First Solar, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Updates Guidance

• Net sales of $1.1 billion
• Net income per diluted share of $3.18
• Net cash balance of $0.6 billion
• 2.1 GW booked in July 2025
• Expected sales backlog of 64.0 GW, extending through 2030
• Maintains mid-point of full year net income per diluted share guidance

First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) (the “Company”) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, and updated its 2025 guidance.

Net sales for the second quarter were $1.1 billion, an increase of $0.3 billion from the prior quarter. The increase in net sales was primarily due to an increase in the volume of modules sold to third parties.

During the quarter, the Company sold $312 million of Section 45X tax credits generated during 2025 for cash proceeds of $296 million and recognized a loss of $16 million on the transaction. The Company also recognized a $13 million reduction to the carrying value of the remaining credits generated through the second quarter based on expected sales of the credits to third parties.

The Company reported second quarter net income per diluted share of $3.18, compared to net income per diluted share of $1.95 in the first quarter of 2025.

Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, restricted cash equivalents, and marketable securities, less debt at the end of the second quarter, increased to $0.6 billion from $0.4 billion at the end of the prior quarter. The increase was primarily driven by proceeds from the sale of Section 45X tax credits.

“In our view, the recent policy and trade developments have, on balance, strengthened First Solar’s relative position in the solar manufacturing industry,” said Mark Widmar, Chief Executive Officer. “In addition, we believe that on a fundamental basis, with its cost-competitive energy and faster time to power profile, the case for utility-scale solar generation is compelling regardless of the policy environment, which places First Solar, a utility-scale leader, in a position of strength.”

Our 2025 guidance has been updated as follows:

The guidance figures presented above are forward-looking statements that are subject to a variety of assumptions and estimates. Investors are encouraged to listen to the conference call and to review the accompanying materials, which contain more information about First Solar’s second quarter 2025 financial results, 2025 guidance, and financial outlook.

Conference Call Details

First Solar has scheduled a conference call for today, July 31, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. ET, to discuss this announcement. A live webcast of this conference call and accompanying materials are available at investor.firstsolar.com. A replay of the webcast will also be available on the Investors section of the Company’s website approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call and remain available for 30 days.

About First Solar, Inc.

First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) is America’s leading photovoltaic (“PV”) solar technology and manufacturing company. The only U.S.-headquartered company among the world’s largest solar manufacturers, First Solar is focused on competitively and reliably enabling power generation needs with its advanced, uniquely American thin film PV technology. Developed at research and development (“R&D”) labs in California and Ohio, the Company's technology represents the next generation of solar power generation, providing a competitive, high-performance, and responsibly produced alternative to conventional crystalline silicon PV modules. For more information, please visit www.firstsolar.com.

For First Solar Investors

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