Growth Metrics

QuantumScape (QS) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)

QuantumScape (QS) reported Operating Expenses of $109.2 million for Q1 2026, down 11.65% year-over-year from $123.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.15% on a QoQ basis from $110.4 million in Q4 2025.

QuantumScape (QS) has 7 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $109.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 11.65% year-over-year to $109.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $458.2 million (down 11.35% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $472.6 million, down 10.02% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses declined to $109.2 million in Q1 2026 per QS's latest filing, from $110.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $134.5 million in Q2 2024 and bottomed at $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.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses surged 124.13%; it then dropped 14.17% in 2025.
  • Tracing QS's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $113.4 million in 2022, then grew by 9.88% to $124.6 million in 2023, then grew by 3.25% to $128.7 million in 2024, then slipped by 14.17% to $110.4 million in 2025, then decreased by 1.15% to $109.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest QS Operating Expenses figures stand at $109.2 million (Q1 2026), $110.4 million (Q4 2025), and $115.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 O Reilly Automotive 77.46 Bn 77.21 Bn 2.35 Bn 1.51 Bn
2 Autozone 56.88 Bn 56.59 Bn 2.24 Bn 330.65 Mn
3 Genuine Parts 13.45 Bn 12.97 Bn 2.34 Bn 2.05 Bn
4 Modine Manufacturing 13.16 Bn 13.07 Bn 186.10 Mn 93.00 Mn
5 Borgwarner 13.07 Bn 13.23 Bn 677.00 Mn 346.00 Mn
6 Aptiv 11.89 Bn 8.82 Bn 920.00 Mn 4.71 Bn
7 Magna International 10.79 Bn 9.60 Bn 1.42 Bn 557.00 Mn
8 Allison Transmission Holdings 9.02 Bn 8.71 Bn 406.00 Mn 211.00 Mn
9 Autoliv 9.01 Bn 8.66 Bn 526.00 Mn 281.00 Mn
10 QuantumScape 5.11 Bn 4.21 Bn - 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
Mar 31, 2021 44.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 30.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 20.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 14.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 15.92 Mn