Assay
Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| First Solar, Inc.FSLR · business equipment | |
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| Grade |  Bsecond fifth of 497 graded peers; percentile 29.6, sampling error 2.2 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 148 of 497 |
| Profitability | Dpercentile 77.2 |
| Solvency | Bpercentile 25.0 |
| Growth and financing | Bpercentile 25.9 |
| Reliability | 0.94 AUCfailure model, filers with over $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.97; 61 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 0.52% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | over $2.67B assetstotal assets $13.3B[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none active · fortress balance sheetnot computable: distress |
| Inputs computable | 8 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Feb 24, 2026227 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $178.872026-10-08; market equity $19.2B; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
| Share price, twelve months to the rescansplit-adjusted close; a lollipop at every rescan carries the letter held then; baseline ticks are SEC receipt dates of the inputs; ranges and dragging scroll the full history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Feb 24, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
We are America’s leading PV solar technology and manufacturing company. The only U.S.-headquartered company among the world’s largest solar manufacturers, First Solar is focused on competitively and reliably enabling power generation needs with our advanced, uniquely American thin film PV technology. Developed at R&D labs in California and Ohio, our technology provides a competitive, high-performance, and responsibly produced alternative to conventional crystalline silicon PV solar modules. Our PV solar modules are produced using a fully integrated, continuous process that does not rely on Chinese crystalline silicon supply chains.
Warnings [top]
7 checks ran; none of them enters the letter. The checks are listed on the warnings screen.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability, sleeve percentile 77.2 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 15.9% | [1,5] | 28.5% | 70.0 | 558 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Return on invested capital | not computable | 10.9% | |||||
| pretax income must exceed the validity floor and imply a 0%-100% tax rate | |||||||
| Accruals ratio | (4.2%) | [1,6-8] | (7.4%) | 69.4 | 621 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 15.3 pts | [2,5,9-16] | 2.4 pts | 92.3 | 429 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 25.0 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.05% | |||||
| latest liabilities, cash plus short-term investments, book equity, and shares are required | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | 6.97 | [1,17-22] | 2.18 | 14.5 | 566 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | not computable | 1.11x | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2017-12-31; latest annual assets end 2025-12-31 | |||||||
| Interest coverage | not computable | 3.77x | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2023-12-31; latest annual assets end 2025-12-31 | |||||||
| Current ratio | 2.67x | [17-18] | 2.02x | 35.5 | 666 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 25.9 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | 25.8% | [2,10,12,14] | 6.4% | 13.2 | 538 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | not computable | 17.2% | |||||
| current FCF must be positive and base FCF must exceed $100,000 | |||||||
| Reinvestment rate | not computable | 14.3% | |||||
| pretax income must exceed the validity floor and imply a 0%-100% tax rate | |||||||
| Asset growth, three years | 17.3% | [1,8,23-24] | 5.0% | 21.4 | 563 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | 0.2% | [25-26] | 0.5% | 43.1 | 407 | 2026-02-20 | |
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.162; sampling error 2.2 percentile points on 497 peers.
Among 497 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 143 | Macom Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (MTSI) Macom Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (MTSI) Bsecond fifth; percentile 28.6 Nasdaq · Semiconductors & Related Devices market equity $24.6B; last close $322.31 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 28.6 | B | |
| 144 | Power Integrations Inc. (POWI) Power Integrations Inc. (POWI) Bsecond fifth; percentile 28.8 Nasdaq · Semiconductors & Related Devices market equity $2.8B; last close $49.87 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 28.8 | B | |
| 145 | Ultralife Corp. (ULBI) Ultralife Corp. (ULBI) Bsecond fifth; percentile 29.0 Nasdaq · Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies market equity $103.5M; last close $6.22 Warnings: late filer; 8 of 14 inputs | 29.0 | B | late filer |
| 146 | Lightpath Technologies Inc. (LPTH) Lightpath Technologies Inc. (LPTH) Bsecond fifth; percentile 29.2 Nasdaq · Semiconductors & Related Devices market equity $682.2M; last close $9.75 Warnings: dilution, late filer, fortress balance sheet; 8 of 14 inputs | 29.2 | B | dilution, late filer, fortress balance sheet |
| 147 | EnerSys (ENS) EnerSys (ENS) Bsecond fifth; percentile 29.4 NYSE · Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies market equity $6.5B; last close $179.30 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 29.4 | B | |
| 148 | First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) Bsecond fifth; percentile 29.6 Nasdaq · Semiconductors & Related Devices market equity $19.2B; last close $178.87 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 8 of 14 inputs | 29.6 | B | fortress balance sheet |
| 149 | Data Storage Corp. (DTST) Data Storage Corp. (DTST) Bsecond fifth; percentile 29.8 Nasdaq · Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation market equity $7.7M; last close $3.27 Warnings: short runway, late filer, fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs | 29.8 | B | short runway, late filer, fortress balance sheet |
| 150 | Block, Inc. (XYZ) Block, Inc. (XYZ) Bsecond fifth; percentile 30.0 NYSE · Services-Prepackaged Software last close $75.21 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 30.0 | B | |
| 151 | Leonardo DRS, Inc. (DRS) Leonardo DRS, Inc. (DRS) Bsecond fifth; percentile 30.2 Nasdaq · Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys market equity $9.6B; last close $35.85 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 10 of 14 inputs | 30.2 | B | fortress balance sheet |
| 152 | Waters Corp. (WAT) Waters Corp. (WAT) Bsecond fifth; percentile 30.4 NYSE · Laboratory Analytical Instruments market equity $42.2B; last close $429.94 Warnings: dilution; 12 of 14 inputs | 30.4 | B | dilution |
| 153 | TaskUs, Inc. (TASK) TaskUs, Inc. (TASK) Bsecond fifth; percentile 30.6 Nasdaq · Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation last close $8.00 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 30.6 | B |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | B | 26.1 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | B | 29.6 | 497 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | B | 29.0 | 1219 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | B | 37.5 | 497 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 497 graded peers, about 99 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | (8.4%) | 2.2% | 42 | hotter than 42 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (43.8%) | (30.0%) | 33 | closer to its high than 33 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | 8.9% | 1.5% | 92 | pricier than 8 of 100 peers |
| Free cash flow yield | 6.2% | 2.7% | 74 | pricier than 26 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | 0.54 | 0.23 | 76 | pricier than 24 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 0.27 | 0.30 | 48 | pricier than 52 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | 1.4% | 3.9% | 47 | more equity-funded than 47 of 100 peers |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | (0.37) | (0.26) | 42 | ahead of 42 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $19.2B; EBIT $1.6B; free cash flow $1.2B; book equity $10.3B; sales $5.2B; debt $438.0M; cash $1.7B[27].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: 7 of 9, period end 2025-12-31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | 12.6% | ✓ pass[6,8] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | $2.1B | ✓ pass[7] |
| Return on assets improved | 0.1 pts | ✓ pass[6,8,23,28] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $528.9M | ✓ pass[6-7] |
| Long-term leverage fell | (1.1 pts) | ✓ pass[1,8,23,29-30] |
| Current ratio improved | 22.5 pts | ✓ pass[17-18,31-32] |
| No new shares issued | 0.2% | ✗ fail[25-26] |
| Gross margin improved | (3.5 pts) | ✗ fail[2,5,9-10] |
| Asset turnover improved | 2.5 pts | ✓ pass[2,8,10,23] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $1.7B[33] |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | $2.2B[7,33-37] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 71 |
| 10-Q received Jul 30, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $402.7M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 227 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $13.3B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $5.2B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $1.5B | 2022-12-31 | 2024-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $185.0M | 2022-12-31 | 2023-02-28 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $2.1B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $1.5B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $2.1B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $12.1B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $1.9B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $4.2B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $1.3B | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $3.3B | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $69.9M | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $2.6B | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $730.0M | 2021-12-31 | 2024-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $2.9B | 2021-12-31 | 2024-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $6.0B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $2.3B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | retained earnings | us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit | $6.8B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | $1.6B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $9.5B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | liabilities | us-gaap:Liabilities | $3.8B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $10.4B | 2023-12-31 | 2025-02-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $8.3B | 2022-12-31 | 2024-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 107,310,994 | 2026-02-20 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 107,062,105 | 2025-02-21 | 2025-02-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 107,469,788 | 2026-07-24 | 2026-07-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $1.3B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $282.6M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $373.4M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $5.1B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $2.1B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $1.7B | 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$359.8M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$214.9M | 2026-03-31 | 2026-04-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $815.2M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-10-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 37 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$458.4M | 2025-06-30 | 2026-07-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 29.6 is 9.6 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.2 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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