- Direction
- Deteriorating
- Own history
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- Peers
- 8th
- Persistence
- EMERGING
· Semiconductors & Related Devices
RESEARCH SNAPSHOTFIRST SOLAR, INC.'s latest supported as-filed period reports revenue of $1.2B. Every value below links to its SEC accession and metric lineage.
No material rule-based research observation currently meets GrossPattern's Insight value threshold. Current state, direction, and filing evidence remain available below.
Separate current dimensions—not a universal score or investment ranking.
A multidimensional view of the latest comparable filing—not a composite score or recommendation.
Level · gp.fundamentals.capex_revenue_ratio
Raw value 12.58% · OPTIONAL
Ratio · gp.fundamentals.operating_cash_flow + gp.fundamentals.revenue
Raw value -3.49% · OPTIONAL
Yoy · gp.fundamentals.revenue
Raw value -22.82% · CORE
Level · gp.fundamentals.inventory_revenue_ratio
Raw value 92.50% · OPTIONAL
Level · gp.fundamentals.gross_margin
Raw value 57.93% · CORE
Level · gp.fundamentals.operating_margin
Raw value 44.37% · CORE
Ratio · gp.fundamentals.rnd + gp.fundamentals.revenue
Business direction, financial quality, capital allocation, and governance evidence remain separate—never collapsed into a recommendation score.
Interpretation boundary Direction describes measurable company fundamentals. Governance reports observable evidence only; it does not grade management character or predict stock returns.
Latest available comparable states within 180 days, normalized with robust median/MAD statistics.
The most important deterministic changes, ranked by magnitude, issuer history, persistence, and accounting profile.
This cluster groups 2 independently calculated changes: Cash & equivalents decreased 20.9%; Operating cash flow changed across a sign change.
2 evidence-backed componentsThis cluster groups 2 independently calculated changes: Inventory increased 3.4%; Inventory / revenue moved 2347 bp higher.
2 evidence-backed componentsThis cluster groups 2 independently calculated changes: Shares outstanding increased 0.2%; SBC / revenue moved 28 bp higher.
2 evidence-backed componentsThis cluster groups 2 independently calculated changes: Shares outstanding increased 0.2%; SBC / revenue moved 5 bp higher.
2 evidence-backed componentsNoncurrent long-term debt changed -100.0% from the comparable as-filed period. The change ranks at the 100th percentile of 4 prior comparable changes.
Each point keeps the date investors could first observe it and its accession.
FSLR · as filed with the SEC · reported-date aware
Direct SEC links, filing dates, report periods, and amendment flags.
0001274494-26-000212SEC ↗8-KOct 29, 2026Period Oct 29, 20260001274494-26-000211SEC ↗4Oct 2, 2026Period Sep 30, 20260001274494-26-000205SEC ↗4Oct 2, 2026Period Sep 30, 20260001274494-26-000203SEC ↗4Oct 2, 2026Period Sep 30, 20260001274494-26-000200SEC ↗4Oct 2, 2026Period Sep 30, 20260001274494-26-000198SEC ↗4Oct 2, 2026Period Sep 30, 20260001274494-26-000196SEC ↗Transaction semantics distinguish purchases, sales, awards, exercises, withholding, and derivatives.
| Filed / transacted | Reporting owner | Semantics | Shares | Price | Notional | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026Filed Oct 2, 2026 | Gloeckler MarkusChief Technology Officer | Open Market SaleDirect | 800 | $174 | $139,200 | Form 4 ↗ |
| Sep 30, 2026Filed Oct 2, 2026 | RENDUCHINTALA VENKATA S MDirector | Grant Or AwardDirect | 300 | $0 | $0 | Form 4 ↗ |
| Sep 30, 2026Filed Oct 2, 2026 | Ahearn Michael JDirector | Grant Or AwardDirect | 422 | $0 | $0 | Form 4 ↗ |
| Sep 30, 2026Filed Oct 2, 2026 | POST WILLIAM JDirector | Grant Or AwardIndirect | 300 | $0 | $0 | Form 4 ↗ |
| Sep 30, 2026Filed Oct 2, 2026 | STEBBINS PAUL H |
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SEC source policy ↗Raw value 5.46% · OPTIONAL
Level · gp.fundamentals.sbc_revenue_ratio
Raw value 0.74% · OPTIONAL
Noncurrent long-term debt changed -100.0% from the comparable as-filed period. The change ranks at the 100th percentile of 4 prior comparable changes.
Free-cash-flow proxy changed -121.0% from the comparable as-filed period. This reverses 3 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.
Current ratio changed +34.6% from the comparable as-filed period. The change ranks at the 100th percentile of 4 prior comparable changes.
Operating income changed +24.6% from the comparable as-filed period.
Operating margin changed +1514 basis points from the comparable as-filed period.
Operating margin changed +968 basis points from the comparable as-filed period.
Method note “Materiality” here is an analytical magnitude band, not a legal conclusion. Full filing-text semantic changes remain unpublished while excerpt rights and review thresholds are unresolved.
Latest supported period in this snapshot: 2026-09-30. Duration facts use direct quarterly or annual SEC contexts; GrossPattern does not manufacture missing Q4 values.
0001274494-26-000194| Grant Or AwardIndirect |
| 300 |
| $0 |
| $0 |
| Form 4 ↗ |
| Sep 30, 2026Filed Oct 2, 2026 | Sweeney Michael TDirector | Grant Or AwardDirect | 300 | $0 | $0 | Form 4 ↗ |
| Sep 30, 2026Filed Oct 2, 2026 | Wright Norman L.Director | Grant Or AwardDirect | 300 | $0 | $0 | Form 4 ↗ |
| Sep 30, 2026Filed Oct 2, 2026 | KRO LISA ADirector | Grant Or AwardIndirect | 300 | $0 | $0 | Form 4 ↗ |
| Sep 1, 2026Filed Sep 3, 2026 | Sloan Samantha L.EVP, Corporate Affairs | Tax WithholdingDirect | 134 | $200 | $26,753 | Form 4 ↗ |
| Sep 1, 2026Filed Sep 3, 2026 | Sloan Samantha L.EVP, Corporate Affairs | Option ExerciseDirect | 469 | $0 | $0 | Form 4 ↗ |
| Sep 1, 2026Filed Sep 3, 2026 | Sloan Samantha L.EVP, Corporate Affairs | Option ExerciseDirect | 469 | $0 | $0 | Form 4 ↗ |
| Sep 1, 2026Filed Sep 2, 2026 | Gloeckler MarkusChief Technology Officer | Open Market SaleDirect | 800 | $200 | $160,000 | Form 4 ↗ |
| Aug 17, 2026Filed Aug 18, 2026 | Sloan Samantha L.EVP, Corporate Affairs | Open Market SaleDirect | 127 | $223 | $28,315 | Form 4 ↗ |
| Aug 14, 2026Filed Aug 18, 2026 | Sloan Samantha L.EVP, Corporate Affairs | Option ExerciseDirect | 437 | $0 | $0 | Form 4 ↗ |
| Aug 14, 2026Filed Aug 18, 2026 | Sloan Samantha L.EVP, Corporate Affairs | Option ExerciseDirect | 437 | $0 | $0 | Form 4 ↗ |
| Aug 11, 2026Filed Aug 12, 2026 | Dymbort Jason E.General Counsel and Secretary | Open Market SaleDirect | 3,700 | $249 | $922,706 | Form 4 ↗ |
| Aug 4, 2026Filed Aug 5, 2026 | Ahearn Michael JDirector | GiftDirect | 44,584 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ |
| Aug 4, 2026Filed Aug 5, 2026 | Gloeckler MarkusChief Technology Officer | Open Market SaleDirect | 829 | $248 | $205,592 | Form 4 ↗ |
| Aug 3, 2026Filed Aug 5, 2026 | Koralewski MichaelChief Supply Chain Officer | Open Market SaleDirect | 3,500 | $225 | $787,500 | Form 4 ↗ |
| Aug 3, 2026Filed Aug 5, 2026 | Koralewski MichaelChief Supply Chain Officer | Open Market SaleDirect | 3,500 | $218 | $763,070 | Form 4 ↗ |