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QuantumScape Corporation (QS)

$4.02 -0.2100 (-4.96%)
At close: Oct 16, 4:00 PM EDT
Sell
24 / 100
CleaRank AI scorei
Market cap
$2.48B
Dividend yield
0.00%
Street target
$7.50median of 9 analysts
52-week range
$3.80 $18.56
01

The short version

Where QS stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.

QS at a glance

QuantumScape Corporation (QS): Sell, 24/100 on CleaRank's AI score.

  • Trend Down: the price is below both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($5.22 and $6.99).
  • Earnings QS beat estimates in 1 of its last 7 quarters, and the stock rose the next day every time.
  • Insiders Insiders sold $142.7M and made no open-market purchases over the last 18 months.

Figures as of October 17, 2026.

CleaRank Financial AI

CleaRank rates QuantumScape Corporation (QS) Sell, with a model score of 24/100.

The analysts' outlook lifts the score most: the median target is 86.6% above the price. The trend holds it back most: the price is 42.52% below its 200-day average and 23.02% below its 50-day average, and the 50-day average is 25.33% below the 200-day. The 50-day average stands at $5.22 and the 200-day at $6.99. Over the past year the price fell 74.00%.

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Figures we compute ourselves from QS's own price, earnings and insider-filing history. Tap one to see it in context.

02

Price and trading

The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.

2.0

Trend checks

0/4
  • Price above its 50-day average ›
    The price of $4.02 is 23.0% below the 50-day simple moving average of $5.22.
  • Price above its 200-day average ›
    The price is 42.5% below the 200-day simple moving average of $6.99.
  • 50-day average above the 200-day ›
    The 50-day average ($5.22) is 25.3% below the 200-day average ($6.99), the arrangement of a falling longer-term trend.
  • In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
    The price sits at 1% of its 52-week range, between $3.80 and $18.56.

QS share price

Pick a period: each tab shows how far QS has moved over it, to the last close.

Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26Oct '26
Start $15.46 Oct 16, 2025
Latest close $4.02 Oct 16, 2026
High $18.44 Oct 31, 2025
Low $3.93 Oct 14, 2026

Today's trading

Where QS sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.

Day range 6.25% wide
$4.02
$4.00 $4.25
52-week range 1% of the way up
$4.02
$3.80 $18.56
Open
$4.19
Previous close
$4.23
Volume
15.46M
4% above average
Market cap
$2.48B
03

Fundamentals

Valuation against the sector, and the revenue and earnings behind it.

3.0

Valuation and quality checks

0/1
  • Beat estimates in most recent reports ›
    QS beat the EPS estimate in 1 of its last 7 reports.

Key statistics

The headline figures for QS.

Market Cap
2.48B
P/E Ratio
N/A (Negative EPS)
EPS (TTM)
-0.6900
Dividend Yield
0.00%
52 Week High
18.56
52 Week Low
3.80

As of October 17, 2026, QS trades at $4.02, with a market value of $2.48B and no P/E ratio (its trailing earnings are negative).

What the numbers say

CleaRank Financial AI's reading of QS's valuation, growth and risks.

Valuation

QuantumScape Corporation (QS) has no meaningful P/E, because the company lost money over the last 12 months. To put that in scale, its trailing earnings stand at -$0.69 a share.

Profitability is absent for QS at present, with a net margin of 0.00% and an operating margin of 0.00%. Its return on equity of -39.08% sits below the sector median of 12.4%. QS also carries debt-to-equity of 0.06, which rounds out the balance sheet picture.

Earnings & Growth

QS's most recent available report in our data, on February 11, 2026, missed the estimate by 0.00%, with -$0.17 a share against a -$0.17 estimate. Shares fell 11.96% in the next session.

QS beat the EPS estimate in 1 of its last 7 reports, and every one of those beats was followed by a gain the next day. The largest of the earlier reactions came after the October 22, 2025 report, which beat the estimate by 10.00% while the stock rose 7.95%. Analysts' average EPS estimate for this fiscal year is -$0.6689, and -$0.6806 for next year.

Key risks

Day-to-day volatility is the first thing to plan around: QS has moved 3.18% on an average session. Until the price regains its moving averages, the trend works against holders. The price is 78.34% below its 52-week high of $18.56. Insiders sold $142.7M over the last 18 months and bought none on the open market, though sales of this kind are often planned in advance and say less than purchases would.

QS against the Consumer Cyclical sector

How QS compares with the median Consumer Cyclical stock CleaRank tracks.

Return on equity 51.5 points below the median
QS
-39.1%
Sector median
12.4%

Return vs SPY: Since May 6, 2025, QS has gained 3.3% against a gain of 36.6% for SPY.

Performance against SPY

QS and the Consumer Cyclical sector fund over the same days.

Jun '25Sep '25Dec '25Apr '26Jul '26Oct '26
QS SPY

Revenue and earnings

How much QS sells, and how much of it becomes profit.

Net income, 12 months
-$405M
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue Net income

Loss-making: QS lost $435M in FY2025.

Earnings reality check

Did QS beat what analysts expected, and how did the stock react?

Beat the estimate
1 of 7
last 7 reports
Fell after a beat
0 of 1
first session after the report
Average surprise
-10.9%
actual EPS against the estimate
Avg. first-session move
+3.6%
the stock, after the report
EPS surprise
First-session move
Jul '24Oct '24Feb '25Apr '25Jul '25Oct '25Feb '26

Earnings record: QS beat the analyst estimate in 1 of the last 7 quarters.

Market reaction: The stock rose in the first session after every beat.

QS earnings surprises and the stock's reaction
Report Estimate Actual Surprise First session 5 sessions
Feb 11, 2026after close -$0.17 -$0.17 +0.00% -11.96% -18.71%
Oct 22, 2025after close -$0.20 -$0.18 +10.00% +7.95% +16.64%
Jul 23, 2025after close -$0.18 -$0.20 -11.11% -1.56% -31.57%
Apr 23, 2025after close -$0.19 -$0.21 -10.53% -0.50% -1.76%
Feb 12, 2025after close -$0.21 -$0.22 -4.76% +7.04% +10.35%
Oct 23, 2024after close -$0.19 -$0.23 -21.05% +25.48% +2.70%
Jul 24, 2024after close -$0.18 -$0.25 -38.89% -1.05% +1.57%

Reports after February 11, 2026 are not yet in our data.

As of October 17, 2026, QS has beaten the analyst EPS estimate in 1 of its last 7 reported quarters and rose in the first trading session after that beat; its most recent report in our data, on February 11, 2026, came in 0.00% above the estimate and the stock moved -11.96% in the first session.

The first session is the first full trading day on the news: the report day itself for a report before the open, the next day for one after the close. Surprise is actual EPS against the consensus estimate.

04

AI analysis and technicals

CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.

4.0

Momentum checks

1/3
  • RSI not overbought or oversold ›
    The 14-day RSI is 31.1, showing bearish momentum without being oversold.
  • RSI above 50 ›
    An RSI of 31.1 is below the 50 midpoint, so sellers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.
  • MACD line above zero ›
    The MACD line is negative, so the 12-day average is below the 26-day average.

CleaRank AI analysis of QS

The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.

Company's health
3/5
12-month analyst target
$7.500
+86.57% above price · median of 9 analysts
AI analyst consensus
24/100
Sell
What the AI sees

QS is trending down. Trading at $4.02, the stock sits 23.02% below its 50-day average of $5.22 and 42.52% below its 200-day average of $6.99. Its position in the 52-week range is near the bottom: the price is 5.79% above the low of $3.80, while it remains 78.34% below the high of $18.56. Both averages point the same way, with the 50-day sitting 25.33% below the 200-day.

The 14-day RSI of 31.1 is in the bearish zone, above the oversold line, and the MACD line is negative. The record is negative across every period shown: the price fell 31.40% over the past three months, fell 43.38% over the past six months and fell 74.00% over the past year.

Catalysts
Rewards
  • Rating reaffirmed ›

    TD Cowen kept its Hold rating on July 24, 2026.

    Source: Analyst action, TD Cowen, July 24, 2026
Risks
  • Earnings miss ›

    The February 11, 2026 report missed the EPS estimate by 0.00%, and the share price fell 11.96% in the first session after it.

    Source: Earnings report, February 11, 2026
ProTips
  1. Two levels matter most: the 20-day EMA at $4.54, which sits above the price, and the 52-week low at $3.80, which sits below it.
  2. The 14-day RSI is 31.1, which falls in the bearish zone, and the MACD line is negative. Readings above 70 or below 30 would signal stretched momentum.
  3. QS beat estimates in 1 of the last 7 reports. After the February 11, 2026 report, the share price dropped 11.96% in the first session.
Market outlook

QS sits below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages ($5.22 and $6.99), and that placement is why the trend reads down. A recovery would begin with a move back above the 50-day. The first level overhead is the 20-day EMA at $4.54.

If the price keeps falling, the next level below is the 52-week low at $3.80. With the RSI in the bearish zone, momentum still leans lower.

Technical indicators

Momentum and trend for QS, from its daily closes.

Technical rating Bearish 0 of 4 signals bullish
  • RSI Bearish
  • SMA cross Bearish
  • Price vs SMA Bearish
  • MACD Bearish
Momentum Bearish
31.114-day RSI
Oversold <30 Neutral Overbought >70
MACD (12, 26) -0.31 Bearish
Trend Death cross
-23.0%price against the 50-day average
200-day $6.993 50-day $5.222 Price $4.020
Price against the 200-day -42.5% Bearish

As of October 17, 2026, with QS at $4.02, its 14-day RSI is 31.1 (showing bearish momentum without being oversold), its 50-day simple moving average is $5.22 and its 200-day is $6.99.

Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 17, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26).

What QS moves with

Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.

-1 0 +1
S&P 500 (SPY) +0.39 Weak
Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) +0.43 Moderate
Bitcoin (BTC) +0.40 Weak
Gold (XAU) +0.20 Weak

As of October 17, 2026, QS's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.39 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.43 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.40 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.20 with gold (XAU).

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05

What Wall Street expects

The analysts' target range and how their ratings split.

5.0

Analysts checks

1/3
  • Most analysts rate it a buy ›
    0 of 9 analysts rate it a buy or strong buy, 7 a hold and 2 a sell.
  • Median target above the price ›
    The median 12-month target of $7.50 is 86.6% above the price.
  • More buy ratings than three months ago ›
    0 of 9 rate it a buy now, against 0 of 9 three months ago.

QS Wall Street View

12-month price targets

Low $2.50 Median $7.50 (+86.6%) High $10.00

Ratings

Buy 0 Hold 7 Sell 2 3 months ago: 0 of 9 buy

Recent rating actions

Recent analyst rating actions on QS
Date Firm Action Rating
Jul 24, 2026 TD Cowen Maintains Hold

As of October 17, 2026, 9 Wall Street analysts cover QS: 0 rate it a buy or strong buy, 7 a hold and 2 a sell or strong sell. Their 12-month price targets range from $2.50 to $10.00, with a median of $7.50, 86.6% above the price of $4.02.

Source: TwelveData analyst consensus. Targets and ratings belong to the analysts, not to CleaRank.

06

A trade plan, if you want one

Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.

QS trade plan

Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.

Your bias
Risk per trade 2%
Conservative Aggressive
Portfolio value
$
Position size: Enter portfolio size →

Short entry pick an entry style

Conservative
$4.100
2% above current price
Lower risk, wait for rally
Aggressive
$4.020
Short at current price
Higher risk, chasing the move

Risk management

Stop loss
$4.485
Max loss
-9.4%
Volatility-adjusted stop Set from the RSI (31.1) and recent volatility.

Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)

Target 1
$3.895
-5% (Conservative) -3.1% (Aggressive)
Target 2
$3.690
-10% (Conservative) -8.2% (Aggressive)
Target 3
$3.485
-15% (Conservative) -13.3% (Aggressive)

QS moves about 3.2% a day on average, so a stop can fill well past its level. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.

Risk profile

How much QS tends to move, against the market and on its own.

Daily volatility
3.18%
30-day standard deviation
52-week range
$4.020
$3.80 1% of the way up $18.56

Compare QS

Put QS side by side with other stocks and benchmarks.

07

The long record

QS's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.

7.0

Track record checks

0/4
  • Average daily move under 2% ›
    The price has moved 3.18% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).
  • Recovered from its worst fall ›
    The worst fall was 96.9%, from December 2020 to April 2025; the price is still 96.4% below that peak.
  • Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
    28% of 1-year holding periods in the last 6 years ended with a gain.
  • Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
    $10,000 invested in August 2020 is now worth $4,060.61, against $24,583 in the S&P 500 (SPY).

QS Drawdowns & Recovery

Worst fall, last 6 years
-96.9%
December 2020 to April 2025
Recovery
Not yet
still 96.4% below the December 2020 peak
From the 6-year high
-96.4%
highest close, December 2020
1-year holds that gained
28%
of every 1-year window

As of October 17, 2026, QS's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 6 years with dividends reinvested was -96.9% (December 2020 to April 2025); it is still 96.4% below that peak, and 28% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.

From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.

Growth of $10,000

What $10,000 put into QS in August 2020 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.

QS today
$4,060.61
from $10,000 in August 2020, dividends reinvested
S&P 500 today
$24,583
the same $10,000 in SPY
Behind the index by
$20,522
0.2x the index result
Total change
-59%
0.4x the starting amount
202120222023202420252026
QS S&P 500 (SPY)

Against the market: QS trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $4,060.61 against $24,583.

A $10,000 investment in QS in August 2020 would be worth about $4,061 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $24,583 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).

Seasonal patterns

Which calendar months have been kind to QS, and which have not.

Jan1/6 upFeb3/6 upMar1/6 upApr1/6 upMay3/6 upJun3/6 upJul4/6 upAug2/6 upSep4/7 upOct2/6 upNov3/6 upDec3/6 up

Strongest month, December: an average of +44.49%, up in 3 of 6 years.

Weakest month, August: an average of -12.08%, up in 2 of 6 years.

This month, October: has averaged -3.44%, up in 2 of 6 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.

Over the last 7 years, QS's strongest calendar month has been December (average +44.49%, up in 3 of 6 years) and its weakest August (average -12.08%, up in 2 of 6 years).

Average return for each calendar month over the last 7 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.

08

Long-term scenarios

Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.

Monte Carlo projection

Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in QS, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.

Downside, 2036
$814
10th percentile
Base case, 2036
$6,172
median path
Upside, 2036
$46,826
90th percentile
202620282030203220342036
Upside (90th) Base case (median) Downside (10th) 10th to 90th percentile

CleaRank's 10-year Monte Carlo simulation projects that a $10,000 investment in QS today could grow to about $6,172 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $46,826 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $814. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.

QS Stock Price Prediction: 2030

The same simulation in share prices, year by year.

Price today
$4.02
Base case, 2030
$3.31
0.8x over 4 years
Range, 2030
$0.92 to $11.94
10th to 90th percentile

CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $3.31 for QS by 2030 in the base case, from $4.02 today (0.8x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $0.92. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on QS's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.

QS simulated price paths by year
Year 10th percentile Base case 90th percentile range base today
2027 $2.02 $3.83 $7.27
2028 $1.47 $3.65 $9.03
2029 $1.15 $3.48 $10.55
2030 $0.92 $3.31 $11.94
2031 $0.7536 $3.16 $13.24

Method: a lognormal simulation of QS's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles.

09

Insider trading

What the people running the company have bought and sold.

QS insider trading

Shares the company's directors and officers bought and sold, from their own filings.

Bought
None
no open-market buys
Sold
$142.7M
58 open-market sales
Insiders filing
17
over the last 18 months
Average trade
$2.5M
buys and sales together

Month by month

Open-market purchases above the line, sales below.

May '25Aug '25Nov '25Feb '26May '26Aug '26Oct '26

Insider buying: No insider bought QS shares on the open market in the last 18 months. Sales are often planned in advance or cover tax on vesting shares, so they say less than purchases would.

As of October 17, 2026, QS insiders reported 58 open-market sales worth $142.7M and no open-market purchases over the last 18 months; grants and option exercises are not counted.

Insider transactions in QS
Date Insider Type Shares Value
Oct 5, 2026
Timothy Holme
Chief Technology Officer
Sell 120.0K $544.8K
Oct 5, 2026
Timothy Holme
Chief Technology Officer
Grant 59.2K -
Sep 15, 2026
Timothy Holme
Chief Technology Officer
Sell 120.0K $610.5K
Sep 15, 2026
Timothy Holme
Chief Technology Officer
Grant 45.0K -
Aug 21, 2026
Timothy Holme
Chief Technology Officer
Sell 12.7K $76.5K
Aug 21, 2026
Timothy Holme
Chief Technology Officer
Grant 12.7K -
Aug 19, 2026
Timothy Holme
Chief Technology Officer
Sell 41.9K $241.1K
Aug 19, 2026
Timothy Holme
Chief Technology Officer
Grant 21.5K -
Jul 2, 2026
Timothy Holme
Chief Technology Officer
Sell 137.2K $999.6K
Jul 2, 2026
Kevin Hettrich
Chief Financial Officer
Sell 9.8K $71.4K
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Source: TwelveData, from SEC Form 4 filings

10

Questions people ask

Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 17, 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is QuantumScape Corporation (QS) a buy right now?
At 24/100, QS lands in CleaRank's Sell band. The analysts' outlook does the most to lift the score, since the median target is 86.6% above the price. The main offset is the trend: the price is 42.52% below its 200-day average and 23.02% below its 50-day average, and the 50-day average is 25.33% below the 200-day. This describes the data on this page and is not a personal recommendation.
How has QuantumScape Corporation (QS) performed over the past year?
Over the past year the price fell 74.00%. Over shorter periods it fell 31.40% in three months and fell 19.60% in the past month. It now trades 78.34% below its 52-week high of $18.56.
What are the key price levels for QS?
The nearest levels above the price are the 20-day EMA at $4.54 and the 50-day SMA at $5.22. The nearest level below is the 52-week low at $3.80.
Does QS have a P/E ratio?
QS has no meaningful P/E, because the company lost money over the last 12 months.
What do Wall Street analysts think of QS?
Of the 9 analysts covering QS, 0 rate it buy, 7 hold and 2 sell. Their median 12-month target is $7.50, 86.6% above the current price.
How often has QS beaten earnings estimates?
In 1 of the last 7 reports in our data, QS beat the EPS estimate. The share price fell in the first session after 0 of those 1 beats.
How volatile is QS?
On an average day QS's price moves 3.18%, based on the 30-day standard deviation of daily returns.
Are QS insiders buying or selling?
Insiders sold $142.7M of stock over the last 18 months and bought none on the open market. Many such sales are planned ahead or made to cover taxes on vesting shares, which makes them a weaker signal than purchases.
What is the 52-week range of QS?
Over the past 52 weeks QS has traded between $3.80 and $18.56. At $4.02 the stock sits at 1% of that range, which is 5.79% above the low and 78.34% below the high.
Is QS in an uptrend?
No. QuantumScape Corporation (QS) trades at $4.02, below both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($5.22 and $6.99). Its 14-day RSI on daily closes is 31.1, showing bearish momentum without being oversold.

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