First Solar (FSLR) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

First Solar has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at $66.9 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 27.78% year-over-year to $66.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $248.0 million (up 23.36% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $233.4 million, up 21.97% from the prior year.
• Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $66.9 million, up from $66.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Research & Development was $66.9 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $25.2 million in Q2 2022.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $44.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $43.9 million in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development increased 4.7% — and 2023, when it jumped 45.65%.
• First Solar's Research & Development stood at $31.3 million in 2022, then surged by 40.21% to $43.9 million in 2023, then climbed by 6.01% to $46.5 million in 2024, then surged by 41.84% to $66.0 million in 2025, then increased by 1.5% to $66.9 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $66.9 million (Q1 2026), $66.0 million (Q4 2025), and $60.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.