QUANTUM COMPUTING INCORPORATED (QUBT)

IonQ, D-Wave and Rigetti report Q2 2026 earnings amid stock declines, with IonQ's SkyWater deal, D-Wave's AT&T partnership and Rigetti's rising costs in focus.

Quantum Computing (QUBT) is back in focus after the company reshaped its leadership team, appointing Susan G. Hunt as Chief Revenue Officer and shifting former CRO Dr. Pouya Dianat into a new Chief Product Officer role. See our latest analysis for Quantum Computing.

Both QCi and Rigetti presently carry a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). As both companies prepare to report second-quarter earnings, QUBT stock seems to offer the stronger near-term growth narrative, whereas Rigetti remains a longer-term technology play.

Quantinuum enters earnings with $81 million in backlog and a multibillion-dollar pipeline. Rosenblatt wants updates on customer use of its 98-qubit Helios system and progress toward the 192-qubit Sol machine. The firm noted that Helios completed as many as 3,840 non-Clifford entangling gates, though…

Quantum computing stocks fell sharply on Wednesday as rising bond yields and a broader technology selloff pushed investors away from speculative growth shares. Rige...