QuantumScape Corporation (QS) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Cyclical — Auto - Parts industry listed on NASDAQ. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
QuantumScape Corporation, along with its affiliated entities, specializes in the advancement and market launch of innovative solid-state lithium-metal batteries. These cutting-edge power solutions are primarily engineered for electric vehicles (EVs) but also serve a range of other uses within the United States. The company, established in 2010, has its main corporate office located in San Jose, California.
Is QuantumScape Corporation stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of October 2, 2026, QuantumScape Corporation (QS) trades at $4.57 with no positive earnings over the last twelve months, according to Kaplio. No valuation verdict: there is not enough data to compare it with.
Kaplio overview: QuantumScape Corporation
Market cap $3B · 52 weeks $5 – $18 (75 % below the high) · P/E no earnings · Dividend none · Next earnings October 28, 2026 · expected EPS $-0.17 · Price as of Oct 2 · accounts published Jul 22.
- Business: 5-year ROIC −30.3 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 0.4× (solid).
- Earnings: 2 of 8 (disappointing).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
No valuation verdict: there is not enough data to compare it with.
In cyclicals the P/E misleads: today's earnings are not the normal ones.
What matters in consumer cyclicals: 3 of 5 pass
- 5y avg operating margin 0.0 %, fails.
- 5y avg ROIC −30.3 %, fails.
- Net debt / EBITDA 0.4×, passes.
- Current Ratio 18.42, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 21.5, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — QuantumScape Corporation: P/E —; EV/EBITDA —; ROIC -39.8 %; $2.8B. LKQ Corporation (P/E 12.7×; EV/EBITDA 8.5×; ROIC 5.6 %; $5.8B), Autoliv, Inc. (P/E 13.2×; EV/EBITDA 7.6×; ROIC 14.9 %; $8.2B), Modine Manufacturing Company (P/E 66.7×; EV/EBITDA 34.0×; ROIC 12.7 %; $10.0B).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | -35.66% |
| Return on Invested Capital | -39.79% |
| Return on Assets | -34.65% |
| Gross Margin | 0.00% |
| Operating Margin | 0.00% |
| Net Margin | 0.00% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.06 |
| Current Ratio | 18.42 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 3 |
| Altman Z-Score | 21.46 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -15.69% |
| 3 months | -30.32% |
| Year-to-date | -55.66% |
| 1 year | -70.61% |
| 3 years | -28.04% |
| 5 years | -79.75% |
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Explore sector: Consumer Cyclical · Auto - Parts
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