First Solar (FSLR)
S&P 500 · Information Technology · data since 2006-11-17 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
-1.51%
7d
-4.33%
30d
-18.34%
YTD
-22.36%
1y
+12.23%
First Solar (FSLR) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -13.7 | -12.6 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 52.0 | -23.1 | -14.0 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -5.0 | -18.7 | -7.2 | -0.5 | 25.6 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 21.0 | 2.2 | -4.3 |
| 2024 | -15.1 | 5.2 | 9.7 | 4.4 | 54.1 | -17.0 | -4.2 | 5.3 | 9.7 | -22.0 | 2.5 | -11.6 |
| 2023 | 18.6 | -4.8 | 28.6 | -16.1 | 11.2 | -6.3 | 9.1 | -8.8 | -14.6 | -11.8 | 10.8 | 9.2 |
| 2022 | -10.1 | -3.9 | 11.2 | -12.8 | -3.3 | -3.5 | 45.6 | 28.6 | 3.7 | 10.1 | 18.5 | -13.2 |
| 2021 | 0.2 | -18.3 | 7.8 | -12.3 | -0.6 | 18.9 | -4.9 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 25.3 | -13.4 | -15.9 |
| 2020 | -11.4 | -7.7 | -21.2 | 22.1 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 20.3 | 28.6 | -13.6 | 31.5 | 7.3 | 5.9 |
| 2019 | 19.1 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 16.4 | -5.7 | 13.2 | -1.8 | -3.8 | -6.5 | -10.7 | 6.7 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | -0.5 | -6.4 | 12.9 | -0.1 | -4.7 | -22.1 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -7.0 | -13.7 | 6.3 | -4.5 |
| 2017 | -2.8 | 16.0 | -25.1 | 9.0 | 30.3 | 3.6 | 23.6 | -4.8 | -2.3 | 19.5 | 13.3 | 8.7 |
| 2016 | 4.0 | 4.7 | -4.7 | -18.4 | -11.1 | -2.4 | -3.7 | -19.0 | 4.4 | 2.5 | -25.1 | 5.8 |
| 2015 | -5.1 | 41.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -16.7 | -5.5 | -5.7 | 8.0 | -10.6 | 33.5 | -1.0 | 16.8 |
| 2014 | -7.4 | 12.8 | 22.3 | -3.3 | -8.5 | 15.0 | -11.2 | 10.4 | -5.5 | -10.5 | -17.1 | -8.6 |
| 2013 | -8.7 | -8.3 | 4.3 | 72.7 | 16.8 | -17.6 | 9.8 | -25.4 | 9.5 | 25.1 | 18.9 | -8.7 |
| 2012 | 25.2 | -23.6 | -22.4 | -26.6 | -31.7 | 19.9 | 3.2 | 28.6 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 14.3 |
| 2011 | 18.8 | -4.7 | 9.1 | -13.2 | -11.0 | 6.5 | -10.6 | -15.4 | -36.8 | -21.3 | -3.8 | -29.5 |
| 2010 | -16.3 | -6.7 | 16.0 | 17.4 | -22.0 | 1.3 | 10.2 | 1.9 | 15.3 | -6.6 | -10.8 | 5.9 |
| 2009 | 3.5 | -25.9 | 25.5 | 41.1 | 1.6 | -14.8 | -4.8 | -21.3 | 25.7 | -20.2 | -2.3 | 13.7 |
| 2008 | -32.0 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 26.3 | -8.4 | 2.0 | 4.5 | -2.9 | -31.7 | -23.9 | -13.1 | 10.5 |
| 2007 | 8.5 | 47.5 | 8.9 | 15.3 | 13.4 | 31.2 | 26.1 | -7.8 | 13.5 | 34.9 | 49.3 | 12.7 |
| 2006 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 14.4 | 5.4 |
| Avg | -1.5 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 1.2 | -1.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | -1.5% | +0.1% | +4.5% | +6.2% | +4.4% | +0.5% | +5.8% | +1.2% | -1.1% | +3.8% | +3.7% | +0.7% |
| Win rate | 40%/20 | 40%/20 | 75%/20 | 50%/20 | 45%/20 | 55%/20 | 53%/19 | 47%/19 | 53%/19 | 53%/19 | 60%/20 | 60%/20 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-96.2%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±17.2%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
53%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+72.7%
2013-04
Worst month
-36.78%
2011-09
Longest streaks
9▲ / 7▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About First Solar
First Solar sells the picks and shovels of the digital gold rush — with price receipts on this site going back to 2006. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2006) would be about $834 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 2013 at +72.7%; its worst, September 2011 at -36.78%.
- It has closed March in the green 15 out of 20 times — past performance, future shrug.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.