First Solar Claimed Company

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 84

TOTAL RATINGS: 540

SolarCity

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 42

TOTAL RATINGS: 512

First Solar vs SolarCity

Compare First Solar versus SolarCity for CEO Rating, Overall Culture Score, Brand Ranking, and other ratings. Results were generated by 84 employees and customers of First Solar and 42 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.

3.5/5

Product Quality

4.2/5

3.1/5

Pricing

3.7/5

3/5

Customer Service

3.9/5

NPS Score

40%	Promoters
29%	Passive
31%	Detractors

NPS Score

74%	Promoters
9%	Passive
17%	Detractors

Net Promoter Score
Winner by 48

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Working at First Solar vs Working at SolarCity

76 / 100

CEO Rating

Lyndon Rive

79 / 100

CEO Rating
Winner by 3%

First Solar

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SolarCity

Employees at SolarCity rate their CEO, Lyndon Rive, 79/100. This score is 3% 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 79

Overall Culture 75

Overall Culture

Overall Culture 71

eNPS

Gender Score N/A

Gender Score

Gender Score 79

Diversity Score N/A

Diversity Score

Diversity Score 65

Perk And Benefits 82

Perk And Benefits

Perk And Benefits 69

Professional Dev. N/A

Professional Dev.

Professional Dev. 64

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 4%

/ 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 5%

eNPS

SolarCity

10 Promoters 45%

5 Passives 23%

7 Detractors 32%

First Solar19
SolarCity

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

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

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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

SolarCity65

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

SolarCity63

Leadership Culture Ratings vs SolarCity

First Solar rates % lower than SolarCity on Leadership Culture Ratings vs SolarCity Ratings based on looking at 249 ratings from employees of the two companies. Ratings come from the answers to questions like "Do you feel comfortable giving your boss negative feedback?" and "How would you rate your manager?".

First Solar76
SolarCity

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 "Does your company give annual bonuses?" and "Are you satisfied with your stock/equity compensation?".

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 do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?".

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 "Is your work environment positive or negative?" and "Does someone you work with closely, make you want to quit your job?".

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 191 ratings from employees of the two companies. Ratings come from the answers to questions like "What do you like best about your company?" and "Are you typically excited about going to work each day?".

First Solar81
SolarCity