IONQ
IonQ, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score IONQ yet.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 39x earnings, about half its usual 72x. 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.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
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 VRT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT's PE is in its cheap range at 39x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x 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.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for VRT, with profitability improving.
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.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT 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.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $4.3B last quarter, up 61% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT 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.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT 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 | — |
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has the edge over IONQ on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
IONQ Net Leverage
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has more cash than debt.
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).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
IONQ PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | IONQ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 33x | 28x | 18% above |
IONQ has the edge over VRT on valuation relative to its sector.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
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.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT 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.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT has the edge over IONQ on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.