IONQ vs RGTI vs BTQ Stock Comparison

IonQ, Rigetti Computing and BTQ Technologies Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IONQ IonQ, Inc.
$29.54 -31.3% 1M -44.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.26B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$246.47M
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
6 wins
RGTI Rigetti Computing, Inc.
$11.21 -26.0% 1M -68.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.74B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$13.35M
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
1 win
BTQ BTQ Technologies Corp.
$1.94 -38.4% 1M -68.9% 1Y
Market cap
$272.38M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

IonQ leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (IonQ 6, Rigetti Computing 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIONQRGTIBTQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.26B $3.74B $272.38M IONQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.8x -15.7x -7.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +370.6% +68.5% — IONQ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -567.8% -1,787.4% — IONQ
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 -44.7% -68.1% -68.9% IONQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.9%/yr +0.8%/yr — IONQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 89.9% 92.3% 118.8% IONQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 32/100 17/100 RGTI

Percentile Scorecard

IONQRGTIBTQ

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

AxisIONQRGTIBTQ
Valuation 14 #107 of 124 16 #104 of 124 7 #115 of 124
Growth 19 #93 of 114 21 #90 of 114 3 #111 of 114
Profitability 14 #96 of 111 9 #101 of 111 2 #109 of 111
Financial Health 76 #31 of 128 89 #15 of 128 52 #62 of 128
Shareholder Returns 3 #71 of 73 26 #54 of 73 21 #58 of 73
Overall 25 32 17
  • IONQ ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RGTI ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • BTQ ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIONQRGTIBTQSPY
1 month -31.3%-26.0%-38.4% -1.0%
3 months -26.0%-33.2%-51.9% -0.4%
6 months -43.8%-44.2%-43.3% +4.5%
Year to date -34.2%-49.4%-62.1% +12.4%
1 year -44.7%-68.1%-68.9% +13.6%
3 years +155.1%+858.1%+504.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +36.7%+112.5%+82.2% +20.8%
5 years +53.3%+4.3%— +63.7%
5 years, per year +8.9%+0.8%— +10.4%

Risk

MeasureIONQRGTIBTQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 89.9%92.3%118.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.8%87.7%101.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.493.924.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.50-0.74-0.58 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.0%-96.9%-86.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.0%-69.9%-73.6% -1.6%
52-week high $72.07$37.29$7.35 $779.14
52-week low $26.59$10.67$1.91 $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.

MultipleIONQRGTIBTQ
P/E now vs peer median -7.8xmedian 41.0x -15.7xmedian 41.0x -7.6xmedian 41.0x
P/S now vs peer median 45.7xmedian 4.4x 280.1xmedian 4.4x —median 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -10.7xmedian 28.9x -38.4xmedian 28.9x —median 28.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -23.3xmedian 23.9x -42.7xmedian 23.9x -18.5xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.1x 7.0xmedian 3.1x 21.6xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 1.36 3.96median 1.36 —median 1.36

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 monthsIONQRGTIBTQ
Revenue $246.47M $13.35M –
Gross profit $72.26M $4.62M –
Operating income -$1.01B -$97.16M -$34.64M
Net income -$1.37B -$238.67M -$34.57M
Free cash flow -$483.87M -$87.58M -$14.76M
R&D $448.76M $73.05M $4.75M
EPS (diluted) $-3.81 $-0.72 $-0.26
Cash & equivalents $1.24B $27.76M $6.85M
Shares (diluted) 367.66M 333.22M 135.62M
Enterprise value $3.64B $2.04B $213.10M

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
MetricIONQRGTIBTQ
P/E -7.8x -15.7x -7.6x
P/FCF -23.3x -42.7x -18.5x
P/Operating cash flow -24.9x -61.6x -18.3x
P/S 45.7x 280.1x –
P/B 3.4x 7.0x 21.6x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 7.0x 21.6x
EV/EBITDA -10.7x -38.4x –
EV/EBIT -9.1x -34.4x -7.7x
EV/Revenue 37.1x 250.6x –
EV/FCF -18.9x -38.2x -18.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -20.2x -55.1x -17.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 3.96 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIONQRGTIBTQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 370.6% 68.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 146.9% -2.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 156.5% 43.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 83.0% -26.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -174.2% -25.6% -1,885%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -109.4% -0.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -194.3% -44.8% -307.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -129.1% -42.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -106.1% -29.6% -571.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -88.9% -4.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -213.6% -12.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -98.7% 0.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -212.0% -33.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -97.9% -3.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIONQRGTIBTQ
Gross margin 29.3% 34.6% –
EBITDA margin -345.7% -653.3% –
Operating margin -408.2% -727.6% –
Pretax margin -571.3% -1,787% –
Net margin -567.8% -1,787% –
FCF margin -196.3% -655.9% –
Operating cash flow margin -183.5% -454.7% –
Return on equity -32.8% -42.6% -234.8%
Return on assets -20.3% -36.7% -191.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -15.5% -17.8% -247.3%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 0.3x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 186.1% 170.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIONQRGTIBTQ
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 50.7% 17.1% 26.9%
Equity / assets 49.3% 82.9% 73.1%
Interest coverage – – -775.2x
Current ratio 10.7x 3.9x 1.9x
Quick ratio 9.8x 3.8x 1.7x
Cash ratio 9.4x 3.7x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 1.43 18.65 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIONQRGTIBTQ
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -26.6% -1.4% -2.7%
Shareholder yield -26.6% -1.4% -2.7%
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.

ConsensusIONQRGTIBTQ
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.36FY2026 $-0.20FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $458.50MFY2026 $22.61MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +252.6%FY2026 +218.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +71.5% +115.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIONQRGTIBTQ
Held by institutions 53.3% 52.1% 28.2%
Institutions holding 783 478 94
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% +0.0% +103.2%
Institutions buying 538 309 55
Institutions selling 154 87 15
Buyers to sellers 3.49 3.55 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.

IONQRGTIBTQ
IONQ 1.00 0.87 0.60
RGTI 0.87 1.00 0.62
BTQ 0.60 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IONQ, RGTI and BTQ?

IonQ (IONQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: IonQ (IONQ) $11.26B, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) $3.74B, BTQ Technologies (BTQ) $272.38M.

Which company is growing faster?

IonQ (IONQ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: IonQ (IONQ) +370.6%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) +68.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

IonQ (IONQ) has the highest net margin (IonQ (IONQ) -567.8%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) -1,787.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year IonQ (IONQ) returned the most: IonQ (IONQ) -44.7%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) -68.1%, BTQ Technologies (BTQ) -68.9%. Over five years, IonQ (IONQ) compounded fastest (IonQ (IONQ) +8.9%/yr, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) +0.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, IonQ (IONQ) has been the steadiest (IonQ (IONQ) 89.9%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) 92.3%, BTQ Technologies (BTQ) 118.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IONQ, RGTI and BTQ?

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 6. 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.