 92 | 76 | |
| 126 | 28.8B USD | 92 | 70 | |
| 126 | 1.9B USD | 92 | 59 | |
| 126 | 35.5B USD | 92 | 80 | |
| 126 | 20.0B USD | 92 | 78 | |
| 126 | 3.1B USD | 92 | 84 | |
| 142 | 4.12T KRW (≈$3.0B) | 91 | 63 | |
| 142 | 503.8B KRW (≈$363M) | 91 | 44 | |
| 142 | 6.0B HKD (≈$767M) | 91 | 45 |
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