QuantumScape (QS) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026)

QuantumScape has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 7 years of filings, most recently posting $30.5 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 24.95% year-over-year to $30.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $117.3 million (down 29.33% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $127.5 million, down 11.88% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation eased to $30.5 million in Q1 2026, from $31.3 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Share-based Compensation for QS reached as high as $50.0 million in Q2 2023 and fell as low as -$66.7 million in Q4 2022.
• The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $33.6 million (2022), against an average of $28.9 million.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation plunged 512.53% — and 2025, when it soared 174.59%.
• A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at -$66.7 million in 2022, then soared by 156.87% to $37.9 million in 2023, then slipped by 9.87% to $34.2 million in 2024, then declined by 8.3% to $31.3 million in 2025, then fell by 2.7% to $30.5 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $30.5 million, $31.3 million, and $29.2 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.