QuantumScape (QS) Capital Expenditures (2020 - 2026)

QuantumScape (QS) posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of $3.9 million for Q1 2026, down 15.55% YoY from $4.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 19.22% sequentially from $4.8 million in Q4 2025.

QuantumScape (QS) Capital Expenditures (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

QuantumScape has disclosed Capital Expenditures across 7 years of filings, most recently posting $3.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures fell 15.55% year-over-year to $3.9 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $9.0 million (up 243.7% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $9.7 million, up 198.43% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures slipped to $3.9 million in Q1 2026, from $4.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Capital Expenditures for QS reached as high as $77.3 million in Q4 2023 and fell as low as -$18.6 million in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $4.6 million (2025), against an average of $15.3 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Capital Expenditures soared 1327.18% — and 2024, when it slumped 225.43%.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $37.8 million in 2022, then jumped by 104.37% to $77.3 million in 2023, then tumbled by 101.88% to -$1.5 million in 2024, then jumped by 432.69% to $4.8 million in 2025, then declined by 19.22% to $3.9 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures over the past three periods registered $3.9 million, $4.8 million, and -$2.2 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Advance Auto Parts 65.13 Bn 62.01 Bn 869.00 Mn 93.00 Mn
2 Autozone 53.07 Bn 52.82 Bn 2.52 Bn 345.51 Mn
3 Magna International 17.54 Bn 16.29 Bn 1.42 Bn -219.00 Mn
4 Genuine Parts 16.15 Bn 15.67 Bn 2.34 Bn 97.55 Mn
5 Aurora Innovation 13.77 Bn 12.55 Bn -5.00 Mn 25.00 Mn
6 Borgwarner 13.21 Bn 13.37 Bn 677.00 Mn 143.00 Mn
7 Aptiv 12.84 Bn 9.76 Bn 920.00 Mn 219.00 Mn
8 Autoliv 8.73 Bn 8.37 Bn 526.00 Mn 85.00 Mn
9 Modine Manufacturing 8.68 Bn 8.59 Bn 186.10 Mn 41.80 Mn
10 QuantumScape 464,210.01 464,210.01 - 3.91 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 3.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 3.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 4.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 4.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -2.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -2.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 4.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 4.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -6.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -6.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 14.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 14.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 77.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 77.34 Mn