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What a $1,000 Bet on IonQ Since Its SPAC Debut Is Worth Today
Key takeaways
- Ion Q became the first quantum company to top $100 million in annual GAAP revenue, with Q1 FY26 sales surging 755% year over year.
- Risk is real: Ion Q trades at 139x sales, posted a $512 million net loss in FY25, and faces IBM, Google, and Quantinuum.
- Act now: the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and IonQ didn t make the cut.
What a $1,000 Bet on Ion Q Since Its SPAC Debut Is Worth Today Alex Sirois Thu, June 4, 2026 at 12:43 AM GMT+7 3 min read IONQ ^GSPC NVDA IBM GOOG Quick Read A $1,000 bet on IONQ at its 2021 SPAC debut grew to $7,760, a 676% return that crushed the S&P 500.
Ion Q became the first quantum company to top $100 million in annual GAAP revenue, with Q1 FY26 sales surging 755% year over year.
Risk is real: Ion Q trades at 139x sales, posted a $512 million net loss in FY25, and faces IBM, Google, and Quantinuum.
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