IonQ’s 2025 Quantum Leap: Surging Stock, Bold Ambitions & How It Compares to Rigetti and D-Wave
Company Market Cap (Oct 2025) Quantum Tech & Focus 2025 Stock Performance & Sentiment IonQ (IONQ) ≈ $20–22 billion stockanalysis.com Trapped-ion gate-based quantum computers; pursuing high-fidelity qubits and error-corrected systems (boosted by Oxford Ionics acquisition). Offers cloud access via AWS, Azure, Google macrotrends.net; expanding into quantum networking (e.g. satellite QKD via acquisitions). ≈+75% YTD (+700% YoY) stockstory.org tradingview.com – Massive rally reflects leader status and aggressive roadmap. Investor enthusiasm is high, though some warn the valuation far outpaces current fundamentals alphaspread.com. Rigetti (RGTI) ≈ $10 billion macrotrends.net Superconducting gate-based quantum processors; developed a multi-chip architecture (e.g. 4-chip, 36-qubit “Cepheus” system)