First Solar, Inc.FSLRNASDAQ
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R&D Expense Growth Under PressureDecelerating
Percentile Rank69
3Y CAGR+7.1%
Year-over-Year Change
Year-over-year research & development expense growth
3Y CAGR
+7.1%/yr
vs +45.7%/yr prior
Acceleration
-38.6pp
Decelerating
Percentile
P69
Within normal range
vs 3Y Ago
1.2x
Modest growth
Streak
1 qtr
Consecutive declineDecelerating
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 8.85% |
| Q3 2025 | 11.20% |
| Q2 2025 | 4.00% |
| Q1 2025 | 12.67% |
| Q4 2024 | -7.37% |
| Q3 2024 | -3.35% |
| Q2 2024 | 21.51% |
| Q1 2024 | -2.55% |
| Q4 2023 | 6.49% |
| Q3 2023 | 12.10% |
| Q2 2023 | 20.44% |
| Q1 2023 | -2.47% |
| Q4 2022 | 7.20% |
| Q3 2022 | 15.67% |
| Q2 2022 | -6.93% |
| Q1 2022 | -9.28% |
| Q4 2021 | 17.52% |
| Q3 2021 | 6.23% |
| Q2 2021 | 20.44% |
| Q1 2021 | -12.34% |
| Q4 2020 | -1.31% |
| Q3 2020 | 2.17% |
| Q2 2020 | -12.22% |
| Q1 2020 | 0.73% |
| Q4 2019 | 2.07% |
| Q3 2019 | 2.12% |
| Q2 2019 | 11.51% |
| Q1 2019 | 2.29% |
| Q4 2018 | -4.48% |
| Q3 2018 | 9.92% |
| Q2 2018 | 0.23% |
| Q1 2018 | -13.82% |
| Q4 2017 | 13.11% |
| Q3 2017 | -2.30% |
| Q2 2017 | -6.40% |
| Q1 2017 | -22.64% |
| Q4 2016 | -8.40% |
| Q3 2016 | -2.30% |
| Q2 2016 | 9.09% |
| Q1 2016 | -17.81% |