R&D expense · 2011–2025
First Solar R&D expense
$233M+22.0% · FY2025
First Solar (FSLR) reported $233M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +22.0% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $233M | +22.0% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $191M | +25.7% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $152M | +35.0% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $113M | +13.8% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $99.1M | +5.7% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $93.7M | −3.0% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $96.6M | +14.4% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $84.5M | −4.6% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $88.6M | −29.0% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $125M | −4.5% | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | $131M | −9.3% | Open → |
| FY20142014-12-31 | $144M | +7.2% | Open → |
| FY20132013-12-31 | $134M | +1.4% | Open → |
| FY20122012-12-31 | $132M | −5.7% | Open → |
| FY20112011-12-31 | $141M | — | 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 +3.7%
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001274494-26-000021 · February 24, 2026
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