[10-Q] IonQ, Inc. Quarterly Earnings Report
IonQ, Inc. reported strong top-line growth but a large GAAP loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Quarterly revenue reached $39.9 million, up from $12.4 million a year ago, while operating costs rose with scale, leading to a loss from operations of $168.8 million. A significant non-cash loss on change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $881.8 million drove the quarterly net loss to $1.06 billion.
Liquidity improved markedly: cash and cash equivalents were $346.0 million, with additional short-term investments of $736.3 million and long-term investments of $402.6 million. Financing inflows included $1.36 billion of proceeds from common stock and warrant issuance year-to-date. The balance sheet reflects recent acquisitions, with goodwill at $1.87 billion and intangible assets at $655.9 million. Shares issued and outstanding were 325.3 million as of September 30, 2025.
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Insights
Revenue accelerated; GAAP loss dominated by warrant revaluation.
IonQ delivered rapid revenue growth to
The headline net loss was driven by a non-cash warrant liability remeasurement, recording a quarterly loss of
Key items to track include the revenue trajectory in subsequent quarters and any updates on integration of acquired assets reflected in
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IONQ, INC.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1-FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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Item 1. |
Unaudited Financial Statements |
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 |
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Item 2. |
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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Item 3. |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
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Item 4. |
Controls and Procedures |
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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION |
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Legal Proceedings |
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Item 1A. |
Risk Factors |
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Item 2. |
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
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Item 3. |
Defaults Upon Senior Securities |
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Item 4. |
Mine Safety Disclosures |
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Item 5. |
Other Information |
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Item 6. |
Exhibits |
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SIGNATURES |
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CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THIS REPORT
In this report, unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise indicates, the terms “IonQ, Inc.,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” and similar references refer collectively to “IonQ” and our subsidiaries, including majority-owned and wholly-owned subsidiaries, and our other registered and common law trade names, trademarks and service marks are property of IonQ, Inc. All other trademarks, trade names and service marks appearing in this report are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, the trademarks and trade names in this report may be referred to without the ® and symbols, but such references should not be construed as any indicator that their respective owners will not assert their rights thereto.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
Investors and others should note that we announce material financial information to our investors using our investor relations website at investors.ionq.com, press releases, filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and public conference calls and webcasts. We also use IonQ’s blog and the following social media channels as a means of disclosing information about the Company, our products and services, our planned financials and other announcements and attendance at upcoming investor and industry conferences, and other matters. This is in compliance with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD:
Information posted through these social media channels may be deemed material. Accordingly, in addition to reviewing our press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls and webcasts, investors should monitor IonQ’s blog and our other social media channels. The information we post through these channels is not part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
PART 1-FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Unaudited Financial Statements
IonQ, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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IonQ, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
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Loss from operations |
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Net loss |
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Net loss attributable to IonQ, Inc. |
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Net loss per share attributable to IonQ, Inc. common |
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Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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IonQ, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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IonQ, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
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IonQ, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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IonQ, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
IonQ, Inc. (“IonQ” or the “Company”) develops quantum computers, networks, and sensors designed to solve some of the world’s most complex problems, and transform business, society, and the planet for the better. To operate these quantum products, the Company has developed custom hardware, custom firmware, and an operating system. The Company also offers satellite-based data capabilities and satellite solutions intended to enable quantum-secure global communications.
Today, the Company sells specialized quantum computing, networking and sensing hardware together with related maintenance and support. It also sells access to several quantum computers and is in the process of researching and developing technologies for quantum computers with increasing computational capabilities. It currently makes access to its quantum computers available through three major cloud platforms, Amazon Web Services’s Amazon Braket, Microsoft’s Azure Quantum and Google’s Cloud Marketplace, and also to select customers through its own cloud service. This cloud-based approach enables the broad availability of quantum-computing-as-a-service.
The Company also supplements its offerings with professional services focused on assisting customers in applying quantum computing and networking to their businesses, and it offers quantum networking and sensing products that offer customers secure communication networks and enable networked quantum computing.
The Company also offers satellite imagery and data from its constellation of satellites through a self-service platform as well as customer solutions for specialized satellite development capabilities.
The Company pursues its business goals both through organic innovation and development, and targeted acquisitions of complementary businesses. For a discussion of the impact of recent acquisitions on our business and the benefits that we expect them to provide, refer to Note 3.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Significant Accounting Policies
The Company’s significant accounting policies, which are disclosed in the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the notes thereto, are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Annual Report”) that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 26, 2025. Since the date of that filing, there have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies except as noted below.
Basis of Preparation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) as determined by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). Such condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of IonQ and majority-owned and wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. For consolidated non-wholly-owned subsidiaries, a noncontrolling interest is recognized to reflect the portion of income and equity that is not attributable to the Company.
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared by the Company and are unaudited, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. However, the Company believes that the disclosures contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q comply with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), for a quarterly report and are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements included herein reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2024, included in the Annual Report. The condensed consolidated statements of operations and the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2025, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be anticipated for the entire year ending December 31, 2025, or thereafter. All references to September 30, 2025 and 2024, in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited.
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP and the rules and regulations of the SEC require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in these condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.
Significant estimates and assumptions are inherent in the analysis and measurement of items including, but not limited to: standalone selling price for revenue arrangements with multiple performance obligations, total expected costs for revenue arrangements recognized over time under the cost-to-cost percentage of completion model, capitalization of quantum computing system and satellite costs, useful lives for quantum computing systems and satellites, estimates of the fair value of intangible assets acquired in business combinations, estimates of the fair value of warrant liabilities, and stock-based compensation for awards with performance and market conditions. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience, expectations, forecasts, and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may differ and be affected by changes in those estimates.
Foreign Currency
The reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar. Financial statements of subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar are translated at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date for assets and liabilities and at average exchange rates for revenues and expenses for the respective periods. Translation adjustments are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk to the extent that it enters into transactions denominated in currencies other than its subsidiaries’ respective functional currencies. Transactions denominated in currencies other than subsidiaries’ functional currencies are recorded based on exchange rates at the time such transactions arise. Changes in exchange rates with respect to amounts recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets related to these items will result in unrealized foreign currency transaction gains and losses based upon period-end exchange rates. The Company also records realized foreign currency transaction gains and losses upon settlement of the transactions. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses resulting from the conversion of the transaction currency to functional currency are included in other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Fair Value Measurements
The Company evaluates the fair value of certain assets and liabilities using the fair value hierarchy. Fair value is an exit price representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value is estimated by applying the following hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three levels and bases the categorization within the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement:
The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurements requires judgment and may affect the valuation of the assets and liabilities being measured and their placement within the fair value hierarchy.
For assets that are measured using quoted prices in active markets, the total fair value is the published market price per unit multiplied by the number of units held, without consideration of transaction costs. Assets and liabilities that are measured using significant other observable inputs are primarily valued by reference to quoted prices of similar assets or liabilities in active markets, adjusted for any terms specific to that asset or liability. Assets that are measured using unobservable inputs, including investments in convertible debt securities of privately-held companies, use the market or income approach and may involve pricing models whose inputs require significant judgment or estimation. The inputs in these valuations may include, but are not limited to, capitalization and discount rates and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”) multiples. Liabilities that are measured using unobservable inputs, including warrant liabilities, use the Black-Scholes-Merton (“Black-Scholes”) option-pricing model and may involve inputs which require significant judgment or estimation, including expected volatility.
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Assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis include property and equipment, intangible assets, and goodwill. The Company recognizes these items at fair value upon initial recognition when acquired through a business combination or an asset acquisition or when they are considered to be impaired. The fair value of these assets and liabilities are determined with valuation techniques using the best information available and may include quoted market prices, market comparables and discounted cash flow models.
Due to their short-term nature, the carrying amounts reported in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements approximate the fair value for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses.
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash
Cash and cash equivalents include cash and checking deposits, money market funds, and U.S. government and agency securities. The Company considers all short-term highly liquid investments with an original maturity at the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Restricted cash for collateralizing letters of credit and certain other obligations is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and other noncurrent assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company issues financial guarantees, including letters of credit, in the ordinary course of business, including for lease arrangements and regulatory requirements. Letters of credit totaling $
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets to the amounts included in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands):
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Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses
Accounts receivable are non-interest bearing and represent amounts billed and currently due from customers at the gross invoiced amount as well as unbilled amounts related to unconditional rights for consideration to be received for services performed but not yet invoiced. A receivable is recorded when the Company has an unconditional right to receive payment.
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On a periodic basis, management evaluates its accounts receivable and determines whether to provide an allowance for credit losses. This assessment is based on management’s evaluation of relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the receivable.
Allowances for credit losses were
Inventories, Net
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with cost computed using the weighted-average cost basis, and are recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Inventories are evaluated regularly for excess quantities and obsolescence. This evaluation includes analysis of the Company’s current and future strategic plans, risk of technological obsolescence, and general market conditions. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, excess and obsolescence charges were
Materials and Supplies, Net
Materials and supplies, including spare parts, are carried at average cost and recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Materials and supplies used in the production of quantum computing systems and satellites are
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capitalized to property and equipment when installed. Materials and supplies used to support customer contracts, for maintenance, or for research and development efforts are expensed when consumed. The Company capitalized $
Materials and supplies are evaluated regularly for excess quantities and obsolescence. This evaluation includes analysis of the Company's current and future strategic plans, risk of technological obsolescence, and general market conditions. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, excess and obsolescence charges were $
Investments
Management determines the appropriate classification of investments at the time of purchase based upon management’s intent with regard to such investments. The Company primarily invests in debt securities and classifies its investments as available-for-sale at the time of purchase if they are available to support either current or future operations. This classification is re-evaluated at each balance sheet date. Investments not considered cash equivalents with remaining contractual maturities of one year or less from the balance sheet date are classified as short-term investments, and those with remaining contractual maturities greater than one year from the balance sheet date are classified as long-term investments. All investments are recorded at their estimated fair value, and any unrealized gains and losses are recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets in accumulated other comprehensive income loss. Realized gains and losses on sales and maturities of investments are determined based on the specific identification method and are recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations in other income (expense), net. Accrued interest receivable on available-for-sale investments is recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets in prepaid expenses and other current assets.
The Company also invests in privately-held companies, consisting of convertible debt securities and simple agreements for future equity (“SAFE”) investments and classifies these investments in accordance with the terms of the underlying securities. Investments in securities of privately-held companies are included in other noncurrent assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Convertible debt securities are primarily classified as available-for-sale investments, with changes in fair value recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). To the extent the Company elects the fair value option, when applicable, changes in fair value are recorded in other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. SAFE investments without a readily determinable fair value are recorded using the measurement alternative. Such investments are carried at cost, less any impairments, and are adjusted for subsequent observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer. Changes in the basis of the securities are recognized in other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The Company performs periodic evaluations to determine whether any declines in the fair value of investments below amortized cost are credit losses or impairments. The evaluation consists of qualitative and quantitative factors regarding the severity of the unrealized loss, as well as the Company’s ability and intent to hold the investments until a forecasted recovery occurs. Declines in fair value are considered to be credit losses if they are related to deterioration in credit risk or are considered impairments if it is likely that the underlying securities will be sold prior to a full recovery of their cost basis. Credit losses and impairments are determined based on the specific identification method and are reported in other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Historical cost of fixed assets is the cost as of the date acquired. Hardware and labor costs associated with the building of quantum computing systems, satellites, and supporting equipment are capitalized in the period the costs are incurred when it is probable that such costs will provide future economic benefit. The costs of quantum computing systems, satellites, and supporting equipment that are used in research and development activities and have alternative future uses are capitalized. Costs to maintain quantum computing systems are expensed as incurred.
Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Useful lives are as follows:
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The Company evaluates the useful life of its assets periodically and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the useful life may have changed. In assessing useful lives, the Company considers, among other factors, the use of the asset, changes in technology, and the competitive environment.
Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and current operating lease liabilities and operating lease liabilities, net of current portion on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2025, the Company has no financing lease arrangements. The Company recognizes lease expense for its operating leases on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.
The Company records a ROU asset and lease liability in connection with its operating leases. The Company’s lease portfolio is comprised primarily of real estate leases, which are accounted for as operating leases. The Company elected the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for all leases.
ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments, including the impact of any lease incentives, as applicable, over the lease term. An amendment to a lease is assessed to determine if it represents a lease modification or a separate contract. Lease modifications are reassessed as of the effective date of the modification using an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date. For modified leases, the Company also reassesses the lease classification as of the effective date of the modification.
The interest rate used to determine the present value of the future lease payments is the Company’s incremental borrowing rate, because the interest rate implicit in the Company’s leases is not readily determinable. The incremental borrowing rate is estimated to approximate the interest rate on a collateralized basis with similar terms and payments, and in economic environments where the leased asset is located.
The Company’s lease terms include periods under options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. The Company considers contractual-based factors such as the nature and terms of the renewal or termination, asset-based factors such as physical location of the asset and entity-based factors such as the importance of the leased asset to the Company’s operations to determine the lease term. The Company generally uses the base non-cancelable lease term when determining the ROU assets and lease liabilities.
Software Development Costs
The Company incurs software development costs for internal-use software, which the Company primarily uses to provide services to its customers, as well as for external-use software that will be part of a product to be sold, leased, or marketed.
Internal-Use Software
The costs to purchase and develop internal-use software are capitalized from the time that the preliminary project stage is completed, and it is considered probable that the software will be used to perform the function intended, until the time the software is placed in service for its intended use. Any costs incurred during subsequent efforts to upgrade and enhance the functionality of the software are also capitalized. Once the software is ready for its intended use, these costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the software, which is typically assessed to be
External-Use Software
Costs incurred in researching and developing external-use software are expensed as incurred until technological feasibility is established. Once technological feasibility is established, software costs are capitalized until the product is available for general release to customers. Judgment is required in determining when technological feasibility of a product is established. Generally, this occurs shortly before the products are released to production.
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Intangible Assets, Net
The Company’s intangible assets include developed technology, customer relationships, intellectual property, non-compete agreements, patents, trademarks, website domain costs, and backlog. Intangible assets with identifiable useful lives are initially valued at acquisition cost and are amortized over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are assessed for impairment at least annually.
Goodwill
Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price over the fair values assigned to the net assets acquired in a business combination. The Company tests goodwill for impairment on an annual basis, which it has determined to be the first day of the fourth quarter, and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The Company tests goodwill qualitatively, or quantitatively, by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with the unit’s carrying amount.
Business Combinations
The Company recognizes and measures the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date. Goodwill as of the acquisition date represents the excess of the purchase consideration of an acquired business over the fair value of the underlying net tangible and intangible assets acquired net of liabilities assumed. The purchase consideration is determined based on the fair value of the assets transferred and liabilities assumed after considering any transactions that are separate from the business combination. Any adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period, not to exceed one year from the date of acquisition, are recorded in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period, any subsequent adjustments are recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment and other long-term assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. If circumstances require a long-lived asset or asset group be tested for possible impairment, the Company first compares undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by that asset or asset group to its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of the long-lived asset or asset group is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, an impairment is recognized to the extent the carrying amount of the underlying asset exceeds its fair value. Impairment losses were
Warrant Liabilities
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, including warrant liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the issuance date and is then re-valued upon exercise or at each reporting date for unexercised warrants, with changes in the fair value reported in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative warrant liabilities are classified as non-current liabilities as their liquidation is not reasonably expected to require the use of current assets or require the creation of current liabilities.
Revenue Recognition
The Company derives revenue from the design, development, construction and sale of specialized quantum computing hardware together with related maintenance and support, from the sale of quantum networking products together with related services and maintenance, from providing access to its quantum-computing-as-a-service (“QCaaS” or “Platform” services), from consulting services related to co-developing algorithms on the quantum computing systems, and from providing satellite imagery and data from its constellation of satellites through its online platform. The Company applies the provisions of the FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”), and all related applicable guidance. The core principle of ASC 606 is that an entity shall recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.
To support this core principle, the Company applies the following five step approach:
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Certain of the Company’s contracts contain multiple performance obligations, most commonly in contracts for the sale of specialized quantum computing hardware together with related maintenance and support and the sale of quantum networking products together with related services and maintenance. Certain contracts may also include access to the Company’s QCaaS. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when or as the performance obligation is satisfied. When there are multiple performance obligations in a contract, the Company allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation based on its standalone selling price when available. The Company determines standalone selling price based on the observable price of a product or service when it sells the products or services separately in similar circumstances and to similar customers. Certain products and services have limited or no history of being sold on a standalone basis, requiring the Company to estimate the standalone selling price. The Company estimates the standalone selling price based on other contracts for similar products and services adjusted for differing terms than the contract being evaluated, as well as internal pricing guidelines and market factors. In addition, the Company takes into consideration the estimated costs to be incurred to satisfy the performance obligation plus an appropriate profit margin.
Performance obligations are satisfied over time if the customer receives the benefits as the Company performs the work, if the customer controls the asset as it is being produced (continuous transfer of control), or if the product being produced for the customer has no alternative use and the Company has a contractual right to payment for performance to date. For performance obligations related to specialized quantum computing hardware and consulting services as well as customer solutions for specialized satellite development capabilities, revenue is recognized over time based on the efforts incurred to date relative to the total expected effort, primarily based on a cost-to-cost input measure. The Company applies judgment to determine a reasonable method to measure progress and to estimate total expected effort. Factors considered in these estimates include the Company’s historical performance, the availability, productivity and cost of labor, the nature and complexity of work to be performed, the effect of change orders, availability and cost of materials, and the effect of any delays in performance. For performance obligations related to quantum networking products and related services, revenue is recognized at the point in time when control passes to the customer, which is generally at the shipping point based on customary incoterms, or upon completion of the required services.
The Company has determined that its QCaaS contracts represent a combined, stand-ready performance obligation to provide access to its quantum computing systems together with related maintenance and support. Additionally, the Company has determined that its contracts to provide satellite imagery and data also represent a stand-ready performance obligation. The transaction price generally consists of a fixed fee for a minimum volume of usage or images to be made available over a defined period of access. Fixed fee arrangements may also include a variable component whereby customers pay an amount for usage over contractual minimums contained in the contracts. For performance obligations related to providing QCaaS access or satellite imagery and data, fixed fees are recognized on a straight-line basis over the access period. Variable usage fees are recognized in the period they occur. The Company has determined that contracts that contain consulting services related to co-developing quantum computing algorithms and the ability to use its quantum computing systems to run such algorithms represent a combined performance obligation that is satisfied over-time.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the majority of revenue was recognized based on transfer of service over time. In arrangements with cloud service providers, the cloud service provider is considered the customer and the Company does not have any contractual relationships with the cloud service providers’ end users. For these arrangements, revenue is recognized at the amount charged to the cloud service provider and does not reflect any mark-up to the end user.
The Company may enter into multiple contracts with a single counterparty at or near the same time. The Company will combine contracts and account for them as a single contract when one or more of the following criteria are met: (i) the contracts are negotiated as a package with a single commercial objective; (ii) consideration to be paid in one contract depends on the price or performance of the other contract; and (iii) goods or services promised are a single performance obligation. Consideration payable to a customer includes cash amounts that an entity pays, or expects to pay, to the customer. For arrangements that contain consideration payable to a customer, the Company uses judgment in determining whether such payments are a reduction of the transaction price or a payment to the customer for a distinct good or service.
The variable fees associated with the QCaaS and satellite imagery and data contracts are generally billed a month in arrears. Customers also have the ability to make advance payments. Advance payments are recorded as a contract liability until services are delivered or obligations are met and revenue is earned. Contract liabilities to be recognized in the succeeding 12-month period are classified as current and the remaining amounts are classified as non-current liabilities in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Assets Recognized from Costs to Obtain a Contract
Sales commissions paid to employees and third parties are considered incremental costs to obtain a contract with a customer. These costs are capitalized in the period a customer contract is executed and are amortized as an expense consistent with the transfer of the goods or services
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to the customer. Capitalized costs are recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets and other noncurrent assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Applying the practical expedient, the Company recognizes the incremental costs of obtaining contracts as an expense when incurred if the amortization period of the assets is one year or less. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, total capitalized costs were $
Research and Development
Research and development expenses consist of personnel-related costs, including salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation, and allocated overhead costs for the Company’s research and development function. Research and development is attributable to the advancing technology research, platform and infrastructure development, and the research and development of new product iterations, including quantum computing systems and networks and satellites. Design and development efforts continue throughout the useful life of the Company’s quantum computing systems and satellites to ensure proper calibration and optimal functionality. Research and development expenses also include purchased hardware and software costs related to quantum computing systems constructed for research purposes that are not probable of providing future economic benefit and have no alternate future use, as well as costs associated with third-party research and development arrangements.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company measures and records the expense related to stock-based awards based on the fair value of those awards as determined on the date of grant. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense over the requisite service period of the individual grant, generally equal to the vesting period, and uses the straight-line method to recognize stock-based compensation. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the estimated fair value for stock options. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires the use of subjective assumptions, which determine the fair value of stock option awards, including the option’s expected term, the price volatility of the underlying common stock, risk-free interest rates, and the expected dividend yield of the common stock. The assumptions used to determine the fair value of the stock options represent management’s best estimates. These estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. The Company records forfeitures as they occur.
Stock-based compensation cost for restricted stock units, performance-based restricted stock units, and restricted common stock is measured based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The fair value of performance-based restricted stock units with a market condition is estimated on the date of grant using the Monte Carlo simulation model. The Monte Carlo simulation model requires the use of subjective assumptions, which determine the fair value of these awards, including price volatility, contractual term, discount rate, risk-free interest rates, and the expected dividend yield of the common stock. The assumptions used to determine the fair value of the performance-based restricted stock awards represent management’s best estimates. These estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. For awards with a performance-based vesting condition, including those with a market condition, the Company records stock-based compensation cost if it is probable that the performance conditions will be achieved. Stock-based compensation cost will be recognized if the performance condition is satisfied, even if the market condition is not met and the award does not vest. At each reporting period, the Company reassesses the probability of the achievement of the performance conditions and any change in expense resulting from an adjustment in the estimated shares to be released is treated as a cumulative catch-up in the period of the adjustment.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method. Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences in recognizing certain income, expense and credit items for financial reporting purposes and tax reporting purposes. Such deferred income taxes primarily relate to the difference between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to the future years in which deferred tax assets or liabilities are expected to be settled or realized.
The Company records a valuation allowance when it determines, based on available positive and negative evidence, that it is not more-likely-than-not that some portion or all of its deferred tax assets will be realized.
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Concentrations of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, investments, and trade accounts receivable. The Company maintains the majority of its cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and investments with several high credit quality financial institutions. The Company’s deposits routinely exceed amounts guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The Company’s accounts receivable are derived from customers primarily located in the U.S., including the U.S. government. The Company performs periodic evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and generally does not require its customers to provide collateral or other security to support accounts receivable and maintains an allowance for credit losses. Credit losses historically have not been material.
Significant customers are those that represent more than
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock during the period, plus common stock equivalents, outstanding during the period. If the Company reports a net loss, the computation of diluted loss per share excludes the effect of dilutive common stock equivalents, as their effect would be antidilutive.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted loss per share attributable to common stockholders (in thousands, except share and per share data):
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In periods with a reported net loss, the effect of stock options, warrants, unvested restricted stock units, unvested performance-based restricted stock units, and unvested common stock (including unvested restricted common stock) are excluded and diluted loss per share is equal to basic loss per share.
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Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvement to Income Tax Disclosures to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, on a prospective basis, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement -- Reporting Comprehensive Income -- Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires additional expense disclosures by public business entities in the notes to the financial statements. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update on its financial statement disclosures.
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments -- Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, to introduce a practical expedient for all entities, which simplifies the calculation required for estimating credit losses and assumes that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the asset. ASU 2025-05 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update to its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles -- Goodwill and Other -- Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, to modernize the capitalization criteria for internal-use software, eliminating references to project stages and instead requiring that projects meet completion probability criteria before costs can be capitalized. ASU 2025-06 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and for interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update to its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
3. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
2025 Acquisitions
During 2025, the Company completed
The Company incurred approximately $
The Company has included the revenue and expenses of each acquisition in its condensed consolidated statements of operations from the date of acquisition.
Oxford Ionics Limited
On
The following table summarizes the components of the purchase consideration to acquire Oxford Ionics (in thousands):
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The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of Oxford Ionics’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (in thousands):
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
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Accounts receivable |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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Property and equipment |
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Operating lease right-of-use assets |
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Intangible assets |
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Goodwill |
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Accounts payable |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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Operating lease liabilities |
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Unearned revenue |
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Other noncurrent liabilities |
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( |
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Total fair value of net assets acquired |
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$ |
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The goodwill of $
Capella Space Corporation
On
The following table summarizes the components of the purchase consideration to acquire Capella (in thousands):
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Fair value of common stock issued(1) |
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Total purchase consideration |
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$ |
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The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of Capella’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (in thousands):
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
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Accounts receivable |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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Property and equipment |
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Operating lease right-of-use assets |
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Intangible assets |
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Goodwill |
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Other noncurrent assets |
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Accounts payable |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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Operating lease liabilities |
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Unearned revenue |
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( |
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Other noncurrent liabilities |
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Total fair value of net assets acquired |
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$ |
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The goodwill of $
Capella’s revenue since the acquisition date to September 30, 2025, included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations was $
id Quantique SA
On
The following table summarizes the components of the purchase consideration to acquire IDQ (in thousands):
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$ |
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Fair value of equity awards(2) |
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Total purchase consideration |
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$ |
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18
The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of IDQ’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including measurement period adjustments, as of the acquisition date (in thousands):
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Measurement Period Adjustments |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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( |
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Operating lease liabilities |
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( |
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Unearned revenue |
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) |
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Other noncurrent liabilities |
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) |
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( |
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Noncontrolling interest |
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Total fair value of net assets acquired |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
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$ |
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The current period measurement period adjustments were $
The goodwill of $
IDQ’s revenue since the acquisition date to September 30, 2025, included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations was $
In July 2025, the Company acquired additional shares of IDQ, increasing the Company’s total ownership to approximately
Lightsynq Technologies Inc.
On
The following table summarizes the components of the purchase consideration to acquire Lightsynq (in thousands):
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$ |
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Fair value of common stock issued(1) |
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Fair value of equity awards(2) |
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Total purchase consideration |
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$ |
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The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of Lightsynq’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including measurement period adjustments, as of the acquisition date (in thousands):
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Measurement Period Adjustments |
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Adjusted Fair Value |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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Deferred tax liabilities |
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( |
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Total fair value of net assets acquired |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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The current period measurement period adjustments were $
The goodwill of $
Other Acquisitions
On
The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (in thousands):
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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Total fair value of net assets acquired |
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$ |
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$ |
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The goodwill of $
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Pro Forma Results of Operations
The following table summarizes the unaudited pro forma consolidated revenue of the Company as if each of the acquisitions described above had been completed on January 1, 2024 (in thousands):
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The pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have occurred had the acquisitions been made at the beginning of the periods presented or the future results of the combined operations. Unaudited pro forma consolidated net loss is not presented as the impacts are not significant to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
2024 Acquisition
Qubitekk Federal, LLC
On December 27, 2024, the Company acquired Qubitekk Federal, LLC (“Qubitekk”) for total consideration of approximately $
The purchase price allocation is preliminary and subject to change. Upon completion of the final purchase price allocation, the final fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed and resulting goodwill may differ materially from the preliminary assessment. The Company has estimated the preliminary fair values of Qubitekk assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on information currently available and will continue to adjust those estimates as additional information pertaining to events or circumstances present at the acquisition date becomes available during the measurement period. The current period adjustments were $
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$ |
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$ |
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The goodwill of $
The Company has included the revenue and expenses of Qubitekk in its condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. No summarized unaudited pro forma results are provided for the Qubitekk acquisition due to the immateriality of this acquisition relative to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position and results of operations.
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4. CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, RESTRICTED CASH, AND INVESTMENTS
The following table summarizes the Company’s unrealized gains and losses and estimated fair value of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and investments in available-for-sale securities recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Unrealized losses related to investments were primarily a result of interest rate fluctuations. The following tables present information about the Company’s investments in available-for-sale securities with gross unrealized losses and the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position (in thousands):
|
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As of September 30, 2025 |
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|
|
Less than 12 Months |
|
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12 Months or Longer |
|
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Total |
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|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Gross Unrealized |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Gross Unrealized |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Gross Unrealized |
|
||||||
U.S. government and agency |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|||
Total |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|||
|
|
As of December 31, 2024 |
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|
|
Less than 12 Months |
|
|
12 Months or Longer |
|
|
Total |
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Gross Unrealized |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Gross Unrealized |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Gross Unrealized |
|
||||||
Corporate notes and bonds |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
||||
U.S. government and agency |
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|||
Total |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|||
The Company did
The estimated fair value of the Company’s cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and investments in available-for-sale securities as of September 30, 2025, aggregated by investment category and classified by contractual maturity date, is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
1 Year |
|
|
Greater than |
|
|
Total |
|
|||
Cash and money market funds |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|||
Corporate notes and bonds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
U.S. government and agency |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Total |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|||
22
5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Company’s financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis and the level of inputs used for such measurements were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Fair Value Measured as of |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
September 30, 2025 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
Total |
|
||||
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and money market funds(1) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
U.S. government and agency |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Short-term investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Corporate notes and bonds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
U.S. government and agency |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total short-term investments |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Long-term investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
||||
U.S. government and agency |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total long-term investments |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Total assets |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Warrant liabilities |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
|
|
Fair Value Measured as of |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
Total |
|
||||
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and money market funds(1) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
U.S. government and agency |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Short-term investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Corporate notes and bonds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
U.S. government and agency |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total short-term investments |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Long-term investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Corporate notes and bonds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
U.S. government and agency |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total long-term investments |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Total assets |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Warrant liabilities |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
The Company’s warrant liabilities are comprised of the public warrants and Series A private warrants. The Series A prefunded warrants were fully exercised as of September 30, 2025. Refer to Note 11 for further details. Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2, and 3 are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period. There were no transfers between levels during the current period.
The fair value of the Series A prefunded warrants and Series A private warrants (together, the “Series A Warrants”) was determined using Level 3 inputs. Management determined the fair value of the Series A Warrants using unobservable inputs in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Inherent in the valuation were assumptions related to the expected stock-price volatility, expected term, risk-free interest rate, and dividend yield. The Company estimated the expected volatility based on the Company’s historical and implied stock price volatility. The expected term was assumed to be equivalent to the Series A Warrants’ remaining contractual term. The risk-free interest rate was estimated using
23
the yield on actively traded non-inflation-indexed U.S. treasury securities with contract maturities equal to the expected term. The dividend yield was based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates remaining at
The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the Series A Warrants during the period are as follows:
|
|
September 30, 2025 |
|
|
July 9, 2025 |
|
|
||
Risk-free interest rate |
|
|
% |
|
|
% |
|
||
Expected term (in years) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Expected volatility |
|
|
% |
|
|
% |
|
||
Dividend yield |
|
|
% |
|
|
% |
|
||
Privately-Held Securities
During fiscal year 2025, the Company entered into certain agreements (“Investment Agreements”) to purchase convertible debt securities and SAFE investments of privately-held companies (each, an “Investee”). As of September 30, 2025, the total amount of privately-held securities included in other noncurrent assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet was $
6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property and equipment, net is composed of the following (in thousands):
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
Quantum computing systems |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Satellites |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Leasehold improvements |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Machinery, equipment, furniture and fixtures |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Computer equipment and acquired computer software |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Gross property and equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Less: accumulated depreciation |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
Total property and equipment, net |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, was $
24
7. INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
Intangible assets, net is composed of the following (in thousands):
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
Developed technology |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Customer relationships |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Internal-use software |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Trademark |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Non-compete agreements |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Patents |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Website and other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Gross intangible assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Less: accumulated amortization |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
Total intangible assets, net |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, was $
8. OTHER BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS
Prepaid expenses and other current assets are composed of the following (in thousands):
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
Materials and supplies, net |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Inventories, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Prepaid expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Accrued interest receivable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Other current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities are composed of the following (in thousands):
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
Accrued salaries and other payroll liabilities |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Accrued professional services and transaction costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Acquisition holdback liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Accrued equipment and facilities liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Accrued expenses—other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
9. INVENTORIES, NET
Inventories, net is composed of the following (in thousands):
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
Raw materials |
|
$ |
|
|
Work-in-process |
|
|
|
|
Finished goods |
|
|
|
|
Total inventories, net |
|
$ |
|
|
25
10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
From time to time, the Company may become subject to litigation and other legal or administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. When the Company becomes aware of a claim or potential claim, it assesses the likelihood of any loss or exposure. In accordance with authoritative guidance, the Company records loss contingencies in its financial statements only for matters with respect to which losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated. If the loss is not probable or the amount of loss cannot be reasonably estimated, the Company discloses the nature of the specific claim if the likelihood of a potential loss is reasonably possible and the amount involved is material. The Company continuously assesses the potential liability related to its pending litigation and revises its estimates when additional information becomes available. While it is not possible to predict the outcome of any such matter, based on its assessment of the facts and circumstances, the Company does not believe that any such matter, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on its balance sheet, results of operations or cash flows in a future period, and there were no legal proceedings pending other than those for which we have determined that the possibility of a material outflow is remote.
Warranties
The Company’s commercial services are typically warranted to perform in a manner consistent with general industry standards that are reasonably applicable and materially in accordance with the Company’s documentation under normal use and circumstances.
The Company’s arrangements generally include certain provisions for indemnifying customers against liabilities if its products or services infringe third-party intellectual property rights. To date, the Company has not incurred any material costs as a result of such obligations and has not accrued any liabilities related to such obligations in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
Indemnities
In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnities of varying scope and terms to customers, vendors, lessors, investors, directors, officers, employees and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of the Company’s breach of such agreements, services to be provided by the Company or intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties. While the Company’s future obligations under certain of these agreements may contain limitations on liability for indemnification, other agreements do not contain such limitations and under such agreements it is not possible to predict the maximum potential amount of future payments due to the conditional nature of the Company’s obligations and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Historically, payments made by the Company under such indemnities have not had a material effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Additionally, the Company does not believe that any amounts that it may be required to pay under these indemnities in the future will be material to the Company’s business, financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
11. WARRANTS
In July 2025, the Company issued
In September 2021, the Company assumed
In November 2019, contemporaneously with a revenue arrangement, the Company entered into a contract, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue warrants to a customer (the "Warrant Shares"), subject to certain vesting events. In August 2020,
12. EQUITY OFFERINGS
In February 2025, in connection with the commencement of an “at the market” offering program, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Equity Distribution Agreement”) with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Needham & Company, LLC, as sales agents (the “Sales Agents”), pursuant to which the Company could offer and sell, from time to time, through or to the Sales Agents, shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $
26
Distribution Agreement. On March 10, 2025, the Company terminated the Equity Distribution Agreement, after which no further shares could be sold through the 2025 ATM Offering Program. Prior to its termination on March 10, 2025, the Company sold a total of
On July 7, 2025, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC providing for the offer and sale of
13. REVENUE
Disaggregated Revenue
The Company’s revenue disaggregated by revenue source is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||||
Quantum computing and networking hardware |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Platform, consulting and support services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total revenue |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
The Company’s revenue disaggregated by customer location is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||||
United States |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
International |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total revenue |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Remaining Performance Obligations
As of September 30, 2025, approximately $
Unearned Revenue
The following table summarizes the changes in unearned revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 (in thousands):
|
|
Total |
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2024 |
|
$ |
|
|
Revenue recognized |
|
|
( |
) |
New deferrals, net |
|
|
|
|
Balance as of September 30, 2025 |
|
$ |
|
|
14. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Equity Incentive Plans
The Company sponsors the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”), which provided for the grant of share-based compensation to certain officers, directors, employees, consultants, and advisors. Subsequent to September 2021, no further awards were made pursuant to the 2015 Plan. For awards granted under the 2015 Plan, vesting generally occurs over four to
27
The Company also sponsors the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”), which provides for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards, performance awards and other forms of awards to employees, directors, and consultants. The number of shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan automatically increases on January 1 of each year, through and including January 1, 2031, by
In May 2025, in connection with the Lightsynq Acquisition, the Company assumed the Lightsynq Technologies Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Lightsynq Plan”). Upon closing of the Lightsynq Acquisition, no further awards were made pursuant to the Lightsynq Plan and certain outstanding Lightsynq stock options under the Lightsynq Plan were assumed by the Company. Such stock options granted under the Lightsynq Plan will continue to be governed by the terms of the Lightsynq Plan and the stock option agreements thereunder, until such outstanding options are exercised or until they terminate or expire. For awards granted under the Lightsynq Plan, vesting generally occurs over
Under each equity incentive plan, all options granted have a contractual term of
Stock Options
The Company estimates the fair value of stock options on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires estimates of highly subjective assumptions, which affect the fair value of each stock option.
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||||
Risk-free interest rate |
|
|
% |
|
|
% |
|
|
% |
|
|
% |
||||
Expected term (in years) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Expected volatility |
|
|
% |
|
|
% |
|
|
% |
|
|
% |
||||
Dividend yield |
|
|
% |
|
|
% |
|
|
% |
|
|
% |
||||
The stock option activity is summarized in the following table:
|
|
Number of |
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
Aggregate |
|
||||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2024 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Replacement awards(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Exercised |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Cancelled/ Forfeited |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Outstanding as of September 30, 2025 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Exercisable as of September 30, 2025 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Exercisable and expected to vest as of September 30, 2025 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
||||
28
Restricted Stock Units
The Company’s RSU activity is summarized in the following table:
|
|
Number of |
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
Weighted |
|
|||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2024 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|||
Granted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Vested |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Forfeited |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Outstanding as of September 30, 2025 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|||
Expected to vest after September 30, 2025 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|||
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company released
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units
From fiscal year 2023 to fiscal year 2025, the Company granted performance-based restricted stock unit awards (“PSUs”) to certain officers, employees, and consultants, which vest over approximately two to
During fiscal year 2025, the Company granted PSU awards to certain officers and employees, which vest over
The number of PSUs expected to vest and for which compensation cost has been recognized is based on the number of awards that the Company believes are probable of vesting as of September 30, 2025.
For those PSUs subject to the stock price hurdle, the fair value was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The Monte Carlo simulation model requires estimates of subjective assumptions, which affect the fair value of each PSU.
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||||
Risk-free interest rate |
|
|
% |
|
|
% |
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The PSU activity is summarized in the following table, based on awards at target:
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$ |
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Restricted Stock
The restricted stock activity is summarized in the following table:
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Outstanding as of September 30, 2025 |
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Expected to vest after September 30, 2025 |
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$ |
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Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Total stock-based compensation expense for stock option awards, RSUs, PSUs, and restricted stock which are included in the condensed consolidated financial statements, is as follows (in thousands):
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2024 |
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$ |
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$ |
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Stock-based compensation, net of amounts capitalized |
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Capitalized stock-based compensation—Property and equipment, net |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Unrecognized Stock-Based Compensation
A summary of the Company’s remaining unrecognized compensation expense and the weighted-average remaining amortization period as of September 30, 2025, related to its non-vested RSUs, PSUs, restricted stock, and stock option awards is presented below (in millions, except time period amounts):
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Weighted- |
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Restricted stock units |
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Restricted stock |
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Stock options |
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15. INCOME TAXES
An income tax benefit of $
30
deferred tax liabilities related to identifiable intangibles from the Lightsynq Acquisition and Capella Acquisition. Income tax expense, due to the Company’s international operations, was less than $
The realization of tax benefits of deferred tax assets is dependent upon future levels of taxable income, of an appropriate character, in the periods the items are expected to be deductible or taxable. Based on the available objective evidence, the Company does not believe it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax assets will be realizable. Accordingly, the Company has provided a
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law. The legislation did not have a material impact on our income tax expense the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, and we do not expect it to materially change our effective income tax rate for 2025.
16. LEASES
The Company has operating leases for its various facilities. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company’s weighted-average remaining lease term was
The components of lease cost were as follows (in thousands):
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Fixed lease cost |
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$ |
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$ |
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Short-term cost |
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$ |
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$ |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Cost of revenue |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Research and development |
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Sales and marketing |
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Total operating lease cost |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Supplemental cash flow and other information related to operating leases was as follows (in thousands):
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Nine Months Ended |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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( |
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$ |
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As of September 30, 2025, maturities of operating lease liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
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Year Ending December 31, |
|
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2025 |
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$ |
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2026 |
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2027 |
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2028 |
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2029 |
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Thereafter |
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Total lease payments |
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$ |
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Less: imputed interest |
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( |
) |
Present value of operating lease liabilities |
|
$ |
|
|
17. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company operates as
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2025 |
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2024 |
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2024 |
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$ |
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$ |
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Less: |
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Operating costs and expenses excluding stock-based compensation: |
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Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization) |
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Research and development |
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Sales and marketing |
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Stock-based compensation |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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Other segment items: |
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(Gain) loss on change in fair value of warrant liabilities |
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( |
) |
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Interest income, net |
|
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( |
) |
|
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
|
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( |
) |
Offering costs associated with warrants |
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Other (income) expense, net |
|
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( |
) |
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Income tax (benefit) expense |
|
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( |
) |
|
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|
( |
) |
|
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||
Net loss |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
18. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On
On October 10, 2025, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, providing for the offer and sale of
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, our business strategy and plans, and our objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “will,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” or similar language are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
It is routine for our internal projections and expectations to change throughout the year, and any forward-looking statements based upon these projections or expectations may change prior to the end of the next quarter or year. Readers of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, our actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties are identified under “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A herein and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). All forward-looking statements included herein are made only as of the date hereof. Unless otherwise required by law, we do not undertake, and specifically disclaim, any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise after the date of such statement.
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on February 26, 2025.
Overview
We are developing quantum computers and networks designed to solve some of the world’s most complex problems, and transform business, society and the planet for the better. We also offer satellite-based data capabilities and satellite solutions intended to enable quantum-secure global communications. We believe that our proprietary technology, our architecture, and the technology exclusively available to us through license agreements will offer us advantages both in terms of research and development, as well as the commercial value of our intended product offerings.
Today, we sell specialized quantum computing and networking hardware together with related maintenance and support. We also sell access to several quantum computers of various qubit capacities and are in the process of researching and developing technologies for quantum computers with increasing computational capabilities. We currently make access to our quantum computers available via three major cloud platforms, Amazon Web Services’ (“AWS”) Amazon Braket, Microsoft’s Azure Quantum and Google’s Cloud Marketplace, and also to select customers via our own cloud service. This cloud-based approach enables the broad availability of quantum-computing-as-a-service (“QCaaS”).
We supplement our offerings with professional services focused on assisting our customers in applying quantum computing and networking to their businesses. We also sell and expect to sell full quantum computing systems to customers, either over the cloud or for local access. We also offer quantum networking products which offer customers secure communication networks and enable networked quantum computing.
We also offer satellite imagery and data from our constellation of satellites through a self-service platform as well as customer solutions for specialized satellite development capabilities.
We are still in the early stages of commercial growth. Since our inception we have incurred significant operating losses. Our ability to generate revenue sufficient to achieve profitability will depend heavily on the successful development and further commercialization of our quantum computing systems and networks. Our net losses attributable to IonQ, Inc. were $1,264.0 million and $129.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of September 30, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $1,947.8 million. We expect to continue to incur significant losses for the foreseeable future as we prioritize reaching the technical milestones necessary to achieve an increasingly higher number of stable qubits and higher levels of fidelity than presently exists—prerequisites for quantum computing to reach broad quantum advantage.
From time to time, we have acquired or invested in complementary businesses, and intend to continue to consider making such acquisitions and investments. For more information on recent acquisitions and investments and their impact on our business, refer to Note 3, Business Combinations, Note 5, Fair Value Measurements, and Note 18, Subsequent Events, in the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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Impact of the Macroeconomic Climate on Our Business
Inflationary factors, interest rates and overhead costs may adversely affect our operating results. High interest and inflation rates also present a challenge impacting the U.S. economy and could make it more difficult for us to obtain traditional financing on acceptable terms, if at all, in the future. These inflationary effects may be exacerbated by new tariffs and evolving trade policy. Although we do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our financial position or results of operations to date, we may experience increases in the future on our operating costs, including due to supply chain constraints, consequences associated with bank failures, trade wars and the effect of recently heightened, scheduled, and threatened tariffs by the U.S. or its trading partners, geopolitical tensions in and around Ukraine, Israel and other areas of the world, and employee availability and wage increases, which may result in additional stress on our working capital resources.
Key Components of Results of Operations
Revenue
We derive revenue from contracts associated with the design, development, construction and sale of specialized quantum computing hardware together with related maintenance and support, from the sale of quantum networking products together with related services and maintenance, from contracts providing access to QCaaS, from consulting services related to co-developing algorithms on quantum computing systems, and from providing satellite imagery and data from our constellation of satellites through our online platform.
Certain of our contracts contain multiple performance obligations, most commonly in contracts for the sale of specialized quantum computing hardware together with related maintenance and support and the sale of quantum networking products together with related services and maintenance. Certain contracts may also include access to our QCaaS. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when or as the performance obligation is satisfied. When there are multiple performance obligations in a contract, we allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation based on its standalone selling price when available. We determine standalone selling price based on the observable price of a product or service when we sell the products or services separately in similar circumstances and to similar customers. Certain products and services have limited or no history of being sold on a standalone basis, requiring us to estimate the standalone selling price. We estimate the standalone selling price based on other contracts for similar products and services adjusted for differing terms than the contract being evaluated, as well as internal pricing guidelines and market factors. In addition, we take into consideration the estimated costs to be incurred to satisfy the performance obligation plus an appropriate profit margin.
Performance obligations are satisfied over time if the customer receives the benefits as we perform the work, if the customer controls the asset as it is being produced (continuous transfer of control), or if the product being produced for the customer has no alternative use and we have a contractual right to payment for performance to date. For performance obligations related to specialized quantum computing hardware and consulting services, as well as customer solutions for specialized satellite development capabilities, revenue is recognized over time based on the efforts incurred to date relative to the total expected effort, primarily based on a cost-to-cost input measure. We apply judgment to determine a reasonable method to measure progress and to estimate total expected effort. Factors considered in these estimates include our historical performance, the availability, productivity and cost of labor, the nature and complexity of work to be performed, the effect of change orders, availability and cost of materials, and the effect of any delays in performance. For performance obligations related to quantum networking products and related services, revenue is recognized at the point in time when control passes to the customer, which is generally at the shipping point based on customary incoterms, or upon completion of the required services.
We have determined that our QCaaS contracts represent a combined, stand-ready performance obligation to provide access to our quantum computing systems together with related maintenance and support. Additionally, we have determined that contracts to provide satellite imagery and data also represent a stand-ready performance obligation. The transaction price generally consists of a fixed fee for a minimum volume of usage or images to be made available over a defined period of access. Fixed fee arrangements may also include a variable component whereby customers pay an amount for usage over contractual minimums contained in the contracts. For performance obligations related to providing QCaaS access or satellite imagery and data, fixed fees are recognized on a straight-line basis over the access period. Variable usage fees are recognized in the period they occur. We have determined that contracts that contain consulting services related to co-developing quantum computing algorithms and the ability to use our quantum computing systems to run such algorithms represent a combined performance obligation that is satisfied over-time.
Operating Costs and Expenses
Cost of revenue
Cost of revenue primarily consists of expenses related to construction of specialized quantum computing and networking hardware as well as customer solutions for specialized satellite development capabilities and delivery of our services, including personnel-related expenses, hardware costs, allocated overhead costs for customer facing functions, and costs associated with maintaining our in-service quantum computing systems and satellites to ensure proper calibration as well as costs incurred for maintaining the cloud on which we deliver our services. Cost of
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revenue also includes product costs for quantum networking hardware. Personnel-related expenses include salaries, benefits, and stock-based compensation. Cost of revenue excludes depreciation and amortization related to our quantum computing systems, satellites and related software.
Research and development
Research and development expenses consist of personnel-related expenses, including salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation, and allocated overhead costs for our research and development functions. Research and development is attributable to the advancing technology research, platform and infrastructure development, and the research and development of new product iterations, including quantum computing systems and networks and satellites. Design and development efforts continue throughout the useful life of our quantum computing systems and satellites to ensure proper calibration and optimal functionality. Research and development expenses also include purchased hardware and software costs for research purposes that are not probable of providing a future economic benefit and have no alternate future use as well as costs associated with third-party research and development arrangements.
Sales and marketing
Sales and marketing expenses consist of personnel-related expenses, including salaries, commissions, benefits and stock-based compensation, costs for direct advertising, marketing and promotional expenditures and allocated overhead costs for our sales and marketing functions. We expect to continue to make the necessary sales and marketing investments to enable us to increase our market penetration and expand our customer base.
General and administrative
General and administrative expenses consist of personnel-related expenses, including salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation, and allocated overhead costs for our corporate, executive, finance, and other administrative functions. General and administrative expenses also include expenses for outside professional services, including legal, auditing and accounting services, recruitment expenses, information technology, travel expenses, certain non-income taxes, insurance, and other administrative expenses. We expect our general and administrative expenses to increase for the foreseeable future as we scale our support functions with the growth of our business.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense results from depreciation and amortization of our property and equipment, including our quantum computing systems and satellites, and intangible assets that are recognized over their estimated lives.
Nonoperating Costs and Expenses
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of warrant liabilities
The gain (loss) on change in fair value of warrant liabilities consists of mark-to-market fair value adjustments recorded associated with the public warrants and Series A prefunded and private warrants.
Interest income, net
Interest income, net consists of income earned on our money market funds and other available-for-sale investments.
Other income (expense), net
Other income (expense), net consists of gains and losses that arise from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and certain other nonoperating expenses.
Offering costs associated with warrants
Offering costs associated with warrants consist of transaction costs that have been allocated to the Series A prefunded and private warrants and were expensed upon completion of the equity offering based on the relative fair value of the equity issued and the liability-classified warrants.
Income tax benefit (expense)
Income tax benefit (expense) consists of income tax benefits related to discrete deferred tax items and income tax expense related to foreign jurisdictions in which we conduct business.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the periods indicated:
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
||||||||||
Revenue |
|
$ |
39,866 |
|
|
$ |
12,400 |
|
|
$ |
68,126 |
|
|
$ |
31,363 |
|
Costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)(1) |
|
|
21,253 |
|
|
|
6,515 |
|
|
|
33,895 |
|
|
|
15,552 |
|
Research and development(1) |
|
|
66,298 |
|
|
|
33,178 |
|
|
|
209,610 |
|
|
|
96,750 |
|
Sales and marketing(1) |
|
|
14,441 |
|
|
|
6,630 |
|
|
|
33,928 |
|
|
|
19,468 |
|
General and administrative(1) |
|
|
82,505 |
|
|
|
14,322 |
|
|
|
154,418 |
|
|
|
41,395 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
24,182 |
|
|
|
4,890 |
|
|
|
41,359 |
|
|
|
13,150 |
|
Total operating costs and expenses |
|
|
208,679 |
|
|
|
65,535 |
|
|
|
473,210 |
|
|
|
186,315 |
|
Loss from operations |
|
|
(168,813 |
) |
|
|
(53,135 |
) |
|
|
(405,084 |
) |
|
|
(154,952 |
) |
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of warrant liabilities |
|
|
(881,847 |
) |
|
|
(3,868 |
) |
|
|
(882,930 |
) |
|
|
11,398 |
|
Interest income, net |
|
|
14,437 |
|
|
|
4,508 |
|
|
|
26,469 |
|
|
|
14,108 |
|
Offering costs associated with warrants |
|
|
(22,847 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(22,847 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Other income (expense), net |
|
|
(980 |
) |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
(697 |
) |
|
|
(164 |
) |
Loss before income tax expense |
|
|
(1,060,050 |
) |
|
|
(52,480 |
) |
|
|
(1,285,089 |
) |
|
|
(129,610 |
) |
Income tax benefit (expense) |
|
|
4,438 |
|
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
19,695 |
|
|
|
(39 |
) |
Net loss |
|
$ |
(1,055,612 |
) |
|
$ |
(52,496 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,265,394 |
) |
|
$ |
(129,649 |
) |
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
(657 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,349 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Net loss attributable to IonQ, Inc. |
|
$ |
(1,054,955 |
) |
|
$ |
(52,496 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,264,045 |
) |
|
$ |
(129,649 |
) |
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
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|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
||||||||||
Cost of revenue |
|
$ |
4,247 |
|
|
$ |
1,332 |
|
|
$ |
7,125 |
|
|
$ |
3,392 |
|
Research and development |
|
|
31,766 |
|
|
|
13,907 |
|
|
|
125,392 |
|
|
|
37,840 |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
|
6,560 |
|
|
|
2,929 |
|
|
|
16,488 |
|
|
|
8,157 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
30,372 |
|
|
|
6,399 |
|
|
|
56,361 |
|
|
|
18,218 |
|
Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
Revenue
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
|
|||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|
||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Revenue |
|
$ |
39,866 |
|
|
$ |
12,400 |
|
|
$ |
27,466 |
|
|
|
222 |
% |
Revenue increased by $27.5 million, or 222%, to $39.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $12.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by progress on arrangements to build specialized quantum computing hardware, as well as increased revenue as a result of acquisitions.
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Cost of revenue
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
|
|||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|
||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization) |
|
$ |
21,253 |
|
|
$ |
6,515 |
|
|
$ |
14,738 |
|
|
|
226 |
% |
Cost of revenue increased by $14.7 million, or 226%, to $21.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $6.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was driven primarily by an increase in labor costs to service contracts for the three months ended September 30, 2025, as well as an increase in materials costs related to quantum networking products.
Research and development
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
|
|||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|
||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Research and development |
|
$ |
66,298 |
|
|
$ |
33,178 |
|
|
$ |
33,120 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
Research and development expense increased by $33.1 million, or 100%, to $66.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $33.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase of $27.0 million in payroll-related expenses, including an increase in stock-based compensation of $17.9 million, as a result of increased headcount and new equity grants, and a $3.1 million increase in materials, supplies and equipment costs. The remaining increase is due to an increase in costs to support research and development initiatives, including a $2.5 million increase in professional service fees and allocated overhead costs.
Sales and marketing
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
|
|||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|
||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Sales and marketing |
|
$ |
14,441 |
|
|
$ |
6,630 |
|
|
$ |
7,811 |
|
|
|
118 |
% |
Sales and marketing expense increased by $7.8 million, or 118%, to $14.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $6.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase of $5.9 million of payroll-related expenses, including an increase in stock-based compensation of $3.6 million, as a result of increased headcount and new equity grants, as well as increased costs to promote our products and services and other marketing initiatives.
General and administrative
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
|
|||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|
||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
General and administrative |
|
$ |
82,505 |
|
|
$ |
14,322 |
|
|
$ |
68,183 |
|
|
|
476 |
% |
General and administrative expenses increased by $68.2 million, or 476%, to $82.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $14.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase of $39.2 million of payroll-related expenses, including an increase in stock-based compensation of $24.0 million, as a result of increased headcount and new equity grants, and an increase of $27.0 million professional service fees and allocated overhead costs, including a $16.4 million increase in acquisition transaction and integration costs.
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Depreciation and amortization
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
|
|||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|
||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
$ |
24,182 |
|
|
$ |
4,890 |
|
|
$ |
19,292 |
|
|
|
395 |
% |
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased by $19.3 million, or 395%, to $24.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $4.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase of $13.0 million in amortization expense associated with acquired intangible assets, and increases of $4.0 million in depreciation expense associated with capitalized quantum computing system costs and satellites.
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of warrant liabilities
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of warrant liabilities |
|
$ |
(881,847 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,868 |
) |
|
$ |
(877,979 |
) |
|
NM |
NM—Not Meaningful
The change in the fair value of the warrant liabilities was primarily due to the loss recognized for the Series A warrants issued in the third quarter of 2025.
Interest income, net
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
|
|||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|
||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Interest income, net |
|
$ |
14,437 |
|
|
$ |
4,508 |
|
|
$ |
9,929 |
|
|
|
220 |
% |
Interest income, net increased by $9.9 million, or 220%, to $14.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $4.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in the available-for-sale investments balance.
Offering costs associated with warrants
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
||||||
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Offering costs associated with warrants |
|
$ |
(22,847 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(22,847 |
) |
|
NM |
NM—Not Meaningful
In connection with the issuance of the Series A prefunded and private warrants, $22.8 million of transaction costs were allocated and expensed related to the warrants for the three months ended September 30, 2025.
Income tax benefit (expense)
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Income tax benefit (expense) |
|
$ |
4,438 |
|
|
$ |
(16 |
) |
|
$ |
4,454 |
|
|
NM |
NM—Not Meaningful
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Income tax benefit (expense) increased by $4.5 million to a benefit of $4.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from an expense of less than $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by a partial release of U.S. federal and state valuation allowances.
Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
Revenue
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
|
|||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|
||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Revenue |
|
$ |
68,126 |
|
|
$ |
31,363 |
|
|
$ |
36,763 |
|
|
|
117 |
% |
Revenue increased by $36.8 million, or 117%, to $68.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $31.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The increase was primarily driven by progress on arrangements to build specialized quantum computing hardware, as well as increased revenue as a result of acquisitions.
Cost of revenue
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
|
|||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|
||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization) |
|
$ |
33,895 |
|
|
$ |
15,552 |
|
|
$ |
18,343 |
|
|
|
118 |
% |
Cost of revenue increased by $18.3 million, or 118%, to $33.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $15.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was driven primarily by an increase in labor costs to service contracts for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, as well as an increase materials costs related to quantum networking products.
Research and development
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
|
|||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|
||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Research and development |
|
$ |
209,610 |
|
|
$ |
96,750 |
|
|
$ |
112,860 |
|
|
|
117 |
% |
Research and development expense increased by $112.9 million, or 117%, to $209.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $96.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase of $102.9 million in payroll-related expenses, including an increase in stock-based compensation of $82.6 million, as a result of increased headcount and new equity grants, including the replacement awards issued in connection with acquisitions.
Sales and marketing
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
|
|||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|
||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Sales and marketing |
|
$ |
33,928 |
|
|
$ |
19,468 |
|
|
$ |
14,460 |
|
|
|
74 |
% |
Sales and marketing expense increased by $14.5 million, or 74%, to $33.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $19.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase of $11.9 million of payroll-related expenses, including an increase in stock-based compensation of $8.3 million, as a result of increased headcount and new equity grants, as well as increased costs to promote our products and services and other marketing initiatives.
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General and administrative
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
|
|||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|
||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
General and administrative |
|
$ |
154,418 |
|
|
$ |
41,395 |
|
|
$ |
113,023 |
|
|
|
273 |
% |
General and administrative expenses increased by $113.0 million, or 273%, to $154.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $41.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase of $61.1 million of payroll-related expenses, including an increase in stock-based compensation of $38.1 million, as well as an increase of $49.5 million in professional service fees and allocated overhead costs, including $32.3 million in acquisition transaction and integration costs.
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
|
|||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|
||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
$ |
41,359 |
|
|
$ |
13,150 |
|
|
$ |
28,209 |
|
|
|
215 |
% |
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased by $28.2 million, or 215%, to $41.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $13.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase $17.3 million in amortization expense associated with acquired intangible assets, and increases of $6.2 million in depreciation expense associated with capitalized quantum computing system costs and satellites.
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of warrant liabilities
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of warrant liabilities |
|
$ |
(882,930 |
) |
|
$ |
11,398 |
|
|
$ |
(894,328 |
) |
|
NM |
NM—Not Meaningful
The change in the fair value of the warrant liabilities was primarily due to the loss recognized for the Series A warrants issued in the third quarter of 2025.
Interest income, net
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
|
|||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|
||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Interest income, net |
|
$ |
26,469 |
|
|
$ |
14,108 |
|
|
$ |
12,361 |
|
|
|
88 |
% |
Interest income, net increased by $12.4 million, or 88%, to $26.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $14.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in the available-for-sale investments balance.
Offering costs associated with warrants
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
||||||
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Offering costs associated with warrants |
|
$ |
(22,847 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(22,847 |
) |
|
NM |
40
NM—Not Meaningful
In connection with the issuance of the Series A prefunded and private warrants, $22.8 million of transaction costs were allocated and expensed related to the warrants for the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
Income tax benefit (expense)
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Income tax benefit (expense) |
|
$ |
19,695 |
|
|
$ |
(39 |
) |
|
$ |
19,734 |
|
|
NM |
NM—Not Meaningful
Income tax benefit (expense) increased by $19.7 million to a benefit of $19.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from an expense of less than $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by a partial release of U.S. federal and state valuation allowances.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2025, we had cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale securities of $1,485.0 million. Excluded from our available liquidity is $6.3 million of restricted cash, which is primarily recorded in other noncurrent assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. We believe that our cash, cash equivalents and investments as of September 30, 2025, will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure needs for the next 12 months. We believe we will meet longer term expected future cash requirements and obligations through a combination of available funds from our cash, cash equivalents and investment balances and cash flows from operating activities. However, this determination is based upon internal projections and is subject to changes in market and business conditions. Additionally, in October 2025, we completed an equity offering for aggregate proceeds of $1,980.0 million. We have incurred significant losses since our inception and as of September 30, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $1,947.8 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we incurred net losses of $1,264.0 million. We expect to incur significant losses and higher operating expenses for the foreseeable future.
Future Funding Requirements
We expect our principal sources of liquidity will continue to be our cash, cash equivalents and investments and any additional capital we may obtain through additional equity or debt financings. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including investments in growth and technology. We may, in the future, enter into arrangements to acquire or invest in complementary businesses, services, and technologies, which may require us to seek additional equity or debt financing.
Our primary uses of cash and investments are to fund our operations as we continue to grow our business and our investing activities, including capital expenditures, potential acquisitions, and strategic investments. We require a significant amount of cash for expenditures as we invest in ongoing research and development and commercialization of our products. Until such time as we can generate significant revenue from commercializing our quantum computing, networking, and sensing technology, if ever, we expect to finance our liquidity needs through our cash, cash equivalents and investments, as well as equity or debt financings or other capital sources, including potential collaborations and other similar arrangements. However, we may be unable to raise additional funds or enter into such other arrangements when needed on favorable terms or at all. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interest of our stockholders could be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of our stockholders. Debt financing and equity financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures, or declaring dividends. If we raise funds through collaborations, or other similar arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our quantum computing and networking technology on terms that may not be favorable to us and/or may reduce the value of our common stock. If we are unable to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings when needed, we may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our quantum computing and networking development efforts. Our future capital requirements and the adequacy of available funds will depend on many factors, including those set forth in the section titled “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Our material contractual commitments as of September 30, 2025, primarily relate to operating lease commitments. As of September 30, 2025, we have total operating lease obligations of $34.1 million, with $9.0 million payable within 12 months. Other than operating lease
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commitments, cash requirements for the next 12 months are expected to consist primarily of operating expenses and continued investment in our quantum computers and technology.
Cash flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated:
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
|
$ |
(208,677 |
) |
|
$ |
(66,255 |
) |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
|
(873,632 |
) |
|
|
58,366 |
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
|
1,377,416 |
|
|
|
2,414 |
|
Cash flows from operating activities
Our cash flows from operating activities are significantly affected by the growth of our business, primarily related to research and development, sales and marketing, and general and administrative activities. Our operating cash flows are also affected by our working capital needs to support growth in personnel-related expenditures and fluctuations in accounts payable and other current assets and liabilities.
Net cash used in operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, was $208.7 million, resulting primarily from a net loss of $1,265.4 million, adjusted for non-cash activity, primarily related to stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization, deferred income taxes, the loss recorded as a result of mark-to-market activity for our warrants, and other working capital activities. The increase in net cash used in operations from the prior year period was primarily related to increased compensation costs and costs for materials and supplies to support the production of quantum computing systems, customer contracts, and other research and development activities.
Net cash used in operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was $66.3 million, resulting primarily from a net loss of $129.6 million, adjusted for non-cash activity, primarily related to stock-based compensation, and other working capital activities.
Cash flows from investing activities
Net cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, was $873.6 million, primarily resulting from purchases of available-for-sale securities of $1,252.4 million, cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired, of $13.1 million, and additions of $7.6 million of property and equipment, offset by cash received from maturities of available-for-sale securities of $407.7 million.
Net cash provided by investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was $58.4 million, primarily resulting from cash received from maturities of available-for-sale securities of $318.2 million, offset by purchases of available-for-sale securities of $241.2 million, additions of $14.4 million to property and equipment primarily related to leasehold improvements and the development of our quantum computing systems, and additions of $3.1 million related to capitalized software development costs.
Cash flows from financing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, was $1,377.4 million, primarily resulting from proceeds from the issuance of common stock and warrants, stock options exercised, and warrants exercised.
Net cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was $2.4 million, primarily resulting from proceeds from stock options exercised.
Critical Accounting Estimates
This discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We also make estimates and assumptions on revenue generated and reported expenses incurred during the reporting periods. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. The results of these estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
42
Critical accounting estimates are defined as those reflective of significant judgments, estimates and uncertainties, which may result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. Within our Annual Report on Form 10-K, we have disclosed our critical accounting estimates that we believe to have the greatest potential impact on our consolidated financial statements. Historically, our assumptions, judgments and estimates relative to our critical accounting estimates have not differed materially from actual results.
There have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates from those described under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, except as set forth below:
Business Combinations
We account for business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires that once control is obtained, all the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at their respective fair values as of the acquisition date. The determination of fair values of identifiable assets and liabilities requires estimates and the use of valuation techniques when fair value is not readily available and requires a significant amount of management judgment.
Determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed requires significant judgment and estimates, including the selection of valuation methodologies, estimates of future revenue, costs and cash flows, discount rates, royalty rates, and selection of comparable companies. The resulting fair values and useful lives assigned to acquisition-related intangible assets impact the amount and timing of future amortization expense.
These estimates are inherently uncertain as they pertain to forward-looking views of our business and market conditions. Changes in these estimates can have a significant impact on the determination of fair values of identifiable intangible assets acquired, which could result in material changes to reported intangible assets, goodwill, and amortization expense.
Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Standards
See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to market risk related to changes in interest rates and concentration of credit. For a discussion of quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see Item 7A of Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K. No material changes related to our market risks have occurred since December 31, 2024.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (1) recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (2) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that as of September 30, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
The information required to be set forth under this heading is incorporated by reference from Note 10, Commitments and Contingencies, to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Other than as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors described in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025:
We have experienced significant turnover in our top management, and our business could be adversely affected by these and other transitions in our senior management team.
In 2025, and in particular during the third quarter, as we began to bring on the talent that we believe is necessary to guide us through our next stage of rapid and transformative growth, we experienced significant turnover in our executive ranks and on our Board of Directors.
Management transition, even where initiated by the company, is often difficult and inherently causes some loss of institutional knowledge and a learning curve for new executives, which could negatively affect our results of operations and financial condition. Our ability to execute our business strategies may be adversely affected by the uncertainty associated with any such transition, and the time and attention from the board and management needed to train new employees and those of newly acquired and integrated companies could disrupt our business.
Further, we expect to continue to acquire and integrate new businesses, and we cannot guarantee that we will not face turnover in the future. Although we generally enter into employment agreements with our executives, the agreements have no specific duration and our executive officers are at-will employees. As a result, they may terminate their employment relationship with us at any time, and we cannot ensure that we will be able to retain the services of any of them. Our senior management’s knowledge of our business and industry would be difficult to replace, and any further turnover could negatively affect our business, growth, financial conditions, results of operations and cash flows.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
Securities Trading Plans of Directors and Executive Officers
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Item 6. Exhibits.
(a) Exhibits.
The exhibits listed below are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2025, by and among IonQ, Inc., Oxford Ionics Limited, the Sellers (as defined therein), and Oxford Science Enterprises plc, solely in its capacity as the representative of the Sellers. |
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8-K |
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June 9, 2025 |
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of IonQ, Inc. |
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8-K |
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October 4, 2021 |
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of IonQ, Inc. |
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8-K |
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April 22, 2025 |
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 16, 2025, by and among IonQ, Inc. and Oxford Science Enterprises plc. |
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8-K |
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September 17, 2025 |
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 11, 2025, by and between IonQ, Inc. and Shareholder Representative Services LLC. |
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July 15, 2025 |
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Series A Warrant Agreement, dated as of July 9, 2025, by and between IonQ, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent. |
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8-K |
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July 9, 2025 |
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Form of Series A Warrant (included in Exhibit 4.3 hereto). |
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July 9, 2025 |
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Offer Letter, dated September 2, 2025, by and between IonQ, Inc. and Inder M. Singh. |
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Offer Letter, dated July 9, 2025, by and between IonQ, Inc. and Paul T. Dacier. |
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Offer Letter, dated September 3, 2025, by and between IonQ, Inc. and Dean Acosta. |
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Offer Letter, dated September 4, 2025, by and between IonQ, Inc. and Robert Cardillo. |
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Separation Agreement, dated August 5, 2025, by and between IonQ, Inc. and Peter Chapman. |
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Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy. |
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a- 14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibit 101). |
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Certain of the exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601. The Registrant agrees to furnish a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the SEC upon its request. |
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Furnished herewith and not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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IonQ, Inc. |
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Date: November 5, 2025 |
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/s/ Niccolo de Masi |
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Niccolo de Masi |
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Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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Date: November 5, 2025 |
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/s/ Inder M. Singh |
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Name: |
Inder M. Singh |
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Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer |
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |