First Solar, Inc.'s SEC filings document the business, capital structure, and governance of a Nasdaq-listed photovoltaic solar technology and manufacturing company. Its 8-K reports furnish operating results, financial condition updates, guidance, and material events tied to module sales, cash balances, tax credit transfers, and financing arrangements.
Recent filings also cover a senior unsecured revolving credit facility, Section 45X advanced manufacturing production tax credit transfer agreements generated from U.S. module component production, and the company's common stock registered on Nasdaq. Proxy materials disclose board matters, executive compensation, equity awards, shareholder voting items, and other governance practices.
First Solar, Inc. reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $1.06 billion, down 4% from a year earlier, while net income rose to $423 million, or $3.92 per diluted share, up 23%. Adjusted EBITDA reached $644 million with a 61% margin, as higher module volumes offset lower contract-termination revenue.
Management cited record second-quarter and first-half sales volume and a contracted sales backlog of 45.1 GW as of June 30, 2026, extending through 2030. Gross and net cash balance was $1.7 billion, down from $2.4 billion at year-end, mainly due to working-capital uses and capital spending for the South Carolina finishing facility.
The company reaffirmed 2026 guidance, including volume sold of 17.0GW–18.2GW, net sales of $4.9B–$5.2B, gross profit of $2.4B–$2.6B, Adjusted EBITDA of $2.6B–$2.8B, and capital expenditures of $0.8B–$1.0B. Third-quarter expectations include module sales of 3.9GW–4.5GW and Adjusted EBITDA of $625M–$775M.
BlackRock, Inc. reports its beneficial ownership of common stock of First Solar, Inc. on an amended Schedule 13G. BlackRock and certain consolidated business units beneficially own 12,659,898 First Solar common shares, representing 11.8% of the class as of June 30, 2026.
BlackRock has sole voting power over 11,958,403 shares and sole dispositive power over all 12,659,898 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. Various underlying clients have rights to dividends or sale proceeds, but no single client holds more than five percent of First Solar’s outstanding common shares.
Ahearn Michael J reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
FIRST SOLAR, INC. director Michael J. Ahearn reported routine equity compensation and updated holdings. He received a grant of 313 shares of common stock as quarterly equity compensation for non-associate directors, bringing his direct holdings to 66,057 shares. A separate entry shows 47,857 shares held indirectly by a trust, reflecting his additional indirect ownership position.
FIRST SOLAR, INC. director Anita M. George reported routine equity compensation transactions in company stock. She received a grant of 223 shares of common stock as part of the quarterly equity compensation paid to non-associate directors. To cover tax withholding obligations arising from this grant, 67 shares of common stock were withheld by the company. After these transactions, she directly holds 5,171 shares of First Solar common stock.
KRO LISA A reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
FIRST SOLAR, INC. director Lisa A. Kro, through a trust, received a grant of 223 shares of common stock as quarterly equity compensation for non-associate directors. The award was at no cash cost per share and brings her indirect holdings to 4,599 shares.
MORGAN CURTIS A reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
FIRST SOLAR, INC. director Curtis A. Morgan received a grant of 223 shares of common stock on June 30, 2026.
The shares were awarded at a price of $0.00 per share as quarterly equity compensation for the company’s non-associate directors, bringing Morgan’s directly held stake to 223 shares following the grant.
FIRST SOLAR, INC. director William J. Post reported an indirect acquisition of 223 shares of common stock through the Post Family Trust. The shares were granted as quarterly equity compensation to the company’s non-associate directors and carried no cash purchase price. Following this grant, the trust’s indirect holdings reported for Mr. Post totaled 27,385 shares of common stock.
FIRST SOLAR, INC. director Paul H. Stebbins reported an indirect acquisition of 223 shares of common stock on behalf of the Stebbins Family Trust. The shares were granted at a price of $0.00 per share as quarterly equity compensation for the company’s non-associate directors, bringing the trust’s holdings to 15,950 shares.
Sweeney Michael T reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
FIRST SOLAR, INC. director Michael T. Sweeney received a grant of 223 shares of common stock as quarterly equity compensation for non-associate directors. The award was made at no cash cost to him and increased his direct holdings to 14,325 shares.
RENDUCHINTALA VENKATA S M reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
FIRST SOLAR, INC. director Venkata S. M. Renduchintala received a grant of 223 shares of Common Stock as quarterly equity compensation for non-associate directors. The shares were awarded at no cost per share, increasing his directly held position to 2,133 shares of Common Stock.