Polestar Automotive Holding UK

PSNYW

Auto - Manufacturers · Consumer Cyclical

Price

$5.36

+1.63 (+43.75%)

Market Cap

$377.6M

Exchange

NASDAQ Global Market

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Data as of Aug 26, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Data not available

Valuation

Data not available

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Share count rising — dilution

+31.2% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 70.5M (2021) → 92.5M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC, established in 2017, is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, and specializes in the creation and distribution of high-end electric automobiles.

Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

-11.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+50.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$78M/ year

↑ Rising (+102% vs prior year)

2.5% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Cash Runway

~3 months

$1.2B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Polestar Automotive Holding UK has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

-3.2%

Thin — -3.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

0.0%

Thin — 0.0% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

0.0%

Weak — 0.0% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+23.5%

Fast-growing sales (+23.5% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

—

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

3/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

—

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

-63.9%

Burning cash (-63.9%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

N/A

—

Data not available

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

—

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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