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QuantumScape (QS)


Market Price (9/16/2025): $10.34 | Market Cap: $5.8 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary | Industry: Automotive Parts & Equipment

QuantumScape (QS)


Market Price (9/16/2025): $10.34
Market Cap: $5.8 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Automotive Parts & Equipment

Investment Highlights

0 Cash is significant % of market cap
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is -12%
Weak multi-year price returns
3Y Excs Rtn is -66%
Very low revenue
Rev LTMTotal Revenue or Sales, Last Twelve Months is 0
1   Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -506 Mil
2   Stock price has recently run up significantly
6M Rtn6 month market price return is 132%
3   Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -12%
0 Cash is significant % of market cap
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is -12%
1 Weak multi-year price returns
3Y Excs Rtn is -66%
2 Very low revenue
Rev LTMTotal Revenue or Sales, Last Twelve Months is 0
3 Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -506 Mil
4 Stock price has recently run up significantly
6M Rtn6 month market price return is 132%
5 Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -12%

Market Valuation

 9/16/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$10.34$5.19$6.95$5.67$22.19
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)5.82.73.42.59.4
Total Debt ($ Bil)0.10.10.10.10.1
Total Cash ($ Bil)0.80.91.11.11.4
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)5.12.83.52.69.5
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM0.00.00.00.00.0
P/EBIT TTM-12.6-5.5-7.3-6.0-201.3
P/E TTM-12.5-5.5-7.2-6.0-195.2
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)0.80.80.90.81.3
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.36.97.05.57.4
P/E TTM (Sector)9.68.18.97.39.2
 9/16/2520242023
Share Price CYE$10.34$5.19$6.95
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)5.82.73.4
Total Debt ($ Bil)0.10.10.1
Total Cash ($ Bil)0.80.91.1
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)5.12.83.5
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM0.00.00.0
P/EBIT TTM-12.6-5.5-7.3
P/E TTM-12.5-5.5-7.2
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)0.80.80.9
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.36.97.0
P/E TTM (Sector)9.68.18.9

Business Description

QuantumScape Corporation, a development stage company, focuses on the development and commercialization of solid-state lithium-metal batteries for electric vehicles and other applications. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
QS Return--74%-74%23%-25%100%-88%
Peers Return177%35%-24%14%2%17%288%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: TSLA, EMR, ALB, APTV, BWA. See QS Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/15/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

QSTSLAEMRALBAPTVBWAMedian
NameQuantumS.Tesla Emerson .AlbemarleAptiv BorgWarn. 
Mkt Price10.36410.04135.6681.0482.8043.8781.92
Mkt Cap5.81,321.676.39.518.09.513.8
Rev LTM092,72017,7794,99319,79414,00615,892
Op Inc LTM-5065,7783,339-2282,0891,2921,690
FCF LTM-3175,5862,741-1781,6571,0001,328
FCF 3Y Avg-3364,4882,043-1611,341625983
CFO LTM-27415,7653,1727752,3421,5821,962
CFO 3Y Avg-25213,7512,4251,4712,1651,3081,818

Growth & Margins

QSTSLAEMRALBAPTVBWAMedian
NameQuantumS.Tesla Emerson .AlbemarleAptiv BorgWarn. 
Rev Chg LTM--2.7%4.8%-33.0%-1.0%-2.8%-2.7%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-12.9%24.9%22.4%7.7%6.6%12.9%
Rev Chg Q--11.8%3.9%-7.0%3.1%-2.2%-2.2%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM--3.1%1.0%-2.0%0.8%-0.6%-0.6%
Op Mgn LTM-6.2%18.8%-4.6%10.6%9.2%9.2%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg-9.1%17.5%2.4%9.8%9.0%9.1%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM--1.2%0.5%4.8%0.1%0.1%0.1%
CFO/Rev LTM-17.0%17.8%15.5%11.8%11.3%15.5%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg-14.6%14.7%18.7%11.0%9.3%14.6%
FCF/Rev LTM-6.0%15.4%-3.6%8.4%7.1%7.1%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg-4.8%12.4%-3.5%6.8%4.5%4.8%

Valuation

QSTSLAEMRALBAPTVBWAMedian
NameQuantumS.Tesla Emerson .AlbemarleAptiv BorgWarn. 
Mkt Cap5.81,321.676.39.518.09.513.8
P/S-14.34.31.90.90.71.9
P/EBIT-12.6164.123.7-10.29.217.713.5
P/E-12.6216.528.8-10.317.833.023.3
P/CFO-21.283.824.012.37.76.010.0
Total Yield-8.0%0.5%3.9%-7.8%5.6%3.5%2.0%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.0%0.4%2.0%0.0%0.5%0.2%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg-10.6%0.5%3.3%-3.3%7.3%8.0%1.9%
D/E0.00.00.20.40.50.40.3
Net D/E-0.1-0.00.20.20.40.20.2

Returns

QSTSLAEMRALBAPTVBWAMedian
NameQuantumS.Tesla Emerson .AlbemarleAptiv BorgWarn. 
1M Rtn14.7%24.0%3.0%-0.9%11.6%6.3%9.0%
3M Rtn131.2%24.6%5.8%33.7%19.7%32.0%28.3%
6M Rtn132.3%72.3%20.4%3.4%32.2%55.9%44.0%
12M Rtn74.1%78.1%35.2%-5.3%20.1%38.2%36.7%
3Y Rtn-8.4%35.2%85.4%-70.5%-11.2%40.4%13.4%
1M Excs Rtn11.7%19.9%-0.9%-2.2%9.2%4.0%6.6%
3M Excs Rtn128.0%15.4%-2.2%23.5%12.4%22.5%18.9%
6M Excs Rtn120.3%46.7%4.9%-8.3%13.6%36.7%25.2%
12M Excs Rtn57.7%60.6%19.0%-26.0%7.4%21.5%20.2%
3Y Excs Rtn-65.9%-23.4%8.1%-136.1%-76.5%-27.4%-46.7%

Financials

Segment Financials

Assets by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Single Segment1,5021,4751,7161,067172
Total1,5021,4751,7161,067172


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity54,894,260
Short Interest: % Change Since 81520255.3%
Average Daily Volume14,218,116
Days-to-Cover Short Interest3.86
Basic Shares Quantity561,698,000
Short % of Basic Shares9.8%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
7/23/2025-1.6%-31.6%-38.7%
4/23/2025-0.5%-1.8%-0.3%
2/12/20257.0%10.4%-9.7%
10/23/202425.5%2.7%-2.7%
7/24/2024-7.8%-13.4%-22.0%
4/24/2024-6.9%-1.3%0.9%
2/14/2024-5.9%-19.0%-25.8%
10/25/2023-7.0%-9.3%2.1%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive676
# Negative121112
Median Positive13.7%10.4%6.6%
Median Negative-6.4%-13.1%-20.5%
Max Positive31.4%18.6%25.6%
Max Negative-17.1%-31.6%-38.7%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025725202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025425202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024226202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241025202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024726202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024426202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023227202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231027202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023728202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023428202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022228202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221028202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022729202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022502202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021228202210-K 12/31/2021
93020211028202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Prinz Fritz5232025Sell3.9461,523242,228911,580Form
1Prinz Fritz2212025Sell5.2212,90867,4371,192,663Form
2Singh MohitCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER12172024Sell4.8724,797120,6875,314,861Form
3Prinz Fritz11222024Sell5.0412,90865,0851,216,153Form
4MCCARTHY MICHAEL O IIICHIEF LEGAL OFFICER11222024Sell5.0727,305138,4425,725,103Form