Mark Widmar compensation by year
FIRST SOLAR Summary Compensation Table · all 7 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $650,000 | $750,001 | $875,273 | $922,222 | $964,971 | $1,005,812 | $1,021,535 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $3,172,811 | $8,063,982 | $5,199,983 | $4,549,997 | $5,000,089 | $5,000,053 | $5,500,032 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $796,875 | $1,875,000 | $946,361 | $1,723,414 | $1,747,237 | $366,976 | $1,603,038 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $10,600 | $10,800 | $11,000 | $12,200 | $13,200 | $13,800 | $14,000 |
| Total | $4,630,286 | $10,699,783 | $7,032,617 | $7,207,833 | $7,725,497 | $6,386,641 | $8,138,605 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: FIRST SOLAR, INC. DEF 14A filed April 2, 2026, accession 0001274494-26-000096, and prior-year filings.
How this page was built: the FIRST SOLAR, INC. filed document, accession 0001274494-26-000096. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 2, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 81,252 | $21,225,460 | — |
| PSU | 20,582 | $5,376,636 | — |
| RSU | 17,664 | $4,614,367 | — |
| RSU | 16,778 | $4,382,917 | — |
| RSU | 15,209 | $3,973,047 | — |
| PSU | 15,150 | $3,957,635 | — |
| RSU | 9,712 | $2,537,066 | — |
| RSU | 9,469 | $2,473,587 | — |
| RSU | 5,432 | $1,419,001 | — |
| RSU | 5,101 | $1,332,534 | — |
| RSU | 3,787 | $989,278 | — |
| RSU | 3,532 | $922,664 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in FIRST SOLAR, INC.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
41 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 2, 2026)current to 2026-11-06 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 628 | $267.72 | 84,827 |
| 2026-05-26 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 726 | $271.23 | 82,460 |
| 2026-05-26 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 364 | $265.15 | 86,692 |
| 2026-05-26 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 1,237 | $266.60 | 85,455 |
| 2026-05-26 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 632 | $270.05 | 83,186 |
| 2026-05-26 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 473 | $273.17 | 81,987 |
| 2026-05-26 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 1,009 | $268.89 | 83,818 |
| 2026-05-26 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 126 | $276.29 | 81,861 |
The 8 most recent of 41 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
FIRST SOLAR’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Widmar · this page | Chief Executive Officer | $8,138,605 |
| Alexander Bradley | Chief Financial Officer | $2,915,503 |
| Kuntal Verma | Chief Manufacturing Officer | $2,551,141 |
| Georges Antoun | Chief Commercial Officer | $2,482,612 |
| Jason Dymbort | General Counsel & Secretary | $2,367,948 |
Board service
FIRST SOLAR board · FY2022–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: FIRST SOLAR pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $180,000 in Fully vested stock. As stated in FIRST SOLAR's FY2025 proxy.
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How this record is built
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