QBTS vs ARQQ vs QUBT Stock Comparison

D-Wave Quantum, Arqit Quantum and Quantum Computing Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc.
$11.56 -29.6% 1M -66.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.88B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.43M
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
2 wins
ARQQ Arqit Quantum Inc.
$17.60 -27.0% 1M -61.2% 1Y
Market cap
$211.30M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
QUBT Quantum Computing Inc.
$6.82 -19.4% 1M -56.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.45B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.82M
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionQBTSARQQQUBTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.88B $211.30M $1.45B QBTS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.6x — -96.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -44.2% — +3,635.4% QUBT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2,001.6% — -152.5% QUBT
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% -61.2% -56.1% QUBT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.3%/yr -49.7%/yr +1.8%/yr QBTS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 100.2% 110.8% 88.8% QUBT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 — 33/100 QUBT

Percentile Scorecard

QBTSARQQQUBT

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

AxisQBTSARQQQUBT
Valuation 20 #100 of 124 – 25 #93 of 124
Growth 12 #100 of 113 – 29 #81 of 113
Profitability 15 #93 of 109 – 18 #90 of 109
Financial Health 92 #11 of 127 84 #21 of 127 93 #10 of 127
Shareholder Returns 26 #47 of 63 – 0 #63 of 63
Overall 33 – 33
  • QBTS ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ARQQ ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • QUBT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodQBTSARQQQUBTSPY
1 month -29.6%-27.0%-19.4% +0.7%
3 months -35.7%-0.6%-15.0% +3.7%
6 months -43.0%+22.6%-24.4% +7.1%
Year to date -55.8%-19.6%-33.5% +12.8%
1 year -66.3%-61.2%-56.1% +11.9%
3 years +1,706.3%+73.0%+917.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +162.6%+20.1%+116.8% +22.8%
5 years +17.7%-96.8%+9.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.3%-49.7%+1.8% +10.9%
10 years ——+3,310.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+42.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureQBTSARQQQUBTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 100.2%110.8%88.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 93.3%102.1%85.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.154.093.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.66-0.55-0.63 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.7%-99.6%-94.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.8%-61.2%-59.2% -1.2%
52-week high $37.06$45.37$16.71 $779.14
52-week low $11.54$11.78$6.31 $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.

MultipleQBTSARQQQUBT
P/E now vs peer median -17.2xmedian 39.0x —median 39.0x -102.3xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median 346.1xmedian 4.6x —median 4.6x 157.1xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -23.5xmedian 32.7x —median 32.7x -8.6xmedian 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -36.1xmedian 27.4x —median 27.4x -30.0xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 3.2x 9.4xmedian 3.2x 1.0xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 11.59median 1.23 —median 1.23 -2.55median 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 monthsQBTSARQQQUBT
Revenue $12.43M – $9.82M
Gross profit $7.98M – -$1.86M
Operating income -$170.58M – -$76.18M
Net income -$248.70M – -$14.98M
Free cash flow -$119.08M – -$51.48M
R&D $81.78M – $26.91M
EPS (diluted) $-0.67 – $-0.07
Cash & equivalents $296.64M $28.86M $189.15M
Total debt $35.03M – –
Shares (diluted) 370.84M 13.79M 224.73M
Enterprise value $1.03B $101.98M -$2.16B

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
MetricQBTSARQQQUBT
P/E -17.2x – -102.3x
P/FCF -36.1x – -30.0x
P/Operating cash flow -38.8x – -35.9x
P/S 346.1x – 157.1x
P/B 4.0x 9.4x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 10.2x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA -23.5x – -8.6x
EV/EBIT -22.2x – -7.7x
EV/Revenue 305.0x – 60.0x
EV/FCF -31.8x – -11.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -34.2x – -13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.59 – -2.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricQBTSARQQQUBT
Revenue growth (1Y) -44.2% – 3,635%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.0% – 230.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -56.6% – -2,367%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 31.6% – -158.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -116.9% – -132.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.8% – -36.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.7% – 80.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.9% – 18.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.0% – 87.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – 40.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -119.0% – -128.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% – -41.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -124.4% – -105.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.9% – -45.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricQBTSARQQQUBT
Gross margin 64.2% – -18.9%
EBITDA margin -1,297% – -697.4%
Operating margin -1,373% – -775.5%
Pretax margin -1,267% – -152.5%
Net margin -2,002% – -152.5%
FCF margin -958.4% – -524.0%
Operating cash flow margin -892.4% – -438.3%
Return on equity -11.7% – -0.9%
Return on assets -10.9% – -0.9%
Return on invested capital -12.3% – –
Return on capital employed -14.8% – -4.7%
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x – 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 250.5% – 86.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricQBTSARQQQUBT
Debt / assets 3.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – –
Debt / FCF -0.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 6.5% 21.3% 2.9%
Equity / assets 93.5% 78.7% 97.1%
Interest coverage -180.3x – -577.1x
Current ratio 20.5x 4.9x 53.1x
Quick ratio 20.1x 4.9x 51.7x
Cash ratio 20.0x 4.4x 51.3x
Altman Z-score 33.07 – 20.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricQBTSARQQQUBT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -1.4% – -77.7%
Shareholder yield -1.4% – -77.7%
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.

ConsensusQBTSARQQQUBT
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.31FY2026 $-1.46FY2026 $-0.15FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.06MFY2026 $2.41MFY2026 $29.28MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +62.9%FY2026 +355.4%FY2026 +4,193.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +112.2% +208.4% +84.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersQBTSARQQQUBT
Held by institutions 53.1% 89.2% 45.4%
Institutions holding 550 66 314
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.5% +205.7% +10.7%
Institutions buying 370 42 196
Institutions selling 100 11 61
Buyers to sellers 3.70 3.82 3.21

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.

QBTSARQQQUBT
QBTS 1.00 0.67 0.86
ARQQ 0.67 1.00 0.65
QUBT 0.86 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, QBTS, ARQQ and QUBT?

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) is the largest by market capitalisation: D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) $3.88B, Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) $211.30M, Quantum Computing (QUBT) $1.45B.

Which company is growing faster?

Quantum Computing (QUBT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) -44.2%, Quantum Computing (QUBT) +3,635.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Quantum Computing (QUBT) has the highest net margin (D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) -2,001.6%, Quantum Computing (QUBT) -152.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quantum Computing (QUBT) returned the most: D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) -66.3%, Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) -61.2%, Quantum Computing (QUBT) -56.1%. Over five years, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) compounded fastest (D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) +3.3%/yr, Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) -49.7%/yr, Quantum Computing (QUBT) +1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quantum Computing (QUBT) has been the steadiest (D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) 100.2%, Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) 110.8%, Quantum Computing (QUBT) 88.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, QBTS, ARQQ and QUBT?

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