D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) Stock Forecast Oct. 16, 2026
Analysis updated on Oct. 16, 2026 (UTC) · Total · absolute moveSwitch to Alpha · Nasdaq
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) stock forecast summary
Our AI ranks D-Wave Quantum Inc. outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
D-Wave Quantum Inc. is a mid-cap company with a market capitalization of $4.35B. It ranks number 11 by market capitalization among the 60 Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For QBTS, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is -12.0%, measured on 353 forecast dates between 2022-08-26 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 2.0%, measured on 396 forecast dates between 2022-08-26 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 absolute price move over the horizon, market included. This is the number a price target is built from. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +5.1%, buy ≥ +3.4%, sell < +1.8%, strong sell < +0.8% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-16 signals)
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How QBTS ranks among 5184 stocks
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D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) fundamentals
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
| Metric | QBTS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $4.35B | 11/60 |
| P/B Ratio | 4.02x | 20/47 |
| EPS | $-0.69 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $2.93 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $0.08 | – |
| FCF/Share | $-0.32 | – |
Profitability & Margins
| Metric | QBTS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | -23.0% | 22/31 |
| ROA | -21.5% | 27/33 |
| ROIC | -15.1% | 32/39 |
| Gross Margin | 27.0% | 36/41 |
| Operating Margin | -577.8% | 43/46 |
| Net Margin | -842.4% | 32/33 |
| EBT Margin | -1396.0% | 46/47 |
Financial Health
| Metric | QBTS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 20.55x | 2/51 |
| Quick Ratio | 20.42x | 1/12 |
| D/E Ratio | 0.07x | 48/51 |
| Financial Leverage | 1.07x | 42/45 |
| Interest Coverage | -3329.9x | 44/44 |
| Working Capital | $533M | 7/51 |
Cash Flow
| Metric | QBTS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | -$111M | 47/49 |
| Free Cash Flow | -$119M | 32/35 |
| Capital Spending | -$8M | 16/35 |
| FCF/Sales | -403.4% | 34/35 |
| CapEx/Sales | 27.8% | 2/35 |
Operational Efficiency
| Metric | QBTS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.03x | 32/33 |
| Receivables Turnover | 14.6x | 5/35 |
| Inventory Turnover | 1.3x | 10/10 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 1.3x | 34/35 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 25 days | 31/35 |
| Days Inventory | 286 days | 1/10 |
Income Statement
| Metric | QBTS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $30M | 35/38 |
| Operating Income | -$171M | 46/48 |
| Net Income | -$249M | 32/35 |
| R&D Expense | $82M | 20/33 |
| SG&A Expense | $163M | 31/43 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $4M | 37/42 |
Dividend & Shareholder Information
| Metric | QBTS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Shares Outstanding | 369M | – |
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
| Total Current Assets | $561M | 48.4% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $297M | 25.6% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $2M | 0.2% of assets |
| Inventory | $3M | 0.3% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $75M | 6.5% of assets |
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D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as D-Wave Quantum Inc. (Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation): 60 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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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Total) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc. | ▲ | $4.35B |
| ADP Automatic Data Processing Inc | ▼ | $114.77B |
| WDAY Workday, Inc. | ▶ | $45.99B |
| RDDT Reddit, Inc. | ▲ | $29.97B |
| VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc. | ▼ | $26.61B |
| TOST Toast, Inc. | ▶ | $18.28B |
| HNGE Hinge Health, Inc. | ▲ | $8.00B |
| RNG Ringcentral, Inc. | ▲ | $6.30B |
| BILI Bilibili Inc. | ▶ | $5.88B |
| PEGA Pegasystems Inc | ▲ | $5.68B |
| APLD Applied Digital Corp. | ▲ | $5.26B |
| JOYY Joyy Inc. | ▼ | $4.21B |
| LIF Life360, Inc. | ▲ | $3.35B |
| FA First Advantage Corp | ▶ | $3.29B |
| LFTO Liftoff Mobile, Inc. | ▶ | $2.80B |
| CARG Cargurus, Inc. | ▲ | $2.70B |
| FIVN Five9, Inc. | ▲ | $2.41B |
| ATHM Autohome Inc. | ▶ | $2.40B |
| RAMP Liveramp Holdings, Inc. | ▼ | $2.28B |
| DXC Dxc Technology Co | ▼ | $2.18B |
| INFQ Infleqtion, Inc. | ▼ | $1.93B |
| EVTC Evertec, Inc. | ▼ | $1.86B |
| INOD Innodata Inc | ▲ | $1.82B |
| GLOB Globant S.A. | ▶ | $1.73B |
| HAWK Hawkeye 360, Inc. | ▶ | $1.22B |
| CLVT Clarivate Plc | ▲ | $1.17B |
| GDRX Goodrx Holdings, Inc. | ▲ | $1.15B |
| UPWK Upwork, Inc | ▲ | $1.05B |
| LZ Legalzoom.Com, Inc. | ▶ | $1.04B |
| SHAZ Sharonai Holdings Inc. | ▲ | $952M |
| PLTK Playtika Holding Corp. | ▲ | $805M |
| TASK Taskus, Inc. | ▲ | $754M |
| BRUN Boost Run Inc. | ▼ | $707M |
| DDI Doubledown Interactive Co., Ltd. | ▼ | $684M |
| YEXT Yext, Inc. | ▶ | $683M |
| NRDS Nerdwallet, Inc. | ▶ | $640M |
| IBEX Ibex Ltd | ▶ | $606M |
| SOPH Sophia Genetics Sa | ▲ | $573M |
| CARS Cars.Com Inc. | ▲ | $547M |
| OOMA Ooma Inc | ▲ | $544M |
| GRVY Gravity Co., Ltd. | ▼ | $464M |
| EGHT 8x8 Inc /De/ | ▲ | $280M |
| TRVG Trivago N.V. | ▲ | $280M |
| GLOO Gloo Holdings, Inc. | ▲ | $280M |
| MOVE Corvex, Inc. | ▶ | $254M |
| FCCN Spectral Capital Corp | ▲ | $221M |
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| SSTK Shutterstock, Inc. | ▲ | $164M |
| TRAK Repositrak, Inc. | ▶ | $131M |
| QMLS Qumulusai, Inc. | ▼ | $127M |
| TCX Tucows Inc /Pa/ | ▲ | $114M |
| BHIC Bioscience Health Innovations, Inc. | ▶ | $80M |
| VERI Veritone, Inc. | ▲ | $54M |
| DTCX Datacentrex, Inc. | ▶ | $51M |
| CAST Freecast, Inc. | ▶ | $50M |
| PHUN Phunware, Inc. | ▲ | $42M |
| SJ Scienjoy Holding Corp | ▲ | $38M |
| DGNX Diginex Ltd | ▶ | $34M |
| GMHS Gamehaus Holdings Inc. | ▶ | $34M |
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D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) stock forecast FAQ
What is the D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) stock forecast?
Our AI ranks D-Wave Quantum 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 D-Wave Quantum Inc. stock predictions?
For QBTS, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is -12.0%, measured on 353 forecast dates between 2022-08-26 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 2.0%, measured on 396 forecast dates between 2022-08-26 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 D-Wave Quantum Inc. forecasts updated?
D-Wave Quantum 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 D-Wave Quantum Inc.'s industry peers?
60 issuers in our coverage, QBTS included, share the SEC industry code Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation. The largest are: Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP), Workday, Inc. (WDAY), Reddit, Inc. (RDDT), Verisk Analytics, Inc. (VRSK), Toast, Inc. (TOST), Hinge Health, Inc. (HNGE).
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