First Solar Claimed Company

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 85

TOTAL RATINGS: 541

SolarCity

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 43

TOTAL RATINGS: 518

First Solar vs SolarCity

Compare First Solar versus SolarCity for CEO Rating, Overall Culture Score, Brand Ranking, and other ratings. Results were generated by 85 employees and customers of First Solar and 43 employees and customers of SolarCity.

First Solar

First Solar's brand is ranked #- in the list of Global Top 1000 Brands, as rated by customers of First Solar. Their current market cap is $9.64B.

SolarCity

SolarCity's brand is ranked #456 in the list of Global Top 1000 Brands, as rated by customers of SolarCity. Their current market cap is $168.75M.

3.6/5

Product Quality

4.2/5

3.2/5

Pricing

3.7/5

3.1/5

Customer Service

3.9/5

NPS Score

42%	Promoters
28%	Passive
30%	Detractors

NPS Score

74%	Promoters
9%	Passive
17%	Detractors

Net Promoter Score
Winner by 45

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Working at First Solar vs Working at SolarCity

76 / 100

CEO Rating

Lyndon Rive

77 / 100

CEO Rating
Winner by 1%

First Solar

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SolarCity

Employees at SolarCity rate their CEO, Lyndon Rive, 77/100. This score is 1% higher than the scores of First Solar's CEO, Mark Widmar. Employees in the Sales and Engineering departments rate Lyndon Rive the highest.

CEO Score 76

CEO Score

CEO Score 77

Overall Culture 75

Overall Culture

Overall Culture 70

eNPS

Gender Score N/A

Gender Score

Gender Score 79

Diversity Score N/A

Diversity Score

Diversity Score 64

Perk And Benefits 82

Perk And Benefits

Perk And Benefits 69

Professional Dev. N/A

Professional Dev.

Professional Dev. 63

Overall Culture at First Solar vs SolarCity

/ 100

First Solar

Employees at First Solar rate their Overall Culture a 75/100.

Overall Culture
Winner by 5%

/ 100

SolarCity

Employees at SolarCity rate their Overall Culture a /100, with Sales and Engineering as the two departments that rate their experience the highest.

First Solar75
SolarCity

Employee Net Promoter Score at First Solar vs SolarCity

eNPS

First Solar

33 Promoters 47%

17 Passives 24%

20 Detractors 29%

Employee Net Promoter Score
Winner by 10%

eNPS

SolarCity

10 Promoters 43%

5 Passives 22%

8 Detractors 35%

First Solar
SolarCity8

Gender Score at First Solar vs SolarCity

Not enough ratings

First Solar

First Solar doesn't have enough ratings to calculate Gender Score ratings.

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Not enough ratings

SolarCity

Employees at SolarCity rate their Gender Score a /100.

Gender Score
Winner

SolarCity79

Diversity Score at First Solar vs SolarCity

Not enough ratings

First Solar

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Not enough ratings

SolarCity

Employees at SolarCity rate their Diversity Score a /100, with Engineering as the department that rate their experience the highest.

Diversity Score
Winner

SolarCity64

Perk and Benefits Score at First Solar vs SolarCity

/ 100

First Solar

Employees at First Solar rate their Perk and Benefits Score a 82/100.

Perk and Benefits Score
Winner by 13%

/ 100

SolarCity

Employees at SolarCity rate their Perk and Benefits Score a /100, with Sales and HR as the two departments that rate their experience the highest.

First Solar84
SolarCity

Professional Development Score at First Solar vs SolarCity

Not enough ratings

First Solar

First Solar doesn't have enough ratings to calculate Professional Development Score ratings.

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Not enough ratings

SolarCity

Employees at SolarCity rate their Professional Development Score a /100.

Professional Development Score
Winner

SolarCity62

Leadership Culture Ratings vs SolarCity

First Solar

75 / 100

Leadership Culture Ratings vs SolarCity
Winner by 1%

SolarCity

74 / 100

First Solar rates % higher than SolarCity on Leadership Culture Ratings vs SolarCity Ratings based on looking at 252 ratings from employees of the two companies. Ratings come from the answers to questions like "Do you approve of the job your executive team is doing at your company?" and "How would you rate your manager?".

First Solar
SolarCity74

Compensation Culture Ratings vs SolarCity

First Solar

75 / 100

Compensation Culture Ratings vs SolarCity
Winner by 9%

SolarCity

66 / 100

First Solar rates % higher than SolarCity on Compensation Culture Ratings vs SolarCity Ratings based on looking at 160 ratings from employees of the two companies. Ratings come from the answers to questions like "What is the best part about your compensation package?" and "Does your company give annual bonuses?".

First Solar75
SolarCity

Team Culture Ratings vs SolarCity

First Solar rates % lower than SolarCity on Team Culture Ratings vs SolarCity Ratings based on looking at 137 ratings from employees of the two companies. Ratings come from the answers to questions like "Does Your Boss Hurt Your Company Culture?" and "What are some of the best things about your team?".

First Solar70
SolarCity

Environment Culture Ratings vs SolarCity

First Solar rates % lower than SolarCity on Environment Culture Ratings vs SolarCity Ratings based on looking at 133 ratings from employees of the two companies. Ratings come from the answers to questions like "Do you have a close friend at work?" and "Is your work environment positive or negative?".

First Solar73
SolarCity

Sentiment Culture Ratings vs SolarCity

First Solar

80 / 100

Sentiment Culture Ratings vs SolarCity
Winner by 9%

SolarCity

71 / 100

First Solar rates % higher than SolarCity on Sentiment Culture Ratings vs SolarCity Ratings based on looking at 192 ratings from employees of the two companies. Ratings come from the answers to questions like "How do your customers perceive your company?" and "What would you most like to see improved at your company?".

First Solar81
SolarCity