QS FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #67 of 77 in industry

QuantumScape Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $8.3M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $306,276 · Electronic Equipment.

Electronic Equipment peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-23
Industry
Electronic Equipment
Industry rank
#67/77

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
27:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$8.3M
Median worker
$306,276

Answer first

QuantumScape Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $8.3M ranks #659 of 1,423 complete filings; its 27:1 pay ratio ranks #1155. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $306,276. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-36 peer cohort (# 67 of 77, 14th percentile - among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Electronic Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#659
$8.3M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1155
27:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
14th
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How QuantumScape Corp ranks nationally

QuantumScape Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$8,269,452 Top 46% higher than 54% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

QuantumScape Corp vs. Electronic Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($8.3M) against pay ratio (27:1) for QuantumScape Corp (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Electronic Equipment industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both1269040.63163039.15057037.56951035.98845034.318.4:143.7:169:194.3:1119.6:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)QuantumScape Corp, CEO total pay: 8269452 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 27:1QuantumScape CorpGraftech International Ltd, CEO total pay: 2052736 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 28:1Graftech International LtdClearfield, Inc., CEO total pay: 1613404 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 24:1Clearfield, Inc.Turtle Beach Corp, CEO total pay: 2152202 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 23:1Turtle Beach CorpFuelcell Energy Inc, CEO total pay: 2728155 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 31:1Fuelcell Energy IncSonos Inc, CEO total pay: 6241905 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 37:1Sonos Inc
QuantumScape Corp vs. Electronic Equipment peers, plotted against the industry's $8.5M median CEO total and 115:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Electronic Equipment peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 72 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 36. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in QuantumScape Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · QuantumScape Corp

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
27:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-65:1
from FY2024 92:1
CEO $ YoY
-58%
$8.3M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
QuantumScape Corp CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $69.1M - $145,391 475:1 -
2022 $750K -99% $187,517 4:1 -471:1
2023 $9.1M +1107% $177,530 51:1 +47:1
2024 $19.9M +120% $216,222 92:1 +41:1
2025 $8.3M -58% $306,276 27:1 -65:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1811414, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Electronic Equipment

This Company's Ratio
27:1
Industry Median Ratio
115:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.5M
This CEO's Pay
$8.3M
Companies in Industry
77
vs. Industry Median
Below
#67 of 77 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Electronic Equipment →

QuantumScape Corp: MODEST · HEAVY pay ratio

QuantumScape Corp's FY2025 ratio 27:1 ranks #67 of 77 Electronic Equipment filers (14th percentile). the CEO earned 27× the median employee ($306,276) in FY2025.

Median employee $306,276 (ELITE-MED); MODEST · HEAVY stamps put about 27 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$8.3M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

27:1

Below typical

QuantumScape Corp in the lower Electronic Equipment third

QuantumScape Corp's FY2025 ratio 27:1 ranks #67 of 77 Electronic Equipment filers (14th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Electronic Equipment (SIC 36) median ratio is 115:1 across 77 FY2025 filers; QuantumScape Corp's $8.3M CEO total is at or below the $8.5M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #659 and ratio rank #1155 split - treat 27:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Electronic Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$8.3M
Median Employee Pay
$306,276
Pay Ratio
27:1
Filing Date
2026-04-23

Company Info

Ticker
QS
CIK
1811414
Industry
Electronic Equipment
SIC Code
3690
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1811414, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. QuantumScape Corp's FY2025 ratio 27:1 ranks #67 of 77 Electronic Equipment filers (14th percentile).

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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.

Camden Property Trust · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.3M (Δ $7K heavier vs QuantumScape Corp); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Herc Holdings Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.3M (Δ $15K lighter vs QuantumScape Corp); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
First Industrial Realty Trust Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.3M (Δ $19K heavier vs QuantumScape Corp); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Tronox Holdings plc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.2M (Δ $34K lighter vs QuantumScape Corp); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Graftech International Ltd (SIC 36 pole)

Graftech International Ltd stamps MODEST · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to QuantumScape Corp's MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #659/#1155

QuantumScape Corp's FY2025 package sits #659 by CEO dollars and #1155 by ratio under HEAVY · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

QuantumScape Corp's MODEST stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for QuantumScape Corp (CIK 1811414), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.