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First Solar (BUE:FSLR) Shiller PE Ratio : 48.98 (As of Jul. 17, 2025)


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What is First Solar Shiller PE Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-17), First Solar's current share price is ARS11850.00. First Solar's E10 for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was ARS241.96. First Solar's Shiller PE Ratio for today is 48.98.

The historical rank and industry rank for First Solar's Shiller PE Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:FSLR' s Shiller PE Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.53   Med: 33.17   Max: 129.99
Current: 50.61

During the past years, First Solar's highest Shiller PE Ratio was 129.99. The lowest was 7.53. And the median was 33.17.

BUE:FSLR's Shiller PE Ratio is ranked worse than
70.18% of 513 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 26.61 vs BUE:FSLR: 50.61

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years.

First Solar's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ARS12,472.632. Add all the adjusted EPS for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our E10, which is ARS241.96 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


First Solar Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Solar's Shiller PE Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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First Solar Shiller PE Ratio Chart

First Solar Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Shiller PE Ratio
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First Solar Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Shiller PE Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 71.86 84.04 87.05 59.16 38.35

Competitive Comparison of First Solar's Shiller PE Ratio

For the Solar subindustry, First Solar's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


First Solar's Shiller PE Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, First Solar's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Solar's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.


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First Solar Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

First Solar's Shiller PE Ratio for today is calculated as

Shiller PE Ratio=Share Price/ E10
=11850.00/241.96
=48.98

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

First Solar's E10 for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, First Solar's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=12472.632/134.9266*134.9266
=12,472.632

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

First Solar Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201506 50.157 100.684 67.215
201509 192.371 100.392 258.547
201512 124.253 99.792 167.999
201603 166.486 100.470 223.582
201606 -9.227 101.688 -12.243
201609 129.776 101.861 171.903
201612 -658.196 101.863 -871.842
201703 8.325 102.862 10.920
201706 49.464 103.349 64.577
201709 205.025 104.136 265.647
201712 -474.320 104.011 -615.303
201803 94.297 105.290 120.840
201806 -68.834 106.317 -87.357
201809 119.229 106.507 151.044
201812 110.853 105.998 141.107
201903 -150.106 107.251 -188.841
201906 -48.253 108.070 -60.245
201909 97.311 108.329 121.203
201912 -200.839 108.420 -249.940
202003 316.553 108.902 392.202
202006 143.766 108.767 178.343
202009 645.888 109.815 793.585
202012 527.342 109.897 647.448
202103 1,059.341 111.754 1,278.995
202106 437.653 114.631 515.138
202109 246.406 115.734 287.268
202112 745.306 117.630 854.901
202203 -264.135 121.301 -293.805
202206 375.430 125.017 405.189
202209 -383.502 125.227 -413.208
202212 -70.413 125.222 -75.870
202303 474.120 127.348 502.336
202306 2,289.600 128.729 2,399.837
202309 5,249.250 129.860 5,454.075
202312 7,039.500 129.419 7,339.053
202403 11,121.000 131.776 11,386.872
202406 17,462.250 132.554 17,774.836
202409 16,595.729 133.029 16,832.472
202412 22,119.000 133.157 22,412.935
202503 12,472.632 134.927 12,472.632

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


First Solar  (BUE:FSLR) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


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First Solar Business Description

Address
350 West Washington Street, Suite 600, Tempe, AZ, USA, 85288
First Solar designs and manufactures solar photovoltaic panels, modules, and systems for use in utility-scale development projects. The company's solar modules use cadmium telluride to convert sunlight into electricity. This is commonly called thin-film technology. First Solar is the world's largest thin-film solar module manufacturer. It has production lines in Vietnam, Malaysia, the United States, and India.