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Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC had $3.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 50.3% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +38.0% a year on average.
Hi! I read Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLCβs latest annual report (fiscal 2025). Here is what stands out:
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Are sales growing?
+50.3%
Yes. Sales grew 50.3% last year.
Does it make a profit?
β77.1%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
β35.1%
No. It spent more cash than it brought in.
How healthy are the accounts?
3 / 9
Weak. It passes 3 of 9 health tests.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
In plain words: Every quarter, companies publish how much they sold and earned. These are the days Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC did it, and the next one. Share prices often move a lot on those days.
Next results
April 16, 2027
Friday Β· in 172 days
Estimated from the same quarter last year. It will be replaced by the announced date once there is one.
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| Aug 14, 2024 | Period ended Dec 31, 2023 | After the market closes | 20-F β |
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| Jun 29, 2022 | Q2 '22 | After the market closes | 20-F β |
From SEC filings: the results press release (8-K) or, without one, the quarterly or annual report.
KIRA Β· Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC had $3.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 50.3% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +38.0% a year on average. Its operating margin was β65.7%, up 23.4Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about β66 is left after running the business.
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Revenue
Revenue
Margins, % of revenue
Margins, % of revenue
KIRA Β· Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC lost $2.4B in fiscal 2025.
Loss periods are shown in red.
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
KIRA Β· Free cash flow was β$1.1B in fiscal 2025, β35.1% of revenue.
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Dividends and buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
KIRA Β· No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
KIRA Β· Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC owes $5.2B more than it holds in cash.
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC can carry it.
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $757M | $974M | $768M | $739M | $1.2B |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $642M | $1.3B | $3.5B | $4.9B | $6.4B |
| Interest coverage | β21.2x | β11.9x | β6.9x | β5.3x | β5.2x |
| Current ratio | 0.5x | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.5x | 0.4x |
| Quick ratio | 0.3x | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.3x |
| Total assets | $3.3B | $4.0B | $4.3B | $4.1B | $3.9B |
| Total liabilities | $3.2B | $4.1B | $5.5B | $7.4B | $9.1B |
| Shareholders' equity | β$184M | β$89.9M | β$1.3B | β$3.3B | β$5.1B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$114M | $353M | $2.7B | $4.2B | $5.2B |
KIRA Β· Its return on capital was β2,025.0%: every 100 invested in the business earned about β2,025 in a year.
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
KIRA Β· Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC passes 3 of 9 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is weak.
| Test | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | β / 5 | 4 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 9 | 3 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β | β19.5% | 16.4% | 17.2% | β25.4% | β36.1% |
| Altman Z'' | β | β6.59 | β6.91 | β | β12.99 | β |
Every number, year by year.
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioβs name for its definition.
In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.
| Fiscal year | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||
| Revenue | $610M | $1.3B | $2.4B | $2.4B | $2.0B | $3.1B |
| Gross profit | $56.5M | $11.1M | $101M | β$410M | β$876M | β$1.1B |
| Research and development | $184M | $234M | $175M | $157M | $38.4M | $77.6M |
| Operating income | β | β$961M | β$1.3B | β$1.5B | β$1.8B | β$2.0B |
| Interest expense | $34.0M | $45.2M | $108M | $213M | $341M | $385M |
| Pretax income | β$471M | β$973M | β$449M | β$1.2B | β$2.1B | β$2.4B |
| Income tax | $13.5M | β$3.1M | $29.8M | β$9.5M | β$9.2M | β$3.7M |
| Net income | β$485M | β$970M | β$479M | β$1.2B | β$2.0B | β$2.4B |
| Diluted EPS | β$8.70 | β$15.30 | β$7.20 | β$16.80 | β$29.10 | β$25.50 |
| Diluted shares | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.09B |
| Cash flow | ||||||
| Cash from operations | β$57.1M | β$324M | β$1.1B | β$1.9B | β$991M | β$915M |
| Capital expenditure | $49.6M | $24.7M | $32.3M | $137M | $148M | $159M |
| Free cash flow | β$107M | β$349M | β$1.1B | β$2.0B | β$1.1B | β$1.1B |
| Depreciation and amortization | $216M | $212M | $141M | $115M | $55.7M | $52.7M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.0M | $0.0M | $5.0M | $4.9M | $9.8M | $9.1M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $316M | $757M | $974M | $768M | $739M | $1.2B |
| Total debt | β | $642M | $1.3B | $3.5B | $4.9B | $6.4B |
| Current assets | β | $1.6B | $2.1B | $2.3B | $2.3B | $2.7B |
| Current liabilities | β | $3.0B | $3.2B | $3.6B | $4.7B | $6.2B |
| Inventory | β | $546M | $630M | $928M | $1.1B | $853M |
| Property and equipment, net | β | $208M | $352M | $476M | $538M | $293M |
| Intangible assets | β | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $995M | β |
| Total assets | β | $3.3B | $4.0B | $4.3B | $4.1B | $3.9B |
| Total liabilities | β | $3.2B | $4.1B | $5.5B | $7.4B | $9.1B |
| Shareholders' equity | β$603M | β$184M | β$89.9M | β$1.3B | β$3.3B | β$5.1B |
| Margins | ||||||
| Gross margin | 9.3% | 0.8% | 4.1% | β17.3% | β43.1% | β35.4% |
| Operating margin | β | β71.5% | β52.7% | β62.1% | β89.1% | β65.7% |
| EBITDA margin | β | β55.7% | β46.9% | β57.2% | β86.4% | β64.0% |
| Net margin | β79.5% | β72.2% | β19.6% | β49.9% | β100.8% | β77.1% |
| FCF margin | β17.5% | β26.0% | β45.6% | β85.8% | β56.0% | β35.1% |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | β386.0% | β81.0% | β164.4% | β2,025.0% |
| Return on capital employed | β | β357.1% | β156.3% | β219.5% | 264.1% | 88.2% |
| Return on assets | β | β29.3% | β13.1% | β28.5% | β49.1% | β59.0% |
| Growth | ||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 120.2% | 81.7% | β3.0% | β14.1% | 50.3% |
| Share count change | β | 13.7% | 6.1% | 4.1% | 0.0% | 31.5% |
| Financial health | ||||||
| Interest coverage | β | β21.2x | β11.9x | β6.9x | β5.3x | β5.2x |
| Current ratio | β | 0.5x | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.5x | 0.4x |
| Quick ratio | β | 0.3x | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.3x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||
| Capex / revenue | 8.1% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 5.8% | 7.3% | 5.2% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Quality scores | ||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | β | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β | β6.6 | β6.9 | β | β13.0 | β |
| Accruals ratio | β | β19.5% | 16.4% | 17.2% | β25.4% | β36.1% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001884082). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. Per-share figures are per US-listed share (1 ADS = 30 ordinary shares). For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
