IONQ
IonQ, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score IONQ yet.
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 27x earnings, below its usual 34x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
IONQ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
IONQ's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow is weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
MSFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MSFT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
IONQ PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 33x | $30.86 | — |
| Cheap | 86x | $80.61 | +161% |
| Fair | 126x | $119 | +285% |
| Expensive | 147x | $138 | +349% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
IONQ has the edge over MSFT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
MSFT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 25x | $523 | — |
| Cheap | 27x | $525 | +0.4% |
| Current | 27x | $523 | — |
| Fair | 34x | $652 | +25% |
| Expensive | 37x | $711 | +36% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MSFT's PE is in its cheap range at 27x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 25x next year's earnings.
IONQ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect IONQ's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
MSFT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for MSFT, with profitability holding steady.
IONQ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.94 | +$6.31 |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.99 | -$1.96 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.39 | +$1.90 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.82 | -$0.26 |
| Q3 2025 | -$5.37 | -$4.56 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.03 | -$1.24 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.51 | -$0.68 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.56 | -$0.78 |
IONQ has returned to profit: it earned $0.94 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
MSFT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $20.79 | +8.6% |
| Q3 2026 | $19.15 | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $17.95 | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $16.80 | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.99 | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.06 | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.64 | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.93 | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.41 | +12% |
MSFT has the edge over IONQ on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
IONQ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $173.8M | +336% |
| Q2 2026 | $80.1M | +287% |
| Q1 2026 | $64.7M | +755% |
| Q4 2025 | $61.9M | +429% |
| Q3 2025 | $39.9M | +222% |
| Q2 2025 | $20.7M | +82% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.6M | -0.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.7M | +92% |
IONQ's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $174M last quarter, up 336% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -249% | +174 points |
| Q2 2026 | -421% | +355 points |
| Q1 2026 | -420% | +580 points |
| Q4 2025 | -369% | +292 points |
| Q3 2025 | -423% | +5.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -776% | -346 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1000% | -303 points |
| Q4 2024 | -662% | +230 points |
IONQ's operating margin was −249% last quarter, up 174 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2021.
MSFT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $92.3B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $90B | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $82.9B | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $81.3B | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $77.7B | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $76.4B | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $70.1B | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.6B | +12% |
MSFT's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $92.3B last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 50% | +0.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 45% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 46% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 47% | +1.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 49% | +2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 45% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 46% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 45% | +1.9 points |
MSFT has the edge over IONQ on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
IONQ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$331.9M | -$204.7M |
| Q2 2026 | -$114M | -$60.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$159.4M | -$124.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$83.3M | -$40.3M |
| Q3 2025 | -$127.2M | -$104.2M |
| Q2 2025 | -$53.8M | -$19.7M |
| Q1 2025 | -$35.3M | -$11.7M |
| Q4 2024 | -$43M | -$9.2M |
IONQ has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$689M over the past year, against −$259M the year before.
MSFT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $18.6B | -27% |
| Q2 2026 | $19.6B | -23% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.8B | -22% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.9B | -9.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $25.7B | +33% |
| Q2 2025 | $25.6B | +9.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.3B | -3.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.5B | -29% |
MSFT has the edge over IONQ on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
IONQ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +9% | +33.2M shares |
| 1 year | +60% | +150M shares |
| 3 years | +99% | +199M shares |
| 5 years | +108% | +208M shares |
IONQ has 401M diluted shares, up 60% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
MSFT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -7M shares |
| 1 year | -0.3% | -20M shares |
| 3 years | -0.2% | -16M shares |
| 5 years | -1.6% | -121M shares |
| Available history | -3.2% | -245M shares |
MSFT has the edge over IONQ on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.4B |
| Q2 2026 | $4.6B |
| Q1 2026 | $4.6B |
| Q4 2025 | $7.4B |
| Q3 2025 | $5.7B |
| Q2 2025 | $4.5B |
| Q1 2025 | $4.8B |
| Q4 2024 | $5B |
MSFT spent $21B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 5.2% from the year before.
IONQ Net Leverage
MSFT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
MSFT's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
IONQ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 22.3 | Neutral |
IONQ's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 22 (neutral).
MSFT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 68.0 | Neutral |
MSFT's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 68 (neutral).
IONQ PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | IONQ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 33x | 28x | 18% above |
IONQ is trading at 33x earnings, a 18% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
MSFT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MSFT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 27x | 28x | 2% below |
| PE % | 16 | 35 | 19 pts below |
MSFT has the edge over IONQ on valuation relative to its sector.
IONQ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $35.7 | 13% below |
| 20 week MA | $38.6 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $42.4 | 27% below |
| 100 week MA | $42.2 | 27% below |
| 200 week MA | $26.8 | 15% above |
IONQ has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 15% above its 200-week average.
MSFT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $524.7 | 0.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $484.8 | 7.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $446.9 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $453.8 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $411.5 | 27% above |
MSFT has the edge over IONQ on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
IONQ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $11.0 | $17.9 | +62% |
| 2022 | $17.9 | $3.30 | -82% |
| 2023 | $3.30 | $12.4 | +275% |
| 2024 | $12.4 | $45.5 | +267% |
| 2025 | $45.5 | $46.0 | +1.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $46.0 | $30.9 | -33% |
IONQ's yearly returns have swung widely, from +275% in 2023 to −82% in 2022. It's down 33% so far in 2026.
MSFT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $159.0 | $222.8 | +40% |
| 2021 | $222.8 | $334.7 | +50% |
| 2022 | $334.7 | $238.7 | -29% |
| 2023 | $238.7 | $376.0 | +58% |
| 2024 | $376.0 | $430.5 | +14% |
| 2025 | $430.5 | $487.7 | +13% |
| 2026 YTD | $487.7 | $523.0 | +7.2% |
MSFT has the edge over IONQ on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.