QNC vs QBTS vs BTQ Stock Comparison

Quantum eMotion, D-Wave Quantum and BTQ Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
QNC Quantum eMotion Corp
$1.11 -36.6% 1M
Market cap
$188.57M
P/E
435.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
1 win
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
3 wins
BTQ BTQ Technologies Corp.
$2.16 -23.9% 1M -72.8% 1Y
Market cap
$267.16M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

D-Wave Quantum leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (D-Wave Quantum 3, Quantum eMotion 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionQNCQBTSBTQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $188.57M $3.92B $267.16M QBTS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 435.4x -15.8x -7.7x –
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 — -66.3% -72.8% QBTS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +3.3%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 93.6% 100.2% 119.6% QNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 33/100 16/100 QBTS

Percentile Scorecard

QNCQBTSBTQ

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

AxisQNCQBTSBTQ
Valuation 11 #110 of 124 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 94 #8 of 127 92 #11 of 127 51 #63 of 127
Shareholder Returns – 26 #47 of 63 21 #50 of 63
Overall – 33 16
  • QNC ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • QBTS ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • BTQ ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodQNCQBTSBTQSPY
1 month -36.6%-29.6%-23.9% +0.7%
3 months -47.6%-35.7%-39.0% +3.7%
6 months -60.8%-43.0%-24.2% +7.1%
Year to date —-55.8%-57.8% +12.8%
1 year —-66.3%-72.8% +11.9%
3 years —+1,706.3%+597.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+162.6%+91.2% +22.8%
5 years —+17.7%— +67.6%
5 years, per year —+3.3%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureQNCQBTSBTQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 93.6%100.2%119.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.6%93.3%102.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.934.154.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.66-0.61 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.0%-96.7%-85.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -70.7%-68.8%-72.8% -1.2%
52-week high $3.79$37.06$7.95 $779.14
52-week low $1.06$11.54$2.00 $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.

MultipleQNCQBTSBTQ
P/E now vs peer median 478.5xmedian 39.0x -17.2xmedian 39.0x -8.5xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median 226,929xmedian 4.6x 346.1xmedian 4.6x —median 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 32.7x -23.5xmedian 32.7x —median 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13,821xmedian 27.4x -36.1xmedian 27.4x -20.5xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 3.2x 4.0xmedian 3.2x 24.0xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.23 11.59median 1.23 —median 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 monthsQNCQBTSBTQ
Revenue – $12.43M –
Gross profit – $7.98M –
Operating income – -$170.58M -$34.64M
Net income -$9.47M -$248.70M -$34.57M
Free cash flow – -$119.08M -$14.76M
R&D $1.04M $81.78M $4.75M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $-0.67 $-0.26
Cash & equivalents $222.23K $296.64M $6.85M
Total debt – $35.03M –
Shares (diluted) 186.70M 370.84M 135.62M
Enterprise value $101.64M $1.07B $207.89M

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
MetricQNCQBTSBTQ
P/E 478.5x -17.2x -8.5x
P/FCF 13,821x -36.1x -20.5x
P/Operating cash flow – -38.8x -20.4x
P/S 226,929x 346.1x –
P/B 9.0x 4.0x 24.0x
P/Tangible book 12.2x 4.9x 24.0x
EV/EBITDA – -23.5x –
EV/EBIT – -22.2x -8.6x
EV/Revenue – 305.0x –
EV/FCF – -31.8x -20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – -34.2x -20.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 11.59 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricQNCQBTSBTQ
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
MetricQNCQBTSBTQ
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
MetricQNCQBTSBTQ
Debt / assets – 3.0% –
Debt / equity – 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.2x –
Debt / FCF – -0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 21.0% 6.5% 26.9%
Equity / assets 79.0% 93.5% 73.1%
Interest coverage – -180.3x -775.2x
Current ratio 33.3x 20.5x 1.9x
Quick ratio 35.0x 20.1x 1.7x
Cash ratio 35.0x 20.0x 1.7x
Altman Z-score – 33.07 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricQNCQBTSBTQ
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.

ConsensusQNCQBTSBTQ
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.31FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $40.06MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +62.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +112.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersQNCQBTSBTQ
Held by institutions 31.6% 53.1% 28.2%
Institutions holding 38 550 94
Change in shares held, QoQ +1,128.1% +12.5% +103.2%
Institutions buying 22 370 55
Institutions selling 7 100 15
Buyers to sellers 3.14 3.70 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.

QNCQBTSBTQ
QNC 1.00 0.42 0.31
QBTS 0.42 1.00 0.62
BTQ 0.31 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, QNC, QBTS and BTQ?

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Quantum eMotion (QNC) $188.57M, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) $3.92B, BTQ Technologies (BTQ) $267.16M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) returned the most: D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) -66.3%, BTQ Technologies (BTQ) -72.8%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quantum eMotion (QNC) has been the steadiest (Quantum eMotion (QNC) 93.6%, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) 100.2%, BTQ Technologies (BTQ) 119.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, QNC, QBTS 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, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) leads on 3. 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.