EarningsQ2 2026 Earnings Report
MX:IONQ Q2 2026 EPS Results
Actual EPS-$92.35
Consensus EPS-$10.11
Beat/MissMissed by -$82.24
One Year Ago EPS-$12.72
MX:IONQ Q2 2026 Revenue Results
Actual Revenue$1.46B
Expected Revenue$1.21B
Beat/MissBeat by +$246.90M
YoY Revenue Growth+286.83%
Earnings Announcement Details
QuarterQ2 2026
Date08/05/2026
TimeAfter Close
Conference CallWednesday, August 5, 2026
MX:IONQ Upcoming Earnings
IonQ's next earnings date is estimated for November 11, 2026, based on past reporting schedules.
Q2 2026 Earnings Call Audio
MX:IONQ Q2 2026 Earnings Call
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Q2 2026 Earnings Slide Deck
Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call presented a strong commercial and technical momentum: exceptional top-line growth (Q2 $80.1M, +287% YoY), robust organic acceleration (+132% YoY), growing RPOs, major technical milestones (integrated QPUs, world‑class fidelities, walking cat architecture, QEC breakeven), and strategic vertical integration via SkyWater and Nexus Photonics that materially expands manufacturing and merchant-supplier capabilities. Offsetting these positives are sizable near-term investments and integration costs that produced negative adjusted EBITDA (‑$120.3M) and a large GAAP net loss driven by a non-cash warrant revaluation, along with pending accounting eliminations and the need to finalize combined-company guidance. Overall, the call emphasized durable long-term value creation and aggressive execution, while acknowledging short-term expense and integration noise.Company Guidance
Record Quarterly Revenue and Strong YoY Growth
GAAP revenue of $80.1M in Q2 2026, representing 287% year-over-year growth; the strongest quarter in company history and the fifth consecutive quarter of record results.
Beat Expectations and Raised Full-Year Guidance
Q2 revenue exceeded management expectations by ~20%; raised IonQ-only full-year revenue guidance to $280M–$290M.
Robust Organic Revenue Acceleration
Organic Q2 revenues grew 132% year-over-year; management reiterates ~100% organic growth target for the full year (company-level guidance).
Growing Forward Revenue Visibility (RPO)
Remaining performance obligations (RPOs) ended Q2 at $485M, up from $470M in Q1 and $122M one year ago (≈+298% YoY), providing multi-quarter revenue visibility.
Commercial & International Mix
Approximately 50% of Q2 revenue from international customers and ~60% from commercial (non-U.S. government) customers, signaling broad commercial adoption.
Product & Deployment Momentum
Began shipments of fifth-generation quantum computing subsystems to KISTI (Korea) and final assembly at QuantumBasel (Switzerland); multiproduct sales grew 40% YoY and accounted for ~25% of Q2 revenue.
Strategic Acquisitions and Vertical Integration
Closed $1.8B acquisition of SkyWater, creating a vertically integrated full-stack quantum platform and expanding merchant-supplier capabilities; also acquired Nexus Photonics to support integrated photonics and miniaturization efforts.
Major Technical Milestones
Delivered first fully featured, fully integrated QPUs from SkyWater now under test; previous achievements include 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity (world record), three tape-outs for semiconductor-based chips, first chip prototypes received, and progress toward 256-qubit and 10,000-qubit designs.
Fault-Tolerance & QEC Progress
Published 'walking cat' manufacturable fault-tolerant architecture and validated key elements on hardware; demonstrated breakeven quantum error correction using qLDPC codes on a Tempo test system.
Quantum Security & Networking Advances
Launched a new QKD product for multi-data-type transport over municipal fiber; deployed 84 Skyloom optical communication terminals on orbit (100% increase YoY); positioning as a defense-in-depth quantum security provider.
MX:IONQ Earnings History
The table shows recent earnings report dates and whether the forecast was beat or missed. See the change in forecast and EPS from the previous year.
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