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Interest Expense

The latest quarterly interest expense is $7.62 Million with a quarter-over-quarter change of -32.62%. Interest expense is the cost a company incurs for borrowed funds, including interest on bonds, loans, and other forms of debt financing.

Interest Expense

FSLR Interest Expense

$7.62M

Reported quarterly interest expense; no daily interpolation.

+64.72% 5Y

Current Interest Expense

$7.62M

$7.62 Million

Quarter-over-Quarter Change

-32.62%

vs. $11.30M prior quarter

Historical Data

64

Quarters of data available

Quarterly Interest Expense History

PeriodInterest ExpenseQoQ Change% Change
Q1 2026$7.62M$-3.69M-32.62%
Q4 2025$11.30M$-2.82M-19.97%
Q3 2025$14.12M+$4.94M+53.76%
Q2 2025$9.18M$-341,000-3.58%
Q1 2025$9.53M$-1.36M-12.51%
Q4 2024$10.89M+$1.88M+20.86%
Q3 2024$9.01M$-757,000-7.75%
Q2 2024$9.77M+$555,000+6.03%
Q1 2024$9.21M+$2.14M+30.31%
Q4 2023$7.07M+$3.33M+89.29%
Q3 2023$3.73M+$2.32M+163.89%
Q2 2023$1.42M+$667,000+89.17%
Q1 2023$748,000$-2.38M-76.13%
Q4 2022$3.13M+$142,000+4.75%
Q3 2022$2.99M$-245,000-7.57%
Q2 2022$3.24M+$371,000+12.95%
Q1 2022$2.87M+$335,000+13.24%
Q4 2021$2.53M$-428,000-14.47%
Q3 2021$2.96M$-1.67M-36.02%
Q2 2021$4.62M+$1.63M+54.31%
Q1 2021$3.00M$-22,000-0.73%
Q4 2020$3.02M$-7.96M-72.50%
Q3 2020$10.97M+$7.72M+237.28%
Q2 2020$3.25M$-3.54M-52.07%
Q1 2020$6.79M+$3.74M+122.74%
Q4 2019$3.05M$-1.93M-38.75%
Q3 2019$4.98M$-3.94M-44.22%
Q2 2019$8.92M$-1.20M-11.86%
Q1 2019$10.12M$-1.35M-11.81%
Q4 2018$11.48M+$8.28M+258.85%
Q3 2018$3.20M$-2.87M-47.27%
Q2 2018$6.07M+$883,000+17.04%
Q1 2018$5.18M$-891,000-14.67%
Q4 2017$6.07M+$1.92M+46.37%
Q3 2017$4.15M$-2.23M-34.91%
Q2 2017$6.37M$-2.79M-30.48%
Q1 2017$9.17M+$5.99M+188.15%
Q4 2016$3.18M$-2.38M-42.80%
Q3 2016$5.56M$-1.59M-22.21%
Q2 2016$7.15M+$2.51M+54.05%
Q1 2016$4.64M+$462,000+11.05%
Q4 2015$4.18M+$2.40M+135.49%
Q3 2015$1.77M+$949,000+114.89%
Q2 2015$826,000+$632,000+325.77%
Q1 2015$194,000$-359,000-64.92%
Q4 2014$553,000+$464,000+521.35%
Q3 2014$89,000$-841,000-90.43%
Q2 2014$930,000+$520,000+126.83%
Q1 2014$410,000+$426,000+2662.50%
Q4 2013$-16,000$-291,000-105.82%
Q3 2013$275,000$-600,000-68.57%
Q2 2013$875,000+$125,000+16.67%
Q1 2013$750,000$-1.94M-72.16%
Q4 2012$2.69M$-208,000-7.17%
Q3 2012$2.90M$-4.47M-60.63%
Q2 2012$7.37M+$6.45M+701.30%
Q1 2012$920,000+$820,000+820.00%
Q4 2011$100,000+$94,000+1566.67%
Q2 2010$6,000$-401,000-98.53%
Q4 2009$407,000+$318,000+357.30%
Q3 2009$89,000$-3.74M-97.67%
Q2 2009$3.83M+$2.89M+309.30%
Q1 2009$935,000+$808,000+636.22%
Q3 2008$127,000
Data as of Friday, June 26, 2026

About First Solar, Inc.

First Solar, Inc. is a global provider of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions, operating in numerous international markets including the United States, Japan, France, Canada, India, and Australia. The company's primary activity involves the engineering, manufacturing, and sale of cadmium telluride solar modules, which are designed to convert solar radiation directly into electricity. Its clientele is broad, serving system developers and operators, utility companies, independent power producers, commercial and industrial businesses, and various other system owners. Founded in 1999, the firm is based in Tempe, Arizona, and underwent a name change in 2006 from its former designation, First Solar Holdings, Inc.

Phoenix, AZ
8,100 employees
Energy / Solar
Sector
Energy
Industry
Solar
CEO
Mark R. Widmar