Growth Metrics

First Solar (FSLR) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

First Solar posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$148.5 million for Q1 2026, down 68.39% year-on-year from -$469.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 20.67% on a QoQ basis from -$187.2 million in Q4 2025.

First Solar (FSLR) has 18 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$148.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 68.39% year-over-year to -$148.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$825.5 million (up 23.77% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$765.2 million, up 51.05% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 stood at -$148.5 million, up from -$187.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at $444.0 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$760.8 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$187.2 million (2025), against an average of -$243.7 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Cash from Investing Activities reached 158.36% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 21816.68% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$570.1 million in 2022, then jumped by 69.62% to -$173.2 million in 2023, then dropped by 27.85% to -$221.4 million in 2024, then grew by 15.43% to -$187.2 million in 2025, then climbed by 20.67% to -$148.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$148.5 million (Q1 2026), -$187.2 million (Q4 2025), and -$227.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 First Solar 26.65 Bn 24.22 Bn 486.13 Mn -148.53 Mn
2 Nextpower 17.99 Bn 16.90 Bn 297.38 Mn -28.56 Mn
3 Canadian Solar 15.11 Bn 15.69 Bn 124.40 Mn -298.54 Mn
4 Enphase Energy 8.19 Bn 7.26 Bn 100.39 Mn 576.38 Mn
5 Solaredge Technologies 3.80 Bn 3.25 Bn 68.28 Mn -20.44 Mn
6 Sunrun 3.38 Bn 4.27 Bn 543.70 Mn -428.55 Mn
7 Shoals Technologies 1.60 Bn 1.60 Bn 41.01 Mn -7.65 Mn
8 Array Technologies 1.25 Bn 1.05 Bn 63.00 Mn -7.51 Mn
9 JinkoSolar Holding 677.44 Mn 2.29 Bn 147.66 Mn -
10 Tigo Energy 288.14 Mn 276.56 Mn 10.79 Mn -209,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -148.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -148.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -187.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -187.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -227.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -227.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -261.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -261.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -88.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -88.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -221.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -221.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -665.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -665.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -107.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -107.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -568.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -568.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -173.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -173.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 443.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 443.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -98.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -98.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -645.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -645.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -570.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -570.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -760.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -760.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 141.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 141.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -2.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -2.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -15.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -15.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -553.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -553.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 198.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 198.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 271.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 271.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -247.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -247.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 35.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 35.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -15.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -15.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 96.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 96.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -307.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -307.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -36.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -36.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 121.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 121.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -139.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -139.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 113.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 113.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -422.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -422.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 1.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 1.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -374.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -374.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -222.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -222.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -77.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -77.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -33.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -33.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -293.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -293.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 308.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 308.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 20.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 20.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -39.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -39.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -145.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -145.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -153.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -153.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 100.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 100.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 187.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 187.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -290.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -290.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 60.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 60.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -198.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -198.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -229.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -229.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -20.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -20.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -43.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -43.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -56.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -56.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -296.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -296.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -141.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -141.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -39.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -39.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -43.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -43.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -118.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -118.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -182.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -182.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -174.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -174.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -193.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -193.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -45.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -45.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -263.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -263.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -157.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -157.82 Mn
Sep 25, 2010 -360.52 Mn
Sep 25, 2010 -360.52 Mn
Jun 26, 2010 38.62 Mn
Jun 26, 2010 38.62 Mn
Mar 27, 2010 -262.36 Mn
Mar 27, 2010 -262.36 Mn
Dec 26, 2009 -96.70 Mn
Dec 26, 2009 -96.70 Mn
Sep 26, 2009 -187.25 Mn
Sep 26, 2009 -187.25 Mn
Jun 27, 2009 -236.50 Mn
Jun 27, 2009 -236.50 Mn
Mar 28, 2009 -181.23 Mn
Mar 28, 2009 -181.23 Mn