---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-170507"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "QS"
cik: "0001811414"
company_name: "QuantumScape Corp"
filed_at: "2026-04-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:55:17.552774+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# QuantumScape Q1 net loss $100.8M; Eagle Line operational, customer billings $11M

## Summary
- GAAP net loss $100.8M ($0.16/shr) vs $114.4M YoY; adjusted EBITDA loss $63.2M.
- Customer billings of $11.0M in Q1, first ecosystem partner billings recorded.
- Eagle Line completed installation, producing QSE-5 cells; Q2 ramp for customer shipments.
- Full-year 2026 guidance reaffirmed: Adj. EBITDA loss $250-275M, capex $40-60M.
- Added defense executive Dr. Ross Niebergall to board; Dr. Mark Maybury to advisory board.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-170507
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: QS
- cik: 0001811414
- company_name: QuantumScape Corp
- filed_at: 2026-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/1811414/000119312526170507/0001193125-26-170507-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811414/000119312526170507/qs-20260422.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-170507.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  QuantumScape Corp reported first quarter of 2026 results: net income $100.8M. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter of 2026
  - Net income: $100.8M
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: GAAP operating expenses and GAAP net loss in Q1 were $109.2M and $100.8M respectively.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811414/000119312526170507/0001193125-26-170507-index.htm

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