Down 4.6% today with solar stocks: all 13 are down, 3.9% on average; the S&P 500 is down 0.6%.
Behind the market
Down 30% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%.
FSLR's Quality Score fell 4 points on Mon, Nov 9, to 2. Its average daily range rose to 5.5%, while sales shrink 1% on the year.
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| Holding it back | Below its 200-day since August |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 29 |
TodayWith its group.
“U.S. chip stocks rebound sharply after Thursday's brutal selloff”
FSLR closed +2.7% that day.
After its last 4 reports it closed -1.9% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 3 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
FSLR is #54 of 84 by Quality Score.
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| 54 |
Share count against a year before: FSLR +0.2%, NXT +2.3%.
Expected to report Tue Feb 23, after the close (in 105 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $1.2B, 23% less than a year ago; a profit of $5.30 a share, from $4.24.
“Net sales were $1.23 billion for the third quarter of 2026, a 23% decrease compared to the third quarter of 2025, driven primarily by a decrease in the volume of modules sold to third parties.”
FSLR's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Module sales | 4.3 GW and 5.3 GW |
Sales grew 14% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Its share count grew 0.2% a year over 5 years.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | -5.0% | -1.4% | +10.7% |
| Jul 30, 2026 | +3.3% | +2.4% | +18.5% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -0.9% | +4.9% | +6.3% |
Sales grew in five of the last seven years, to $5.2B in 2025. It made a profit in six of the eight years.
RSI 49.0, MACD above signal, below both averages. Not scored.
One insider sold $28K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
7 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: FSLR is 0.1% of FTEC, 0.1% of XLK, and 0.1% of VGT, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.
First Solar designs and manufactures solar photovoltaic panels, modules, and systems primarily for use in utility-scale projects. Its modules use cadmium telluride, rather than the crystalline silicon used by most of the industry to convert sunlight into electricity. The technology does not rely on Chinese crystalline silicon supply chains. Its primary manufacturing is in the US. It has additional factories in India, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Its primary markets are the US and India.
“The solar energy and renewable energy sectors are highly competitive and continually evolving as participants in these sectors strive to distinguish themselves within their markets and compete within the larger electric power industry.”
FSLR scores 2 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #54 of 84 in Semiconductors by Quality Score, with 3 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 30% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
FSLR scores 2 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #54 of 84 in Semiconductors by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind FSLR's 2.
One insider sold $28K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Samantha L. Sloan, EVP, Corporate Affairs, who sold $28K on Aug 17.
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