First Solar (FSLR) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Mark R. Widmar, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.1M in 2025, up 27% from $6.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 194:1, on median employee pay of $42,006.

Filed
April 2, 2026
Annual meeting
May 13, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$8.1M+27% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
194:1median $42,006
CEO pay in equity
68%$5.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
88%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$1,422,394Target cash incentive opportunity for 2025
Say-on-Pay Support
87.6%Approval percentage at 2025 annual meeting
Global Employees
7,900Approximate workforce population at year-end

How Widmar was paid

$8.1M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary13%Stock awards68%Non-equity incentive20%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Mark R. WidmarChief Executive Officer$8,138,605
Alexander R. BradleyChief Financial Officer$2,915,503
Kuntal Kumar VermaChief Manufacturing Officer$2,551,141
George J. AntounChief Commercial Officer$2,482,612
Jason DymbortGeneral Counsel & Secretary$2,367,948

What changed and why

  • $8.1MCEO Mark R. Widmar received total compensation of $8,138,605 in 2025, representing an increase from the prior year.
  • $42,006The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 194 to 1 based on median employee pay of $42,006.
  • 87.6%Stockholders approved the previous executive compensation advisory vote with 87.6% support.
  • The company maintains double-trigger equity vesting provisions following a change in control.
  • Executive compensation incorporates performance units tied to bookings backlog and technology development metrics.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.