First Solar shares close at $176.3 ahead of third-quarter results
Key Facts
First Solar shares, traded under the ticker FSLR, closed at $176.3 on October 28, 2026, according to EL7 data. The close came on the eve of the announced date for discussing the company’s third-quarter results. First Solar scheduled the call for October 29 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, according to its investor relations page. The information available here does not include third-quarter figures that can be verified from a company source. The outcome for that quarter therefore remains unconfirmed in this article. The expected announcement follows the company’s report of $1.06 billion in net sales in the second quarter, down 4% year over year.
First Solar reported second-quarter net income of $423 million, or $3.92 per diluted share, according to the company’s official statement. Net sales at the time were down 4% from the second quarter of 2025. The company attributed the decline mainly to lower revenue related to customer contract terminations. That was partly offset by higher volumes of modules sold to third parties, the statement said. Chief Executive Mark Widmar said the company delivered “record volume sales in the second quarter and first half” of 2026. He added that financial performance improved from a year earlier, providing context for third-quarter results scheduled to be presented the day after the shares closed.
First Solar said it had surpassed 100 gigawatts of cumulative module sales globally. It also ended the second quarter with contracted backlog of about 45.1 gigawatts, with deliveries extending through 2030. The backlog offers a picture of sales contracted over the coming years, while quarterly performance remains tied to the revenue the company records in each period. These figures were part of the officially published second-quarter backdrop and do not represent a confirmed update on the third quarter. The available facts did not include new results for sales volume, earnings or manufacturing margins in the quarter ended. A comparison of the third quarter with the previous period therefore remains pending the details of the results announcement.
First Solar had announced that a replay of its third-quarter results call would remain available through November 28, 2026. According to the investor relations schedule, the call was held on October 29 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The replay allows listeners to follow management’s discussion of the results during the specified period. The share price recorded in EL7 data is the October 28 close of $176.3. The facts provided do not include data on the share’s intraday movement that day or its reaction after the results announcement. They also contain no confirmed update to the company’s 2026 financial outlook.