D-wave Quantum Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, D-wave Quantum Inc. had return on equity of -77.6%, an operating margin of -408.2%, debt equal to 4.2% of equity and a current ratio of 42.38. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 82.3% | 72.1% | 59.3% | 52.8% | 63.0% | 82.6% | 64.2% |
| Operating margin | −609.8% | −620.3% | −828.9% | −919.7% | −874.8% | −408.2% | <−999% |
| Net margin | −425.7% | −652.5% | −748.7% | −944.5% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −581.8% | −582.5% | −636.4% | −699.2% | −507.0% | −308.5% | −958.4% |
| Return on equity | −105.7% | — | — | — | — | −77.6% | −25.7% |
| Return on assets | −61.4% | −125.6% | −190.4% | −191.7% | −111.0% | −63.7% | −24.0% |
| Asset turnover | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.01 |
| Current ratio | 2.47 | 1.53 | 0.87 | 4.18 | 6.14 | 42.38 | 20.55 |
| Debt to equity | 65.6% | — | — | — | 48.1% | 4.2% | 3.2% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | n/m | n/m | n/m | — | n/m | n/m | — |
| R&D as % of revenue | 395.6% | 404.5% | 447.5% | 432.5% | 399.9% | 206.3% | 658.2% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 14.3% | 28.3% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 23.9% | 15.7% | 66.0% |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 55.8% | 63.8% | 92.5% | 63.8% | 71.4% | 64.8% | 63.6% | 55.4% |
| Operating margin | <−999% | −876.2% | −75.3% | −856.3% | −741.8% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Net margin | <−999% | <−999% | −36.1% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | −642.3% | <−999% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −982.8% | 46.2% | −131.4% | −518.1% | −536.5% | −727.9% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Current ratio | 1.36 | 6.14 | 20.73 | 42.99 | 54.68 | 42.38 | 21.41 | 20.55 |
| Debt to equity | — | 48.1% | 14.6% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 4.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 463.5% | 422.3% | 68.6% | 410.1% | 376.4% | 497.0% | 902.5% | 918.0% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $561m of assets due within a year against $27m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $561m short-term assets against $48m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $297m of cash against $35m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 3% of equity.
- 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 −$111m of operating cash flow against $35m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over No material interest expense reported.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard D-wave Quantum's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 5 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Net income has been a median -108.7% of total assets over 5 years.
- Pricing power 12 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 64.5%, moving by 11.1 percentage points (standard deviation) across 5 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -704.9%; its worst year was -1372.9%.
- Cash conversion 0 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 0 of 5 years, at a median -591.2% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (28 before it).
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