First Solar Standard Product Warranty Accrual decreased by 2.5% to $77.43M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.5%, from $75.57M to $77.43M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Standard Product Warranty Accrual shows a downward trend with a -3.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
A significant increase relative to sales may indicate declining product quality or higher-than-expected failure rates.
This represents the estimated liability for future costs associated with repairing or replacing products under standard...
Standard for manufacturing firms; peers typically maintain accruals as a percentage of revenue.
other_standard_product_warranty_accrual| 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 | $91.06M | $58.54M | $52.55M | $47.02M | $47.13M | $34.99M | $33.79M | $33.32M | $31.97M | $26.15M | $25.49M | $25.19M | $23.70M | $70.69M | $76.44M | $75.57M | $75.83M | $89.54M | $79.41M | $77.43M |
| QoQ Change | — | -35.7% | -10.2% | -10.5% | +0.2% | -25.8% | -3.4% | -1.4% | -4.0% | -18.2% | -2.5% | -1.2% | -5.9% | +198.3% | +8.1% | -1.1% | +0.3% | +18.1% | -11.3% | -2.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -48.2% | -40.2% | -35.7% | -29.1% | -32.2% | -25.3% | -24.6% | -24.4% | -25.9% | +170.3% | +199.9% | +199.9% | +220.0% | +26.7% | +3.9% | +2.5% |