Canadian Solar vs First Solar
CSIQ and FSLR side by side, both in electronic components and accessories. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CSIQ and FSLR compare
First Solar grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−0.72% versus −6.6% for Canadian Solar).
First Solar keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 37.1% compared with −1.9% at Canadian Solar.
First Solar scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 3 for Canadian Solar), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CSIQ | FSLR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $18.7B |
| Share price | $9.26 | $174.40 |
| Change, 1 year | −47.3% | −27.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −75.9% | 49.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.47 | 1.06 |
| Employees | 1,318 | 7,900 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 20 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 10.1× |
| P/S | – | 3.7× |
| P/B | – | 1.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 6.9× |
| P/FCF | – | 80.5× |
| FCF yield | – | 1.2% |
| Fair value | – | $434.46 |
| Margin of safety | – | 59.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −6.6% | −0.72% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.0% | 14.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −389% | 32.9% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −563% | 32.7% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 30.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 18.3% | 49.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | 0.77% | 37.7% (better) |
| Net margin | −1.9% | 37.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | −21.7% | 4.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | −3.7% | 18.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 1.0% | 21.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.85 | 0.01 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.70 (better) | −0.61 |
| Interest coverage | 0.2× | 70.3× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.02 | 2.57 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 5.47 |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | – | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 60.1% | 93.3% |
| Held by insiders | 37.3% | 5.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$63.0K (better) | −$43.3M |
| Short interest, % of float | 46.7% | 10.9% |
Go deeper
- CSIQ stock overview
- CSIQ income statement
- CSIQ valuation and score
- FSLR stock overview
- FSLR income statement
- FSLR valuation and score
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