QBTS vs BTQ vs ARQQ Stock Comparison

D-Wave Quantum, BTQ Technologies and Arqit Quantum Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc.
$11.77 -29.9% 1M -63.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.26B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.43M
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
4 wins
BTQ BTQ Technologies Corp.
$2.25 -21.3% 1M -73.5% 1Y
Market cap
$292.93M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
ARQQ Arqit Quantum Inc.
$18.47 -25.0% 1M -57.0% 1Y
Market cap
$245.71M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

D-Wave Quantum leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (D-Wave Quantum 4, Arqit Quantum 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionQBTSBTQARQQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.26B $292.93M $245.71M QBTS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.1x -8.5x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -44.2% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2,001.6% — — –
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 -63.2% -73.5% -57.0% ARQQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.7%/yr — -49.2%/yr QBTS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 100.4% 119.7% 110.8% QBTS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 16/100 — QBTS

Percentile Scorecard

QBTSBTQARQQ

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

AxisQBTSBTQARQQ
Valuation 20 #100 of 124 5 #118 of 124 –
Growth 12 #100 of 113 0 #113 of 113 –
Profitability 15 #93 of 109 2 #107 of 109 –
Financial Health 92 #11 of 127 51 #63 of 127 84 #21 of 127
Shareholder Returns 27 #46 of 63 23 #49 of 63 –
Overall 33 16 –
  • QBTS ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • BTQ ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ARQQ ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodQBTSBTQARQQSPY
1 month -29.9%-21.3%-25.0% +0.9%
3 months -27.3%-28.8%+19.2% +5.9%
6 months -35.6%-18.5%+39.7% +8.5%
Year to date -55.0%-56.1%-15.6% +13.3%
1 year -63.2%-73.5%-57.0% +12.4%
3 years +1,829.5%+626.7%+75.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +168.4%+93.8%+20.6% +23.5%
5 years +19.9%—-96.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.7%—-49.2% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureQBTSBTQARQQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 100.4%119.7%110.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 93.6%102.7%102.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.154.264.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.63-0.61-0.51 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.7%-85.9%-99.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.2%-73.5%-59.3% -0.9%
52-week high $37.06$8.50$45.37 $779.14
52-week low $11.54$2.00$11.78 $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.

MultipleQBTSBTQARQQ
P/E now vs peer median -17.6xmedian 37.9x -8.8xmedian 37.9x —median 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 352.4xmedian 4.4x —median 4.4x —median 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -24.0xmedian 34.5x —median 34.5x —median 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -36.8xmedian 26.6x -21.4xmedian 26.6x —median 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 3.4x 25.0xmedian 3.4x 9.9xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 11.80median 1.24 —median 1.24 —median 1.24

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 monthsQBTSBTQARQQ
Revenue $12.43M – –
Gross profit $7.98M – –
Operating income -$170.58M -$34.64M –
Net income -$248.70M -$34.57M –
Free cash flow -$119.08M -$14.76M –
R&D $81.78M $4.75M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.67 $-0.26 –
Cash & equivalents $296.64M $6.85M $28.86M
Total debt $35.03M – –
Shares (diluted) 370.84M 135.62M 13.79M
Enterprise value $1.41B $233.65M $136.38M

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
MetricQBTSBTQARQQ
P/E -17.6x -8.8x –
P/FCF -36.8x -21.4x –
P/Operating cash flow -39.5x -21.3x –
P/S 352.4x – –
P/B 4.0x 25.0x 9.9x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 25.0x 10.7x
EV/EBITDA -24.0x – –
EV/EBIT -22.7x -8.9x –
EV/Revenue 311.3x – –
EV/FCF -32.5x -20.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow -34.9x -20.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.80 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricQBTSBTQARQQ
Revenue growth (1Y) -44.2% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.0% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -56.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 31.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -116.9% -1,885% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 11.7% -307.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.9% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 28.0% -1,660% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -119.0% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -124.4% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricQBTSBTQARQQ
Gross margin 64.2% – –
EBITDA margin -1,297% – –
Operating margin -1,373% – –
Pretax margin -1,267% – –
Net margin -2,002% – –
FCF margin -958.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin -892.4% – –
Return on equity -11.7% -234.8% –
Return on assets -10.9% -191.6% –
Return on invested capital -12.3% – –
Return on capital employed -14.8% -247.3% –
Asset turnover 0.0x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 0.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 250.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricQBTSBTQARQQ
Debt / assets 3.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – –
Debt / FCF -0.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 6.5% 26.9% 21.3%
Equity / assets 93.5% 73.1% 78.7%
Interest coverage -180.3x -775.2x –
Current ratio 20.5x 1.9x 4.9x
Quick ratio 20.1x 1.7x 4.9x
Cash ratio 20.0x 1.7x 4.4x
Altman Z-score 33.69 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricQBTSBTQARQQ
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -1.4% -2.4% –
Shareholder yield -1.4% -2.4% –
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.

ConsensusQBTSBTQARQQ
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.31FY2026 – $-1.46FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.06MFY2026 – $2.41MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +62.9%FY2026 – +355.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +112.2% – +208.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersQBTSBTQARQQ
Held by institutions 53.1% 28.2% 89.2%
Institutions holding 549 93 65
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.5% +103.2% +205.7%
Institutions buying 369 54 41
Institutions selling 100 15 11
Buyers to sellers 3.69 3.60 3.73

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.

QBTSBTQARQQ
QBTS 1.00 0.62 0.67
BTQ 0.62 1.00 0.64
ARQQ 0.67 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, QBTS, BTQ and ARQQ?

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) is the largest by market capitalisation: D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) $4.26B, BTQ Technologies (BTQ) $292.93M, Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) $245.71M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) returned the most: D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) -63.2%, BTQ Technologies (BTQ) -73.5%, Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) -57.0%. Over five years, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) compounded fastest (D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) +3.7%/yr, Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) -49.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) has been the steadiest (D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) 100.4%, BTQ Technologies (BTQ) 119.7%, Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) 110.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) leads on 4. 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.