IONQ vs RGTI vs UMC Stock Comparison

IonQ, Rigetti Computing and United Microelectronics Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IONQ IonQ, Inc.
$28.18 -35.6% 1M -54.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.88B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$246.47M
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
2 wins
UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$16.40 -37.6% 1M +112.7% 1Y
Market cap
$39.78B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.11B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionIONQRGTIUMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.88B $3.79B $39.78B UMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.8x -15.9x 15.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 14.9x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +370.6% +68.5% +87.7% IONQ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -567.8% -1,787.4% 18.7% UMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 11.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.8% -75.9% +112.7% UMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.9%/yr +0.6%/yr +9.0%/yr IONQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 90.3% 92.9% 65.2% UMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 32/100 81/100 UMC

Percentile Scorecard

IONQRGTIUMC

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

AxisIONQRGTIUMC
Valuation 14 #107 of 124 15 #106 of 124 94 #7 of 94
Growth 19 #92 of 113 21 #90 of 113 78 #21 of 92
Profitability 13 #96 of 110 9 #100 of 110 72 #26 of 90
Financial Health 77 #31 of 129 89 #15 of 129 67 #34 of 101
Shareholder Returns 3 #65 of 67 26 #50 of 67 93 #6 of 74
Overall 25 32 81
  • IONQ ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RGTI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • UMC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIONQRGTIUMCSPY
1 month -35.6%-30.0%-37.6% -2.3%
3 months -27.4%-33.4%-12.2% -0.7%
6 months -38.4%-39.7%+26.3% +4.8%
Year to date -37.2%-51.8%+108.7% +10.3%
1 year -54.8%-75.9%+112.7% +10.3%
3 years +143.4%+812.0%+112.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +34.5%+109.0%+28.6% +20.1%
5 years +83.6%+2.8%+53.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +12.9%+0.6%+9.0% +10.1%
10 years ——+777.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year ——+24.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIONQRGTIUMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 90.3%92.9%65.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 83.7%88.5%57.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.584.001.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-0.821.73 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.0%-96.9%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.9%-72.7%-41.4% -3.5%
52-week high $72.07$39.12$28.01 $779.14
52-week low $26.59$10.67$7.02 $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.

MultipleIONQRGTIUMC
P/E now vs peer median -7.4xmedian 35.6x -14.9xmedian 35.6x 15.2xmedian 41.3x
P/S now vs peer median 43.6xmedian 4.2x 266.6xmedian 4.2x 2.9xmedian 6.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -10.1xmedian 30.0x -36.3xmedian 30.0x 10.0xmedian 26.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -22.2xmedian 25.2x -40.7xmedian 25.2x 18.8xmedian 37.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.2x 6.6xmedian 3.2x 2.8xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 1.21 3.77median 1.21 2.38median 1.81

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 monthsIONQRGTIUMC
Revenue $246.47M $13.35M $14.11B
Gross profit $72.26M $4.62M $2.67B
Operating income -$1.01B -$97.16M $1.81B
Net income -$1.37B -$238.67M $2.64B
Free cash flow -$483.87M -$87.58M $2.19B
R&D $448.76M $73.05M $595.72M
EPS (diluted) $-3.81 $-0.72 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $1.24B $27.76M $4.48B
Total debt – – $781.92M
Shares (diluted) 367.66M 333.22M 2.47B
Enterprise value $3.25B $2.08B $24.15B

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
MetricIONQRGTIUMC
P/E -7.4x -14.9x 15.2x
P/FCF -22.2x -40.7x 18.8x
P/Operating cash flow -23.7x -58.6x 11.0x
P/S 43.6x 266.6x 2.9x
P/B 3.2x 6.6x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 6.6x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA -10.1x -36.3x 10.0x
EV/EBIT -8.6x -32.6x 20.8x
EV/Revenue 35.0x 237.1x 2.7x
EV/FCF -17.8x -36.2x 17.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -19.1x -52.2x 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 3.77 2.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIONQRGTIUMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 370.6% 68.5% 87.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 146.9% -2.5% 22.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 156.5% 43.8% 22.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 83.0% -26.6% -2.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -174.2% -25.6% 29.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -109.4% -0.3% -6.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -194.3% -44.8% 97.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -129.1% -42.8% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -106.1% -29.6% 97.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -88.9% -4.0% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -213.6% -12.9% 19.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -98.7% 0.3% 5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -212.0% -33.6% 410.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -97.9% -3.5% 11.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIONQRGTIUMC
Gross margin 29.3% 34.6% 18.9%
EBITDA margin -345.7% -653.3% 26.7%
Operating margin -408.2% -727.6% 12.8%
Pretax margin -571.3% -1,787% 30.5%
Net margin -567.8% -1,787% 18.7%
FCF margin -196.3% -655.9% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin -183.5% -454.7% 26.7%
Return on equity -32.8% -42.6% 18.4%
Return on assets -20.3% -36.7% 12.5%
Return on invested capital – – 11.6%
Return on capital employed -15.5% -17.8% 9.6%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 0.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 186.1% 170.7% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIONQRGTIUMC
Debt / assets – – 3.7%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.0x
Debt / FCF – – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 50.7% 17.1% 30.3%
Equity / assets 49.3% 82.9% 69.7%
Interest coverage – – 33.0x
Current ratio 10.7x 3.9x 3.3x
Quick ratio 9.8x 3.8x 2.6x
Cash ratio 9.4x 3.7x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 1.34 17.67 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIONQRGTIUMC
Dividend yield – – 2.4%
Net buyback yield -27.9% -1.4% 0.7%
Shareholder yield -27.9% -1.4% 3.2%
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.

ConsensusIONQRGTIUMC
Forward P/E – – 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.36FY2026 $-0.20FY2026 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +107.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $458.50MFY2026 $22.61MFY2026 $8.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +252.6%FY2026 +218.9%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +71.5% +115.1% +24.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIONQRGTIUMC
Held by institutions 53.3% 52.1% 7.1%
Institutions holding 782 477 364
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% +0.0% +3.2%
Institutions buying 537 308 220
Institutions selling 154 87 110
Buyers to sellers 3.49 3.54 2.00

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.

IONQRGTIUMC
IONQ 1.00 0.88 0.29
RGTI 0.88 1.00 0.32
UMC 0.29 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IONQ, RGTI and UMC?

United Microelectronics (UMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: IonQ (IONQ) $10.88B, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) $3.79B, United Microelectronics (UMC) $39.78B.

Which company is growing faster?

IonQ (IONQ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: IonQ (IONQ) +370.6%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) +68.5%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +87.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Microelectronics (UMC) has the highest net margin (IonQ (IONQ) -567.8%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) -1,787.4%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 18.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Microelectronics (UMC) returned the most: IonQ (IONQ) -54.8%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) -75.9%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +112.7%. Over five years, IonQ (IONQ) compounded fastest (IonQ (IONQ) +12.9%/yr, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) +0.6%/yr, United Microelectronics (UMC) +9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Microelectronics (UMC) has been the steadiest (IonQ (IONQ) 90.3%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) 92.9%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 65.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, United Microelectronics (UMC) 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.