IonQ

IONQ

Market cap $17.6B

IonQ moves ahead of QBTS and RGTI in 2026 with higher gate fidelity, faster execution and stronger revenue momentum, though losses and integration risks persist.

IonQ achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity in 2025, and that's a great thing. Google Quantum AI is focusing on potential applications ranging from cleaner fertilization to battery technology to drug development.

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Rosenblatt Securities initiates coverage on shares of both quantum companies at Buy.

IonQ is one of the most popular quantum computing stocks. The company has given the appearance of rapid growth thanks to a series of acquisitions.

Most quantum companies use a superconducting approach. However, IonQ instead uses a trapped ion approach.

COLLEGE PARK, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world's leading quantum platform company, today announced that national security leader and technology advocate Katie Arrington will join its executive team as Chief Information Officer (CIO), reporting to IonQ Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer Inder Singh, beginning January 19, 2026. IonQ also announced that Leslie Kershaw, currently with IonQ Capella, will advance into a newly expanded role as Chief Information Secur.

Quantum computing is an addressable opportunity that has the potential to reach $1 trillion by 2035. Shares of IonQ, Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Quantum, and Quantum Computing Inc. went parabolic last year in the wake of announced partnerships and the prospect of significant investments.

In the most recent trading session, IonQ, Inc. (IONQ) closed at $48.94, indicating a -3.95% shift from the previous trading day.

IonQ believes it technology has use cases in drug development, medical device design, and even industrial materials science. IonQ's stock price has increased nearly 350% in the past five years.