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Arqit Quantum Inc. (ARQQ) stock

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NASDAQ: ARQQ Nasdaq Systems Software Next results ~December 9, 2026

Arqit Quantum Inc. is a US-listed company in the systems software industry. Its financial year ends in September.

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Fair value per share

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Price vs value

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Who’s trading

What company insiders, investment funds and members of Congress have been doing with the stock, from their own filings.

  • Insiders0 buying, 9 selling0 purchases and 42 sales by directors and officers, last 12 monthsInsider trades
  • Funds39 adding, 22 cuttingOf 5 active managers that changed their stake, 2 added; quarter to June 30, 2026Fund buyers and sellers

Value diary

Our note on each quarter Arqit Quantum files

Where Arqit Quantum stands after its latest Filing

Arqit Quantum has little or no product revenue yet; it used $30m of cash in the twelve months. The diluted share count is up 172.5% on a year earlier, which dilutes existing holders. It passes 2 of our 3 financial-health checks.

Our model value for Arqit Quantum is under review, so past values are not shown until it is resolved.

Written from the company's filings and our models when each quarter's report arrives. Figures in older notes are as published at the time. Not investment advice.

The Fundamentalytics view

Next results ~December 9, 2026 (estimated)

Arqit Quantum Inc.'s trailing-twelve-month revenue grew 80.9% year on year, with a free-cash-flow margin of -5582.3%.

Current signal Revenue growth accelerating: TTM revenue growth rose to 80.9% (+135.1pp vs the prior quarter).

Assembled from SEC-filed figures — the full workings are on this page and in our methodology. Observations, not recommendations.

Strengths

  • Fast growth. Revenue grew 80.9% over the last 12 months.
  • Growth speeding up. The growth rate is 135.1 points higher than a quarter earlier.
  • Margins widening. Operating margin is up 1918.6 points on a year ago.
  • Net cash. Cash exceeds long-term debt by $0.0bn.

Things to watch

  • Loss-making. Operating margin is -7271.5%: costs exceed revenue.
  • Burning cash. Free cash flow was -5582.3% of revenue over the last 12 months.
  • Heavy stock-based pay. Stock pay equals 1070.9% of revenue: a real cost that cash-flow figures leave out.
  • Share dilution. Diluted shares rose 172.5% in a year.
  • Heavily shorted. 18.0% of the shares available to trade are sold short (6.5 days of average volume to cover).

Price chart

  • 1 day+3.8%
  • 1 week-18.0%

Closing prices to 2026-11-02. Price change only, dividends excluded.

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At a glance

Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings

Profitability

Revenue (TTM)
$530,000
Operating margin
-7271.5%
Net margin
-6668.5%
EPS (TTM, diluted)
$-2.56

Growth

Revenue growth
+80.9%
Change in growth rate
+135.1 pts
Share count change
+172.5%

Cash

Free cash flow (TTM)
-$29.6M
FCF margin
-5582.3%
Stock pay % of revenue
1070.9%

News & updates

Updated November 2, 2026

Company announcements, filed results and changes that matter to shareholders.

No recent updates are available for ARQQ from the sources we follow. See filings →

Refreshed hourly when new source data is available. Summaries are checked against company releases and SEC filings. Company announcement headlines are labelled when a checked summary is unavailable.

Fundamentalytics rating

model v1.6 · 2026-11-03

Not rated: data-quality checks not passed.

Moat

Not assessed: fewer than five years of comparable figures in the filings. AI disruption exposure for this industry: Medium.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

Forecasts and guidance

Next results: December 9, 2026, before the open.

Analysts' consensus

No analyst estimates are published for Arqit Quantum Inc.: too few analysts cover it.

Positioning

Short interest
18.0%
of tradable shares
Days to cover
6.54
at average volume
Short interest, 1 month
−6%
to October 15, 2026
Held by institutions
83%
of shares
Held by insiders
2.8%
of shares
Employees
87
full time

Consensus figures average analysts' published estimates (third-party data); guidance is the company's own. Neither is our forecast. Short interest is reported twice a month and lags. Market data may be delayed.

This section is general information, not investment advice or a personal recommendation, and it does not take account of your objectives or circumstances. Forecasts and guidance are estimates, not promises: companies miss their own guidance and analysts' figures are often revised. Prices can fall as well as rise, and you can lose money. See our disclaimer.

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM) Arqit Quantum Inc.
$0 $2M $4M $6M $8M FY21 Q4 FY22 Q4 FY23 Q4 FY24 Q4 FY25 Q4 Revenue (TTM), FY21 Q4: $48K Revenue (TTM), FY22 Q4: $7.2M Revenue (TTM), FY23 Q4: $640K Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q4: $293K Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q4: $530K $530K

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved November 2, 2026.

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Period Revenue (TTM)
FY21 Q4 $48K
FY22 Q4 $7.2M
FY23 Q4 $640K
FY24 Q4 $293K
FY25 Q4 $530K
Revenue growth, TTM YoY Arqit Quantum Inc.
-5000% 0% 5000% 10000% 15000% FY22 Q4 FY23 Q4 FY24 Q4 FY25 Q4 Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY22 Q4: 14925.0% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY23 Q4: -91.1% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q4: -54.2% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q4: 80.9% 80.9%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved November 2, 2026.

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Period Revenue growth, TTM YoY
FY22 Q4 14925.0%
FY23 Q4 -91.1%
FY24 Q4 -54.2%
FY25 Q4 80.9%
Operating margin (TTM) Arqit Quantum Inc.
-400000% -300000% -200000% -100000% 0% FY21 Q4 FY22 Q4 FY23 Q4 FY24 Q4 FY25 Q4 Operating margin (TTM), FY21 Q4: -359502.1% Operating margin (TTM), FY22 Q4: -884.2% Operating margin (TTM), FY23 Q4: -9162.8% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: -9190.1% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: -7271.5% -7271.5%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved November 2, 2026.

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Period Operating margin (TTM)
FY21 Q4 -359502.1%
FY22 Q4 -884.2%
FY23 Q4 -9162.8%
FY24 Q4 -9190.1%
FY25 Q4 -7271.5%
FCF margin (TTM) Arqit Quantum Inc.
-60000% -40000% -20000% 0% FY21 Q4 FY22 Q4 FY23 Q4 FY24 Q4 FY25 Q4 FCF margin (TTM), FY21 Q4: -50537.5% FCF margin (TTM), FY22 Q4: -403.4% FCF margin (TTM), FY23 Q4: -5240.2% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: -11649.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: -5582.3% -5582.3%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved November 2, 2026.

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Period FCF margin (TTM)
FY21 Q4 -50537.5%
FY22 Q4 -403.4%
FY23 Q4 -5240.2%
FY24 Q4 -11649.1%
FY25 Q4 -5582.3%

Data: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (as filed in 10-K/10-Q); forms 20-F. Generated November 3, 2026. Definitions in our methodology.

Financial statements

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Arqit Quantum Inc.: annual financial statements
Fiscal year 2021 Sept 2021 2022 Sept 2022 2023 Sept 2023 2024 Sept 2024 2025 Sept 2025
Income
Revenue 0 7 1 0 1
EBITDA −173 −64 −59 −27 −38
Operating income −173 −64 −59 −27 −39
Net income −271 65 −75 −57 −35
Diluted EPS −$99.42 $13.34 −$14.17 −$11.23 −$2.56
Growth (year on year)
Revenue — +>999% −91.1% −54.2% +80.9%
Net income — — −214.5% — —
Diluted EPS — — −206.2% — —
Margins
EBITDA margin <−999% −884.2% <−999% <−999% <−999%
Operating margin <−999% −884.2% <−999% <−999% <−999%
Net margin <−999% 902.3% <−999% <−999% <−999%
Free-cash-flow margin <−999% −403.4% <−999% <−999% <−999%
Cash flow
Cash from operations −24 −27 −33 −34 −30
Capital spending 0 2 1 0 0
Free cash flow −24 −29 −34 −34 −30
Stock-based pay 0 22 18 −1 6
Free cash flow after stock pay −24 −51 −52 −33 −35
Balance sheet
Cash 87 49 44 19 37
Total debt 0 0 0 0 0
Net debt (negative = net cash) −87 −49 −44 −19 −37
Diluted shares 3m 5m 5m 5m 14m

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (US and foreign periodic filings); column headings link to the filing. EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and amortisation. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Growth is left blank when last year's figure was a loss or under 2% of revenue. Share counts and EPS are restated for stock splits. A dash means the company didn't report the figure.

Financial health

2 of 3 checks passed · September 30, 2025
What it owns · $43m
Short-term assets $40mLonger-term assets $3m
What it owes, and who funded it · $43m
Short-term liabilities $15mLonger-term liabilities $1mShareholders' equity $27m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $40m of assets due within a year against $15m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $40m short-term assets against $715,000 of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$39m against $48,000 of interest.

From Arqit Quantum Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

Diluted share count
+172.5%
year over year
Days sales outstanding
2094 days
receivables vs revenue

Competitors: side by side with peers

Closest by revenue in systems software
Growth, margins and cash generation against peers
Last 12 months unless stated ARQQ ATGL OWLS QBTS RGTI HUBC Median
Revenue, last 12 months $530000 $948865 $8m $12m $13m $32m $1.1bn
Revenue growth, last 12 months 80.9% −40.0% 3.9% −44.2% 68.5% 7.1% 17.4%
Revenue growth, 3-year average — — — 19.0% −2.5% — 16.1%
Revenue growth, latest quarter — — — −0.6% 185.3% — 19.6%
Gross margin — 49.2% 2.6% 64.2% 34.6% 16.7% 69.6%
Operating margin <−999% −770.5% −409.8% <−999% −727.6% −222.0% 3.6%
Operating margin, 3-year average — — — −810.3% −744.1% — 4.0%
Net margin <−999% −952.0% −405.2% <−999% <−999% −378.3% 1.5%
Cash from operations / revenue <−999% −177.9% −146.7% −892.4% −454.7% −99.2% 16.6%
Free-cash-flow margin <−999% −188.5% −153.5% −963.8% −655.9% −99.3% 14.6%
Free-cash-flow margin, 3-year average — — — −598.1% −638.3% — 18.8%
Stock pay / revenue >999% 585.4% 217.7% 250.5% 170.7% 10.1% 8.5%
Change in share count 172.5% 10.0% — 40.1% 28.9% 537.5% 2.9%

Median of all 38 companies we cover in systems software. Shaded: best of the six on that line (lowest for stock pay and share-count growth). 3-year figures average the last three 12-month periods; 3-year growth is compound annual. Source: SEC filings.

Reported value
$361M
Institutions reporting
62
Shares held vs prior quarter
▲ 206.0%
Positions opened / closed
20 / 11

Top buyers and sellers, Q2 2026: 39 institutions bought and 22 sold ; the biggest buyer was Defiance Etfs, LLC (+3.6M shares) and the biggest seller Mirae Asset Global Etfs Holdings Ltd (−136K). See which funds bought and sold →

Largest reported holders, June 30, 2026
Manager Value Shares Share of 13F value Shares QoQ
Penserra Capital Management LLC $151M 5.1M 41.9% ▲ 249.9%
Defiance Etfs, LLC $147M 5.1M 40.8% ▲ 251.1%
UBS Group AG $15.5M 523K 4.3% ▲ 512.0%
Legal & General Group PLC $8.1M 276K 2.3% ▲ 424.3%
National Bank Of Canada $6.3M 212K 1.7% ▲ 19296.2%
Mirae Asset Global Etfs Holdings Ltd. $5.6M 188K 1.5% ▼ 42.0%
Kessler Investment Group, LLC $4.6M 153K 1.3% ▼ 2.8%
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp $2.9M 99K 0.8% ▲ 732.3%
Raymond James Financial Inc $2.8M 95K 0.8% ▲ 49.2%
Millennium Management LLC $2.3M 79K 0.6% ▲ 45.7%
Bank Of America Corp $1.6M 54K 0.4% ▲ 182.4%
Van Eck Associates Corp $1.5M 49K 0.4% ▲ 145.6%

From Form 13F filings with the SEC ( quarterly data sets), as reported by each manager for June 30, 2026 and filed up to 45 days later. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M only, so this is not Arqit Quantum Inc.'s complete shareholder register. Values are as reported by the filers ; 1 inconsistently scaled filing rows were excluded.

Insider trading activity

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Recent insider open-market transactions
Insider Date Trade Shares Price Value
Leaver Andrew Chief Executive Officer October 13, 2026 Sell 2,573 $16.40 $42,207
Leaver Andrew Chief Executive Officer October 6, 2026 Sell 2,398 $24.19 $58,011
Feenan Paul Chief Revenue Officer October 6, 2026 Sell 504 $24.19 $12,193
Willcocks Patrick General Counsel October 6, 2026 Sell 555 $24.19 $13,426
Ritchie Garth Director October 6, 2026 Sell 118 $24.19 $2,855
Nilan Nicholas William General Manager-US October 6, 2026 Sell 493 $24.19 $11,926
Wilder Ben Simon Chief Operating Officer October 6, 2026 Sell 218 $24.19 $5,274
Willcocks Patrick General Counsel October 5, 2026 Sell 588 $23.78 $13,985
Wilder Ben Simon Chief Operating Officer October 5, 2026 Sell 233 $23.78 $5,542
Ritchie Garth Director October 5, 2026 Sell 127 $23.78 $3,021
Nilan Nicholas William General Manager-US October 5, 2026 Sell 522 $23.78 $12,416
Feenan Paul Chief Revenue Officer October 5, 2026 Sell 533 $23.78 $12,677

From insiders' Form 4 filings with the SEC. Excludes awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax. "Pre-set plan" means the filing marks the trade as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. See every insider trade since five years ago, on a price chart.

Earnings dates and SEC filings

Results announcements

Recent SEC filings

Data status

When each part of this page on Arqit Quantum Inc. was last updated.

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News and updatesCompany releases and SEC 8-K filings
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Arqit Quantum Inc. in brief

What does Arqit Quantum Inc. do?
Arqit Quantum Inc. is a US-listed company in the systems software industry. Its financial year ends in September.
What is Arqit Quantum Inc.'s stock ticker?
Arqit Quantum Inc. trades under the ticker ARQQ on Nasdaq. This page brings together its financial statements, valuation models, ownership and recent company updates.
What is Arqit Quantum Inc.'s revenue, and how fast is it growing?
Over its most recent trailing twelve months, Arqit Quantum Inc. reported revenue of $530,000, 80.9% higher than a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
What is Arqit Quantum Inc.'s free cash flow?
Arqit Quantum Inc.'s free-cash-flow margin is -5582.3% of revenue over the trailing twelve months.
Who are Arqit Quantum Inc.'s largest institutional shareholders?
By value reported in 13F filings for June 30, 2026, the largest reported holders are Penserra Capital Management LLC, Defiance Etfs, LLC and UBS Group AG. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M, filed up to 45 days after quarter end.
Who are Arqit Quantum Inc.'s competitors?
In our Systems Software peer group, the companies closest to Arqit Quantum Inc. are Alpha Technology Group Ltd, Obook Holdings Inc., D-wave Quantum Inc., Rigetti Computing, Inc. and Hub Cyber Security Ltd. The side-by-side comparison below sets their revenue, margins and growth against Arqit Quantum Inc.'s.
Are insiders buying or selling Arqit Quantum Inc. stock?
Over the last 12 months, Arqit Quantum Inc.'s directors and officers reported 0 open-market purchases and 42 sales on Form 4. The insider trading page charts every trade.
When is Arqit Quantum Inc.'s next earnings date?
Around December 9, 2026, estimated from the spacing of its past results announcements (8-K filings). That is an estimate, not a confirmed date — Arqit Quantum Inc. announces its own schedule.