ARQQ vs INFQ vs QBTS Stock Comparison

Arqit Quantum, Infleqtion and D-Wave Quantum Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARQQ Arqit Quantum Inc.
$17.60 -27.0% 1M -61.2% 1Y
Market cap
$227.16M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
1 win
INFQ Infleqtion, Inc.
$9.43 -31.9% 1M
Market cap
$1.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$41.08M
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
2 wins
QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc.
$11.56 -29.6% 1M -66.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.43M
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

D-Wave Quantum leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (D-Wave Quantum 3, Infleqtion 2, Arqit Quantum 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARQQINFQQBTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $227.16M $1.95B $4.02B QBTS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -19.8x -16.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -44.2% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -240.6% -2,001.6% INFQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -12.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.2% — -66.3% ARQQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -49.7%/yr — +3.3%/yr QBTS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 110.8% 105.8% 100.2% QBTS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 34/100 33/100 INFQ

Percentile Scorecard

ARQQINFQQBTS

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

AxisARQQINFQQBTS
Valuation – 29 #88 of 124 20 #100 of 124
Growth – 21 #89 of 113 12 #100 of 113
Profitability – 19 #88 of 109 15 #93 of 109
Financial Health 84 #21 of 127 96 #6 of 127 92 #11 of 127
Shareholder Returns – 5 #60 of 63 26 #47 of 63
Overall – 34 33
  • ARQQ ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • INFQ ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • QBTS ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARQQINFQQBTSSPY
1 month -27.0%-31.9%-29.6% +0.7%
3 months -0.6%-5.5%-35.7% +3.7%
6 months +22.6%-20.7%-43.0% +7.1%
Year to date -19.6%—-55.8% +12.8%
1 year -61.2%—-66.3% +11.9%
3 years +73.0%—+1,706.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +20.1%—+162.6% +22.8%
5 years -96.8%—+17.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -49.7%—+3.3% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureARQQINFQQBTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 110.8%105.8%100.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 102.1%95.1%93.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.094.284.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55—-0.66 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.6%-57.0%-96.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.2%-52.5%-68.8% -1.2%
52-week high $45.37$19.87$37.06 $779.14
52-week low $11.78$8.55$11.54 $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.

MultipleARQQINFQQBTS
P/E now vs peer median —median 39.0x -21.0xmedian 39.0x -17.2xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.6x 51.6xmedian 4.6x 346.1xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 32.7x -21.4xmedian 32.7x -23.5xmedian 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 27.4x -95.9xmedian 27.4x -36.1xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 3.2x 3.7xmedian 3.2x 4.0xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.23 —median 1.23 11.59median 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 monthsARQQINFQQBTS
Revenue – $41.08M $12.43M
Gross profit – $11.86M $7.98M
Operating income – -$81.99M -$170.58M
Net income – -$98.83M -$248.70M
Free cash flow – -$22.09M -$119.08M
R&D – $33.10M $81.78M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.45 $-0.67
Cash & equivalents $28.86M $59.29M $296.64M
Total debt – – $35.03M
Shares (diluted) 13.79M 219.74M 370.84M
Enterprise value $117.84M $1.95B $1.17B

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
MetricARQQINFQQBTS
P/E – -21.0x -17.2x
P/FCF – -95.9x -36.1x
P/Operating cash flow – -103.9x -38.8x
P/S – 51.6x 346.1x
P/B 9.4x 3.7x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 10.2x 3.7x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA – -21.4x -23.5x
EV/EBIT – -20.0x -22.2x
EV/Revenue – 40.0x 305.0x
EV/FCF – -74.3x -31.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – -80.5x -34.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 11.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARQQINFQQBTS
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -44.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 19.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -56.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 31.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -13.4% -116.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -27.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – -39.5% 11.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -45.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – 80.1% 28.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -1.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -109.0% -119.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -28.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -103.5% -124.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -30.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARQQINFQQBTS
Gross margin – 28.9% 64.2%
EBITDA margin – -186.7% -1,297%
Operating margin – -199.6% -1,373%
Pretax margin – -174.4% -1,267%
Net margin – -240.6% -2,002%
FCF margin – -53.8% -958.4%
Operating cash flow margin – -49.6% -892.4%
Return on equity – -12.4% -11.7%
Return on assets – -11.4% -10.9%
Return on invested capital – – -12.3%
Return on capital employed – -14.3% -14.8%
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.2x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 54.2% 250.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARQQINFQQBTS
Debt / assets – – 3.0%
Debt / equity – – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.2x
Debt / FCF – – -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 21.3% 10.5% 6.5%
Equity / assets 78.7% 89.5% 93.5%
Interest coverage – – -180.3x
Current ratio 4.9x 9.3x 20.5x
Quick ratio 4.9x 9.1x 20.1x
Cash ratio 4.4x 8.9x 20.0x
Altman Z-score – 18.80 33.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARQQINFQQBTS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -19.9% -1.4%
Shareholder yield – -19.9% -1.4%
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.

ConsensusARQQINFQQBTS
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.46FY2026 $-0.24FY2026 $-0.31FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.41MFY2026 $46.67MFY2026 $40.06MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +355.4%FY2026 +43.6%FY2026 +62.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +208.4% +26.6% +112.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARQQINFQQBTS
Held by institutions 89.2% 41.9% 53.1%
Institutions holding 66 261 550
Change in shares held, QoQ +205.7% +148.6% +12.5%
Institutions buying 42 231 370
Institutions selling 11 23 100
Buyers to sellers 3.82 10.04 3.70

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.

ARQQINFQQBTS
ARQQ 1.00 0.58 0.67
INFQ 0.58 1.00 0.76
QBTS 0.67 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARQQ, INFQ and QBTS?

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) $227.16M, Infleqtion (INFQ) $1.95B, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) $4.02B.

Which company is more profitable?

Infleqtion (INFQ) has the highest net margin (Infleqtion (INFQ) -240.6%, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) -2,001.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) returned the most: Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) -61.2%, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) -66.3%. Over five years, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) compounded fastest (Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) -49.7%/yr, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) +3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) has been the steadiest (Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) 110.8%, Infleqtion (INFQ) 105.8%, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) 100.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARQQ, INFQ and QBTS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) leads on 3. 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.