Discontinued — last reported Q4 '18
First Solar Deferred income increased by 18.6% to $1.20B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 15.5%, from $1.04B to $1.20B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred income shows an upward trend with a 40.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
An increase indicates strong future demand or successful pre-selling of capacity, providing a buffer for future revenue.
Represents payments received from customers for goods or services that have not yet been delivered or performed. In the...
High levels are positive in the energy sector as they indicate secured future cash flows.
current_liabilities_deferred_revenue_current| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $237.24M | $238.81M | $201.87M | $218.92M | $227.47M | $235.29M | $263.22M | $398.69M | $390.23M | $372.17M | $413.58M | $692.68M | $689.47M | $645.05M | $712.00M | $1.04B | $1.06B | $1.55B | $1.01B | $1.20B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.7% | -15.5% | +8.4% | +3.9% | +3.4% | +11.9% | +51.5% | -2.1% | -4.6% | +11.1% | +67.5% | -0.5% | -6.4% | +10.4% | +46.3% | +1.6% | +46.9% | -34.8% | +18.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -4.1% | -1.5% | +30.4% | +82.1% | +71.6% | +58.2% | +57.1% | +73.7% | +76.7% | +73.3% | +72.2% | +50.4% | +53.5% | +141.0% | +42.5% | +15.5% |