What If You Invested $1,000 in First Solar (FSLR)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
First Solar
FSLR
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+2454.89% (25.5 times)
- Buy
- Jun 1, 2012
- $11.77
- Sell
- Jun 12, 2024
- $300.71
Buying FSLR at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $25,548.85.
Max drawdown
-96.22% (fell to 4% of peak)
- Peak
- May 16, 2008
- $311.14
- Trough
- Jun 1, 2012
- $11.77
The worst decline for FSLR was -96.22% (fell to 4% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+706.31% (8.06 times)
- IPO
- Nov 17, 2006
- $24.74
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $199.48
A $1,000 investment in FSLR at IPO would be worth $8,063.06 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is First Solar (FSLR) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- First Solar (FSLR) stock's all-time low was $11.77 on Jun 1, 2012. The all-time high was $311.14 on May 16, 2008.
What if you invested $1,000 in First Solar (FSLR) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying First Solar (FSLR) stock at the all-time low ($11.77 on Jun 1, 2012) and selling at the peak ($300.71 on Jun 12, 2024) would have turned $1,000 into $25,548.85. Historical return: +2454.89% (25.5 times).
What are First Solar (FSLR)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for First Solar (FSLR) stock was Jun 1, 2012 (all-time low at $11.77). The best sell date was Jun 12, 2024 at $300.71. This investment would have returned +2454.89% (25.5 times).
What was First Solar (FSLR) stock's maximum drawdown?
- First Solar (FSLR) stock's worst decline was -96.22% (fell to 4% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $311.14 on May 16, 2008. Trough: $11.77 on Jun 1, 2012. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $37.83 at the trough.
What if you bought First Solar (FSLR) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in First Solar (FSLR) stock at IPO ($24.74 on Nov 17, 2006) would be worth $8,063.06 today. Historical return: +706.31% (8.06 times). Current stock price: $199.48 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in First Solar (FSLR) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in First Solar (FSLR) stock 5 years ago ($82.46 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $2,419.11 today. Historical return: +141.91% (2.42 times). Current stock price: $199.48 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in First Solar (FSLR) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in First Solar (FSLR) stock 10 years ago ($72.06 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $2,768.25 today. Historical return: +176.82% (2.77 times). Current stock price: $199.48 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for FSLR. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.