First Solar Claimed Company

First Solar manufactures thin film photovoltaic modules and provides PV power plants and supporting services. read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 85

TOTAL RATINGS: 541

CEO: Mark Widmar

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First Solar Competitors

First Solar competitors include Canadian Solar, SolarCity, Direct Energy, JA Solar Holdings, Co. and Trina Solar. First Solar ranks 1st in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how First Solar compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

CEO Rank

2nd

eNPS Rank

2nd

Gender Rank

N/A

Diversity Rank

N/A

Product Quality

5th

NPS Rank

3rd

Pricing Rank

5th

Customer Service

5th

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First Solar Competitors
Rank	Company	Score
1	First Solar	75
2	Canadian Solar	71
3	SolarCity	70
4	Direct Energy	55

First Solar Competitors at a Glance

CEO Ratings Comparison

First Solar's CEO Score Ranks 2nd

65 Employees at First Solar rate Mark Widmar a 76 out of 100, which ranks them 2nd below SolarCity's CEO,Lyndon Rive. Last rating was months ago.

CEO Ratings Comparison
Rank	CEO	Company	Score
1	Lyndon Rive	SolarCity	77
2	Mark Widmar	First Solar	76
3	Xiaohua Qu	Canadian Solar	76
4	Badar Khan	Direct Energy	48

Product Quality Score Comparison

First Solar Ranks 5th in Product Quality Score

34 Customers rate First Solar's Product Quality Score a 3.6/5, which ranks it 5th against its competitors, below Canadian Solar.

Product Quality Score Comparison
Rank	Company	Score
1	Trina Solar	100
2	JA Solar Holdings, Co.	100
3	SolarCity	85
4	Canadian Solar	78
5	First Solar	72
6	Direct Energy	34

NPS Comparison

First Solar Ranks 3rd in Net Promoter Score

43 Customers rate First Solar's Net Promoter Score a 12, which ranks it 3rd against its competitors, below Canadian Solar. Net Promoter score tracks customers' overall score to this question - “On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend First Solar to a friend?”.

NPS Comparison
Rank	Company	Score
1	SolarCity	57
2	Canadian Solar	24
3	First Solar	12
4	Direct Energy	-71

Pricing Score Comparison

First Solar Ranks 5th in Pricing Score

32 Customers rate First Solar's Pricing Score a 3.2/5, which ranks it 5th against its competitors, below Canadian Solar.

Pricing Score Comparison
Rank	Company	Score
1	JA Solar Holdings, Co.	100
2	Trina Solar	95
3	SolarCity	75
4	Canadian Solar	73
5	First Solar	64
6	Direct Energy	33

Customer Service Comparison

First Solar Ranks 5th in Customer Service

31 Customers rate First Solar's Customer Service a 3.1/5, which ranks it 5th against its competitors, below Canadian Solar.

Customer Service Comparison
Rank	Company	Score
1	Trina Solar	100
2	JA Solar Holdings, Co.	100
3	SolarCity	78
4	Canadian Solar	76
5	First Solar	63
6	Direct Energy	28

Overall Culture Score Comparison

First Solar Ranks 1st in Overall Culture Score

85 Employees rate First Solar's Overall Culture a 75/100, which ranks it 1st against its competitors. Overall Culture scores are aggregated from all of the questions employees at a company answer on Comparably.

Overall Culture Score Comparison
Rank	Company	Score
1	First Solar	75
2	Canadian Solar	71
3	SolarCity	70
4	Direct Energy	55

eNPS Comparison

First Solar Ranks 2nd in Employee Net Promoter Score

70 Employees rate First Solar's Employee Net Promoter Score a 18, which ranks it 2nd against its competitors, below Canadian Solar. Employee Net Promoter score tracks employees' overall score to this question - “On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at First Solar to a friend?”.

eNPS Comparison
Rank	Company	eNPS
1	Canadian Solar	20
2	First Solar	18
3	SolarCity	8
4	Direct Energy	-24

Gender Score Comparison

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