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Quantum Computing stocks: small caps at a glance
Kurz gefasstQuantum computing is the most speculative sector in the Atlas: high valuations, barely any revenue, and sharp price swings on individual announcements. For beginners, it is more of an educational case study than an investment.
15 companies in the directory
22 articles
5 typical price drivers
What belongs in this sector
The sector covers manufacturers of quantum computers, providers of quantum software and algorithms, photonics, and adjacent deep-tech areas. Most companies are research-driven and generate their revenues from research contracts and pilot projects rather than commercial products. The market is pricing in expectations for the coming decade.
What moves the share price
These are the events that typically move share prices in the Quantum Computing sector:
Technology breakthrough
For example in error correction or the number of stable qubits — the central technical hurdle.
Commercial contract
Rare, and therefore market-moving. A contract with a large corporation often lifts the entire sector, including companies not directly involved.
Government funding programme
Government initiatives for quantum technology have a broad effect across the sector.
Partnership with a university or corporation
Validates the technology, but usually makes no immediate contribution to revenue.
Patent grant
Secures intellectual property, but says nothing about commercial viability.
The key figures that matter here
| Revenue source | Research contract or genuine product sales? The difference is fundamental. |
|---|---|
| Cash runway | With development horizons spanning years, this is the defining question of survival. |
| Technical metrics | Number of qubits, error rate, coherence time — to be read with caution, as none of these are defined uniformly. |
| Dilution | Repeated capital increases (Kapitalerhöhungen) are common among pre-revenue companies. |
Risiken des Sektors
The commercial value of quantum computing is, by current reckoning, still years away, while valuations already assume success. Announcements move the entire sector regardless of whether individual companies are directly affected — a classic pattern for exaggeration in both directions. A total loss is a realistic scenario.
Recent articles
Strategic Partnership or Golden Cage? What Big-Tech Entry Means for the Quantum Market 28.10.2026 Government Contract or Revenue Guarantee? Quantum Small Caps Examined 26.10.2026 Satellite QKD: How Quantum Cryptography From Space Works 21.10.2026 Analyst Ratings & Shareholder Structure: Lessons for Small-Cap Investors 18.10.2026 Google's Quantum Milestone: What Error Rate Reduction Really Means 17.10.2026Companies in this sector
15 listed small and micro caps in this sector, ordered by market capitalisation.
| companies | Ticker | Börse |
|---|---|---|
| Quantum Computing Inc. | QUBT | NASDAQ |
| Horizon Quantum Holdings Ltd. | HQ | NASDAQ |
| Arqit Quantum Inc. | ARQQ | NASDAQ |
| QuantumCore Ltd. | QNCR | CSE |
| 01 Quantum Inc. | ONE | TSXV |
| Quantum Secure Encryption Corp. | QSE | CSE |
| SuperQ Quantum Computing Inc. | QBTQ | CSE |
| Quantum BioPharma Ltd. | QNTM | CSE |
| Quantum Battery Metals Corp | QBAT | CSE |
| IonQ, Inc. | IONQ | NYSE |
| Rigetti Computing, Inc. | RGTI | NASDAQ |
| D-Wave Quantum Inc. | QBTS | NYSE |
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Educational content only, not investment advice. Small caps are highly speculative and total loss is possible. All information without warranty.