QuantumScape (QS) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

QuantumScape (QS) has reported Research & Development for 7 consecutive years, with $82.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 18.43% year-over-year to $82.5 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $345.9 million, a 13.11% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $375.6 million, down 1.92% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $82.5 million for Q2 2026 at QuantumScape, down from $84.6 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $104.4 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at $61.3 million in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of $87.3 million and a median of $87.2 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development soared 121.91% in 2022 and decreased 18.43% in 2026, its largest moves.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $83.4 million in 2022, then grew by 15.62% to $96.4 million in 2023, then increased by 8.29% to $104.4 million in 2024, then retreated by 16.88% to $86.8 million in 2025, then retreated by 4.88% to $82.5 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $82.5 million (Q2 2026), $84.6 million (Q1 2026), and $86.8 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.