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Model output · Signal date 2026-10-16

Ionq, Inc. (IONQ) Stock Forecast Oct. 16, 2026

Analysis updated on Oct. 16, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · NYSE

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Rating · 90D ▼ Bearish Exact rating locked
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Rank in coverage Bottom 35% of 5184 stocks scored
Rank correlation · 90D 35.0% Spearman, 357 dates
Market Cap $13.43B large-cap · #4 of 43 peers
Summary

Ionq, Inc. (IONQ) stock forecast summary

Our AI ranks Ionq, Inc. outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.

Ionq, Inc. is a large-cap company with a market capitalization of $13.43B. It ranks number 4 by market capitalization among the 43 Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.

For IONQ, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 35.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 23.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report

Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +1.8%, buy ≥ +0.2%, sell < -0.9%, strong sell < -1.2% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-16 signals)

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Cross-section · 2026-10-16

How IONQ ranks among 5184 stocks

90D Alpha forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).

Fundamentals · 2026-06-30

Ionq, Inc. (IONQ) fundamentals

Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design peers listed below that report each metric.

Valuation & Market

MetricIONQIndustry medianRank
Market Cap $13.43B $271M 4/43
P/B Ratio 4.04x 2.53x 9/31
EPS $-4.13 – –
Book Value/Share $7.75 – –
Revenue/Share $0.59 – –
FCF/Share $-1.13 – –

Profitability & Margins

MetricIONQIndustry medianRank
ROE -41.0% -1.5% 19/27
ROA -20.1% -1.8% 20/31
ROIC -15.4% -9.0% 21/35
Gross Margin 29.7% 37.7% 21/33
Operating Margin -396.1% -11.9% 30/38
Net Margin -536.8% -1.1% 25/30
EBT Margin -554.3% -8.5% 32/39
Tax Rate 3.0% – –

Financial Health

MetricIONQIndustry medianRank
Current Ratio 10.66x 1.62x 4/39
Quick Ratio 10.55x 1.38x 1/21
D/E Ratio 1.03x 0.73x 16/35
Financial Leverage 2.04x 1.87x 17/35
Interest Coverage -10.6x -1.0x 24/34
Working Capital $2.18B $39M 1/39

Cash Flow

MetricIONQIndustry medianRank
Operating Cash Flow -$452M $5M 41/42
Free Cash Flow -$484M $76M 24/25
Capital Spending -$32M -$31M 14/25
FCF/Sales -190.5% 7.4% 20/24
CapEx/Sales 12.4% 1.8% 4/24

Operational Efficiency

MetricIONQIndustry medianRank
Asset Turnover 0.04x 0.66x 25/28
Receivables Turnover 2.4x 6.5x 23/25
Inventory Turnover 7.2x 7.6x 12/20
Fixed Assets Turnover 1.8x 17.6x 24/27
Days Sales Outstanding 152 days 56 days 3/25
Days Inventory 51 days 48 days 9/20
Payables Period 91 days 52 days 8/31
Cash Conversion Cycle 112 days 47 days 3/15

Income Statement

MetricIONQIndustry medianRank
Total Revenue $254M $564M 16/28
Operating Income -$1.01B -$8M 40/40
Net Income -$1.36B -$680K 31/31
R&D Expense $449M $27M 3/29
SG&A Expense $1.58B $118M 5/37
Cost of Goods Sold $179M $87M 13/37

Dividend & Shareholder Information

MetricIONQIndustry medianRank
Shares Outstanding 429M – –

Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)

Total Current Assets$2.41B35.6% of assets
Cash & Short-term Investments$1.24B18.2% of assets
Accounts Receivable$106M1.6% of assets
Inventory$25M0.4% of assets
Total Liabilities$3.44B50.7% of assets
Short-term Debt$181M2.7% of assets
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Industry Peers · Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design

Ionq, Inc. (IONQ) industry peers

Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Ionq, Inc. (Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design): 45 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.

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Company 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) Market Cap P/E Ratio P/B Ratio
IONQ Ionq, Inc. ▼ $13.43B – 4.0x
IOT Samsara Inc. ▲ $23.17B 989.2x 14.5x
LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc. ▼ $15.67B 11.6x 3.0x
CACI Caci International Inc /De/ ▶ $13.58B 25.4x 3.0x
GDDY Godaddy Inc. ▲ $13.42B 12.9x –
JKHY Jack Henry & Associates Inc ▶ $10.74B 22.0x 5.2x
AUR Aurora Innovation, Inc. ▲ $9.73B – 5.0x
QNT Quantinuum Inc. ▶ $9.62B – 23.3x
LNWO Light & Wonder, Inc. ▼ $6.31B 22.2x 20.9x
OTEX Open Text Corp ▼ $6.17B 9.9x 1.5x
SAIC Science Applications International Corp ▼ $5.58B 15.5x 3.9x
WAY Waystar Holding Corp. ▶ $5.25B 42.8x 1.3x
PSN Parsons Corp ▶ $4.70B 18.5x 1.8x
AGYS Agilysys Inc ▼ $3.10B 72.3x 9.2x
KD Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. ▲ $2.88B 35.7x 2.7x
NTCT Netscout Systems Inc ▼ $2.77B 23.2x 1.7x
WRD Weride Inc. ▶ $1.40B – –
OSPN Onespan Inc. ▲ $645M 9.5x 2.4x
SLP Simulations Plus, Inc. ▼ $374M – 2.7x
ECX Ecarx Holdings Inc. ▲ $334M – –
TLS Telos Corp ▲ $300M – 3.2x
KDK Kodiak Ai, Inc. ▼ $271M – –
RBBN Ribbon Communications Inc. ▲ $236M 10.2x 0.6x
SMRT Smartrent, Inc. ▲ $218M – 1.0x
ASUR Asure Software Inc ▲ $204M – 1.0x
UIS Unisys Corp ▲ $161M – –
MRLN Merlin, Inc. ▼ $111M – –
CSPI Csp Inc /Ma/ ▲ $78M – 1.8x
WYY Widepoint Corp ▲ $62M – 5.3x
ARBE Arbe Robotics Ltd. ▶ $59M – 1.5x
ODYS Odysight.Ai Inc. ▲ $44M – 2.5x
BNAI Brand Engagement Network Inc. ▼ $44M – 2.2x
MBAI Mbody Ai Ltd. ▲ $42M – 1.4x
TSPH Tusimple Holdings Inc. ▲ $41M – –
STEM Stem, Inc. ▲ $34M – –
CREX Creative Realities, Inc. ▼ $29M – 1.5x
VEEA Veea Inc. ▼ $13M – 1.6x
FUSE Fusemachines Inc. ▼ $10M – –
SLE Super League Enterprise, Inc. ▼ $9M – 0.7x
HCTI Healthcare Triangle, Inc. ▼ $6M – –
GRHI Gold Rock Holdings, Inc. ▼ $4M – 68.6x
RIME Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. ▼ $2M – –
OMQS Omniq Corp. ▲ $1M – –
DAIC Cid Holdco, Inc. ▼ N/A – –
SEII Sharing Economy International Inc. ▼ N/A – –

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What is the Ionq, Inc. (IONQ) stock forecast?

Our AI ranks Ionq, Inc. outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.

How accurate are Ionq, Inc. stock predictions?

For IONQ, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 35.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 23.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report

How often are Ionq, Inc. forecasts updated?

Ionq, Inc. forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 16, 2026.

Which companies are Ionq, Inc.'s industry peers?

45 issuers in our coverage, IONQ included, share the SEC industry code Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design. The largest are: Samsara Inc. (IOT), Leidos Holdings, Inc. (LDOS), Caci International Inc /De/ (CACI), Godaddy Inc. (GDDY), Jack Henry & Associates Inc (JKHY), Aurora Innovation, Inc. (AUR).

This analysis is generated automatically using our proprietary AI systems and should not be considered personalized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research and consider consulting a financial advisor before making investment decisions.