QuantumScape (QS) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)

QuantumScape (QS) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $109.2 million for Q1 2026, down 11.65% YoY from $123.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.15% sequentially from $110.4 million in Q4 2025.

QuantumScape (QS) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

QuantumScape has disclosed Operating Expenses across 7 years of filings, most recently posting $109.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 11.65% year-over-year to $109.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $458.2 million (down 11.35% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $472.6 million, down 10.02% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses fell to $109.2 million in Q1 2026, from $110.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for QS reached as high as $134.5 million in Q2 2024 and fell as low as $90.7 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $120.9 million (2023), against an average of $118.0 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses jumped 124.13% — and 2025, when it fell 14.17%.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $113.4 million in 2022, then rose by 9.88% to $124.6 million in 2023, then rose by 3.25% to $128.7 million in 2024, then declined by 14.17% to $110.4 million in 2025, then dropped by 1.15% to $109.2 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $109.2 million, $110.4 million, and $115.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Advance Auto Parts 65.13 Bn 62.01 Bn 869.00 Mn 825.00 Mn
2 Autozone 53.07 Bn 52.82 Bn 2.52 Bn 341.91 Mn
3 Magna International 17.54 Bn 16.29 Bn 1.42 Bn 960.00 Mn
4 Genuine Parts 16.15 Bn 15.67 Bn 2.34 Bn 2.05 Bn
5 Aurora Innovation 13.77 Bn 12.55 Bn -5.00 Mn 239.00 Mn
6 Borgwarner 13.21 Bn 13.37 Bn 677.00 Mn 346.00 Mn
7 Aptiv 12.84 Bn 9.76 Bn 920.00 Mn 4.71 Bn
8 Autoliv 8.73 Bn 8.37 Bn 526.00 Mn 281.00 Mn
9 Modine Manufacturing 8.68 Bn 8.59 Bn 186.10 Mn 93.00 Mn
10 QuantumScape 464,210.01 464,210.01 - 109.18 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 109.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 110.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 114.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 123.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 123.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 128.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 130.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 134.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 131.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 124.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 120.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 123.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 109.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 113.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 120.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 95.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 90.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 67.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 53.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 49.62 Mn