Daqo New Energy DQ
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Daqo New Energy (DQ) Capital Expenditures (2012 - 2026)

Daqo New Energy (DQ) posted Capital Expenditures of -$28.7 million for Q1 2026, down 109.78% sequentially from $293.3 million in Q4 2025, and up 50.22% YoY from -$19.1 million in Q1 2025.

Daqo New Energy (DQ) Capital Expenditures (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Daqo New Energy has reported Capital Expenditures for 15 years, with the latest figure at -$28.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 50.22% year-over-year to -$28.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $202.0 million (down 58.06% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $173.0 million, down 51.78% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures fell to -$28.7 million in Q1 2026 per DQ's latest filing, from $293.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Capital Expenditures peaked at $2.0 billion in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$402.7 million in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $108.0 million and a median of -$45.7 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Capital Expenditures sank 173.6% in 2023, then jumped 91.63% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Capital Expenditures stood at -$101.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 2073.69% to $2.0 billion in 2023, then tumbled by 65.76% to $684.4 million in 2024, then tumbled by 57.14% to $293.3 million in 2025, then slumped by 109.78% to -$28.7 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures over the past three periods registered -$28.7 million, $293.3 million, and -$32.5 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Asml Holding 683.77 Bn 668.27 Bn 5.90 Bn -
2 Lam Research 393.97 Bn 388.39 Bn 3.48 Bn 188.80 Mn
3 Applied Materials 389.80 Bn 381.56 Bn 3.95 Bn 635.00 Mn
4 Kla 240.86 Bn 239.21 Bn 2.24 Bn 89.29 Mn
5 Teradyne 58.87 Bn 58.52 Bn 794.62 Mn 90.71 Mn
6 Qnity Electronics 27.06 Bn 26.10 Bn 666.00 Mn 90.00 Mn
7 Entegris 21.93 Bn 21.58 Bn 420.00 Mn 39.30 Mn
8 Onto Innovation 14.50 Bn 12.61 Bn 183.25 Mn 3.66 Mn
9 Amkor Technology 12.45 Bn 9.94 Bn 318.59 Mn 306.79 Mn
10 Daqo New Energy 915.98 Mn -352.59 Mn -139.37 Bn -28.69 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -28.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -28.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 293.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 293.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -32.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -32.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -30.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -30.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -57.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -57.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 684.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 684.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -33.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -33.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -111.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -111.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -180.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -180.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.00 Bn