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D-Wave Quantum stock, funding, and commercial growth

Overview

Following the July 30 report of technical advances, D‑Wave’s market dynamics continued to oscillate. In mid‑May the company’s Q1‑2026 earnings triggered a 6.6 % share decline, while a U.S. government announcement of a $100 million investment later that month sparked a 33 % rally. Early June, the Department of Commerce’s CHIPS‑and‑Science Act program disclosed a $100 million equity letter for D‑Wave, lifting the stock nearly 50 % in May and prompting a brief 7.8 % pull‑back. The firm earned a Great Place to Work certification and disclosed a CFO share sale, and it highlighted a mining‑optimization use case that leverages its annealers for heavy‑industry scenario analysis.

A broader tech sell‑off on 7 June drove the stock down 20 % despite a record $33.4 million order backlog and $588 million cash position. Institutional buying and the same CHIPS‑Act funding later lifted the price about 35 % to a $9.1 billion market cap. Analyst downgrades and insider sales in late June trimmed gains, while a Trump‑administration order in late June underscored the firm’s continued unprofitability through 2030.

The National Science Foundation awarded a $1.57 million grant for fault‑tolerant research, and the U.S. CHIPS Act reaffirmed a $100 million intent‑to‑fund agreement, even as revenue remained 80.9 % below the prior year. In early July D‑Wave was named an IDC MarketScape Leader, with Advantage2 usage up 314 % YoY. The company announced a Nasdaq listing shift (effective 27 July) and, on 5 August, unveiled a strategic pivot to gate‑model dual‑rail qubits after acquiring Quantum Circuits Inc., targeting 100 logical qubits by 2032 and publishing a Nature paper on dual‑rail entanglement. Throughout, the stock has remained far below its October 2025 peak, reflecting high valuation multiples versus modest trailing revenue and ongoing market volatility.

Entities

Advantage2 system · AT&T · Yale Quantum Institute · D‑Wave · dual‑rail qubit

Timeline

17 days ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
D-Wave shifts to gate-model quantum hardware with dual-rail qubits
D‑Wave, after buying Quantum Circuits, is moving from annealing to gate‑model quantum computers, targeting a dual‑rail processor in 2026 and 100‑qubit capability by 2032, with recent Nature‑published entangling
24 days ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
D-Wave Quantum pushes breakthroughs as shares tumble ahead of earnings
D‑Wave Quantum showcases major tech gains and a 240× speedup with AT&T, yet its shares have fallen over 36% as it prepares to report Q2 results on Aug 6.
about 1 month ago

[BUSINESS] 2 sources
D-Wave Quantum moves to Nasdaq as shares stay far below record
D‑Wave Quantum shifts its listing to Nasdaq on 27 July; shares stay far below record levels despite record order intake and modest quarterly revenue.
about 1 month ago

[BUSINESS] 2 sources
Quantum Computing Firms Aqarios and D‑Wave Shift Stock Listings
Aqarios Quantum listed on Germany's Düsseldorf exchange after a $140 M SPAC deal, while D‑Wave Quantum will shift from NYSE to NASDAQ, keeping its ticker unchanged.
about 1 month ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources
D-Wave Quantum Named IDC MarketScape Leader as Commercial Use Surges
D‑Wave Quantum was named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape, saw a 314% surge in Advantage2 usage and expanded its dual‑platform portfolio, while FY 2025 revenue hit $24.6 M with a $355 M net loss.
about 2 months ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
D-Wave Quantum stock faces caution as quantum computing usefulness remains distant
D-Wave Quantum secures $30 million in new contracts but remains a high‑valued, low‑revenue stock; experts say useful quantum computers likely won’t appear until 2028.
about 2 months ago

[BUSINESS] 2 sources
Quantum Computing Inc. posts revenue surge while D-Wave Quantum shares dip
Quantum Computing Inc. posted a Q1 revenue jump to $3.7 M and strong cash position, while D‑Wave Quantum reported lower revenue, a modest earnings beat, and a 4.1% stock decline amid analyst buy ratings and $35
about 2 months ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 6 sources
US CHIPS Act Boosts Quantum Firms D-Wave and IBM
U.S. CHIPS Act funding aids quantum players D‑Wave (despite a steep revenue drop) and IBM, which sees new AI and encryption contracts spurring growth.
about 2 months ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
D-Wave Quantum secures $1.5 M NSF grant to advance fault‑tolerant quantum computing
D‑Wave Quantum receives a $1.5 M NSF grant for the Yale‑led ERA SE project, providing access to its dual‑rail gate‑model quantum computer to accelerate fault‑tolerant quantum research and workforce development.
about 2 months ago

[BUSINESS] 2 sources
US Quantum‑Tech Stocks D‑Wave and QuantumScape Experience Sharp Moves
D‑Wave stock fell 9% after a brief rally tied to a US quantum‑computing order, while QuantumScape rose 0.9% despite Jim Cramer’s criticism, buoyed by a Honda partnership.
2 months ago

[BUSINESS] 2 sources
D-Wave Quantum and Navitas Semiconductor Shares Slip Amid Analyst Downgrades
D-Wave Quantum fell 1% to $24.44 and Navitas Semiconductor slipped 1.3% to $23.70; analysts gave mixed ratings and insiders sold millions of shares in both firms.
2 months ago

[BUSINESS] 2 sources
D-Wave Quantum shares surge after $100 million CHIPS Act funding and new institutional buys
D-Wave Quantum’s stock rose 35% after securing up to $100 million CHIPS Act funding and saw new institutional purchases totaling over $900 k, while reporting a quarterly loss and modest revenue.
3 months ago

[BUSINESS] 2 sources
D-Wave Quantum shares plunge 20% amid broad tech sell‑off and US inflation data
D‑Wave Quantum stock fell about 20 % as a tech sell‑off, spurred by Broadcom’s poor earnings and strong U.S. jobs data, pushes focus to upcoming U.S. CPI and Fed decisions.
3 months ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
Quantum Computing Drives Mining Optimization and Shapes D‑Wave Stock Outlook
Quantum computing cuts mining schedule planning to hours, while D‑Wave outlines a roadmap to 181 qubits and faces volatile stock performance amid rising competition.
3 months ago

[BUSINESS] 2 sources
D-Wave Quantum wins Great Place to Work certification amid CFO share sale
D‑Wave Quantum earned Great Place to Work certification while its CFO sold 2,908 shares, slightly reducing his stake.
3 months ago

[BUSINESS] 2 sources
US Federal Funding Propels D‑Wave Quantum Shares Up Nearly 50%
US federal funding of $100 million for D‑Wave Quantum sparked a near‑50% stock surge in May, despite earlier revenue decline; analysts remain bullish while the shares later slipped 7.8%.
3 months ago

[BUSINESS] 2 sources
US Government Funding D-Wave; Qualcomm Shares Jump 5%
D-Wave jumps 33% on a $100 M U.S. government investment, while Qualcomm shares climb 5.4% in market trading.
3 months ago

[BUSINESS] 184 sources
D-Wave Quantum shares drop 6.6% following first‑quarter earnings
D-Wave Quantum stock fell 6.6% after its Q1 2026 earnings release.

Sources

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