First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) vs Sunrun Inc. (RUN)
- First Solar, Inc. FSLR 172.57 −3.49%
- Sunrun Inc. RUN 7.30 −4.45%
First Solar, Inc. and Sunrun Inc. are both Solar companies. First Solar, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $19.2B against $1.8B — 10.4× the size. Sunrun Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 4.3× against 10.6×. Sunrun Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 63.2% against 23.8%. First Solar, Inc. has the higher net margin (32.5% vs 11.6%) and the higher return on invested capital (13.1% vs 0.31%). Across the 21 metrics below, First Solar, Inc. leads on 14 and Sunrun Inc. on 7.
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| Metric | FSLR | RUN | Solar median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 44.02% | 35.29% | 31.92% |
| Operating margin | 33.65% | 2.66% | (9.70%) |
| Net margin | 32.47% | 11.59% | (8.48%) |
| Free cash flow margin | 27.89% | (63.62%) | (2.95%) |
| Return on equity | 18.51% | 9.92% | 5.34% |
| Return on assets | 13.30% | 1.81% | (5.36%) |
| Return on invested capital | 13.10% | 0.31% | (5.27%) |
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