# Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC Class C-1 (ADW) (PSNYW) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Automobiles. Price $3.10, market value $509 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC Class C-1 (ADW) reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 0.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.2×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -269.0%**. Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: -29.4%**. Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC Class C-1 (ADW) keeps -29.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Net margin: -77.1%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: 46.0%**. 46.0% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on assets: -51.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces -51.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 50.3%** (3-yr 7.8%/yr, 5-yr 38.0%/yr). Revenue grew 50.3% over the last year, against 38.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -2526.8%**. Earnings per share fell 2526.8%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Current ratio: 0.43** (quick 0.30). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Altman Z-score: -3.76**. A Z-score of -3.76 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC Class C-1 (ADW) does not currently pay a dividend, but it returned -97.9% of its market value through buybacks over the last year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -63.7%** (YTD -52.1%, 3-mo 33.8%). The shares are down 63.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -65.9%** (47.6% above the low). Trading 66% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 32**. An RSI of 32 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.85** (volatility 188%). Beta of -0.85 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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