First Solar vs ON Semiconductor
FSLR and ON 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 FSLR and ON compare
ON Semiconductor is the larger company, worth 1.5 times as much as First Solar ($27.9B against $18.7B).
On earnings, First Solar is cheaper: it trades at 10.1× trailing earnings, against 45.9× for ON Semiconductor.
First Solar grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−0.72% versus −3.1% for ON Semiconductor).
First Solar keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 37.1% compared with 10.2% at ON Semiconductor.
First Solar scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 8 for ON Semiconductor), 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 | FSLR | ON |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $18.7B | $27.9B |
| Share price | $174.40 | $71.67 |
| Change, 1 year | −27.8% | 39.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 49.9% | 21.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.06 | 1.58 |
| Employees | 7,900 | 26K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.1× (better) | 45.9× |
| P/S | 3.7× (better) | 4.5× |
| P/B | 1.7× (better) | 3.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.9× (better) | 19.5× |
| P/FCF | 80.5× | 18.6× (better) |
| FCF yield | 1.2% | 5.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $434.46 | $51.54 |
| Margin of safety | 59.9% (better) | −39.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.72% (better) | −3.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 14.0% (better) | 2.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 32.9% | 35.3% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 32.7% | 45.8% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 30.7% (better) | −12.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 49.3% (better) | 37.7% |
| Operating margin | 37.7% (better) | 10.8% |
| Net margin | 37.1% (better) | 10.2% |
| FCF margin | 4.6% | 24.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | 18.7% (better) | 8.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 21.6% (better) | 6.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.01 (better) | 0.62 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.61 | 0.41 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 70.3× (better) | 10.9× |
| Current ratio | 2.57 | 3.46 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 5.47 (better) | 4.64 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 5.3% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 5.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 93.3% | 104% |
| Held by insiders | 5.3% | 0.52% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$43.3M | −$20.1M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.9% | 7.7% |
Go deeper
- FSLR stock overview
- FSLR income statement
- FSLR valuation and score
- ON stock overview
- ON income statement
- ON valuation and score
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