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Rigetti vs. IonQ: Diverging Revenue, Shared Uncertainty
Key takeaways
- IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) primarily earns revenue by developing general-purpose quantum computing systems and selling access to these machines through its own service and third-party cloud platforms.
- IonQ s revenue trajectory looks impressive on paper.
- Both stocks remain heavily shorted and prone to sharp swings.
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool Mon, May 11, 2026 at 11:58 PM GMT+7 3 min read IONQ RGTI Rigetti Computing: Navigating a Revenue Plateau Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI) primarily generates revenue by building integrated quantum computers and the superconducting quantum processors that power them for cloud environments.
While reporting no major adverse events during the period, it announced the sale of a quantum processing unit to a university and reported a negative net income margin of approximately 975% for the Q4 2025 quarter ended Dec. 31, 2025.
IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) primarily earns revenue by developing general-purpose quantum computing systems and selling access to these machines through its own service and third-party cloud platforms.
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