Growth Metrics

First Solar (FSLR) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2025)

First Solar's Capital Expenditures history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at -$88.4 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Capital Expenditures fell 107.01% year-over-year to -$88.4 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $133.7 million, down 91.24%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $133.7 million, 91.24% down from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures reached -$88.4 million in Q4 2025 per FSLR's latest filing, up from -$272.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $1.3 billion in Q4 2024 to a low of -$568.6 million in Q3 2023.
  • Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is $114.3 million, with a median of $121.5 million recorded in 2021.
  • Peak YoY movement for Capital Expenditures: tumbled 3530.86% in 2023, then skyrocketed 1859.27% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at -$283.8 million in 2021, then soared by 153.85% to $152.8 million in 2022, then crashed by 57.86% to $64.4 million in 2023, then surged by 1859.27% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then plummeted by 107.01% to -$88.4 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FSLR's Capital Expenditures are -$88.4 million (Q4 2025), -$272.0 million (Q3 2025), and $288.1 million (Q2 2025).