First Solar D&A increased by 4.8% to $147.39M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 18.1%, from $124.84M to $147.39M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), D&A shows an upward trend with a 19.5% CAGR.
Higher levels indicate significant capital investment in infrastructure or acquisitions, while lower levels may suggest aging assets or limited capital expenditure.
This represents the non-cash expense allocated to the cost of tangible and intangible assets over their useful lives. Be...
High in capital-intensive industries like manufacturing and healthcare devices; lower in service-based sectors.
depreciation_and_amortization_cf| 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 | |
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| Value | $65.71M | $65.69M | $65.29M | $65.21M | $66.55M | $67.42M | $70.54M | $68.86M | $71.71M | $77.74M | $89.69M | $90.58M | $97.34M | $111.16M | $124.42M | $124.84M | $125.68M | $138.06M | $140.63M | $147.39M |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.0% | -0.6% | -0.1% | +2.1% | +1.3% | +4.6% | -2.4% | +4.1% | +8.4% | +15.4% | +1.0% | +7.5% | +14.2% | +11.9% | +0.3% | +0.7% | +9.9% | +1.9% | +4.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +1.3% | +2.6% | +8.0% | +5.6% | +7.7% | +15.3% | +27.1% | +31.6% | +35.7% | +43.0% | +38.7% | +37.8% | +29.1% | +24.2% | +13.0% | +18.1% |