The cash flow of First Solar, Inc. over the past 10 years
Chart First Solar, Inc.: operating cash flow, capital expenditures, free cash flow, fiscal 2016–2025 Open the chart →In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, First Solar, Inc.'s operating cash flow was $2.06B and its capital expenditures $869.88M, leaving free cash flow of $1.19B. Free cash flow was above zero in 2 of the 10 years shown. It ranged from -$1.07B in fiscal 2018 to $1.19B in fiscal 2025. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2024, at $1.53B.
Year by year
| Fiscal year | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditures | Free cash flow* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025ended Dec 31, 2025 | $2.06B | $869.88M | $1.19B |
| 2024ended Dec 31, 2024 | $1.22B | $1.53B | -$308.08M |
| 2023ended Dec 31, 2023 | $602.26M | $1.39B | -$784.51M |
| 2022ended Dec 31, 2022 | $873.37M | $903.61M | -$30.24M |
| 2021ended Dec 31, 2021 | $237.56M | $540.29M | -$302.73M |
| 2020ended Dec 31, 2020 | $37.12M | $416.63M | -$379.51M |
| 2019ended Dec 31, 2019 | $174.2M | $668.72M | -$494.52M |
| 2018ended Dec 31, 2018 | -$326.81M | $739.84M | -$1.07B |
| 2017ended Dec 31, 2017 | $1.34B | $514.36M | $826.32M |
| 2016ended Dec 31, 2016 | $206.75M | $229.45M | -$22.7M |
Fiscal years as First Solar, Inc. reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.
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