Historical operating KPI

First Solar Contracted Sales Backlog History

Name: First Solar Contracted Sales Backlog quarterly history
Creator: VizualStocks

Latest reported: 45.1 GW
Period: Q2 2026
QoQ: -5.8%
YoY: -27.1%

Metric ID: contractedSalesBacklog
Frequency: quarterly
Status: active

About this KPI

Why it matters

Contracted sales backlog measures the volume of module demand secured under binding agreements, reported in gigawatts (GW) of solar-module capacity. It connects future factory capacity with reported customer commitments.

Why investors follow it

The series helps investors compare bookings, deliveries and manufacturing expansion while assessing how much future production is already spoken for.

What it does not tell you

Backlog volume is not revenue and does not show shipment timing, contract pricing, termination rights, customer concentration, manufacturing yields or margins.

Maintained history, without the manual work

Pull this maintained history through the VizualStocks API instead of rebuilding it from filings every quarter.

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Understanding Contracted Sales Backlog

Is First Solar’s contracted backlog measured in dollars or gigawatts?

This series measures contracted module capacity in gigawatts (GW). The dollar value First Solar also discloses is a different measure.

Issuer definition

Why can backlog fall while sales rise?

Delivering modules moves contracted work into sales and out of backlog. Read the change alongside new bookings and contract terminations to understand what replenished or reduced the order book.