First Solar (FSLR) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

First Solar has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $140.8 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 14.35% year-over-year to $140.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $541.1 million (up 11.87% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $523.5 million, up 12.68% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $140.8 million, up from $117.4 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $144.6 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $71.2 million in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $113.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $110.9 million in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses fell 14.57% — and 2023, when it soared 83.62%.
• First Solar's Operating Expenses stood at $106.8 million in 2022, then rose by 3.79% to $110.8 million in 2023, then advanced by 0.08% to $110.9 million in 2024, then gained by 5.89% to $117.4 million in 2025, then rose by 19.93% to $140.8 million in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $140.8 million (Q1 2026), $117.4 million (Q4 2025), and $144.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.