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

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Automobiles. Price $5.00, market value $821 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC Class C-1 ADS (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: 0.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.3×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -166.8%**. Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: -35.4%**. Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC Class C-1 ADS (ADW) keeps -35.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: -65.0%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **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 invested capital: -948.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -948.5%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -60.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces -60.0% 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
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC Class C-1 ADS (ADW) holds more cash than debt.
- **Interest coverage: -5.3×**. Operating profit covers interest only -5.3×: fragile.
- **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: -3.74**. A Z-score of -3.74 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 ADS (ADW) does not currently pay a dividend, but it returned -60.7% of its market value through buybacks over the last year.

## Price and momentum
- **From 52-week high: -65.3%** (138.1% above the low). Trading 65% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 60**. An RSI of 60 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.94** (volatility 206%). Beta of -0.94 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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