Quantinuum revenue jumps 233% in Q3 and lifts 2026 outlook

Quantinuum posted revenue of US$ 9.1 million in the third quarter of 2026, ended September 30, up 233% from the US$ 2.7 million of the same period a year earlier. With the result, the company raised its full-year 2026 revenue outlook from US$ 28–32 million to US$ 31–34 million.

The results, released on November 5, came with the largest cloud agreement in the company's history: a multi-year extension with a leading global financial institution, including committed access to the future Apollo system and the Nexus platform. The company also closed US$ 98 million in bookings in the period, including an agreement with Oracle.

What drove the quarter

  • Nexus platform: adoption grew nearly 20% quarter over quarter, to 215 organizations; job submissions rose tenfold over the 12 months through August 2026.
  • Error correction: back-to-back accuracy records on the Helios system, reaching 99.9995% logical fidelity in October — within Apollo's target range.
  • Roadmap: the Sol system remains on track for the second half of 2027 and Apollo for 2029, keeping the goal of universal fault-tolerant quantum computing.
  • New contracts: agreements with a top-5 global pharmaceutical company, GE Vernova and the Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy, plus a joint beta with Oracle for hybrid quantum-AI applications.

Profit still distant

The growth came with a larger loss: GAAP net loss was US$ 118 million, versus US$ 52 million a year earlier, and adjusted EBITDA loss was US$ 80 million. GAAP gross margin, however, improved to 33.3%, from -43.5% a year earlier. The company ended September with US$ 1.94 billion in cash and equivalents.

Despite the wider loss, the market reacted well: Quantinuum shares (Nasdaq: QNT) rose about 22% on Friday, November 6, after the release, according to Kalkine.

Also on Geekiki: IonQ sets a record: revenue of US$ 173.8 million in the third quarter of 2026.

Image credit: Quantinuum logo, via the company's official press release.

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By Muse