HOBOKEN, N.J., August 23, 2026, 08:18 EDT
Quantum Computing Stock Jumps 9.6% as Cash Covers 64% of Its Market Value
Quantum Computing Inc. NASDAQ:QUBT jumped 9.58% to $8.92 on Friday. The move erased most of a three-day slide, yet left the shares 1.00% lower for the week. U.S. markets are closed Sunday.
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Aug 23, 2026 at 12:22 PM UTC · Updated 4分前 · 4 分で読める
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- QUBT rose 9.58% Friday but finished the week 1.00% lower.
- Cash and investments equal about 64% of Friday’s preliminary market value.
- Q2 revenue reached $5.6 million; operating costs were nearly four times sales.
- Wall Street’s six-analyst consensus is Buy, with an $18.33 average target.
Quantum Computing Inc. NASDAQ:QUBT jumped 9.58% to $8.92 on Friday. The move erased most of a three-day slide, yet left the shares 1.00% lower for the week. U.S. markets are closed Sunday.
The more useful investor signal sits below the rally. QCi ended June with $1.3 billion of cash, equivalents and investments. That equals about 64% of its preliminary $2.02 billion market value at Friday’s close.
That cushion is substantial. It also exposes the valuation placed on a business with just $5.6 million of second-quarter revenue. After subtracting gross cash, investors assign roughly $720 million to the operating assets. The figure is preliminary and ignores liabilities, later cash use and share changes.
| Friday valuation bridge | Value | Per share |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary equity value | $2.02 billion | $8.92 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $1.30 billion | $5.74 |
| Equity value less gross cash | $0.72 billion | $3.18 |
| Gross cash / equity value | 64.4% | — |
Friday’s bounce was not tied to a new company filing. It came with a broad quantum-stock rebound. IonQ Inc. NYSE:IONQ gained 8.02%, while Rigetti Computing Inc. NASDAQ:RGTI climbed 11.48%. D-Wave Quantum Inc. NASDAQ:QBTS was up about 7% in afternoon trading. That pattern points to sector positioning, not fresh QCi fundamentals.
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