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IonQ (IONQ) guidance and outlook
IonQ (IONQ) raised its guidance on Nov 5, 2026: Revenue $505M–$515M for FY2026; Revenue +110% for FY2026. IonQ's 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026 makes 21 forward-looking statements.
Guidance and outlook
Latest guidance
| Metric | Period | Range | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | FY2026 | $505M–$515M | raised |
| Revenue | FY2026 | +110% | raised |
From the earnings release filed Nov 5, 2026 (8-K on EDGAR).
Forward-looking statements, 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026
- We are developing satellite solutions intended to enable quantum-secure global communications and, through combining our satellite platform with our quantum sensing products, we intend to offer advanced quantum positioning, navigation and timing services in the future.
- We believe that owning a U.S.-based foundry will advance our quantum computing
- We expect to continue to incur significant losses for the foreseeable future as we prioritize reaching the technical milestones necessary to achieve an increasingly higher number of stable qubits and higher levels of fidelity than presently exist.
- From time to time, we have acquired, or invested in, complementary businesses, and intend to continue to evaluate making such acquisitions and investments.
- We believe this acquisition will position us to help customers protect their critical infrastructure and enterprise networks as they prepare for a future shaped by quantum technologies.
- Consistent with the guidance in ASC 606, in identifying performance obligations, the Company considers the nature of the promised goods and services, the degree of integration between promises, whether any good or service significantly modifies or customizes another promised good or service, or whether the goods and services are highly interdependent or interrelated.
- The transaction price represents the amount of consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for transferring the promised goods or services to the customer, including estimates of variable consideration.
- The Company estimates variable consideration using either the expected value or most likely amount method, depending on the nature of the arrangement, and includes such amounts in the transaction price only to the extent it is probable that a significant revenue reversal will not occur.
- The Company applies judgment and takes into account historical experience, contractual terms, and expected customer behavior to best predict the amount of consideration to which it expects to be entitled under these contracts.
- The Company applies judgment to determine a reasonable method to measure progress and to estimate total expected effort, primarily using a cost-to-cost input method or output method.
- The Company’s output method, primarily applied to certain quantum foundry and advanced technologies contracts and CMOS foundry contracts, evaluates the steps and activities needed to complete manufacturing development services and relies on surveys of steps and activities completed as of the reporting date in relation to then current manufacturing development plans to measure the level of progress on the service.
- We expect to continue to make the necessary sales and marketing investments to enable us to increase our market penetration and expand our customer base.
IonQ's latest quarter
IonQ, Q3 2026: revenue $174M (+336% year over year), operating margin -249.1%, net earnings $563M, operating cash flow −$316M. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Questions
Did IonQ raise or lower its guidance?
IonQ (IONQ) raised its guidance on Nov 5, 2026: Revenue $505M–$515M for FY2026; Revenue +110% for FY2026.
What does IonQ expect?
We are developing satellite solutions intended to enable quantum-secure global communications and, through combining our satellite platform with our quantum sensing products, we intend to offer advanced quantum positioning, navigation and timing services in the future. We believe that owning a U.S.-based foundry will advance our quantum computing We expect to continue to incur significant losses for the foreseeable future as we prioritize reaching the technical milestones necessary to achieve an increasingly higher number of stable qubits and higher levels of fidelity than presently exist.
Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.