secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FIRST SOLAR, INC. (FSLR)
CIK:        0001274494
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001274494-26-000108
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

First Solar Q1 net sales $1.04B (+24% YoY), EPS $3.22 (+65% YoY); reaffirms guidance
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- Net sales $1.04B, +24% YoY; net income $347M ($3.22 diluted EPS, +65% YoY).
- Adjusted EBITDA $520M, above top end of Q1 preview range; vs $379M in Q1 2025.
- Net cash $2.0B (down from $2.4B at year-end) due to working capital and capex for SC finishing facility.
- Contracted backlog 47.9 GW as of March 31, 2026.
- Record Q1 revenue and record sales in India; 2026 guidance reaffirmed.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449426000108/0001274494-26-000108-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449426000108/fslr-20260430.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001274494-26-000108

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