ARQQ vs BTQ vs ZPTA Stock Comparison

Arqit Quantum, BTQ Technologies and Zapata Quantum Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARQQ Arqit Quantum Inc.
$17.60 -27.0% 1M -61.2% 1Y
Market cap
$269.14M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
1 win
BTQ BTQ Technologies Corp.
$2.16 -23.9% 1M -72.8% 1Y
Market cap
$303.27M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
1 win
ZPTA Zapata Quantum, Inc.
$0.74 -3.9% 1M +516.7% 1Y
Market cap
$127.52M
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

Zapata Quantum leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Zapata Quantum 2, BTQ Technologies 1, Arqit Quantum 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARQQBTQZPTALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $269.14M $303.27M $127.52M BTQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -8.5x 14.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.2% -72.8% +516.7% ZPTA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -49.7%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 110.8% 119.6% 185.0% ARQQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 16/100 55/100 ZPTA

Percentile Scorecard

ARQQBTQZPTA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisARQQBTQZPTA
Valuation – 5 #118 of 124 63 #47 of 124
Growth – 0 #113 of 113 95 #7 of 113
Profitability – 2 #107 of 109 –
Financial Health 84 #21 of 127 51 #63 of 127 6 #119 of 127
Shareholder Returns – 21 #50 of 63 –
Overall – 16 55
  • ARQQ ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • BTQ ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ZPTA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodARQQBTQZPTASPY
1 month -27.0%-23.9%-3.9% +0.7%
3 months -0.6%-39.0%-12.9% +3.7%
6 months +22.6%-24.2%-7.5% +7.1%
Year to date -19.6%-57.8%-53.2% +12.8%
1 year -61.2%-72.8%+516.7% +11.9%
3 years +73.0%+597.7%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +20.1%+91.2%— +22.8%
5 years -96.8%—— +67.6%
5 years, per year -49.7%—— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureARQQBTQZPTASPY
Volatility, 1Y 110.8%119.6%185.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 102.1%102.4%156.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.094.270.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.612.79 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.6%-85.9%-99.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.2%-72.8%-60.2% -1.2%
52-week high $45.37$7.95$1.86 $779.14
52-week low $11.78$2.00$0.10 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleARQQBTQZPTA
P/E now vs peer median —median 39.0x -8.5xmedian 39.0x 14.3xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.6x —median 4.6x —median 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 32.7x —median 32.7x —median 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 27.4x -20.5xmedian 27.4x -49.0xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 3.2x 24.0xmedian 3.2x -13.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.23 —median 1.23 0.40median 1.23

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsARQQBTQZPTA
Operating income – -$34.64M -$3.94M
Net income – -$34.57M $8.83M
Free cash flow – -$14.76M -$2.61M
R&D – $4.75M $3.24M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.26 $0.05
Cash & equivalents $28.86M $6.85M $642.00K
Total debt – – $10.89M
Shares (diluted) 13.79M 135.62M 172.32M
Enterprise value $159.81M $243.99M $122.94M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricARQQBTQZPTA
P/E – -8.5x 14.3x
P/FCF – -20.5x -49.0x
P/Operating cash flow – -20.4x -49.0x
P/S – – –
P/B 9.4x 24.0x -13.6x
P/Tangible book 10.2x 24.0x -13.6x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – -8.6x -32.5x
EV/Revenue – – –
EV/FCF – -20.1x -49.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – -20.0x -49.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARQQBTQZPTA
Revenue growth (1Y) – – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -1,885% 78.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 14.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – -307.6% 153.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 71.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – -1,660% 113.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 35.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 83.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 24.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 83.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 24.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARQQBTQZPTA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – -234.8% –
Return on assets – -191.6% 506.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -247.3% –
Asset turnover – – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.4x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARQQBTQZPTA
Debt / assets – – 108.9%
Debt / equity – – -0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – -0.5x
Liabilities / assets 21.3% 26.9% 877.2%
Equity / assets 78.7% 73.1% -777.2%
Interest coverage – -775.2x -7.3x
Current ratio 4.9x 1.9x –
Quick ratio 4.9x 1.7x –
Cash ratio 4.4x 1.7x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARQQBTQZPTA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -2.4% –
Shareholder yield – -2.4% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusARQQBTQZPTA
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.46FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.41MFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +355.4%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +208.4% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARQQBTQZPTA
Held by institutions 89.2% 28.2% –
Institutions holding 66 94 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +205.7% +103.2% –
Institutions buying 42 55 –
Institutions selling 11 15 –
Buyers to sellers 3.82 3.67 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ARQQBTQZPTA
ARQQ 1.00 0.64 0.08
BTQ 0.64 1.00 0.16
ZPTA 0.08 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARQQ, BTQ and ZPTA?

BTQ Technologies (BTQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) $269.14M, BTQ Technologies (BTQ) $303.27M, Zapata Quantum (ZPTA) $127.52M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zapata Quantum (ZPTA) returned the most: Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) -61.2%, BTQ Technologies (BTQ) -72.8%, Zapata Quantum (ZPTA) +516.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) has been the steadiest (Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) 110.8%, BTQ Technologies (BTQ) 119.6%, Zapata Quantum (ZPTA) 185.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARQQ, BTQ and ZPTA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Zapata Quantum (ZPTA) leads on 2. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.