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Quantum stocks face a pivotal Q3 finish as IonQ, D-Wave and Rigetti push commercialization while rates and valuation concerns weigh on shares.

IonQ just pulled off a quantum computing first that the entire industry has been chasing for years, yet its stock remains deep in the red and its losses dwarf its revenue. Something does not add up, and the explanation cuts to the heart of how markets price revolutionary science against brutal financial reality.

IonQ just claimed a genuine quantum computing breakthrough, but its stock tells a bleaker story and its financials tell a bleaker one still. Before you chase the headline, there is a quieter position in the quantum ecosystem worth understanding.

The quantum computing sector has seen no shortage of hype this year, and now one of the industry’s largest gatherings—the Quantum World Congress—is set to give stocks another push. The main draw is the convention floor, where company representatives stand by tables, fielding questions and making the case for their unique approach to quantum computing.

The quantum computing sector has seen no shortage of hype this year, and now one of the industry’s largest gatherings is set to give stocks another push. The main draw is the convention floor, where company representatives stand by tables, fielding questions and making the case for their unique approach to quantum computing.

D-Wave Quantum deepens its quantum push with up to $100M in CHIPS funding, new production deployments and expanded commercial partnerships.

IonQ’s Superion 256 quantum computer will be the first system installed at Nvidia’s quantum research center, say the partners.

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) trades near $17.50, about 61% below the high it set inside the past year. Nothing in the market broke to do that. The S&P 500 returned close to 18% over the same twelve months. The stock has already fallen a shock-sized amount without a shock, which is what makes the next leg hard to size.

CGI (NYSE:GIB) and D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE:QBTS) have entered into a strategic partnership focused on developing enterprise applications for quantum computing across sectors including logistics, transportation and retail.

D-Wave still trades at a lofty valuation despite its stock slump.

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) has just added veteran financial technology executive Bernard Gavgani to its Board of Directors and Cybersecurity Committee, giving investors a fresh governance angle to assess alongside recent insider selling trends. Recent trading tells a mixed story for D-Wave Quantum. The share price is down 37.58% year to date and 23.59% over 90 days. However, the 7 day share price return of 7.01% hints at short term momentum within a much weaker long term trend, even after a very...

D-Wave Quantum has gone through sharp swings in recent years, which puts a spotlight on a basic question for anyone looking at the stock today. Is the current market price meaningfully supported by the company’s book value, or has the share price moved away from what its balance sheet suggests? Over the past three years, D-Wave Quantum has delivered a very large share price gain, which raises the stakes for whether the balance sheet can justify where the stock now trades. Law firm...

D-Wave Quantum Inc. recently added Bernard Gavgani, a long-time technology and operations leader at BNP Paribas, to its Board as an independent Class II director and member of the Cybersecurity Committee, effective 18 September 2026, with his term running until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until a successor is elected. Gavgani’s background in overseeing large-scale technology, cybersecurity and AI governance initiatives at a global financial institution introduces additional...

QBTS and QNT face valuation pressure as higher rates, ongoing losses and uncertain commercialization challenge lofty quantum-computing expectations.

A policy shift could finally move quantum beyond research

Key TakeawaysD-Wave’s quarterly revenue has stayed inside a roughly $2 million to $4 million band in seven of the last eight quarters, with the $15 million system sale booked in Q1 2025 the lone exception, even as management points to a 59% jump in Q2 bookings and 668% growth in remaining performance obligations. Total operating expenses climbed from $21.

Quantum computing stocks are struggling with a major industry conference on tap as investors eye roadmap to commercialization.

The people who know Wall Street’s hottest quantum computing stocks best are sending all the wrong signals.

Both are high-growth bets on unproven cutting-edge technologies.

The U.S. Energy Department launches Quantum Genesis Q, a competition to build an error-corrected, ‘scientifically relevant’ quantum computer.

D-Wave investors are grasping at straws.

Oak Ridge, IonQ, and NVIDIA used generative AI to cut quantum circuit compilation from 11 minutes to 28 seconds, a milestone with implications for IONQ and NVDA investors.

Anderon is already running its first quantum wafers at a 300-millimeter New York foundry

QBTS' uneven system sales, elevated expenses and reliance on fourth-quarter acceptance milestones keep profitability under pressure.

IonQ (IONQ) stock trades at about $37, roughly 55% below its high inside the last year. The market did not do that: over the past twelve months the S&P 500 returned 16.6% while IonQ lost 33.4%. Its own numbers went the other way, which makes the downside hard to size.

International Business Machines finalizes a Commerce Department award to build Anderon, the first stand-alone quantum chip foundry in the U.S.

The Commerce Department awarded $100 million CHIPS Act grants each to D-Wave Quantum, Rigetti Computing, and Quantinuum, while IonQ was notably excluded from this funding round.

The issue is potential selling pressure, not fresh dilution.

D-Wave and Rigetti just landed major government backing as investors look for the next winners in quantum computing.

The case rests on a surging order book, because the revenue line itself is shrinking.