BTQ vs QBTS vs QNC Stock Comparison

BTQ Technologies, D-Wave Quantum and Quantum eMotion Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BTQ BTQ Technologies Corp.
$2.25 -21.3% 1M -73.5% 1Y
Market cap
$292.93M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc.
$11.77 -29.9% 1M -63.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.26B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.43M
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
3 wins
QNC Quantum eMotion Corp
$1.10 -50.2% 1M
Market cap
$204.44M
P/E
472.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

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

QuestionBTQQBTSQNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $292.93M $4.26B $204.44M QBTS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.5x -17.1x 472.1x –
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 — -2,001.6% — –
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 -73.5% -63.2% — QBTS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +3.7%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 119.7% 100.4% 93.9% QNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 33/100 — QBTS

Percentile Scorecard

BTQQBTSQNC

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

AxisBTQQBTSQNC
Valuation 5 #118 of 124 20 #100 of 124 11 #110 of 124
Growth 0 #113 of 113 12 #100 of 113 –
Profitability 2 #107 of 109 15 #93 of 109 –
Financial Health 51 #63 of 127 92 #11 of 127 94 #8 of 127
Shareholder Returns 23 #49 of 63 27 #46 of 63 –
Overall 16 33 –
  • BTQ ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • QBTS ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • QNC ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBTQQBTSQNCSPY
1 month -21.3%-29.9%-50.2% +0.9%
3 months -28.8%-27.3%-43.6% +5.9%
6 months -18.5%-35.6%-57.7% +8.5%
Year to date -56.1%-55.0%— +13.3%
1 year -73.5%-63.2%— +12.4%
3 years +626.7%+1,829.5%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +93.8%+168.4%— +23.5%
5 years —+19.9%— +68.2%
5 years, per year —+3.7%— +11.0%

Risk

MeasureBTQQBTSQNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 119.7%100.4%93.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 102.7%93.6%95.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.264.152.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-0.63— 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.9%-96.7%-72.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.5%-68.2%-71.0% -0.9%
52-week high $8.50$37.06$3.79 $779.14
52-week low $2.00$11.54$1.06 $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.

MultipleBTQQBTSQNC
P/E now vs peer median -8.8xmedian 37.9x -17.6xmedian 37.9x 474.2xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.4x 352.4xmedian 4.4x 224,884xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 34.5x -24.0xmedian 34.5x —median 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -21.4xmedian 26.6x -36.8xmedian 26.6x 13,696xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 3.4x 4.0xmedian 3.4x 9.0xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.24 11.80median 1.24 —median 1.24

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 monthsBTQQBTSQNC
Revenue – $12.43M –
Gross profit – $7.98M –
Operating income -$34.64M -$170.58M –
Net income -$34.57M -$248.70M -$9.47M
Free cash flow -$14.76M -$119.08M –
R&D $4.75M $81.78M $1.04M
EPS (diluted) $-0.26 $-0.67 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $6.85M $296.64M $222.23K
Total debt – $35.03M –
Shares (diluted) 135.62M 370.84M 186.70M
Enterprise value $233.65M $1.41B $117.51M

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
MetricBTQQBTSQNC
P/E -8.8x -17.6x 474.2x
P/FCF -21.4x -36.8x 13,696x
P/Operating cash flow -21.3x -39.5x –
P/S – 352.4x 224,884x
P/B 25.0x 4.0x 9.0x
P/Tangible book 25.0x 5.0x 12.1x
EV/EBITDA – -24.0x –
EV/EBIT -8.9x -22.7x –
EV/Revenue – 311.3x –
EV/FCF -20.9x -32.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow -20.8x -34.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 11.80 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBTQQBTSQNC
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) -1,885% -116.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -27.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -307.6% 11.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -45.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) -1,660% 28.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -1.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -119.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -28.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -124.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -30.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBTQQBTSQNC
Gross margin – 64.2% –
EBITDA margin – -1,297% –
Operating margin – -1,373% –
Pretax margin – -1,267% –
Net margin – -2,002% –
FCF margin – -958.4% –
Operating cash flow margin – -892.4% –
Return on equity -234.8% -11.7% –
Return on assets -191.6% -10.9% –
Return on invested capital – -12.3% –
Return on capital employed -247.3% -14.8% –
Asset turnover – 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 0.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – 250.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBTQQBTSQNC
Debt / assets – 3.0% –
Debt / equity – 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.2x –
Debt / FCF – -0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 26.9% 6.5% 21.0%
Equity / assets 73.1% 93.5% 79.0%
Interest coverage -775.2x -180.3x –
Current ratio 1.9x 20.5x 33.3x
Quick ratio 1.7x 20.1x 35.0x
Cash ratio 1.7x 20.0x 35.0x
Altman Z-score – 33.69 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBTQQBTSQNC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.4% -1.4% –
Shareholder yield -2.4% -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.

ConsensusBTQQBTSQNC
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.31FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $40.06MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +62.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +112.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBTQQBTSQNC
Held by institutions 28.2% 53.1% 31.6%
Institutions holding 93 549 38
Change in shares held, QoQ +103.2% +12.5% +1,128.1%
Institutions buying 54 369 22
Institutions selling 15 100 7
Buyers to sellers 3.60 3.69 3.14

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.

BTQQBTSQNC
BTQ 1.00 0.62 0.31
QBTS 0.62 1.00 0.42
QNC 0.31 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BTQ, QBTS and QNC?

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) is the largest by market capitalisation: BTQ Technologies (BTQ) $292.93M, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) $4.26B, Quantum eMotion (QNC) $204.44M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) returned the most: BTQ Technologies (BTQ) -73.5%, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) -63.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quantum eMotion (QNC) has been the steadiest (BTQ Technologies (BTQ) 119.7%, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) 100.4%, Quantum eMotion (QNC) 93.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BTQ, QBTS and QNC?

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.