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FIRST SOLAR, INC. reported Research And Development Expense of $233.42 million for the year ending 2025.
- FIRST SOLAR, INC. showed an increase of +22.0% in Research And Development Expense from 2024 to 2025.
- This data is from FIRST SOLAR, INC.'s annual report (Form 10-K), filed with the SEC on February 24, 2026.
- XBRL data for this metric is available from 2008 to 2025 (18 years of filings). Earlier data may not exist in machine-readable XBRL format as companies adopted electronic filing at different times.
- Quarterly values from 10-Q filings: Q1 2010: $22.89 million | Q2 2010: $22.84 million | Q3 2010: $21.47 million | Q1 2011: $31.35 million | Q2 2011: $33.10 million | Q3 2011: $38.16 million | Q1 2012: $36.08 million | Q2 2012: $32.37 million | Q3 2012: $32.37 million | Q1 2013: $29.93 million | Q2 2013: $30.96 million | Q3 2013: $34.98 million | Q1 2014: $38.77 million | Q2 2014: $32.66 million | Q3 2014: $37.59 million | Q1 2015: $34.76 million | Q2 2015: $29.48 million | Q3 2015: $29.63 million | Q1 2016: $30.19 million | Q2 2016: $32.93 million | Q3 2016: $32.17 million | Q1 2017: $22.80 million | Q2 2017: $21.34 million | Q3 2017: $20.85 million | Q1 2018: $20.32 million | Q2 2018: $20.37 million | Q3 2018: $22.39 million | Q1 2019: $21.88 million | Q2 2019: $24.40 million | Q3 2019: $24.91 million | Q1 2020: $25.61 million | Q2 2020: $22.48 million | Q3 2020: $22.97 million | Q1 2021: $19.87 million | Q2 2021: $23.94 million | Q3 2021: $25.43 million | Q1 2022: $27.11 million | Q2 2022: $25.23 million | Q3 2022: $29.18 million | Q1 2023: $30.51 million | Q2 2023: $36.75 million | Q3 2023: $41.19 million | Q1 2024: $42.74 million | Q2 2024: $51.94 million | Q3 2024: $50.20 million | Q1 2025: $52.39 million | Q2 2025: $54.49 million | Q3 2025: $60.59 million.
- Over the full 18 years of available data (2008 to 2025), FIRST SOLAR, INC.'s Research And Development Expense has grown by 596.4%.
- Historical annual values: Fiscal year 2025: $233.42 million | Fiscal year 2024: $191.38 million | Fiscal year 2023: $152.31 million | Fiscal year 2022: $112.80 million | Fiscal year 2021: $99.12 million | Fiscal year 2020: $93.74 million | Fiscal year 2019: $96.61 million | Fiscal year 2018: $84.47 million | Fiscal year 2017: $88.57 million | Fiscal year 2016: $124.76 million | Fiscal year 2015: $130.59 million | Fiscal year 2014: $143.97 million | Fiscal year 2013: $134.30 million | Fiscal year 2012: $132.46 million | Fiscal year 2011: $140.52 million | Fiscal year 2010: $94.80 million | Fiscal year 2009: $78.16 million | Fiscal year 2008: $33.52 million.
- Data sourced from SEC EDGAR public filings as of August 8, 2026.
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