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Last updated: May 2026

Is Quantum Computing Profitable Yet?

No.The industry burns ~$1.3B/year. IonQ is closest.

Tracking revenue, losses, and the path to profitability for 12 quantum computing hardware companies — from publicly traded pure-plays to private moonshots and Big Tech divisions. Data sourced from SEC filings and earnings releases. Updated quarterly.

Companies tracked12hardware-focused
Currently profitable0out of tracked companies
Combined revenue$197Mreported companies · May 2026
Combined net loss$1278Mreported companies · annual

Federal Investment · May 21, 2026

$2.013B CHIPS Act funding distributed to 9 quantum companies

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced CHIPS Act incentives across nine quantum computing companies, the largest single federal injection into the quantum industry to date.

Recipients

IBM QuantumIonQRigettiD-WaveQuantinuumPsiQuantumQuEraInfleqtionMicrosoft

Hardware Companies

Sorted by annual revenue. Click any row to expand details.

CompanyTypeModalityRevenueNet LossRev YoYFlagship HardwareRunwayProfitable?
IonQIONQ · NYSE
PublicTrapped-Ion
$130.0M
FY2025
-$500.0M
+755%35 AQ (Forte Enterprise)3+ years✗ No
QuantinuumPrivate
PrivateTrapped-Ion
$30.9M
FY2025
-$192.6M
+45%98-qubit Helios (all-to-all)2+ years✗ No
D-WaveQBTS · NYSE
PublicQuantum Annealing
$24.6M
FY2025
-$355.0M
+22%5,000+ qubit Advantage22 years✗ No
Rigetti ComputingRGTI · NASDAQ
PublicSuperconducting
$10.2M
FY2025
-$150.0M
-5%84-qubit Ankaa-3~18 months✗ No
Quantum Computing Inc.QUBT · NASDAQ
PublicPhotonic
$1.0M
FY2025
-$80.0M
+900%Dirac-3 (entropy computing)~12 months✗ No
InfleqtionINFQ · NASDAQ
PublicNeutral Atom
FY2025
100+ atom Sqale platform✗ No
PsiQuantumPrivate
PrivatePhotonic
FY2025
1M+ qubit target (silicon photonics)✗ No
QuEra ComputingPrivate
PrivateNeutral Atom
FY2025
256-atom Aquila✗ No
PasqalPrivate
PrivateNeutral Atom
FY2025
1,000-atom roadmap✗ No
IBM QuantumIBM · NYSE
DivisionSuperconducting
FY2025
156-qubit Heron R2N/A (parent-funded)N/A
Google Quantum AIGOOGL · NASDAQ
DivisionSuperconducting
FY2025
105-qubit WillowN/A (parent-funded)N/A
Microsoft Azure QuantumMSFT · NASDAQ
DivisionTopological
FY2025
8 topological qubits (Majorana 1, 2025)N/A (parent-funded)N/A

12 of 12 companies · Click any row to expand · Data: SEC filings, earnings releases, company disclosures

Why aren't they profitable yet?

Quantum hardware requires enormous R&D and cryogenic infrastructure. Most companies are in the 'build and prove' phase — they're selling cloud access and pilots, not shipping at scale. Compute costs dwarf revenue at current qubit counts.

Who is closest to profitability?

IonQ. With $260–270M in 2026 revenue guidance and improving gross margins, analysts project profitability by late 2027 or 2028. Quantinuum ($30.9M revenue) is second in pure-play terms but backed by Honeywell.

How is this different from AI profitability?

Quantum is a decade earlier in commercialization. AI companies have software margins and consumer scale; quantum is hardware-first with long sales cycles and government/enterprise buyers. The upside is different too — fault-tolerant QC could unlock trillion-dollar applications.