D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE:QBTS) Accelerates Commercial Expansion After Strategic Acquisition

Momentum from recent enterprise deals and a completed gate-model acquisition positions the company for intensified commercial activity; technical indicators now suggest a near-term momentum shift against an over-valued baseline.

Recent News

On February 26, 2026 the company released fourth-quarter and year-end 2025 results and reiterated go-to-market momentum; in the prior weeks D-Wave announced completion of the acquisition of Quantum Circuits, Inc., secured multiple enterprise agreements and system purchases across Europe, Asia and North America, and displayed technology at CES 2026. These items highlight expanded commercial engagements and strategic inorganic growth since mid‑December 2025.

Technical Analysis

ADX at 24.62 indicates an emerging trend strength; trend strength supports the introduction that commercial news could convert into directional price movement if sustained.

DI+ registers 18.19 with an increasing trend, which represents growing bullish pressure and supports the developing momentum signaled by the ADX reading.

DI- measures 27.85 and shows a dip-and-reversal, a bearish directional signal that currently exceeds DI+; this divergence creates short-term torque between buyers and sellers and raises the importance of momentum confirmation.

MACD sits at -1.18 with the MACD line above its signal (-1.42) and an increasing MACD trend; the cross above the signal line constitutes a bullish momentum shift despite MACD remaining below zero.

MRO at 3.24 with a peak-and-reversal indicates price sits modestly above the WMDST target and carries low-magnitude downward potential; that aligns with the stated over-valued assessment and tempers the MACD’s bullish signal.

RSI at 44.19 shows a dip-and-reversal pattern, consistent with an initial recovery from short-term weakness and supporting the possibility of further upside if buyers sustain volume.

Price relationships: the closing price of $19.04 trades below the 200-day average ($22.50) and near the 20-day average ($18.88), while the 12-day EMA shows a dip-and-reversal; the price alignment versus long-term averages favors a consolidation-to-recovery path rather than an extended breakout unless accompanied by higher volume.

Volatility and breadth: 42-day beta at 3.62 and 52-week beta at 2.43 indicate elevated sensitivity to market moves, and average volume metrics remain well below historic averages, implying any durable directional move will require heavier participation than currently observed.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability: EBIT equals -$38,946,000, producing an EBIT margin of -14.15%. That margin sits above the industry peer low of -44.04% but well below the industry peer mean (46.59%) and median (60.27%), indicating that operational losses remain material relative to peers despite being less extreme than the worst peer outcomes.

Earnings: reported EPS equals -$0.09 versus an estimate of -$0.06, a shortfall of $0.03 and an EPS surprise of -50%. Negative EPS and the miss reinforce operating loss pressure reported in margins and cash flow metrics.

Liquidity and balance sheet: cash and short-term investments total $884,481,000 with a current ratio of 42.38 and a cash ratio of 41.82; such liquidity levels materially reduce near-term financing risk and support continued investment and M&A activity reflected in recent corporate actions.

Revenue and growth: total revenue registers $2,752,000 with a revenue growth figure of -26.40%; operating cash flow stands negative at -$18,372,000 and free cash flow negative at -$20,153,000, indicating operating outflows despite a strong cash balance that derives from financing activity rather than operating profitability.

Valuation multiples: price-to-book at 9.93 sits below the industry peer mean (11.31) and slightly above the industry peer median (9.18). Price-to-sales at 3,073.86 vastly exceeds the industry peer mean and median, reflecting an outsized market valuation relative to reported revenue. Enterprise value relative metrics show elevated levels consistent with the WMDST valuation.

Margins and R&D: gross margin at 64.83% and R&D spend of $13,677,000 show a product-rich cost structure and continued technology investment; however, operating margin at -12.66% and negative returns on assets and equity indicate those investments have yet to translate into scalable operating profitability.

Valuation conclusion: the current valuation as determined by WMDST rates the stock as over-valued, driven by market capitalization and forward multiples that far outpace revenue and near-term earnings capability, even as the balance sheet provides runway for commercialization and integration of strategic acquisitions.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-12-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-02-26
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-05-28
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 836.2 M
 Operating Cash Flow -18.37 M
 Capital Expenditures -1.78 M
 Change In Working Capital 6.2 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta -200.88 M
 End Period Cash Flow 635.3 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 2.8 M
 Forward Revenue 529.3 K
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 968.0 K
 Depreciation 678.0 K
 Depreciation and Amortization 678.0 K
 Research and Development 13.7 M
 Total Operating Expenses 37.6 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 1.8 M
 EBITDA -38.27 M
 EBIT -38.95 M
 Operating Income -34.84 M
 Interest Income 24.1 M
 Interest Expense 3.4 M
 Net Interest Income 20.7 M
 Income Before Tax -42.33 M
 Tax Provision
 Tax Rate
 Net Income -42.33 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations -42.33 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate -0.06
 EPS Actual -0.09
 EPS Difference -0.03
 EPS Surprise -50.0 %
 Forward EPS -0.09
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 915.8 M
 Intangible Assets 915.0 K
 Net Tangible Assets 851.3 M
 Total Current Assets 896.2 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 884.5 M
 Cash 635.3 M
 Net Receivables 1.6 M
 Inventory 2.8 M
 Long-Term Investments
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 950.0 K
 Short-Term Debt 134.0 K
 Total Current Liabilities 21.1 M
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 43.5 M
 Total Liabilities 63.6 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 852.2 M
 Retained Earnings -982.00 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 2.38
 Shares Outstanding 358.742 M
 Revenue Per-Share 0.01
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 8.5 B
 Enterprise Value 7.6 B
 Enterprise Multiple -199.076
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 218.88 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 1218.257 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 416.607
mean: 78.565
median: 61.115
low: -152.015
QBTS: -199.076
 EV/R 2768.253
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.075
 Asset To Liability 14.403
 Debt To Capital 0.049
 Debt To Assets 0.047
Debt To Assets QoQ 3.242 %
Debt To Assets YoY 2627.011 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.87
mean: 0.169
median: 0.087
QBTS: 0.047
low: 0.004
 Debt To Equity 0.051
Debt To Equity QoQ -14.071 %
Debt To Equity YoY 817.086 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 2.989
mean: 0.25
median: 0.147
QBTS: 0.051
low: -1.778
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 9.926
Price To Book QoQ -29.847 %
Price To Book YoY -57.484 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 31.335
mean: 11.306
QBTS: 9.926
median: 9.178
low: -16.001
 Price To Earnings (P/E) -262.004
Price To Earnings QoQ -52.23 %
Price To Earnings YoY 186.55 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 522.411
mean: 128.067
median: 102.121
low: -185.3
QBTS: -262.004
 PE/G Ratio -3.275
 Price To Sales (P/S) 3073.858
Price To Sales QoQ 21.137 %
Price To Sales YoY 385.284 %
Price To Sales IPRWA QBTS: 3073.858
high: 116.554
mean: 45.141
median: 44.141
low: 3.714
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E -305.701
Forward PE/G -3.821
Forward P/S 16875.648
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 2.733
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.003
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -29.291 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -83.315 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.373
mean: 0.13
median: 0.125
QBTS: 0.003
low: 0.0
 Receivables Turnover 1.566
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -29.434 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -14.799 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 4.512
QBTS: 1.566
mean: 1.565
median: 1.485
low: 0.601
 Inventory Turnover 0.345
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -14.826 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -25.885 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 50.171
median: 23.735
mean: 22.297
low: 0.64
QBTS: 0.345
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 58.258
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 214.534
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ 28.169 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 30.592 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA QBTS: 214.534
high: 130.17
mean: -46.736
median: -67.075
low: -67.09
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.003
 CapEx To Revenue -0.647
 CapEx To Depreciation -2.627
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 888.1 M
 Net Invested Capital 888.2 M
 Invested Capital 888.2 M
 Net Tangible Assets 851.3 M
 Net Working Capital 875.1 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 41.823
 Current Ratio 42.379
Current Ratio QoQ -22.491 %
Current Ratio YoY 590.4 %
Current Ratio IPRWA QBTS: 42.379
high: 7.11
mean: 1.814
median: 1.386
low: 0.466
 Quick Ratio 42.248
Quick Ratio QoQ -22.472 %
Quick Ratio YoY 594.591 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA QBTS: 42.248
high: 3.426
mean: 1.405
median: 1.378
low: 0.538
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA -1.136
 Cost Of Debt 8.12 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio -11.522
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -98.343 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -94.391 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 148.909
median: 66.552
mean: 45.945
QBTS: -11.522
low: -110.193
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio -1.953
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 82.807
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 5.774 %
 Revenue Growth -26.397 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -226.86 %
Revenue Growth YoY -212.442 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 19.11 %
mean: 6.016 %
median: 4.635 %
low: -7.075 %
QBTS: -26.397 %
 Earnings Growth 80.0 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -188.0 %
Earnings Growth YoY -420.0 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 153.333 %
QBTS: 80.0 %
mean: 13.641 %
median: 6.667 %
low: -163.158 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 64.826 %
Gross Margin QoQ -9.186 %
Gross Margin YoY 1.618 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 91.096 %
mean: 71.907 %
median: 68.036 %
QBTS: 64.826 %
low: 40.427 %
 EBIT Margin -1415.189 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -62.146 %
EBIT Margin YoY -61.853 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 78.69 %
median: 60.268 %
mean: 46.594 %
low: -44.038 %
QBTS: -1415.189 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) -1265.952 %
Return On Sales QoQ 70.659 %
Return On Sales YoY -65.876 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 76.917 %
median: 47.094 %
mean: 36.763 %
low: -31.502 %
QBTS: -1265.952 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) -20.15 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield -0.238 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 11.737 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -430.556 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 5.274 %
mean: 0.212 %
median: 0.164 %
QBTS: -0.238 %
low: -1.998 %
 Free Cash Growth -0.504 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -101.955 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -99.523 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 265.627 %
QBTS: -0.504 %
mean: -23.629 %
median: -77.08 %
low: -132.549 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.476
 Cash Flow Margin -1500.545 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 0.976
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added
 Return On Assets (ROA) -4.751 %
Return On Assets QoQ -70.992 %
Return On Assets YoY -93.117 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 16.838 %
median: 5.909 %
mean: 4.914 %
QBTS: -4.751 %
low: -10.846 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) -4.353 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) -0.05
Return On Equity QoQ -76.212 %
Return On Equity YoY -96.386 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.344
median: 0.098
mean: 0.086
QBTS: -0.05
low: -0.282
 DuPont ROE -5.56 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC)
Return On Invested Capital QoQ
Return On Invested Capital YoY
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA

Six-Week Outlook

Technical setup favors a cautious bullish drift: MACD crossing above its signal and RSI dip-and-reversal support upside continuation toward nearby resistance near the Ichimoku Kijun-Sen ($21.30) and the super-trend upper band ($21.92). Offsetting this, DI- remains elevated and the MRO peak-and-reversal indicates modest downside risk from current levels, while elevated beta warns of larger intraperiod swings. Expect price to test short-term resistance levels on improving volume; failure to gather volume would likely preserve a range-bound profile below the 50-day average ($23.23) over the next six weeks.

About D-Wave Quantum Inc.

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE:QBTS) develops and delivers advanced quantum computing solutions on a global scale. Headquartered in Burnaby, Canada, the company creates quantum computing systems, software, and services tailored for a variety of industries. D-Wave’s flagship product, Advantage, represents a cutting-edge quantum computer designed to tackle complex computational problems. The company also offers Ocean, a comprehensive suite of open-source Python tools, and Leap, a cloud-based platform providing real-time access to live quantum computing resources, including Advantage and hybrid solvers. D-Wave Quantum Inc. supports businesses through D-Wave Launch, a professional service guiding enterprises from initial problem identification to full-scale production implementation. Their quantum solutions find applications in diverse areas such as scheduling, mobility, logistics, drug discovery, portfolio optimization, and manufacturing processes. Founded in 1999, D-Wave continues to play a significant role in advancing the field of quantum computing, providing enterprises with the tools necessary to harness the power of quantum technology for practical and strategic advantages.



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