First Solar, Inc. income statement & cash flow
In the fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025, First Solar, Inc. reported net income of $1.53B on revenue of $5.22B. Operating cash flow was $2.06B and capital expenditures were $869.88M, leaving $1.19B of free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures).
Income statement and cash flow summary
| Fiscal year ended | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.90B | $2.94B | $2.24B | $3.06B | $2.71B | $2.92B | $2.62B | $3.32B | $4.21B | $5.22B |
| Gross profit | $638.42M | $548.95M | $392.18M | $549.21M | $680.67M | $729.95M | $69.86M | $1.30B | $1.86B | $2.12B |
| Operating income | −$568.15M | $177.85M | $40.11M | −$161.78M | $317.49M | $586.75M | −$27.24M | $857.27M | $1.39B | $1.60B |
| Net income | −$416.11M | −$165.62M | $144.33M | −$114.93M | $398.36M | $468.69M | −$44.17M | $830.78M | $1.29B | $1.53B |
| Diluted EPS | −$4.05 | −$1.59 | $1.36 | −$1.09 | $3.73 | $4.38 | −$0.41 | $7.74 | $12.02 | $14.21 |
| Operating cash flow | $206.75M | $1.34B | −$326.81M | $174.20M | $37.12M | $237.56M | $873.37M | $602.26M | $1.22B | $2.06B |
| Capital expenditures | $229.45M | $514.36M | $739.84M | $668.72M | $416.63M | $540.29M | $903.61M | $1.39B | $1.53B | $869.88M |
| Reported in | 10-K 2019 | 10-K 2020 | 10-K 2021 | 10-K 2022 | 10-K 2023 | 10-K 2024 | 10-K 2025 | 10-K 2026 | 10-K 2026 | 10-K 2026 |
Margins
Each figure divided by revenue for the same fiscal year.
| Fiscal year ended | Gross margin | Operating margin | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 40.6% | 30.6% | 29.3% |
| Dec 2024 | 44.2% | 33.2% | 30.7% |
| Dec 2023 | 39.2% | 25.8% | 25.0% |
| Dec 2022 | 2.7% | -1.0% | -1.7% |
| Dec 2021 | 25.0% | 20.1% | 16.0% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts for CIK 1274494 (raw data). Most recent filing in this dataset: 10-Q filed Oct 29, 2026. SEC data file dated Nov 3, 2026; page built Nov 5, 2026. Figures are as most recently reported, including restatements. How we select figures.