D-Wave Earnings Looked Weak, But Investors May Be Missing This

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Earnings season is a pivotal moment for many stocks, but particularly for firms in a fledgling industry like quantum computing. When major player IonQ Inc. NYSE: IONQ reported results for the first quarter of 2026 in early May, investors took note of promising revenue growth, a raise to full-year guidance relative to prior projections, and a strong showing in both partnerships and system sales. Still, a crucial piece of the puzzle—profitability—remains missing. D-Wave Quantum Today$21.22 -1.13 (-5.04%) As of 03:48 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more.52-Week Range$10.60▼$46.75Price Target$34.67Get D-Wave Quantum alerts:Sign Up Now, other big names in the pure-play quantum sphere are sharing their own results, including from firms like D-Wave Quantum Inc. NYSE: QBTS and Rigetti Computing NASDAQ: RGTI. D-Wave, known for its sizable cash holdings and recent purchase of Quantum Circuits Inc., stands out for its dual focus on two distinct technological approaches to quantum computing. Like IonQ, the company noted several compelling developments in its Q1 2026 earnings, particularly in bookings, sales pipeline, and technological advances. However, top- and bottom-line performance may have contributed to a post-earnings selloff that brought the share price down 7% on May 12, reversing the recent mini-rally initiated in April. The Bright Spots in D-Wave's Earnings: Bookings, Recurring Revenue, Sales Pipeline, and MoreA number of highlights emerge from a closer look at D-Wave's first quarter of the new year. Notably, quarterly bookings reached $33.4 million, a record for Q1 and a massive increase of about 2,000% year-over-year (YOY). This figure is impressive on its own, but one of the real strengths here is D-Wave's major growth to its quantum-computing-as-a-service (QCaaS) business, which climbed by 15% YOY to $1.8 million in revenue. QCaaS positions D-Wave to be able to build recurring revenue into its stream, which could be crucial...