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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.
- 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 June 22, 2026.
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