First Solar PP&E (Net) decreased by 0.2% to $5.67B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.5%, from $5.64B to $5.67B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), PP&E (Net) shows an upward trend with a 18.8% CAGR.
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property_plant_equipment_net| 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 | $2.40B | $2.51B | $2.65B | $2.79B | $2.99B | $3.12B | $3.54B | $3.86B | $4.02B | $4.07B | $4.40B | $4.92B | $5.14B | $5.33B | $5.41B | $5.64B | $5.72B | $5.76B | $5.68B | $5.67B |
| QoQ Change | — | +4.6% | +5.7% | +5.1% | +7.3% | +4.5% | +13.2% | +9.1% | +4.2% | +1.3% | +8.0% | +11.8% | +4.5% | +3.6% | +1.6% | +4.1% | +1.5% | +0.7% | -1.5% | -0.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +24.7% | +24.7% | +33.5% | +38.5% | +34.5% | +30.4% | +24.3% | +27.4% | +27.8% | +30.8% | +23.1% | +14.7% | +11.4% | +8.1% | +4.8% | +0.5% |
| Segment | Q4 '21 | Q4 '22 | Q4 '23 | Q4 '24 | Q4 '25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All other foreign countries | $21.87M | $15.37M | $50.49M | $52.35M | $62.34M |
| Total | $2.65B | $3.54B | $4.40B | $5.41B | $5.68B |