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First Solar vs Solaer Israel: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how First Solar (FSLR) and Solaer Israel (SOLR) compare, as of Sep 28, 2026.

As of Sep 28, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees First Solar as the more attractively valued of the two: First Solar trades at $178 versus a fair value of $392 (+120.6%), while Solaer Israel trades at ILS 89.58 versus ILS 8.28 (−90.8%).
First Solar
FSLR · USD · Information Technology
+120.6%
upside to fair value
undervalued
Price$178
Fair Value$392
Quality65/100
Solaer Israel
SOLR.TA · ILA · Information Technology
−90.8%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceILS 89.58
Fair ValueILS 8.28
Quality12/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

First SolarSolaer Israel
Valuation
11.0×P/E (TTM)n/a
7.7×Forward P/E (FY2027)n/a
25.1×Median P/E at FY-end (8 FY, ex one-offs where documented)n/a
3.56×P/S (TTM)6.66×
2.01×P/B2.01×
7.0×EV/EBITDAn/a
0.36×PEGn/a
+120.6%Fair value upside−90.8%
Profitability
42.6%Operating margin-135.7%
2.76×EBIT margin trend (5Y)n/a
18.5%Return on equity-21.0%
8.6%Return on assets0.1%
Growth
-3.7%Revenue growth (YoY)-55.0%
25.8%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)49.4%
14.0%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)65.7%
+38.9%Value creation/yr−27.2%
Balance & size
38.1×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)0.3×
0.03×Debt / equity1.95×
$19BMarket cap$792M
healthyGrowth qualityexpensive
First Solar, median P/E at fiscal year-end, 8 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, 7 of the years ex one-offs: 25.1.
Forward P/E: price divided by the analyst consensus for the first fiscal year that has not started yet. The current year carries special items from quarters already reported.

First Solar leads: 8 to 2 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

First Solarof which business quality 66 · market factors 16 Solaer Israelof which business quality 16 · market factors 81
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
56
14
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
54
66
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
72
0
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
94
16
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
14
3
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
8
75
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
26
83
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
8
83
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
80
0

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyFirst SolarPrice $178Solaer IsraelPrice ILS 89.58
DCF Models+164.9%above the price$471n/a
Earnings-Based+74.5%above the price$310−90.9%below the priceILS 8.16
Dividend Discountn/a−100.0%below the priceILS 0.01
Multiples+78.9%above the price$318−95.6%below the priceILS 3.97
Asset-Based−66.5%below the price$59.46−87.1%below the priceILS 11.59
Growth DCF+99.7%above the price$355n/a
Economic Profit+13.4%close to the price$202−88.8%below the priceILS 10.00
Growth Earnings+164.8%above the price$471−86.8%below the priceILS 11.79
Minimum−66.5%below the price$59.46−100.0%below the priceILS 0.01
Maximum+164.9%above the price$471−86.8%below the priceILS 11.79
Median+78.9%above the price$318−89.9%below the priceILS 9.08
Geometric mean+49.4%above the price$265−96.9%below the priceILS 2.76

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

First Solar: 2 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Solaer Israel: 11 of 11 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

First Solar
Price $178
Fair Value $392
Bear $227Bull $485
Solaer Israel
Price ILS 89.58
Fair Value ILS 8.28
Bear ILS 7.01Bull ILS 8.28

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

First Solar · Information Technology

Quality score65 · Top 25%
Fair value upside+120.6% · Top 25%

Solaer Israel · Information Technology

Quality score12 · bottom 25%
Fair value upside−90.8% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Sep 28, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees First Solar as the more attractively valued of the two: First Solar trades at $178 versus a fair value of $392 (+120.6%), while Solaer Israel trades at ILS 89.58 versus ILS 8.28 (−90.8%).

First Solar has the higher quality score (65/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.