QuantumScape (QS) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026)

QuantumScape (QS) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$63.4 million for Q1 2026, up 2.99% YoY from -$61.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 3.99% sequentially from -$61.0 million in Q4 2025.

QuantumScape (QS) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

QuantumScape has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 7 years of filings, most recently posting -$63.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 2.99% year-over-year to -$63.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$250.2 million (up 7.71% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$252.2 million, up 9.23% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow declined to -$63.4 million in Q1 2026, from -$61.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for QS reached as high as -$39.1 million in Q2 2023 and fell as low as -$134.8 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$64.3 million (2025), against an average of -$76.2 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow sank 477.14% — and 2023, when it surged 64.64%.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$100.8 million in 2022, then sank by 33.8% to -$134.8 million in 2023, then soared by 57.57% to -$57.2 million in 2024, then decreased by 6.61% to -$61.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 3.99% to -$63.4 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$63.4 million, -$61.0 million, and -$61.5 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Advance Auto Parts 65.13 Bn 62.01 Bn 869.00 Mn -21.00 Mn
2 Autozone 53.07 Bn 52.82 Bn 2.52 Bn 456.48 Mn
3 Magna International 17.54 Bn 16.29 Bn 1.42 Bn 896.00 Mn
4 Genuine Parts 16.15 Bn 15.67 Bn 2.34 Bn -33.64 Mn
5 Aurora Innovation 13.77 Bn 12.55 Bn -5.00 Mn -184.00 Mn
6 Borgwarner 13.21 Bn 13.37 Bn 677.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
7 Aptiv 12.84 Bn 9.76 Bn 920.00 Mn -362.00 Mn
8 Autoliv 8.73 Bn 8.37 Bn 526.00 Mn -161.00 Mn
9 Modine Manufacturing 8.68 Bn 8.59 Bn 186.10 Mn -17.10 Mn
10 QuantumScape 464,210.01 464,210.01 - -63.42 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -63.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -63.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -60.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -60.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -61.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -61.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -64.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -64.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -65.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -65.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -57.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -57.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -85.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -85.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -62.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -62.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -72.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -72.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -134.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -134.81 Mn