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First Solar, Inc. (FSLR)

Energy · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026

First Solar, Inc.
FSLR · $18.55B
$172.64-14.9%last 60 sessions · close Oct 16, 2026
$172.11$318.2552 weeks
Buy · 37 analystsPT $263.05 +52.4%
  • P/E vs own-32.0%
  • P/E vs sector-39.9%
  • Target upside+52.4%
  • Off 52w high-45.8%
  • Insiders-$3.76M
  • FCF yield+8.1%
  • Earnings in13d
  • Trendsideways
  • Sector▲ +16.8%
  • RSI38
  • MA20×50—
  • Volume1.0x
  • Support-1.4%
  • Resistance+1.7%

The average 12-month analyst price target for FSLR is $263.05, 52.4% above the last close of $172.64 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $157.25 to $322.82. Rating consensus: Buy.

Snapshot

  • P/E10.6x
  • P/E vs sector-39.9%
  • P/E vs own-32.0%
  • Target upside+52.4%
  • ConsensusBuy
  • Market cap$18.55B
  • FCF yield+8.1%
  • Insiders-$3.76M
  • Earnings in13d
  • News

Why it moved

First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) fell 3.5% on Oct 16, 2026.

The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Energy stocks rose 2.7%. Most of the move is specific to FSLR.

Market (SPY)-1.1%
Energy sector+3.8%
FSLR specific-6.2%

1 story on the day (30-day average 1.1).

Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.

Price and events

⇔⇕$182$224$266$309Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26EAEAAAEAAAAEAAAE

Last close $172.64 · -27.4% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change

Technicals

  • Trendsideways
  • Sector▲ +16.8%
  • MAs20▼ 50▼ 100▼ 200▼
  • Above MAs0 of 4 above
  • MA20×50—
  • RSI38
  • Support-1.4%
  • Resistance+1.7%
  • Off 52w high-45.8%
  • Off ATH-45.8%
  • 52w range$172.64
  • Bollingerlower half
  • MACD1.03
  • ATR+4.6%
  • Volume1.0x

Analyst price targets

Low$157.25
Average$263.05
Median$270.22
High$322.82
Upside+52.4%

22 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $172.64 · as of Oct 16, 2026

⇔⇕$147$203$259$315$371Oct 25Mar 26Aug 26Jan 27Jun 27+75%+109%-9%+59%+17%+31%+66%+18%+49%+87%+12%
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Strong buy 10 · Buy 17 · Hold 9 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 1

Revenue and free cash flow

Q2 FY2026: Revenue -3.7% year over year, free cash flow -29.0% of revenue, operating margin 42.6%.

RevenueFree cash flow
Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026
Q2 FY2026Jun 30, 2026$1.06B3.92-$306M57.3%42.6%40.0%
Q1 FY2026Mar 31, 2026$1.04B3.22-$333M46.6%33.1%33.2%
Q4 FY2025Dec 31, 2025$1.68B4.84$1.07B39.5%32.6%31.0%
Q3 FY2025Sep 30, 2025$1.59B4.24$1.07B38.3%29.2%28.6%
Q2 FY2025Jun 30, 2025$1.1B3.18-$139M45.6%33.0%31.2%
Q1 FY2025Mar 31, 2025$845M1.95-$814M40.8%26.2%24.8%
Q4 FY2024Dec 31, 2024$1.51B3.65$497M37.5%30.2%26.0%
Q3 FY2024Sep 30, 2024$888M2.91-$488M50.2%36.3%35.3%

Peers

20D
1DVNDevon Energy Corporation$50.73+3.0%-1.2%+19.7%12.0$55.8B
2BKRBaker Hughes Company$55.70+2.4%-19.5%+27.7%17.9$55.29B
3EQTEQT Corporation$54.30+3.5%-19.6%+22.6%12.0$33.97B
4HALHalliburton Company$33.50+1.9%-21.4%+20.1%17.5$27.91B
5TPLTexas Pacific Land Corporation$350.92+1.3%-34.8%+76.2%44.8$24.2B
6EXEExpand Energy Corporation$93.41+2.9%-22.7%+32.7%8.1$21.62B
7FSLRFirst Solar, Inc.$172.64-3.5%-45.8%+52.4%10.6$18.55B
8APAAPA Corporation$49.15+4.1%0.0%-11.4%10.4$17.22B

Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.

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