First Solar Inc. drawdown: 38.4% below the all-time high
First Solar Inc. is 38.4% below its all-time high, set Jun 3, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 18, 2026). The chart shows every day as a percentage of the highest level reached up to that point: 100% means a fresh record, everything below is a drawdown.
- Below all-time high
- −38.4%
- 61.6% of ATH
- All-time high
- $318.25
- Jun 3, 2026
- Time below the high
- 4 mo
- since Jun 3, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −96.2%
- Jun 1, 2012
- Longest underwater
- 18.0 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Nov 8, 2007
- 18.9 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Apr 29, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2006#
The classic underwater chart (drawdown curve), drawn as % of the all-time high — 100% is a fresh record, everything below it is time spent underwater. Basis and range are in the URL, so a particular view is a link.
The deepest drawdowns on record#
Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.
| Peak | Trough | Depth | Peak → trough | Recovered by | Underwater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2008 | Jun 1, 2012 | −96.2% | 4.0 yrs | Jun 3, 2026 | 18.0 yrs |
| Dec 26, 2007 | Feb 7, 2008 | −41.0% | 43 days | Apr 15, 2008 | 4 mo |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 | −40.0% | 3 mo | not yet | 4 mo+ |
| Jul 30, 2007 | Aug 16, 2007 | −31.9% | 17 days | Oct 1, 2007 | 2 mo |
| Nov 8, 2007 | Nov 12, 2007 | −20.8% | 4 days | Nov 29, 2007 | 21 days |
Price basis (no dividends) — the convention crash histories use. With dividends reinvested, recoveries arrive years earlier; switch the basis on the chart above to see it.
Drawdown vs what came next#
One dot per month since 2006: how far First Solar Inc. stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.
Read this with survivorship bias in mind: a single asset's history is one surviving sample, so past recoveries here say little about the odds ahead. Monthly windows also overlap heavily (they are not independent samples). Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How far is First Solar Inc. from its all-time high?
- First Solar Inc. is currently 38.4% below its all-time high, set Jun 3, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 18, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest First Solar Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2006) took First Solar Inc. 96.2% below its prior high, bottoming Jun 1, 2012. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from FSLR; no free deep history exists for First Solar Inc. — for a 150-year drawdown record see the S&P 500 drawdown page. The price basis excludes dividends; the total-return basis reinvests them; the real basis additionally deflates by CPI. See also returns by year. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.