Ratios in Focus: Analyzing First Solar Inc (FSLR)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

Abby Carey

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In the latest session, First Solar Inc (NASDAQ: FSLR) closed at $220.02 down -1.36% from its previous closing price of $223.05. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.86 million shares were traded. FSLR stock price reached its highest trading level at $223.26 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $218.6637.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of First Solar Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.41 and its Current Ratio is at 1.90. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.12 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.05.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of . The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on August 01, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $220 from $200 previously.

On July 01, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts reiterated its Outperform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $188 to $200.

Jefferies Upgraded its Hold to Buy on June 11, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $192.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 02 ’25 when Sloan Samantha L. sold 140 shares for $188.47 per share. The transaction valued at 26,386 led to the insider holds 890 shares of the business.

Sloan Samantha L. bought 140 shares of FSLR for $26,386 on Sep 02 ’25. On Aug 19 ’25, another insider, Dymbort Jason E., who serves as the General Counsel and Secretary of the company, sold 1,824 shares for $215.33 each. As a result, the insider received 392,762 and left with 20,449 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FSLR now has a Market Capitalization of 23596627968 and an Enterprise Value of 23509860352. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.82, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.46. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.57. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.413 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.724.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for FSLR is 1.37, which has changed by -0.11794418 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1529237 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FSLR has reached a high of $262.72, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $116.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.11%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 31.84%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, FSLR has traded an average of 3.15M shares per day and 2454430 over the past ten days. A total of 107.25M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 101.42M. Insiders hold about 5.44% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 105.47% stake in the company. Shares short for FSLR as of 1757894400 were 10261379 with a Short Ratio of 3.26, compared to 1755216000 on 9939399. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10261379 and a Short% of Float of 12.3.

Earnings Estimates

The company has 21.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $5.71, with high estimates of $6.86 and low estimates of $4.76.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $17.25 and $13.27 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $15.26. EPS for the following year is $23.11, with 31.0 analysts recommending between $29.88 and $16.33.

Revenue Estimates

A total of 24 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.56B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.74B to a low estimate of $1.18B. As of . The current estimate, First Solar Inc’s year-ago sales were $887.67MFor the next quarter, 24 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.81B. There is a high estimate of $2.04B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.56B.

A total of 33 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FSLR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.68B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.82B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.31B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.21BBased on 32 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.29B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.18B and the low estimate is $5.45B.

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