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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · First Solar (FSLR)

First Solar Q4 EPS $3.65 vs $3.25 a year earlier; 2025 EPS guided to $17-$20

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

First Solar reported fourth-quarter 2024 net sales of $1.5 billion, up $0.6 billion from the prior quarter, and diluted earnings of $3.65 per share, up from $3.25 a year earlier. The company also gave 2025 guidance of $5.3 billion to $5.8 billion in net sales and $17.00 to $20.00 in earnings per diluted share, which gives shareholders a outlook for the year ahead.

Key points

  • Q4 2024 net sales $1.5 billion; full-year 2024 net sales $4.2 billion, up from $3.3 billion in 2023
  • Q4 2024 diluted EPS $3.65 vs. $3.25 in Q4 2023; full-year 2024 diluted EPS $12.02 vs. $7.74
  • 2025 guidance: net sales $5.3 billion to $5.8 billion; diluted EPS $17.00 to $20.00; operating income $1.95 billion to $2.30 billion
  • Year-end 2024 net cash balance of $1.2 billion, up from $0.7 billion at the end of the prior quarter

The filing

CompanyFirst Solar (FSLR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 25, 2025, 4:06 PM ET
Accession number0001274494-25-000009

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:42 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 25, 2025.

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