R&D expense · 2011–2025
Canadian Solar R&D expense
$90.7M−24.9% · FY2025
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) reported $90.7M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, −24.9% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $90.7M | −24.9% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $121M | +19.8% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $101M | +44.4% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $69.8M | +19.5% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $58.4M | +29.3% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $45.2M | −4.0% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $47.0M | +6.5% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $44.2M | +53.6% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $28.8M | +65.3% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $17.4M | +2.1% | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | $17.1M | +41.5% | Open → |
| FY20142014-12-31 | $12.1M | +3.2% | Open → |
| FY20132013-12-31 | $11.7M | −10.1% | Open → |
| FY20122012-12-31 | $13.0M | −34.5% | Open → |
| FY20112011-12-31 | $19.8M | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +11.5%
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CompaniesRanked. (September 25, 2026). Canadian Solar R&D expense. CompaniesRanked. https://companiesranked.com/en/company/canadian-solar/research-and-development-expenseBibTeX
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}The filing itself
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