INFQ vs IONQ vs QBTS Stock Comparison

Infleqtion, IonQ and D-Wave Quantum Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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INFQ Infleqtion, Inc.
$7.43 -40.7% 1M
Market cap
$1.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$41.08M
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
IONQ IonQ, Inc.
$26.48 -38.9% 1M -52.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.45B
P/E
52.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$380.44M
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
8 wins
QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc.
$9.05 -42.7% 1M -70.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.37B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.43M
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

IonQ leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (IonQ 8). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINFQIONQQBTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.67B $11.45B $3.37B IONQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.5x 52.7x -13.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +376.5% -44.2% IONQ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -240.6% 51.3% -2,001.6% IONQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -12.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x 3.2x IONQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -52.2% -70.8% IONQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.6%/yr -1.6%/yr IONQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 106.4% 90.5% 100.1% IONQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 39/100 31/100 IONQ

Percentile Scorecard

INFQIONQQBTS

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

AxisINFQIONQQBTS
Valuation 28 #90 of 124 29 #88 of 124 18 #102 of 124
Growth 18 #94 of 114 51 #56 of 114 13 #99 of 114
Profitability 19 #90 of 111 31 #77 of 111 14 #96 of 111
Financial Health 96 #6 of 128 79 #28 of 128 91 #13 of 128
Shareholder Returns 3 #72 of 74 7 #69 of 74 22 #58 of 74
Overall 33 39 31
  • INFQ ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • IONQ ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • QBTS ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINFQIONQQBTSSPY
1 month -40.7%-38.9%-42.7% -5.9%
3 months -33.1%-33.3%-53.4% -4.6%
6 months -38.6%-44.5%-58.8% +0.2%
Year to date —-41.0%-65.4% +7.5%
1 year —-52.2%-70.8% +8.2%
3 years —+136.2%+1,060.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year —+33.2%+126.5% +19.0%
5 years —+37.4%-7.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year —+6.6%-1.6% +9.4%

Risk

MeasureINFQIONQQBTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 106.4%90.5%100.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 97.6%83.8%93.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.043.364.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.58-0.71 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.6%-90.0%-96.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.6%-63.3%-71.9% -5.9%
52-week high $19.87$72.07$32.19 $779.14
52-week low $7.43$26.48$9.05 $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.

MultipleINFQIONQQBTS
P/E now vs peer median -16.5xmedian 39.4x 52.7xmedian 39.4x -13.5xmedian 39.4x
P/S now vs peer median 40.6xmedian 4.0x 30.1xmedian 4.0x 271.0xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -15.5xmedian 34.1x -10.4xmedian 34.1x -17.7xmedian 34.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -75.6xmedian 22.7x -16.6xmedian 22.7x -28.3xmedian 22.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.32 1.32median 1.32 9.07median 1.32

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 monthsINFQIONQQBTS
Revenue $41.08M $380.44M $12.43M
Gross profit $11.86M $91.68M $7.98M
Operating income -$81.99M -$1.27B -$170.58M
Net income -$98.83M $252.40M -$248.70M
Free cash flow -$22.09M -$688.54M -$119.08M
R&D $33.10M $524.13M $81.78M
EPS (diluted) $-0.45 $0.49 $-0.67
Cash & equivalents $59.29M $209.45M $296.64M
Total debt – $65.61M $35.03M
Shares (diluted) 219.74M 400.87M 370.84M
Enterprise value $1.19B $3.94B $511.38M

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
MetricINFQIONQQBTS
P/E -16.5x 52.7x -13.5x
P/FCF -75.6x -16.6x -28.3x
P/Operating cash flow -81.9x -17.8x -30.4x
P/S 40.6x 30.1x 271.0x
P/B 2.9x 2.3x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 3.0x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA -15.5x -10.4x -17.7x
EV/EBIT -14.5x -8.3x -16.7x
EV/Revenue 29.0x 27.7x 229.8x
EV/FCF -54.0x -15.3x -24.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -58.5x -16.3x -25.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.32 9.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINFQIONQQBTS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 376.5% -44.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 168.1% 19.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 124.2% -56.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 87.5% 31.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.4% -163.3% -116.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -115.5% -27.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -39.5% 117.2% 11.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 57.1% -45.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 80.1% 109.8% 28.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 39.9% -1.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -109.0% -159.9% -119.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -112.6% -28.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -103.5% -165.5% -124.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -109.8% -30.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINFQIONQQBTS
Gross margin 28.9% 24.1% 64.2%
EBITDA margin -186.7% -266.3% -1,297%
Operating margin -199.6% -333.9% -1,373%
Pretax margin -174.4% 19.3% -1,267%
Net margin -240.6% 51.3% -2,002%
FCF margin -53.8% -181.0% -958.4%
Operating cash flow margin -49.6% -169.5% -892.4%
Return on equity -12.4% 6.0% -11.7%
Return on assets -11.4% 3.5% -10.9%
Return on invested capital – – -12.3%
Return on capital employed -14.3% -18.3% -14.8%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x -2.6x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 54.2% 140.0% 250.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINFQIONQQBTS
Debt / assets – 0.8% 3.0%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x 3.2x
Debt / FCF – -0.1x -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 10.5% 36.0% 6.5%
Equity / assets 89.5% 64.0% 93.5%
Interest coverage – – -180.3x
Current ratio 9.3x 4.2x 20.5x
Quick ratio 9.1x 3.2x 20.1x
Cash ratio 8.9x 2.7x 20.0x
Altman Z-score 14.78 1.82 25.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINFQIONQQBTS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -25.2% -17.5% -1.8%
Shareholder yield -25.2% -17.5% -1.8%
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.

ConsensusINFQIONQQBTS
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.24FY2026 $-1.36FY2026 $-0.31FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $46.67MFY2026 $458.49MFY2026 $40.06MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.6%FY2026 +252.6%FY2026 +62.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.6% +71.5% +112.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINFQIONQQBTS
Held by institutions 41.9% 53.3% 53.1%
Institutions holding 261 783 552
Change in shares held, QoQ +148.6% -2.4% +12.5%
Institutions buying 231 538 371
Institutions selling 23 154 101
Buyers to sellers 10.04 3.49 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.

INFQIONQQBTS
INFQ 1.00 0.71 0.77
IONQ 0.71 1.00 0.86
QBTS 0.77 0.86 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INFQ, IONQ and QBTS?

IonQ (IONQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Infleqtion (INFQ) $1.67B, IonQ (IONQ) $11.45B, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) $3.37B.

Which company is growing faster?

IonQ (IONQ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: IonQ (IONQ) +376.5%, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) -44.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

IonQ (IONQ) has the highest net margin (Infleqtion (INFQ) -240.6%, IonQ (IONQ) 51.3%, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) -2,001.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year IonQ (IONQ) returned the most: IonQ (IONQ) -52.2%, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) -70.8%. Over five years, IonQ (IONQ) compounded fastest (IonQ (IONQ) +6.6%/yr, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) -1.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, IonQ (IONQ) has been the steadiest (Infleqtion (INFQ) 106.4%, IonQ (IONQ) 90.5%, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) 100.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INFQ, IONQ 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, IonQ (IONQ) leads on 8. 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.