First Solar vs ON Semiconductor
ON Semiconductor reported revenue of $6.0 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as First Solar's $5.2 billion in fiscal 2025. First Solar's revenue grew 24.1% in its latest year, and ON Semiconductor's fell 15.3%. First Solar had an operating margin of 30.6%, against 1.4% at ON Semiconductor. Free cash flow was $1.2 billion at First Solar and $1.4 billion at ON Semiconductor.
Side by side
| First Solar | ON Semiconductor | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $5.2B | $6.0B |
| Revenue growth | 24.1% | −15.3% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 14.0% | 2.7% |
| Gross margin | 40.6% | 33.1% |
| Operating margin | 30.6% | 1.4% |
| Net margin | 29.3% | 2.0% |
| Free cash flow | $1.2B | $1.4B |
| Free cash flow margin | 22.8% | 23.7% |
| Return on capital | 22.7% | 0.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −1.2x | 0.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0M | $1.4B |
| Change in diluted share count | 0.0% | −4.8% |
| Last close | $168.15 | $74.06 |
| P/E at the last close | 10.4× | 47.8× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $43.4 million | sold $21.3 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Operating margin
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the First Solar and ON Semiconductor pages.