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Earnings Before Tax (EBT)

The latest quarterly ebt is $354.33 Million with a quarter-over-quarter change of -35.73%. Earnings Before Tax (EBT), also called pre-tax income, represents a company's profit after all operating and non-operating expenses but before income tax expense.

EBT

FSLR EBT

$354.33M

Reported quarterly EBT; no daily interpolation.

+244.70% 5Y

Current EBT

$354.33M

$354.33 Million

Quarter-over-Quarter Change

-35.73%

vs. $551.34M prior quarter

Historical Data

89

Quarters of data available

Quarterly EBT History

PeriodEBTQoQ Change% Change
Q1 2026$354.33M$-197.01M-35.73%
Q4 2025$551.34M+$91.00M+19.77%
Q3 2025$460.35M+$108.18M+30.72%
Q2 2025$352.17M+$135.11M+62.24%
Q1 2025$217.06M$-229.29M-51.37%
Q4 2024$446.35M+$119.00M+36.35%
Q3 2024$327.34M$-49.79M-13.20%
Q2 2024$377.13M+$121.61M+47.59%
Q1 2024$255.52M$-121.16M-32.17%
Q4 2023$376.68M+$86.22M+29.68%
Q3 2023$290.46M+$101.99M+54.12%
Q2 2023$188.47M+$152.80M+428.33%
Q1 2023$35.67M+$42.24M+642.80%
Q4 2022$-6.57M+$55.11M+89.35%
Q3 2022$-61.68M$-201.28M-144.18%
Q2 2022$139.60M+$202.36M+322.46%
Q1 2022$-62.75M$-229.92M-137.54%
Q4 2021$167.17M+$121.13M+263.09%
Q3 2021$46.04M$-56.76M-55.21%
Q2 2021$102.80M$-153.37M-59.87%
Q1 2021$256.16M+$206.86M+419.56%
Q4 2020$49.30M$-143.84M-74.47%
Q3 2020$193.14M+$146.02M+309.85%
Q2 2020$47.13M+$45.64M+3064.88%
Q1 2020$1.49M+$91.76M+101.65%
Q4 2019$-90.27M$-135.93M-297.72%
Q3 2019$45.66M+$52.46M+771.03%
Q2 2019$-6.80M+$62.19M+90.14%
Q1 2019$-68.99M$-116.69M-244.64%
Q4 2018$47.70M$-12.45M-20.69%
Q3 2018$60.15M+$114.80M+210.05%
Q2 2018$-54.66M$-149.23M-157.79%
Q1 2018$94.58M+$128.26M+380.73%
Q4 2017$-33.69M$-247.02M-115.79%
Q3 2017$213.33M+$201.39M+1687.41%
Q2 2017$11.94M$-2.87M-19.40%
Q1 2017$14.81M+$709.54M+102.13%
Q4 2016$-694.74M$-776.99M-944.64%
Q3 2016$82.25M+$86.38M+2093.02%
Q2 2016$-4.13M$-227.79M-101.85%
Q1 2016$223.67M$-10.65M-4.54%
Q4 2015$234.31M$-163.46M-41.09%
Q3 2015$397.77M+$337.23M+556.99%
Q2 2015$60.55M+$127.44M+190.50%
Q1 2015$-66.90M$-267.94M-133.27%
Q4 2014$201.04M+$118.16M+142.56%
Q3 2014$82.89M+$80.52M+3409.10%
Q2 2014$2.36M$-138.50M-98.32%
Q1 2014$140.86M+$75.98M+117.12%
Q4 2013$64.88M$-143.81M-68.91%
Q3 2013$208.69M+$167.63M+408.23%
Q2 2013$41.06M$-25.13M-37.96%
Q1 2013$66.19M$-104.39M-61.20%
Q4 2012$170.57M+$59.81M+54.00%
Q3 2012$110.76M$-24.59M-18.17%
Q2 2012$135.35M+$591.83M+129.65%
Q1 2012$-456.49M+$24.96M+5.18%
Q4 2011$-481.44M$-704.21M-316.12%
Q3 2011$222.76M+$150.81M+209.58%
Q2 2011$71.96M$-61.05M-45.90%
Q1 2011$133.01M$-40.36M-23.28%
Q4 2010$173.37M$-39.55M-18.58%
Q3 2010$212.91M+$32.48M+18.00%
Q2 2010$180.44M$-14.92M-7.64%
Q1 2010$195.36M+$45.04M+29.96%
Q4 2009$150.32M$-14.65M-8.88%
Q3 2009$164.97M$-36.33M-18.05%
Q2 2009$201.30M+$31.57M+18.60%
Q1 2009$169.73M$-1.88M-1.10%
Q4 2008$171.61M+$38.51M+28.94%
Q3 2008$133.10M+$39.24M+41.81%
Q2 2008$93.86M+$28.65M+43.93%
Q1 2008$65.21M$-20.93M-24.30%
Q4 2007$86.14M+$32.49M+60.56%
Q3 2007$53.65M+$45.78M+582.21%
Q2 2007$7.86M$-445,000-5.36%
Q1 2007$8.31M$-4.75M-36.39%
Q4 2006$13.06M+$8.59M+192.04%
Q3 2006$4.47M+$5.83M+430.11%
Q2 2006$-1.35M+$00.00%
Q1 2006$-1.35M+$5.85M+81.19%
Q4 2005$-7.20M$-7.42M-3404.59%
Q3 2005$218,000+$00.00%
Q2 2005$218,000+$00.00%
Q1 2005$218,000+$4.41M+105.20%
Q4 2004$-4.19M+$00.00%
Q3 2004$-4.19M+$00.00%
Q2 2004$-4.19M+$00.00%
Q1 2004$-4.19M
Data as of Friday, June 26, 2026

About First Solar, Inc.

First Solar, Inc. is a global provider of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions, operating in numerous international markets including the United States, Japan, France, Canada, India, and Australia. The company's primary activity involves the engineering, manufacturing, and sale of cadmium telluride solar modules, which are designed to convert solar radiation directly into electricity. Its clientele is broad, serving system developers and operators, utility companies, independent power producers, commercial and industrial businesses, and various other system owners. Founded in 1999, the firm is based in Tempe, Arizona, and underwent a name change in 2006 from its former designation, First Solar Holdings, Inc.

Phoenix, AZ
8,100 employees
Energy / Solar
Sector
Energy
Industry
Solar
CEO
Mark R. Widmar