First Solar
First Solar, Inc. is an American publicly traded manufacturer of solar panels. First Solar uses rigid thin-film modules for its solar panels, and produces CdTe panels using cadmium telluride (CdTe) as a semiconductor. The predecessor company, Solar Cells, Inc., was founded in 1990 by inventor Harold McMaster. In 1999, Solar Cells, Inc., was purchased by True North Partners, LLC, led by Michael Ahearn, and rebranded as First Solar, Inc.
If you'd bought from year…
Same habit, different start year. Each row shows what a constant habit's worth of FSLR would be worth today, had you started buying at that point in the asset's history.
| Started | $6/day$6/day coffee | $42/wk$42/week coffee |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 (2006) — listing | $136,474 4.6× | $199,273 4.7× |
| Year 6 (2011) | $118,997 5.1× | $173,118 5.1× |
| Year 11 (2016) | $64,448 4.1× | $93,601 4.1× |
| Year 16 (2021) | $18,473 2.3× | $26,885 2.3× |
Repeated investment, no fees, dividends reinvested. $6/day coffee = $180 / month equivalent.
Headquarters
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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For illustration only — not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future results.