Solid-state battery developer working on next-generation lithium-metal batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage markets.
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QuantumScape: Company identity, ownership, reported financial performance, balance sheets, and corporate actions.
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QuantumScape Profile & Fundamentals
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Company and Market Context
Company Profile & Ownership
QuantumScape Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops solid-state lithium-metal battery technology for electric vehicles and other applications in the United States. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Company profile record
QuantumScape Corporation Class A Common Stock
Common Stock · Consumer Discretionary · Automotive Parts & Equipment
Company
- Company / asset
- QuantumScape Corporation Class A Common Stock
- Security type
- Common Stock
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Automotive Parts & Equipment
- HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Head office
- 1730 Technology Drive, San Jose, CA, United States, 95110
Leadership & scale
- Chief executive
- Dr. Srinivasan Sivaram Ph.D.
- CEO year born
- 1960
- Full-time employees
- 700
- Fiscal year end
- December
- IPO date
- 2020-08-17
Fundamentals snapshot
- Market Cap
- USD 2.9B
- P/E
- --
- Revenue (Q2 26)
- USD 29.5M
- Profit (Q2 26)
- USD -98.2M
- Dividend Yield
- --
- Revenue (FY 25)
- USD 0.00
- Shares in public float
- 512.1M
- Insider ownership
- 13.29%
Reporting & identifiers
- Symbol
- QS.NASDAQ
- Listing
- 🇺🇸 United States | Dividend Tax: 30%
- Ticker Currency
- USD
- Income Statement Currency
- USD
- Balance Sheet Currency
- USD
- Cash Flow Currency
- USD
- EPS Currency
- USD
- Contract Type
- SPOT
- ISIN
- US74767V1098
- Asset ID
- equity_26bcc074-f39a-56a6-9bba-b407ccae53c7
Ownership
Shares Outstanding
Latest: 614.1M | Max: 614.1M | Min: 125.4M
Latest reported ownership snapshot
As of Oct 1, 2026Float Shares
83.40%
512.1M latest reported shares
Insider Ownership
13.29%
Latest reported insider stake
Short Float
0.19%
Latest reported short interest / float
Top Holders
Source tablesView ownership tables
Shares Outstanding
Annual reported shares outstanding; up to 10 reporting dates.
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| Reporting date | Shares outstanding |
|---|---|
| 2019-01-01 | 125,415,200 |
| 2020-01-01 | 288,792,900 |
| 2021-01-01 | 424,704,000 |
| 2022-01-01 | 436,888,000 |
| 2023-01-01 | 491,129,000 |
| 2024-01-01 | 508,102,000 |
| 2025-01-01 | 604,606,000 |
| 2026-01-01 | 614,062,000 |
Top Holders
Available reported ownership records.
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| Holder | Shares | Ownership | Reported date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc | 21,809,688 | 3.52% | 2026-03-31 |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 20,876,166 | 3.37% | 2026-03-31 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 18,027,302 | 2.91% | 2026-03-31 |
| Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 14,707,148 | 2.38% | 2026-08-31 |
| Capricorn Investment Group LLC | 11,496,990 | 1.86% | 2026-03-31 |
| Vanguard Small Cap Index | 10,638,466 | 1.72% | 2026-08-31 |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 8,346,848 | 1.35% | 2026-03-31 |
| Renaissance Technologies Corp | 8,051,800 | 1.3% | 2026-03-31 |
| State Street Corp | 7,554,784 | 1.22% | 2026-03-31 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co LP | 7,265,875 | 1.17% | 2026-06-30 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 7,088,391 | 1.14% | 2026-06-30 |
| Vanguard MStar Small Cap Growth Indx Inv | 6,093,450 | 0.98% | 2026-08-31 |
| Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 5,358,879 | 0.87% | 2026-03-31 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 5,248,337 | 0.85% | 2026-03-31 |
| Coatue Management LLC | 4,294,995 | 0.69% | 2026-06-30 |
Earnings, Profitability & Valuation
Earnings, Profitability & Valuation
Earnings & Revenue
Earnings and Revenue Trajectory
AI Review
The company remains structurally pre-revenue under standard accounting rules, recording zero commercial product sales and an annual net loss of roughly four hundred million dollars. Headline revenue figures that appear sporadically, such as ten to thirty million dollars in recent quarters, represent developmental milestone billings from industrial partners rather than recurring retail sales. Behind these headline losses lies a business intentionally investing in advanced battery science rather than suffering from operational decline. Management has stabilized quarterly research expenses, allowing partner funding to gradually offset operational costs as technical testing progresses toward commercialization.
The company remains structurally pre-revenue under standard accounting rules, recording zero commercial product sales and an annual net loss of roughly four hundred million dollars. Headline revenue figures that appear sporadically, such as ten to thirty million dollars in recent quarters, represent developmental milestone billings from industrial partners rather than recurring retail sales. Behind these headline losses lies a business intentionally investing in advanced battery science rather than suffering from operational decline. Management has stabilized quarterly research expenses, allowing partner funding to gradually offset operational costs as technical testing progresses toward commercialization.
Revenue, Net Income, and Free Cash Flow
Latest: USD 0.00 | Max: USD 0.00 | Min: USD -1.7B
Valuation
P/E Ratio (TTM)iPublished valuation snapshots use the earnings basis recorded with each observation. Source tables retain that basis.
Latest: --
No history available.
Profitability & Margins
Margins and Operating Efficiency
AI Review
Current profit margins are deeply negative because substantial laboratory research expenses are incurred without commercial product shipments. Measuring traditional profit ratios today provides little insight into the company's long-term earning power, as losses simply reflect the price of solving complex materials science challenges. The future earnings model changes dramatically under the new licensing strategy. When automotive partners eventually manufacture solid-state cells, royalty fees will arrive with negligible production costs, potentially generating software-like gross margins above seventy percent once commercial volume is achieved.
Current profit margins are deeply negative because substantial laboratory research expenses are incurred without commercial product shipments. Measuring traditional profit ratios today provides little insight into the company's long-term earning power, as losses simply reflect the price of solving complex materials science challenges. The future earnings model changes dramatically under the new licensing strategy. When automotive partners eventually manufacture solid-state cells, royalty fees will arrive with negligible production costs, potentially generating software-like gross margins above seventy percent once commercial volume is achieved.
Profitability Margins
No history available.
Latest Profitability Ratios as of 2025-12-31
Gross Margin
--
Gross profit / revenue
Operating Margin
--
Operating income / revenue
Net Margin
--
Net income / revenue
FCF Margin
--
Free cash flow / revenue
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Revenue, Net Income, and Free Cash Flow
Annual reported results, using the source statement's recorded USD conversion. Up to 10 reporting periods; missing values are not estimated.
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| Period end | Revenue (USD) | Net income (USD) | Free cash flow (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-31 | Not reported | -44,149,000 | -43,124,000 |
| 2019-12-31 | 0 | -51,283,000 | -51,577,000 |
| 2020-12-31 | 0 | -1,681,777,000 | -85,356,000 |
| 2021-12-31 | 0 | -45,966,000 | -255,087,000 |
| 2022-12-31 | 0 | -411,907,000 | -376,869,000 |
| 2023-12-31 | 0 | -445,145,000 | -324,535,000 |
| 2024-12-31 | 0 | -477,857,000 | -336,686,000 |
| 2025-12-31 | 0 | -435,050,000 | -278,750,000 |
Published P/E Ratio
Published valuation snapshots retain each observation's earnings basis.
No reported records are available in this preview.
Profitability Margins
Matching annual reporting dates. Values are percentages.
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| Period end | Gross margin (%) | Operating margin (%) | Net margin (%) | Free cash flow margin (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2019-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2020-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2021-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2022-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2023-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2024-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
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