INFQ vs QBTS vs IONQ Stock Comparison

Infleqtion, D-Wave Quantum and IonQ Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
INFQ Infleqtion, Inc.
$9.43 -31.9% 1M
Market cap
$1.94B
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
$3.92B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.43M
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
IONQ IonQ, Inc.
$31.71 -27.8% 1M -48.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$246.47M
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

IonQ leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (IonQ 5, Infleqtion 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINFQQBTSIONQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.94B $3.92B $10.96B IONQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.6x -15.8x -7.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -44.2% +370.6% IONQ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -240.6% -2,001.6% -567.8% 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 — -66.3% -48.1% IONQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +3.3%/yr +16.1%/yr IONQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 105.8% 100.2% 90.0% IONQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 33/100 25/100 INFQ

Percentile Scorecard

INFQQBTSIONQ

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

AxisINFQQBTSIONQ
Valuation 29 #88 of 124 20 #100 of 124 12 #109 of 124
Growth 21 #89 of 113 12 #100 of 113 18 #93 of 113
Profitability 19 #88 of 109 15 #93 of 109 12 #96 of 109
Financial Health 96 #6 of 127 92 #11 of 127 78 #29 of 127
Shareholder Returns 5 #60 of 63 26 #47 of 63 3 #61 of 63
Overall 34 33 25
  • INFQ ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • QBTS ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • IONQ ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINFQQBTSIONQSPY
1 month -31.9%-29.6%-27.8% +0.7%
3 months -5.5%-35.7%-11.3% +3.7%
6 months -20.7%-43.0%-29.7% +7.1%
Year to date —-55.8%-29.3% +12.8%
1 year —-66.3%-48.1% +11.9%
3 years —+1,706.3%+233.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+162.6%+49.5% +22.8%
5 years —+17.7%+110.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+3.3%+16.1% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureINFQQBTSIONQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 105.8%100.2%90.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.1%93.3%83.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.284.153.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.66-0.53 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.0%-96.7%-90.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.5%-68.8%-56.0% -1.2%
52-week high $19.87$37.06$72.07 $779.14
52-week low $8.55$11.54$26.59 $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.

MultipleINFQQBTSIONQ
P/E now vs peer median -21.0xmedian 39.0x -17.2xmedian 39.0x -8.3xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median 51.6xmedian 4.6x 346.1xmedian 4.6x 49.0xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -21.4xmedian 32.7x -23.5xmedian 32.7x -11.7xmedian 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -95.9xmedian 27.4x -36.1xmedian 27.4x -25.0xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.2x 4.0xmedian 3.2x 3.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.23 11.59median 1.23 0.09median 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 monthsINFQQBTSIONQ
Revenue $41.08M $12.43M $246.47M
Gross profit $11.86M $7.98M $72.26M
Operating income -$81.99M -$170.58M -$1.01B
Net income -$98.83M -$248.70M -$1.37B
Free cash flow -$22.09M -$119.08M -$483.87M
R&D $33.10M $81.78M $448.76M
EPS (diluted) $-0.45 $-0.67 $-3.81
Cash & equivalents $59.29M $296.64M $1.24B
Total debt – $35.03M –
Shares (diluted) 219.74M 370.84M 367.66M
Enterprise value $1.94B $1.07B $3.33B

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
MetricINFQQBTSIONQ
P/E -21.0x -17.2x -8.3x
P/FCF -95.9x -36.1x -25.0x
P/Operating cash flow -103.9x -38.8x -26.7x
P/S 51.6x 346.1x 49.0x
P/B 3.7x 4.0x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 4.9x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA -21.4x -23.5x -11.7x
EV/EBIT -20.0x -22.2x -9.9x
EV/Revenue 40.0x 305.0x 40.4x
EV/FCF -74.3x -31.8x -20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -80.5x -34.2x -22.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 11.59 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINFQQBTSIONQ
Revenue growth (1Y) – -44.2% 370.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 19.0% 146.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -56.6% 156.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 31.6% 83.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.4% -116.9% -174.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -27.8% -109.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -39.5% 11.7% -194.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -45.9% -129.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 80.1% 28.0% -106.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -1.5% -88.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -109.0% -119.0% -213.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -28.1% -98.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -103.5% -124.4% -212.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -30.9% -97.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINFQQBTSIONQ
Gross margin 28.9% 64.2% 29.3%
EBITDA margin -186.7% -1,297% -345.7%
Operating margin -199.6% -1,373% -408.2%
Pretax margin -174.4% -1,267% -571.3%
Net margin -240.6% -2,002% -567.8%
FCF margin -53.8% -958.4% -196.3%
Operating cash flow margin -49.6% -892.4% -183.5%
Return on equity -12.4% -11.7% -32.8%
Return on assets -11.4% -10.9% -20.3%
Return on invested capital – -12.3% –
Return on capital employed -14.3% -14.8% -15.5%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 0.4x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 54.2% 250.5% 186.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINFQQBTSIONQ
Debt / assets – 3.0% –
Debt / equity – 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.2x –
Debt / FCF – -0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 10.5% 6.5% 50.7%
Equity / assets 89.5% 93.5% 49.3%
Interest coverage – -180.3x –
Current ratio 9.3x 20.5x 10.7x
Quick ratio 9.1x 20.1x 9.8x
Cash ratio 8.9x 20.0x 9.4x
Altman Z-score 18.80 33.07 1.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINFQQBTSIONQ
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -19.9% -1.4% -24.8%
Shareholder yield -19.9% -1.4% -24.8%
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.

ConsensusINFQQBTSIONQ
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.24FY2026 $-0.31FY2026 $-1.36FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $46.67MFY2026 $40.06MFY2026 $458.50MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.6%FY2026 +62.9%FY2026 +252.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.6% +112.2% +71.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINFQQBTSIONQ
Held by institutions 41.9% 53.1% 53.3%
Institutions holding 261 550 781
Change in shares held, QoQ +148.6% +12.5% -2.4%
Institutions buying 231 370 537
Institutions selling 23 100 154
Buyers to sellers 10.04 3.70 3.49

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.

INFQQBTSIONQ
INFQ 1.00 0.76 0.70
QBTS 0.76 1.00 0.86
IONQ 0.70 0.86 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INFQ, QBTS and IONQ?

IonQ (IONQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Infleqtion (INFQ) $1.94B, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) $3.92B, IonQ (IONQ) $10.96B.

Which company is growing faster?

IonQ (IONQ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) -44.2%, IonQ (IONQ) +370.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Infleqtion (INFQ) has the highest net margin (Infleqtion (INFQ) -240.6%, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) -2,001.6%, IonQ (IONQ) -567.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year IonQ (IONQ) returned the most: D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) -66.3%, IonQ (IONQ) -48.1%. Over five years, IonQ (IONQ) compounded fastest (D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) +3.3%/yr, IonQ (IONQ) +16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, IonQ (IONQ) has been the steadiest (Infleqtion (INFQ) 105.8%, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) 100.2%, IonQ (IONQ) 90.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.