IonQ, Inc. (IONQ) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
IonQ (IONQ) posted Operating Expenses of $417.29 million for Q2 2026, up 130.2% from $181.29 million a year earlier and up 24.1% from the prior quarter.
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IonQ, Inc. (IONQ) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Expenses at IonQ was $1.25 billion, up 198.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $763.73 million, up 177.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 117.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, IonQ's Operating Expenses was $275.53 million in FY2024 (+53.2%), $179.8 million in FY2023 (+85.6%), $96.88 million in FY2022 (+137.5%) and $40.79 million in FY2021 (+159.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Expenses in data going back to Q3 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has increased in each of the last 20 quarters, with growth averaging 149.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Operating Expenses ran from 35.6% in Q3 2024 to 303.8% in Q1 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior quarters was $336.18 million (Q1 2026), $290.52 million (Q4 2025) and $208.68 million (Q3 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 417.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 336.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 290.52 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 208.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 181.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 83.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 89.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 65.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 60.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 60.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 60.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 48.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 38.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 32.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 27.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.76 Mn |
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IonQ, Inc. Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=IONQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "IONQ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=IONQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();