---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-034732"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "QS"
cik: "0001811414"
company_name: "QuantumScape Corp"
filed_at: "2023-07-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T02:26:04.254620+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# QuantumScape Q2 net loss $116.5M; ships high-loading cathodes, Raptor installed

## Summary
- Q2 GAAP net loss $116.5M ($0.26/sh); adjusted EBITDA -$63.5M; cash & mkt securities >$900M.
- Revenue none (pre-revenue); FY 2023 guidance reaffirmed: capex $100-150M, cash opex $225-275M, runway to H2 2025.
- Shipped high cathode-loading (>5 mAh/cm²) unit cells to multiple automotive partners; demonstrated 15-min fast-charge target.
- Raptor fast separator equipment installed; initial production expected before end of 2023; B0 samples targeted for 2024.
- QSE-5 cell targeted at >800 Wh/L with 10-80% charge in ~15 min; safety tests passed per automotive customer spec.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-034732
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: QS
- cik: 0001811414
- company_name: QuantumScape Corp
- filed_at: 2023-07-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811414/000095017023034732/0000950170-23-034732-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811414/000095017023034732/qs-20230726.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  QuantumScape Corp reported financial results for second quarter of 2023.
  - Period: second quarter of 2023
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On July 26, 2023, QuantumScape Corporation (the “Company”) announced its business and financial results for its second quarter of 2023, which ended June 30.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811414/000095017023034732/0000950170-23-034732-index.htm

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