IONQ
IonQ, Inc.
October 12, 2026 · pre-market
- Rarity
- 1.19
- Peak move
- −9.99%
- Float cap
- $14.1B
IonQ develops and sells quantum computing hardware, cloud-based quantum-computing-as-a-service, and complementary quantum networking, sensing, and security products. It provides access to its quantum computers through major cloud platforms and its own service, along with professional services and full on-premises systems for select customers. The company also offers satellite-derived data-as-a-service.
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7 events · 0 from SEC or newswire · 0 timed with the move- Key event
acquisition_acquirerIonQ agreed to acquire Zero Trust cybersecurity firm Elisity, Inc. in an all-stock deal valued at up to $1.3 billion, including up to $150 million in performance-based earnouts, with shares issued at a VWAP-based price collar of $33.07 to $49.61 and closing expected in Q4 2026.
- Key event
demand_signalNvidia committed $1 billion over five years to U.S. quantum and advanced computing research.
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peer_disclosureIBM said DARPA selected it for Stage C of the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, placing its Starling hardware under independent verification, and said it expects to deliver its first fault-tolerant system in 2029.
product_launchIonQ announced a photonic interconnect achieving entanglement rates above 1,000 per second (1 kHz) between a trapped ion qubit and a silicon-vacancy solid-state quantum memory, more than four times the previous trapped-ion record.
analyst_ratingMorgan Stanley analyst Joseph Moore maintained a Hold rating on IonQ with a $49.00 price target, calling the DARPA Stage C advancement a validation of the Superion architecture but citing execution risk.
government_contractThe Pentagon announced a roughly $350 million quantum computing package on Oct. 8, including up to $150 million in conditional loans from the Office of Strategic Capital to PsiQuantum and about $200 million for DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative.
government_contractIonQ advanced to Stage C of DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative under an agreement with a potential value of up to $300 million, with DARPA independently testing multiple generations of IonQ's Superion systems through 2029.