QBTSD-Wave Quantum Inc.

$17.52

Is the business good?

How good a business is QBTS?

D-Wave Quantum Inc. earns −24% on the capital it employs against a 9.0% cost of capital, so growth costs more than it returns.

−24%

Return on invested capital · cost of capital 9.0% · 33 points below what the capital costs: growth destroys value

Operating margin
−1373%

Operating margin · Computer Hardware median 4.9% · 12 months to Q2 2026

Share count, year on year
+23%

Share count, year on year · shareholders own a smaller slice than a year ago

R&D as % of revenue
658%

R&D as % of revenue

Operating margin by fiscal year
YearOperating margin
FY2020−610%
FY2021−620%
FY2022−829%
FY2023−920%
FY2024−875%
FY2025−408%
Details
Gross margin12 months to Q2 2026
64%
Operating margin12 months to Q2 2026
−1373%
Net margin12 months to Q2 2026
−2002%
Free cash flow margin
−958%
R&D as % of revenue
658%
Revenue, trailing twelve months
$12M
Free cash flow, trailing twelve months
−$119M
Net income, trailing twelve months
−$249M
Return on invested capitaloperating profit after tax ÷ debt + equity − cash
−24%

Margins, capital and share counts from the statements as filed with the SEC; cash conversion from the cash flow statement.