D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)

D-Wave Quantum's (QBTS) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $56.5 million in Q1 2026, up 124.67% year-on-year from $25.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 54.4% quarter-over-quarter from $36.6 million in Q4 2025.

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

D-Wave Quantum has disclosed Operating Expenses across 6 years of filings, most recently posting $56.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $56.5 million, up 124.67% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $152.1 million (up 71.27% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $120.7 million, up 45.77% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $56.5 million for Q1 2026 at D-Wave Quantum, up from $36.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $56.5 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $12.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $21.7 million (2024), against an average of $24.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses fell 23.64% in 2024 and soared 124.67% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • D-Wave Quantum's Operating Expenses stood at $22.4 million in 2022, then declined by 17.23% to $18.5 million in 2023, then gained by 17.27% to $21.7 million in 2024, then soared by 68.73% to $36.6 million in 2025, then jumped by 54.4% to $56.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $56.5 million (Q1 2026), $36.6 million (Q4 2025), and $30.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Dell Technologies 266.21 Bn 254.69 Bn 6.73 Bn 3.64 Bn
2 Sandisk 230.78 Bn 227.04 Bn 4.66 Bn 551.00 Mn
3 Arista Networks 194.03 Bn 181.67 Bn 1.68 Bn 519.00 Mn
4 Seagate Technology Holdings 183.90 Bn 182.75 Bn 1.45 Bn 2.11 Bn
5 Western Digital 175.01 Bn 171.77 Bn 1.68 Bn 486.00 Mn
6 Super Micro Computer 24.90 Bn 23.61 Bn 1.02 Bn 392.81 Mn
7 Everpure 23.71 Bn 22.70 Bn 740.09 Mn 652.89 Mn
8 Hp 23.64 Bn 19.93 Bn 3.02 Bn 2.40 Bn
9 IonQ 20.37 Bn 18.35 Bn 15.41 Mn 336.18 Mn
10 D-Wave Quantum 8.82 Bn 8.82 Bn 1.82 Mn 56.55 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 56.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 36.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 30.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 28.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 25.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 21.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 21.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 20.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 19.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 18.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 19.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 21.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 25.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 22.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 16.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 13.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 12.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 12.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 10.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 10.03 Mn