Daqo New Energy DQ
NYSE DQ
$13.58 -1.40 (-9.35%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

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

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 733.68% year-over-year to -$118.8 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$260.9 million (up 61.47% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$123.3 million, up 84.47% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow advanced to -$118.8 million in Q1 2026 per DQ's latest filing, from -$193.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $402.7 million in Q3 2023 and troughed at -$2.0 billion in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$126.2 million and a median of $53.3 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Free Cash Flow surged 237.07% in 2025, then slumped 733.68% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $101.3 million in 2022, then slumped by 2073.69% to -$2.0 billion in 2023, then surged by 62.81% 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.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$118.8 million, -$193.6 million, and $87.9 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (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 1.27 Bn
3 Applied Materials 389.80 Bn 381.56 Bn 3.95 Bn 210.00 Mn
4 Kla 240.86 Bn 239.21 Bn 2.24 Bn 817.14 Mn
5 Teradyne 58.87 Bn 58.52 Bn 794.62 Mn 378.43 Mn
6 Qnity Electronics 27.06 Bn 26.10 Bn 666.00 Mn 151.00 Mn
7 Entegris 21.93 Bn 21.58 Bn 420.00 Mn 116.90 Mn
8 Onto Innovation 14.50 Bn 12.61 Bn 183.25 Mn 57.85 Mn
9 Amkor Technology 12.45 Bn 9.94 Bn 318.59 Mn -70.30 Mn
10 Daqo New Energy 915.98 Mn -352.59 Mn -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