Discontinued — last reported Q4 '16
First Solar Short-Term Investments increased by 22.6% to $63.58M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 19.7%, from $53.12M to $63.58M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Short-Term Investments shows a downward trend with a -36.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
An increase suggests the company is effectively deploying excess cash to earn returns; a decrease may indicate cash usage for operations or acquisitions.
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short_term_investments| 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 | $418.51M | $554.60M | $375.39M | $223.09M | $143.94M | $776.21M | $1.10B | $1.36B | $1.05B | $329.52M | $155.50M | $308.02M | $37.43M | $264.69M | $171.58M | $53.12M | $29.10M | $47.75M | $51.85M | $63.58M |
| QoQ Change | — | +32.5% | -32.3% | -40.6% | -35.5% | +439.2% | +41.3% | +24.4% | -22.8% | -68.7% | -52.8% | +98.1% | -87.8% | +607.2% | -35.2% | -69.0% | -45.2% | +64.1% | +8.6% | +22.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -65.6% | +40.0% | +192.2% | +511.7% | +632.3% | -57.5% | -85.8% | -77.4% | -96.4% | -19.7% | +10.3% | -82.8% | -22.3% | -82.0% | -69.8% | +19.7% |