Daqo New Energy (DQ) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026)

Daqo New Energy (DQ) reported Free Cash Flow of -$118.8 million for Q1 2026, down 733.68% YoY from $18.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 38.64% on a QoQ basis from -$193.6 million in Q4 2025.

Daqo New Energy (DQ) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Daqo New Energy has reported Free Cash Flow for 15 years, with the latest figure at -$118.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$118.8 million, down 733.68% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$260.9 million (up 68.94% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$123.3 million, up 84.47% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$118.8 million for Q1 2026 at Daqo New Energy, up from -$193.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $1.1 billion in Q3 2023, with the low at -$1.9 billion in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$30.7 million and a median of -$8.8 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow surged 970.58% — and 2026, when it slumped 733.68%.
  • Daqo New Energy's Free Cash Flow stood at $101.3 million in 2022, then slumped by 1956.56% to -$1.9 billion in 2023, then surged by 60.46% to -$743.3 million in 2024, then soared by 73.95% to -$193.6 million in 2025, then jumped by 38.64% to -$118.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$118.8 million (Q1 2026), -$193.6 million (Q4 2025), and $87.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (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 210.00 Mn
3 Lam Research 369.24 Bn 364.49 Bn 2.91 Bn 506.41 Mn
4 Kla 240.65 Bn 238.86 Bn 2.09 Bn 622.26 Mn
5 Teradyne 58.07 Bn 57.82 Bn 780.95 Mn 259.70 Mn
6 Qnity Electronics 27.70 Bn 26.85 Bn 618.00 Mn 13.00 Mn
7 Entegris 18.25 Bn 17.80 Bn 380.80 Mn 164.40 Mn
8 Onto Innovation 12.83 Bn 12.17 Bn 146.39 Mn 22.74 Mn
9 Amkor Technology 12.41 Bn 9.90 Bn 318.59 Mn -70.30 Mn
10 Daqo New Energy 4.12 Bn 2.85 Bn -139.37 Bn -118.82 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -118.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -118.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -193.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -193.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 87.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 87.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -36.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -36.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 18.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 18.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -743.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -743.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -64.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -64.15 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