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

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

  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 came in at -$28.7 million, up 50.22% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $202.0 million (down 58.06% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $173.0 million, down 51.78% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures came in at -$28.7 million for Q1 2026 at Daqo New Energy, down from $293.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $2.0 billion in Q4 2023, with the low 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.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Capital Expenditures sank 173.6% — and 2024, when it jumped 91.63%.
  • Daqo New Energy's 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.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at -$28.7 million (Q1 2026), $293.3 million (Q4 2025), and -$32.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Asml Holding 636.08 Bn 620.57 Bn 5.90 Bn -
2 Applied Materials 406.04 Bn 399.30 Bn 3.95 Bn 635.00 Mn
3 Lam Research 369.24 Bn 364.49 Bn 2.91 Bn 635.01 Mn
4 Kla 240.65 Bn 238.86 Bn 2.09 Bn 85.19 Mn
5 Teradyne 58.07 Bn 57.82 Bn 780.95 Mn 5.42 Mn
6 Qnity Electronics 27.70 Bn 26.85 Bn 618.00 Mn 122.00 Mn
7 Entegris 18.25 Bn 17.80 Bn 380.80 Mn 18.60 Mn
8 Onto Innovation 12.83 Bn 12.17 Bn 146.39 Mn 3.59 Mn
9 Amkor Technology 12.41 Bn 9.90 Bn 318.59 Mn 306.79 Mn
10 Daqo New Energy 4.12 Bn 2.85 Bn -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