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PART 1-FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Unaudited Financial Statements

IonQ, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share data)


	September 30,			December 31,
	2025			2024
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	346,032		$	54,393
Short-term investments		736,333			285,896
Accounts receivable, net		36,912			10,188
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		96,025			28,325
Total current assets		1,215,302			378,802
Long-term investments		402,603			23,545
Property and equipment, net		119,564			52,761
Operating lease right-of-use assets		20,940			9,470
Intangible assets, net		655,909			29,469
Goodwill		1,865,841			9,904
Other noncurrent assets		39,189			4,437
Total Assets	$	4,319,348		$	508,388
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	16,970		$	5,230
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		91,856			16,811
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		8,599			3,366
Unearned revenue		21,855			10,678
Total current liabilities		139,280			36,085
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion		19,917			14,359
Unearned revenue, net of current portion		3,384			—
Warrant liabilities		1,768,232			70,688
Other noncurrent liabilities		100,736			3,394
Total liabilities	$	2,031,549		$	124,526
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 10)
Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 325,308,961 and 221,919,191 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively	$	32		$	22
Additional paid-in capital		4,237,882			1,067,403
Accumulated deficit		(1,947,765	)		(683,720	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(16,788	)		157
Total IonQ, Inc. stockholders’ equity	$	2,273,361		$	383,862
Noncontrolling interests		14,438			—
Total stockholders’ equity	$	2,287,799		$	383,862
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	4,319,348		$	508,388

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

IonQ, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share data)


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025			2024			2025			2024
Revenue	$	39,866		$	12,400		$	68,126		$	31,363
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)		21,253			6,515			33,895			15,552
Research and development		66,298			33,178			209,610			96,750
Sales and marketing		14,441			6,630			33,928			19,468
General and administrative		82,505			14,322			154,418			41,395
Depreciation and amortization		24,182			4,890			41,359			13,150
Total operating costs and expenses		208,679			65,535			473,210			186,315
Loss from operations		(168,813	)		(53,135	)		(405,084	)		(154,952	)
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of warrant liabilities		(881,847	)		(3,868	)		(882,930	)		11,398
Interest income, net		14,437			4,508			26,469			14,108
Offering costs associated with warrants		(22,847	)		—			(22,847	)		—
Other income (expense), net		(980	)		15			(697	)		(164	)
Loss before income tax expense		(1,060,050	)		(52,480	)		(1,285,089	)		(129,610	)
Income tax benefit (expense)		4,438			(16	)		19,695			(39	)
Net loss	$	(1,055,612	)	$	(52,496	)	$	(1,265,394	)	$	(129,649	)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(657	)		—			(1,349	)		—
Net loss attributable to IonQ, Inc.	$	(1,054,955	)	$	(52,496	)	$	(1,264,045	)	$	(129,649	)
Net loss per share attributable to IonQ, Inc. common stockholders—basic and diluted	$	(3.58	)	$	(0.24	)	$	(4.89	)	$	(0.61	)
Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to IonQ, Inc. common stockholders—basic and diluted		294,524,786			214,305,053			258,324,714			211,378,045

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

IonQ, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

(unaudited)

(in thousands)


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025			2024			2025			2024
Net loss	$	(1,055,612	)	$	(52,496	)	$	(1,265,394	)	$	(129,649	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of reclassification adjustments:
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net		1,757			1,713			1,510			2,348
Currency translation adjustments		(22,728	)		(60	)		(17,979	)		(46	)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)		(20,971	)		1,653			(16,469	)		2,302
Total comprehensive loss	$	(1,076,583	)	$	(50,843	)	$	(1,281,863	)	$	(127,347	)
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(768	)		—			(873	)		—
Comprehensive loss attributable to IonQ, Inc.	$	(1,075,815	)	$	(50,843	)	$	(1,280,990	)	$	(127,347	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

IonQ, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except share data)


	Stockholders’ Equity
										Accumulated
					Additional					Other						Total
	Common Stock				Paid-in		Accumulated			Comprehensive			Noncontrolling			Stockholders'
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Deficit			Income (Loss)			Interests			Equity
Balance, June 30, 2025		269,600,132	$	27	$	2,050,344	$	(892,810	)	$	4,072		$	16,813		$	1,178,446
Net loss		—		—		—		(1,054,955	)		—			(657	)		(1,055,612	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		—		—		—		—			(20,860	)		(111	)		(20,971	)
Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisitions, net		34,227,607		3		1,943,605		—			—			—			1,943,608
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs		14,165,708		1		—		—			—			—			1
Issuance of common stock from equity incentive plans		3,248,044		1		3,904		—			—			—			3,905
Vesting of restricted common stock		114,892		—		252		—			—			—			252
Stock-based compensation		—		—		65,398		—			—			—			65,398
Warrants exercised		3,952,578		—		172,772		—			—			—			172,772
Change in ownership interest		—		—		1,607		—			—			(1,607	)		—
Balance, September 30, 2025		325,308,961	$	32	$	4,237,882	$	(1,947,765	)	$	(16,788	)	$	14,438		$	2,287,799


	Stockholders’ Equity
										Accumulated
					Additional					Other					Total
	Common Stock				Paid-in		Accumulated			Comprehensive			Noncontrolling		Stockholders'
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Deficit			Income (Loss)			Interests		Equity
Balance, June 30, 2024		213,722,503	$	21	$	893,797	$	(429,226	)	$	(1,318	)	$	—	$	463,274
Net loss		—		—		—		(52,496	)		—			—		(52,496	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		—		—		—		—			1,653			—		1,653
Issuance of common stock from equity incentive plans		2,205,038		1		1,085		—			—			—		1,086
Vesting of restricted common stock		48,145		—		98		—			—			—		98
Stock-based compensation		—		—		22,068		—			—			—		22,068
Balance, September 30, 2024		215,975,686	$	22	$	917,048	$	(481,722	)	$	335		$	—	$	435,683

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

IonQ, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except share data)


	Stockholders’ Equity
										Accumulated
					Additional					Other						Total
	Common Stock				Paid-in		Accumulated			Comprehensive			Noncontrolling			Stockholders'
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Deficit			Income (Loss)			Interests			Equity
Balance, December 31, 2024		221,919,191	$	22	$	1,067,403	$	(683,720	)	$	157		$	—		$	383,862
Net loss		—		—		—		(1,264,045	)		—			(1,349	)		(1,265,394	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		—		—		—		—			(16,945	)		476			(16,469	)
Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisitions, net		51,737,208		5		2,405,434		—			—			16,918			2,422,357
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs		30,204,168		3		358,253		—			—			—			358,256
Issuance of common stock from equity incentive plans		16,798,400		2		18,427		—			—			—			18,429
Vesting of restricted common stock		211,182		—		448		—			—			—			448
Stock-based compensation		—		—		194,218		—			—			—			194,218
Warrants exercised		4,438,812		—		192,092		—			—			—			192,092
Change in ownership interest		—		—		1,607		—			—			(1,607	)		—
Balance, September 30, 2025		325,308,961	$	32	$	4,237,882	$	(1,947,765	)	$	(16,788	)	$	14,438		$	2,287,799


	Stockholders’ Equity
										Accumulated
					Additional					Other					Total
	Common Stock				Paid-in		Accumulated			Comprehensive			Noncontrolling		Stockholders'
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Deficit			Income (Loss)			Interests		Equity
Balance, December 31, 2023		206,611,704	$	20	$	839,014	$	(352,073	)	$	(1,967	)	$	—	$	484,994
Net loss		—		—		—		(129,649	)		—			—		(129,649	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		—		—		—		—			2,302			—		2,302
Issuance of common stock from equity incentive plans		9,219,547		2		13,712		—			—			—		13,714
Vesting of restricted common stock		144,435		—		294		—			—			—		294
Stock-based compensation		—		—		64,028		—			—			—		64,028
Balance, September 30, 2024		215,975,686	$	22	$	917,048	$	(481,722	)	$	335		$	—	$	435,683

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

IonQ, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

(in thousands)


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025			2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(1,265,394	)	$	(129,649	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		41,359			13,150
Stock-based compensation		205,366			67,607
(Gain) loss on change in fair value of warrant liabilities		882,930			(11,398	)
Deferred income taxes		(19,885	)		—
Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on available-for-sale securities		(6,167	)		(7,086	)
Other, net		5,872			4,291
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(15,849	)		7,341
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(42,572	)		(9,899	)
Accounts payable		(17,413	)		(463	)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		27,777			612
Unearned revenue		268			(4,232	)
Other assets and liabilities		(4,969	)		3,471
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(208,677	)	$	(66,255	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(7,628	)		(14,399	)
Capitalized software development costs		(2,961	)		(3,064	)
Purchases of available-for-sale securities		(1,252,367	)		(241,162	)
Maturities of available-for-sale securities		407,730			318,192
Businesses acquired, net of cash acquired		(13,100	)		—
Other investing, net		(5,306	)		(1,201	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	$	(873,632	)	$	58,366
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from common stock and warrant issuance, net of issuance costs		1,358,254			—
Proceeds from stock options exercised		11,468			2,270
Proceeds from warrants exercised		6,708			—
Other financing, net		986			144
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$	1,377,416		$	2,414
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		375			4
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		295,482			(5,471	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period		56,840			38,081
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period	$	352,322		$	32,610
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing transactions
Property and equipment purchases in accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	3,195		$	559
Intangible asset purchases in accounts payable and accrued expenses		—			226
Operating lease right-of-use assets subject to lease liability		—			6,129
Noncash reclassification of warrant liabilities to equity upon exercise		185,384			—
Bonus settled in restricted stock units		6,969			11,443
Net share settled stock option exercises		853			1,016
Equity issued for acquisitions		2,405,998			—

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

IonQ, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

IonQ, Inc. (“IonQ” or the “Company”) develops quantum computers, networks, and sensors designed to solve some of the world’s most complex problems, and transform business, society, and the planet for the better. To operate these quantum products, the Company has developed custom hardware, custom firmware, and an operating system. The Company also offers satellite-based data capabilities and satellite solutions intended to enable quantum-secure global communications.

Today, the Company sells specialized quantum computing, networking and sensing hardware together with related maintenance and support. It also sells access to several quantum computers and is in the process of researching and developing technologies for quantum computers with increasing computational capabilities. It currently makes access to its quantum computers available through three major cloud platforms, Amazon Web Services’s Amazon Braket, Microsoft’s Azure Quantum and Google’s Cloud Marketplace, and also to select customers through its own cloud service. This cloud-based approach enables the broad availability of quantum-computing-as-a-service.

The Company also supplements its offerings with professional services focused on assisting customers in applying quantum computing and networking to their businesses, and it offers quantum networking and sensing products that offer customers secure communication networks and enable networked quantum computing.

The Company also offers satellite imagery and data from its constellation of satellites through a self-service platform as well as customer solutions for specialized satellite development capabilities.

The Company pursues its business goals both through organic innovation and development, and targeted acquisitions of complementary businesses. For a discussion of the impact of recent acquisitions on our business and the benefits that we expect them to provide, refer to Note 3.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Significant Accounting Policies

The Company’s significant accounting policies, which are disclosed in the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the notes thereto, are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Annual Report”) that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 26, 2025. Since the date of that filing, there have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies except as noted below.

Basis of Preparation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) as determined by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). Such condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of IonQ and majority-owned and wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. For consolidated non-wholly-owned subsidiaries, a noncontrolling interest is recognized to reflect the portion of income and equity that is not attributable to the Company.

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared by the Company and are unaudited, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. However, the Company believes that the disclosures contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q comply with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), for a quarterly report and are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements included herein reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2024, included in the Annual Report. The condensed consolidated statements of operations and the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2025, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be anticipated for the entire year ending December 31, 2025, or thereafter. All references to September 30, 2025 and 2024, in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP and the rules and regulations of the SEC require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in these condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.

Significant estimates and assumptions are inherent in the analysis and measurement of items including, but not limited to: standalone selling price for revenue arrangements with multiple performance obligations, total expected costs for revenue arrangements recognized over time under the cost-to-cost percentage of completion model, capitalization of quantum computing system and satellite costs, useful lives for quantum computing systems and satellites, estimates of the fair value of intangible assets acquired in business combinations, estimates of the fair value of warrant liabilities, and stock-based compensation for awards with performance and market conditions. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience, expectations, forecasts, and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may differ and be affected by changes in those estimates.

Foreign Currency

The reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar. Financial statements of subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar are translated at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date for assets and liabilities and at average exchange rates for revenues and expenses for the respective periods. Translation adjustments are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk to the extent that it enters into transactions denominated in currencies other than its subsidiaries’ respective functional currencies. Transactions denominated in currencies other than subsidiaries’ functional currencies are recorded based on exchange rates at the time such transactions arise. Changes in exchange rates with respect to amounts recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets related to these items will result in unrealized foreign currency transaction gains and losses based upon period-end exchange rates. The Company also records realized foreign currency transaction gains and losses upon settlement of the transactions. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses resulting from the conversion of the transaction currency to functional currency are included in other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Fair Value Measurements

The Company evaluates the fair value of certain assets and liabilities using the fair value hierarchy. Fair value is an exit price representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value is estimated by applying the following hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three levels and bases the categorization within the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement:

•

Level 1—Observable inputs, which include quoted prices in active markets;

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Level 2—Observable inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs such as broker quotes, benchmark yield curves, credit spreads and market interest rates for similar securities that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities;

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Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are based on management’s assumptions, including fair value measurements determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques.

The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurements requires judgment and may affect the valuation of the assets and liabilities being measured and their placement within the fair value hierarchy.

For assets that are measured using quoted prices in active markets, the total fair value is the published market price per unit multiplied by the number of units held, without consideration of transaction costs. Assets and liabilities that are measured using significant other observable inputs are primarily valued by reference to quoted prices of similar assets or liabilities in active markets, adjusted for any terms specific to that asset or liability. Assets that are measured using unobservable inputs, including investments in convertible debt securities of privately-held companies, use the market or income approach and may involve pricing models whose inputs require significant judgment or estimation. The inputs in these valuations may include, but are not limited to, capitalization and discount rates and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”) multiples. Liabilities that are measured using unobservable inputs, including warrant liabilities, use the Black-Scholes-Merton (“Black-Scholes”) option-pricing model and may involve inputs which require significant judgment or estimation, including expected volatility.

Assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis include property and equipment, intangible assets, and goodwill. The Company recognizes these items at fair value upon initial recognition when acquired through a business combination or an asset acquisition or when they are considered to be impaired. The fair value of these assets and liabilities are determined with valuation techniques using the best information available and may include quoted market prices, market comparables and discounted cash flow models.

Due to their short-term nature, the carrying amounts reported in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements approximate the fair value for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses.

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash

Cash and cash equivalents include cash and checking deposits, money market funds, and U.S. government and agency securities. The Company considers all short-term highly liquid investments with an original maturity at the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Restricted cash for collateralizing letters of credit and certain other obligations is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and other noncurrent assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company issues financial guarantees, including letters of credit, in the ordinary course of business, including for lease arrangements and regulatory requirements. Letters of credit totaling $5.2 million and $2.1 million were outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets to the amounts included in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands):


	September 30,		December 31,
	2025		2024
Cash and cash equivalents	$	346,032	$	54,393
Restricted cash		6,290		2,447
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows	$	352,322	$	56,840

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses

Accounts receivable are non-interest bearing and represent amounts billed and currently due from customers at the gross invoiced amount as well as unbilled amounts related to unconditional rights for consideration to be received for services performed but not yet invoiced. A receivable is recorded when the Company has an unconditional right to receive payment. Accounts receivable consists of the following (in thousands):


	September 30,		December 31,
	2025		2024
Billed accounts receivable	$	12,578	$	6,516
Unbilled accounts receivable		24,334		3,672
Total accounts receivable	$	36,912	$	10,188

On a periodic basis, management evaluates its accounts receivable and determines whether to provide an allowance for credit losses. This assessment is based on management’s evaluation of relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the receivable.

Allowances for credit losses were not material as of either September 30, 2025 or December 31, 2024.

Inventories, Net

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with cost computed using the weighted-average cost basis, and are recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Inventories are evaluated regularly for excess quantities and obsolescence. This evaluation includes analysis of the Company’s current and future strategic plans, risk of technological obsolescence, and general market conditions. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, excess and obsolescence charges were not material.

Materials and Supplies, Net

Materials and supplies, including spare parts, are carried at average cost and recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Materials and supplies used in the production of quantum computing systems and satellites are

capitalized to property and equipment when installed. Materials and supplies used to support customer contracts, for maintenance, or for research and development efforts are expensed when consumed. The Company capitalized $5.9 million and $1.9 million of materials and supplies to property and equipment for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $10.1 million and $4.5 million of materials and supplies to property and equipment for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Materials and supplies are evaluated regularly for excess quantities and obsolescence. This evaluation includes analysis of the Company's current and future strategic plans, risk of technological obsolescence, and general market conditions. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, excess and obsolescence charges were $0.7 million and $1.2 million, respectively, and during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, excess and obsolescence charges were $1.0 million and $1.1 million, respectively.

Investments

Management determines the appropriate classification of investments at the time of purchase based upon management’s intent with regard to such investments. The Company primarily invests in debt securities and classifies its investments as available-for-sale at the time of purchase if they are available to support either current or future operations. This classification is re-evaluated at each balance sheet date. Investments not considered cash equivalents with remaining contractual maturities of one year or less from the balance sheet date are classified as short-term investments, and those with remaining contractual maturities greater than one year from the balance sheet date are classified as long-term investments. All investments are recorded at their estimated fair value, and any unrealized gains and losses are recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets in accumulated other comprehensive income loss. Realized gains and losses on sales and maturities of investments are determined based on the specific identification method and are recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations in other income (expense), net. Accrued interest receivable on available-for-sale investments is recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets in prepaid expenses and other current assets.

The Company also invests in privately-held companies, consisting of convertible debt securities and simple agreements for future equity (“SAFE”) investments and classifies these investments in accordance with the terms of the underlying securities. Investments in securities of privately-held companies are included in other noncurrent assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Convertible debt securities are primarily classified as available-for-sale investments, with changes in fair value recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). To the extent the Company elects the fair value option, when applicable, changes in fair value are recorded in other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. SAFE investments without a readily determinable fair value are recorded using the measurement alternative. Such investments are carried at cost, less any impairments, and are adjusted for subsequent observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer. Changes in the basis of the securities are recognized in other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The Company performs periodic evaluations to determine whether any declines in the fair value of investments below amortized cost are credit losses or impairments. The evaluation consists of qualitative and quantitative factors regarding the severity of the unrealized loss, as well as the Company’s ability and intent to hold the investments until a forecasted recovery occurs. Declines in fair value are considered to be credit losses if they are related to deterioration in credit risk or are considered impairments if it is likely that the underlying securities will be sold prior to a full recovery of their cost basis. Credit losses and impairments are determined based on the specific identification method and are reported in other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment, net is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Historical cost of fixed assets is the cost as of the date acquired. Hardware and labor costs associated with the building of quantum computing systems, satellites, and supporting equipment are capitalized in the period the costs are incurred when it is probable that such costs will provide future economic benefit. The costs of quantum computing systems, satellites, and supporting equipment that are used in research and development activities and have alternative future uses are capitalized. Costs to maintain quantum computing systems are expensed as incurred.

Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Useful lives are as follows:


Computer equipment and acquired computer software		3 – 5 years
Machinery, equipment, furniture and fixtures		4 – 7 years
Quantum computing systems		3 years
Satellites		3 years
Leasehold improvements		Shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the related asset

The Company evaluates the useful life of its assets periodically and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the useful life may have changed. In assessing useful lives, the Company considers, among other factors, the use of the asset, changes in technology, and the competitive environment.

Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and current operating lease liabilities and operating lease liabilities, net of current portion on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2025, the Company has no financing lease arrangements. The Company recognizes lease expense for its operating leases on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

The Company records a ROU asset and lease liability in connection with its operating leases. The Company’s lease portfolio is comprised primarily of real estate leases, which are accounted for as operating leases. The Company elected the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for all leases.

ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments, including the impact of any lease incentives, as applicable, over the lease term. An amendment to a lease is assessed to determine if it represents a lease modification or a separate contract. Lease modifications are reassessed as of the effective date of the modification using an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date. For modified leases, the Company also reassesses the lease classification as of the effective date of the modification.

The interest rate used to determine the present value of the future lease payments is the Company’s incremental borrowing rate, because the interest rate implicit in the Company’s leases is not readily determinable. The incremental borrowing rate is estimated to approximate the interest rate on a collateralized basis with similar terms and payments, and in economic environments where the leased asset is located.

The Company’s lease terms include periods under options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. The Company considers contractual-based factors such as the nature and terms of the renewal or termination, asset-based factors such as physical location of the asset and entity-based factors such as the importance of the leased asset to the Company’s operations to determine the lease term. The Company generally uses the base non-cancelable lease term when determining the ROU assets and lease liabilities.

Software Development Costs

The Company incurs software development costs for internal-use software, which the Company primarily uses to provide services to its customers, as well as for external-use software that will be part of a product to be sold, leased, or marketed.

Internal-Use Software

The costs to purchase and develop internal-use software are capitalized from the time that the preliminary project stage is completed, and it is considered probable that the software will be used to perform the function intended, until the time the software is placed in service for its intended use. Any costs incurred during subsequent efforts to upgrade and enhance the functionality of the software are also capitalized. Once the software is ready for its intended use, these costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the software, which is typically assessed to be three years. Capitalized internal-use software is recorded within intangible assets, net, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. During the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company capitalized $2.0 million and $1.7 million in internal-use software costs, respectively, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company capitalized $5.4 million and $5.5 million, respectively. The Company amortized $1.7 million and $1.4 million of capitalized internal-use software costs during the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $4.8 million and $3.8 million of capitalized internal-use software costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

External-Use Software

Costs incurred in researching and developing external-use software are expensed as incurred until technological feasibility is established. Once technological feasibility is established, software costs are capitalized until the product is available for general release to customers. Judgment is required in determining when technological feasibility of a product is established. Generally, this occurs shortly before the products are released to production. No external-use software costs were capitalized during any of the three or nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.

Intangible Assets, Net

The Company’s intangible assets include developed technology, customer relationships, intellectual property, non-compete agreements, patents, trademarks, website domain costs, and backlog. Intangible assets with identifiable useful lives are initially valued at acquisition cost and are amortized over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are assessed for impairment at least annually.

Goodwill

Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price over the fair values assigned to the net assets acquired in a business combination. The Company tests goodwill for impairment on an annual basis, which it has determined to be the first day of the fourth quarter, and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The Company tests goodwill qualitatively, or quantitatively, by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with the unit’s carrying amount. No impairment loss was recognized for any of the three or nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.

Business Combinations

The Company recognizes and measures the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date. Goodwill as of the acquisition date represents the excess of the purchase consideration of an acquired business over the fair value of the underlying net tangible and intangible assets acquired net of liabilities assumed. The purchase consideration is determined based on the fair value of the assets transferred and liabilities assumed after considering any transactions that are separate from the business combination. Any adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period, not to exceed one year from the date of acquisition, are recorded in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period, any subsequent adjustments are recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment and other long-term assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. If circumstances require a long-lived asset or asset group be tested for possible impairment, the Company first compares undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by that asset or asset group to its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of the long-lived asset or asset group is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, an impairment is recognized to the extent the carrying amount of the underlying asset exceeds its fair value. Impairment losses were not material for any of the three or nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.

Warrant Liabilities

The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, including warrant liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the issuance date and is then re-valued upon exercise or at each reporting date for unexercised warrants, with changes in the fair value reported in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative warrant liabilities are classified as non-current liabilities as their liquidation is not reasonably expected to require the use of current assets or require the creation of current liabilities.

Revenue Recognition

The Company derives revenue from the design, development, construction and sale of specialized quantum computing hardware together with related maintenance and support, from the sale of quantum networking products together with related services and maintenance, from providing access to its quantum-computing-as-a-service (“QCaaS” or “Platform” services), from consulting services related to co-developing algorithms on the quantum computing systems, and from providing satellite imagery and data from its constellation of satellites through its online platform. The Company applies the provisions of the FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”), and all related applicable guidance. The core principle of ASC 606 is that an entity shall recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

To support this core principle, the Company applies the following five step approach:

Identify the contract with the customer

Identify the performance obligations

Determine the transaction price

Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations

Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation

Certain of the Company’s contracts contain multiple performance obligations, most commonly in contracts for the sale of specialized quantum computing hardware together with related maintenance and support and the sale of quantum networking products together with related services and maintenance. Certain contracts may also include access to the Company’s QCaaS. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when or as the performance obligation is satisfied. When there are multiple performance obligations in a contract, the Company allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation based on its standalone selling price when available. The Company determines standalone selling price based on the observable price of a product or service when it sells the products or services separately in similar circumstances and to similar customers. Certain products and services have limited or no history of being sold on a standalone basis, requiring the Company to estimate the standalone selling price. The Company estimates the standalone selling price based on other contracts for similar products and services adjusted for differing terms than the contract being evaluated, as well as internal pricing guidelines and market factors. In addition, the Company takes into consideration the estimated costs to be incurred to satisfy the performance obligation plus an appropriate profit margin.

Performance obligations are satisfied over time if the customer receives the benefits as the Company performs the work, if the customer controls the asset as it is being produced (continuous transfer of control), or if the product being produced for the customer has no alternative use and the Company has a contractual right to payment for performance to date. For performance obligations related to specialized quantum computing hardware and consulting services as well as customer solutions for specialized satellite development capabilities, revenue is recognized over time based on the efforts incurred to date relative to the total expected effort, primarily based on a cost-to-cost input measure. The Company applies judgment to determine a reasonable method to measure progress and to estimate total expected effort. Factors considered in these estimates include the Company’s historical performance, the availability, productivity and cost of labor, the nature and complexity of work to be performed, the effect of change orders, availability and cost of materials, and the effect of any delays in performance. For performance obligations related to quantum networking products and related services, revenue is recognized at the point in time when control passes to the customer, which is generally at the shipping point based on customary incoterms, or upon completion of the required services.

The Company has determined that its QCaaS contracts represent a combined, stand-ready performance obligation to provide access to its quantum computing systems together with related maintenance and support. Additionally, the Company has determined that its contracts to provide satellite imagery and data also represent a stand-ready performance obligation. The transaction price generally consists of a fixed fee for a minimum volume of usage or images to be made available over a defined period of access. Fixed fee arrangements may also include a variable component whereby customers pay an amount for usage over contractual minimums contained in the contracts. For performance obligations related to providing QCaaS access or satellite imagery and data, fixed fees are recognized on a straight-line basis over the access period. Variable usage fees are recognized in the period they occur. The Company has determined that contracts that contain consulting services related to co-developing quantum computing algorithms and the ability to use its quantum computing systems to run such algorithms represent a combined performance obligation that is satisfied over-time.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the majority of revenue was recognized based on transfer of service over time. In arrangements with cloud service providers, the cloud service provider is considered the customer and the Company does not have any contractual relationships with the cloud service providers’ end users. For these arrangements, revenue is recognized at the amount charged to the cloud service provider and does not reflect any mark-up to the end user.

The Company may enter into multiple contracts with a single counterparty at or near the same time. The Company will combine contracts and account for them as a single contract when one or more of the following criteria are met: (i) the contracts are negotiated as a package with a single commercial objective; (ii) consideration to be paid in one contract depends on the price or performance of the other contract; and (iii) goods or services promised are a single performance obligation. Consideration payable to a customer includes cash amounts that an entity pays, or expects to pay, to the customer. For arrangements that contain consideration payable to a customer, the Company uses judgment in determining whether such payments are a reduction of the transaction price or a payment to the customer for a distinct good or service.

The variable fees associated with the QCaaS and satellite imagery and data contracts are generally billed a month in arrears. Customers also have the ability to make advance payments. Advance payments are recorded as a contract liability until services are delivered or obligations are met and revenue is earned. Contract liabilities to be recognized in the succeeding 12-month period are classified as current and the remaining amounts are classified as non-current liabilities in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Assets Recognized from Costs to Obtain a Contract

Sales commissions paid to employees and third parties are considered incremental costs to obtain a contract with a customer. These costs are capitalized in the period a customer contract is executed and are amortized as an expense consistent with the transfer of the goods or services

to the customer. Capitalized costs are recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets and other noncurrent assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Applying the practical expedient, the Company recognizes the incremental costs of obtaining contracts as an expense when incurred if the amortization period of the assets is one year or less. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, total capitalized costs were $2.1 million and $2.4 million, respectively. Amortization expense was $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, and $1.1 million and $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and is included in sales and marketing in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses consist of personnel-related costs, including salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation, and allocated overhead costs for the Company’s research and development function. Research and development is attributable to the advancing technology research, platform and infrastructure development, and the research and development of new product iterations, including quantum computing systems and networks and satellites. Design and development efforts continue throughout the useful life of the Company’s quantum computing systems and satellites to ensure proper calibration and optimal functionality. Research and development expenses also include purchased hardware and software costs related to quantum computing systems constructed for research purposes that are not probable of providing future economic benefit and have no alternate future use, as well as costs associated with third-party research and development arrangements.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company measures and records the expense related to stock-based awards based on the fair value of those awards as determined on the date of grant. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense over the requisite service period of the individual grant, generally equal to the vesting period, and uses the straight-line method to recognize stock-based compensation. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the estimated fair value for stock options. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires the use of subjective assumptions, which determine the fair value of stock option awards, including the option’s expected term, the price volatility of the underlying common stock, risk-free interest rates, and the expected dividend yield of the common stock. The assumptions used to determine the fair value of the stock options represent management’s best estimates. These estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. The Company records forfeitures as they occur.

Stock-based compensation cost for restricted stock units, performance-based restricted stock units, and restricted common stock is measured based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The fair value of performance-based restricted stock units with a market condition is estimated on the date of grant using the Monte Carlo simulation model. The Monte Carlo simulation model requires the use of subjective assumptions, which determine the fair value of these awards, including price volatility, contractual term, discount rate, risk-free interest rates, and the expected dividend yield of the common stock. The assumptions used to determine the fair value of the performance-based restricted stock awards represent management’s best estimates. These estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. For awards with a performance-based vesting condition, including those with a market condition, the Company records stock-based compensation cost if it is probable that the performance conditions will be achieved. Stock-based compensation cost will be recognized if the performance condition is satisfied, even if the market condition is not met and the award does not vest. At each reporting period, the Company reassesses the probability of the achievement of the performance conditions and any change in expense resulting from an adjustment in the estimated shares to be released is treated as a cumulative catch-up in the period of the adjustment.

The Company records stock-based compensation expense for incentive compensation liabilities based on estimated payments to employees for which the Company expects to settle the liability by granting restricted stock units. For these awards, stock-based compensation expense is accrued commencing at the service inception date, which generally precedes the grant date, through the end of the requisite service period.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method. Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences in recognizing certain income, expense and credit items for financial reporting purposes and tax reporting purposes. Such deferred income taxes primarily relate to the difference between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to the future years in which deferred tax assets or liabilities are expected to be settled or realized.

The Company records a valuation allowance when it determines, based on available positive and negative evidence, that it is not more-likely-than-not that some portion or all of its deferred tax assets will be realized.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, investments, and trade accounts receivable. The Company maintains the majority of its cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and investments with several high credit quality financial institutions. The Company’s deposits routinely exceed amounts guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

The Company’s accounts receivable are derived from customers primarily located in the U.S., including the U.S. government. The Company performs periodic evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and generally does not require its customers to provide collateral or other security to support accounts receivable and maintains an allowance for credit losses. Credit losses historically have not been material.

Significant customers are those that represent more than 10% of the Company’s total revenue. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company had three significant customers that accounted for 61% of total revenue and two significant customers that accounted for 54% of total revenue, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company had two significant customers that accounted for 84% and 79% of total revenue, respectively.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock during the period, plus common stock equivalents, outstanding during the period. If the Company reports a net loss, the computation of diluted loss per share excludes the effect of dilutive common stock equivalents, as their effect would be antidilutive.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted loss per share attributable to common stockholders (in thousands, except share and per share data):


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
Numerator:	2025			2024			2025			2024
Net loss	$	(1,055,612	)	$	(52,496	)	$	(1,265,394	)	$	(129,649	)
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	$	657		$	—		$	1,349		$	—
Net loss attributable to IonQ, Inc. common stockholders for basic and diluted net loss per share	$	(1,054,955	)	$	(52,496	)	$	(1,264,045	)	$	(129,649	)
Denominator:
Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to IonQ, Inc. common stockholders—basic and diluted		294,524,786			214,305,053			258,324,714			211,378,045
Net loss per share attributable to IonQ, Inc. common stockholders—basic and diluted	$	(3.58	)	$	(0.24	)	$	(4.89	)	$	(0.61	)

In periods with a reported net loss, the effect of stock options, warrants, unvested restricted stock units, unvested performance-based restricted stock units, and unvested common stock (including unvested restricted common stock) are excluded and diluted loss per share is equal to basic loss per share. The following is a summary of the weighted average common stock equivalents for the securities outstanding during the respective periods that have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per common share:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025		2024		2025		2024
Common stock options outstanding		7,967,193		18,693,271		11,972,668		19,715,840
Warrants to purchase common stock		35,269,625		13,529,455		13,527,921		13,529,455
Unvested restricted stock units		14,123,062		16,087,407		14,542,660		16,478,732
Unvested performance-based restricted stock units		5,118,952		1,918,817		3,025,625		1,970,331
Unvested restricted stock		4,279,209		—		1,947,801		—
Unvested early exercised stock options		74,133		283,401		132,290		331,546
Total		66,832,174		50,512,351		45,148,965		52,025,904

Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvement to Income Tax Disclosures to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, on a prospective basis, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement -- Reporting Comprehensive Income -- Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires additional expense disclosures by public business entities in the notes to the financial statements. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update on its financial statement disclosures.

In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments -- Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, to introduce a practical expedient for all entities, which simplifies the calculation required for estimating credit losses and assumes that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the asset. ASU 2025-05 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update to its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles -- Goodwill and Other -- Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, to modernize the capitalization criteria for internal-use software, eliminating references to project stages and instead requiring that projects meet completion probability criteria before costs can be capitalized. ASU 2025-06 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and for interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update to its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

3. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

2025 Acquisitions

During 2025, the Company completed five acquisitions, for which each of the purchase price allocations are based on preliminary information and subject to change. Upon completion of the final purchase price allocations, the final fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed and resulting goodwill may differ materially from the preliminary assessment. The Company has estimated the preliminary fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in each acquisition based on information currently available and will continue to adjust those estimates as additional information pertaining to events or circumstances present at the acquisition date becomes available during the measurement period.

The Company incurred approximately $28.8 million in transaction costs, which were primarily related to fees associated with financial and legal advisors, related to closed and pending acquisitions. Transactions costs were recorded in general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The Company has included the revenue and expenses of each acquisition in its condensed consolidated statements of operations from the date of acquisition.

Oxford Ionics Limited

On September 16, 2025, the Company acquired Oxford Ionics Limited (“Oxford Ionics”) for approximately $1,589.7 million of total consideration (the “Oxford Ionics Acquisition”). The Oxford Ionics Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination. The Oxford Ionics Acquisition accelerates the Company’s technology roadmap for more powerful, high-fidelity quantum computers and supports the Company’s global expansion.

The following table summarizes the components of the purchase consideration to acquire Oxford Ionics (in thousands):


Cash	$	10,000
Fair value of common stock issued(1)		1,579,670
Total purchase consideration	$	1,589,670

(1)

Reflects 25,372,150 shares of the Company’s common stock issued in the acquisition, multiplied by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the closing date. These shares are inclusive of 149,169 shares withheld to cover employee tax obligations.

The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of Oxford Ionics’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (in thousands):


	Preliminary Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8,722
Accounts receivable		758
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		16,185
Property and equipment		5,334
Operating lease right-of-use assets		4,977
Intangible assets		423,581
Goodwill		1,261,472
Accounts payable		(23,339	)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		(11,510	)
Operating lease liabilities		(4,735	)
Unearned revenue		(1,937	)
Other noncurrent liabilities		(89,838	)
Total fair value of net assets acquired	$	1,589,670

The goodwill of $1,261.5 million is primarily attributable to specialized assembled workforce and expected future synergies from combining operations. The Company does not expect the goodwill from this acquisition to be deductible for income tax purposes. Identifiable intangibles recognized primarily consists of $422.9 million in developed technology with an estimated useful life of seven years. Fair values of intangible assets were determined using income approaches, including the multi-period excess earnings and the relief from royalty methods.

Capella Space Corporation

On July 11, 2025, the Company acquired Capella Space Corp. (“Capella”) for approximately $424.8 million of total consideration (the “Capella Acquisition”). The Capella Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination. The Capella Acquisition supports the Company’s mission to develop a space-to-space and space-to-ground satellite quantum key distribution networks to enable quantum-secure global communications.

The following table summarizes the components of the purchase consideration to acquire Capella (in thousands):


Cash	$	48,349
Fair value of common stock issued(1)		376,483
Total purchase consideration	$	424,832

(1)

Reflects 9,004,626 shares of the Company’s common stock issued in the acquisition, multiplied by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the closing date. These shares are inclusive of 1,584,918 shares held in escrow. The escrowed shares are expected to be released within 18 months after the close of the Capella Acquisition, subject to reductions for indemnity claims and working capital adjustments.

The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of Capella’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (in thousands):


	Preliminary Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	5,019
Accounts receivable		4,527
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		19,388
Property and equipment		52,009
Operating lease right-of-use assets		5,977
Intangible assets		101,700
Goodwill		259,490
Other noncurrent assets		3,220
Accounts payable		(2,271	)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		(13,044	)
Operating lease liabilities		(6,136	)
Unearned revenue		(3,090	)
Other noncurrent liabilities		(1,957	)
Total fair value of net assets acquired	$	424,832

The goodwill of $259.5 million is primarily attributable to growth opportunities from the expansion of the Company’s product offerings. The Company does not expect the goodwill from this acquisition to be deductible for income tax purposes. Identifiable intangibles recognized consist of $82.9 million in developed technology with an estimated useful life of 7 years, $14.6 million in trademarks with an estimated useful life of 10 years, and $4.2 million in customer relationships with an estimated useful life of 10 years. Fair values of intangible assets were determined using income approaches, including the relief from royalty and multi-period excess earnings methods.

Capella’s revenue since the acquisition date to September 30, 2025, included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations was $9.6 million.

id Quantique SA

On April 30, 2025, the Company acquired a controlling stake in id Quantique SA (“IDQ”) for approximately $116.2 million of total consideration (the “IDQ Acquisition”). The IDQ Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination. As of the acquisition date, the Company acquired approximately 86% of the outstanding shares of IDQ. A noncontrolling interest was recognized at fair value on the acquisition date, which was determined to be the noncontrolling interest’s proportionate share of the acquirees’ identifiable net assets. The acquisition supports the Company’s quantum networking capabilities by expanding its quantum networking expertise and technology portfolio, including quantum-safe communications and quantum detection systems.

The following table summarizes the components of the purchase consideration to acquire IDQ (in thousands):


Fair value of common stock issued(1)	$	113,064
Fair value of equity awards(2)		3,153
Total purchase consideration	$	116,217

(1)

Reflects 4,117,439 shares of the Company’s common stock issued in the acquisition, multiplied by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the closing date. These shares are inclusive of 778,564 shares held in escrow. The escrowed shares are expected to be released within 18 months after the close of the IDQ Acquisition, subject to reductions for indemnity claims.

(2)

Reflects the conversion and issuance of certain equity awards, including stock options. Refer to Note 14 for further details on the Company’s share-based compensation awards, including awards issued in connection with acquisitions.

The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of IDQ’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including measurement period adjustments, as of the acquisition date (in thousands):


	Preliminary Fair Value			Measurement Period Adjustments			Adjusted Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,963		$	—		$	9,963
Accounts receivable		4,616			—			4,616
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		9,759			—			9,759
Property and equipment		978			—			978
Operating lease right-of-use assets		2,246			—			2,246
Intangible assets		42,751			—			42,751
Goodwill		84,608			(2,700	)		81,908
Other noncurrent assets		972			—			972
Accounts payable		(2,223	)		—			(2,223	)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		(3,810	)		—			(3,810	)
Operating lease liabilities		(2,245	)		—			(2,245	)
Unearned revenue		(7,150	)		—			(7,150	)
Other noncurrent liabilities		(4,630	)		—			(4,630	)
Noncontrolling interest		(16,918	)		—			(16,918	)
Total fair value of net assets acquired	$	118,917		$	(2,700	)	$	116,217

The current period measurement period adjustments were $2.7 million, primarily related a reduction in purchase price and goodwill upon the settlement of the working capital adjustment.

The goodwill of $81.9 million is primarily attributable to increased offerings to customers and enhanced opportunities for growth and innovation. The Company does not expect the goodwill from this acquisition to be deductible for income tax purposes. Identifiable intangibles recognized consist of $23.6 million in developed technology with an estimated useful life of 7 years, $8.5 million in non-compete agreements and $8.2 million in customer relationships, each with an estimate useful life of 2 years, and $2.4 million in trademarks with an estimated useful life of 5 years. Fair values of intangible assets were determined using income approaches, including the relief from royalty, and the cost approach.

IDQ’s revenue since the acquisition date to September 30, 2025, included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations was $9.0 million.

In July 2025, the Company acquired additional shares of IDQ, increasing the Company’s total ownership to approximately 91%. The acquisition was accounted for as an equity transaction as there was no change in control.

Lightsynq Technologies Inc.

On May 30, 2025, the Company acquired Lightsynq Technologies Inc. (“Lightsynq”) for approximately $306.8 million of total consideration (the “Lightsynq Acquisition”). The Lightsynq Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination. The acquisition supports the Company’s quantum computing and networking capabilities by expanding its quantum memory and photonic interconnects technology portfolio.

The following table summarizes the components of the purchase consideration to acquire Lightsynq (in thousands):


Cash	$	100
Fair value of common stock issued(1)		250,127
Fair value of equity awards(2)		56,604
Total purchase consideration	$	306,831

(1)

Reflects 6,200,474 shares of the Company’s common stock issued in the acquisition, multiplied by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the closing date. These shares are inclusive of 646,986 shares held in escrow. The escrowed shares are expected to be released within 12 months after the close of the Lightsynq Acquisition, subject to reductions for indemnity claims and working capital adjustments.

(2)

The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of Lightsynq’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including measurement period adjustments, as of the acquisition date (in thousands):


	Preliminary Fair Value			Measurement Period Adjustments			Adjusted Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	16,854		$	—		$	16,854
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		123			—			123
Property and equipment		6,476			—			6,476
Intangible assets		61,200			6,400			67,600
Goodwill		242,260			(4,806	)		237,454
Accounts payable		(161	)		—			(161	)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		(4,621	)		6			(4,615	)
Deferred tax liabilities		(15,300	)		(1,600	)		(16,900	)
Total fair value of net assets acquired	$	306,831		$	—		$	306,831

The current period measurement period adjustments were $4.8 million, primarily related to intangible assets and deferred tax liabilities, with an offset to goodwill.

The goodwill of $237.5 million is primarily attributable to Lightsynq’s specialized assembled workforce and expected future synergies from combining operations. The Company does not expect the goodwill from this acquisition to be deductible for income tax purposes. Identifiable intangibles recognized consist of $67.6 million in developed technology with an estimated useful life of 5 years. Fair values of intangible assets were preliminarily estimated using the cost approach.

Other Acquisitions

On June 9, 2025, the Company acquired a market intelligence business for total consideration of approximately $40.6 million, including $36.2 million of stock consideration and $4.4 million of contingent consideration. The stock consideration is comprised of 903,195 shares of the Company’s common stock, of which, 47,750 shares are held in escrow and are expected to be released within 12 months after the close of the acquisition, subject to reductions for indemnity claims and working capital adjustments. The fair value of the contingent consideration was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation and is recorded within other noncurrent liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (in thousands):


	Preliminary Fair Value			Measurement Period Adjustments			Adjusted Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,950		$	—		$	1,950
Accounts receivable		559			—			559
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		41			—			41
Intangible assets		13,400			—			13,400
Goodwill		30,092			203			30,295
Accounts payable		(769	)		—			(769	)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		(117	)		(203	)		(320	)
Unearned revenue		(997	)		—			(997	)
Deferred tax liabilities		(3,550	)		—			(3,550	)
Total fair value of net assets acquired	$	40,609		$	—		$	40,609

The goodwill of $30.3 million is primarily attributable to expected future synergies from combining operations. The Company does not expect the goodwill from this acquisition to be deductible for income tax purposes. Identifiable intangibles recognized consist of $12.2 million in customer relationships and $1.2 million in trademarks, each with an estimated useful life of 7 years. Fair values of intangible assets were determined using a benchmarking approach based on comparable transactions with the acquired business' industry peer group.

Pro Forma Results of Operations

The following table summarizes the unaudited pro forma consolidated revenue of the Company as if each of the acquisitions described above had been completed on January 1, 2024 (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025		2024		2025		2024
Revenue	$	41,628	$	30,724	$	100,661	$	79,596

The pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have occurred had the acquisitions been made at the beginning of the periods presented or the future results of the combined operations. Unaudited pro forma consolidated net loss is not presented as the impacts are not significant to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

2024 Acquisition

Qubitekk Federal, LLC

On December 27, 2024, the Company acquired Qubitekk Federal, LLC (“Qubitekk”) for total consideration of approximately $22.1 million in cash, of which $15.5 million was paid at closing, with the remainder to be paid over the 18 months following the acquisition date, subject to reductions for indemnities, working capital adjustments, and certain other conditions that existed at the acquisition date. The holdback liabilities are recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The acquisition supports the Company’s quantum networking capabilities by expanding its quantum networking expertise and technology portfolio. The Company incurred approximately $1.5 million in acquisition costs, which were primarily related to fees associated with financial and legal advisors and were recorded in general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024.

The purchase price allocation is preliminary and subject to change. Upon completion of the final purchase price allocation, the final fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed and resulting goodwill may differ materially from the preliminary assessment. The Company has estimated the preliminary fair values of Qubitekk assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on information currently available and will continue to adjust those estimates as additional information pertaining to events or circumstances present at the acquisition date becomes available during the measurement period. The current period adjustments were $0.8 million, primarily related intangible assets, with an offset to goodwill. The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including measurement period adjustments, as of the acquisition date (in thousands):


	Preliminary Fair Value		Measurement Period Adjustments			Updated Preliminary Fair Value
Accounts receivable	$	400	$	(24	)	$	376
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		531		340			871
Intangible assets		11,900		(1,050	)		10,850
Goodwill		9,220		772			9,992
Other noncurrent assets		3		—			3
Unearned revenue		—		(25	)		(25	)
Total fair value of net assets acquired	$	22,054	$	13		$	22,067

The goodwill of $10.0 million is primarily attributable to Qubitekk’s specialized assembled workforce and expected future synergies from combining operations. The Company expects the goodwill from this acquisition will be deductible for income tax purposes. Identifiable intangibles recognized consist of $5.9 million in customer relationships, $4.0 million in developed technology, and $0.8 million in trademarks, each with estimated useful lives of 5 years, and $0.2 million in backlog with an estimated useful life of 1 year. Fair values of intangible assets were determined using income approaches, including the relief from royalty and multi-period excess earnings methods.

The Company has included the revenue and expenses of Qubitekk in its condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. No summarized unaudited pro forma results are provided for the Qubitekk acquisition due to the immateriality of this acquisition relative to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position and results of operations.

4. CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, RESTRICTED CASH, AND INVESTMENTS

The following table summarizes the Company’s unrealized gains and losses and estimated fair value of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and investments in available-for-sale securities recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):


	As of September 30, 2025									As of December 31, 2024
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
Cash and money market funds	$	301,408	$	—	$	—		$	301,408	$	33,204	$	—	$	—		$	33,204
Corporate notes and bonds		3,479		4		—			3,483		45,823		22		(53	)		45,792
U.S. government and agency		1,185,012		1,454		(99	)		1,186,367		287,084		319		(118	)		287,285
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and investments	$	1,489,899	$	1,458	$	(99	)	$	1,491,258	$	366,111	$	341	$	(171	)	$	366,281

Unrealized losses related to investments were primarily a result of interest rate fluctuations. The following tables present information about the Company’s investments in available-for-sale securities with gross unrealized losses and the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position (in thousands):


	As of September 30, 2025
	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or Longer					Total
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Loses
U.S. government and agency	$	148,664	$	(96	)	$	13,696	$	(3	)	$	162,360	$	(99	)
Total	$	148,664	$	(96	)	$	13,696	$	(3	)	$	162,360	$	(99	)


	As of December 31, 2024
	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or Longer					Total
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Loses
Corporate notes and bonds	$	—	$	—		$	24,396	$	(53	)	$	24,396	$	(53	)
U.S. government and agency		67,600		(111	)		3,987		(7	)		71,587		(118	)
Total	$	67,600	$	(111	)	$	28,383	$	(60	)	$	95,983	$	(171	)

The Company did not have any allowance for credit losses as of either September 30, 2025 or December 31, 2024. The Company neither intends to, nor believes that it is more likely than not that it will be required to, sell its investments in an unrealized loss position before the recovery of the associated amortized cost basis.

The estimated fair value of the Company’s cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and investments in available-for-sale securities as of September 30, 2025, aggregated by investment category and classified by contractual maturity date, is as follows (in thousands):


	1 Year or Less		Greater than 1 Year		Total
Cash and money market funds	$	295,621	$	5,787	$	301,408
Corporate notes and bonds		3,483		—		3,483
U.S. government and agency		783,764		402,603		1,186,367
Total	$	1,082,868	$	408,390	$	1,491,258

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis and the level of inputs used for such measurements were as follows (in thousands):


	Fair Value Measured as of
	September 30, 2025
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Cash and money market funds(1)	$	301,408	$	—	$	—	$	301,408
U.S. government and agency		—		50,914		—		50,914
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	301,408	$	50,914	$	—	$	352,322
Short-term investments:
Corporate notes and bonds		—		3,483		—		3,483
U.S. government and agency		—		732,850		—		732,850
Total short-term investments	$	—	$	736,333	$	—	$	736,333
Long-term investments:
U.S. government and agency		—		402,603		—		402,603
Total long-term investments	$	—	$	402,603	$	—	$	402,603
Total assets	$	301,408	$	1,189,850	$	—	$	1,491,258
Liabilities
Warrant liabilities	$	86,299	$	—	$	1,681,933	$	1,768,232


	Fair Value Measured as of
	December 31, 2024
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Cash and money market funds(1)	$	33,204	$	—	$	—	$	33,204
U.S. government and agency		—		23,636		—		23,636
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	33,204	$	23,636	$	—	$	56,840
Short-term investments:
Corporate notes and bonds		—		43,868		—		43,868
U.S. government and agency		—		242,028		—		242,028
Total short-term investments	$	—	$	285,896	$	—	$	285,896
Long-term investments:
Corporate notes and bonds		—		1,924		—		1,924
U.S. government and agency		—		21,621		—		21,621
Total long-term investments	$	—	$	23,545	$	—	$	23,545
Total assets	$	33,204	$	333,077	$	—	$	366,281
Liabilities
Warrant liabilities	$	70,688	$	—	$	—	$	70,688

(1)

Includes money market funds associated with the Company’s overnight investment sweep account and cash collateralizing the Company’s financial guarantees and certain other obligations.

The Company’s warrant liabilities are comprised of the public warrants and Series A private warrants. The Series A prefunded warrants were fully exercised as of September 30, 2025. Refer to Note 11 for further details. Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2, and 3 are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period. There were no transfers between levels during the current period.

The fair value of the Series A prefunded warrants and Series A private warrants (together, the “Series A Warrants”) was determined using Level 3 inputs. Management determined the fair value of the Series A Warrants using unobservable inputs in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Inherent in the valuation were assumptions related to the expected stock-price volatility, expected term, risk-free interest rate, and dividend yield. The Company estimated the expected volatility based on the Company’s historical and implied stock price volatility. The expected term was assumed to be equivalent to the Series A Warrants’ remaining contractual term. The risk-free interest rate was estimated using

the yield on actively traded non-inflation-indexed U.S. treasury securities with contract maturities equal to the expected term. The dividend yield was based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates remaining at zero.

The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the Series A Warrants during the period are as follows:


	September 30, 2025			July 9, 2025
Risk-free interest rate		3.87	%		4.07	%
Expected term (in years)	6.78				7.00
Expected volatility		95.00	%		95.00	%
Dividend yield		—	%		—	%

Privately-Held Securities

During fiscal year 2025, the Company entered into certain agreements (“Investment Agreements”) to purchase convertible debt securities and SAFE investments of privately-held companies (each, an “Investee”). As of September 30, 2025, the total amount of privately-held securities included in other noncurrent assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet was $28.0 million, including $23.0 million of convertible debt securities classified as available-for-sale investments and $5.0 million of SAFE investments. The Company did not record any material adjustments or impairments for the privately-held securities held as of September 30, 2025. The fair value of convertible debt securities is based on unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

In connection with the Investment Agreements, each Investee and the Company entered into a commercial contract for access to the Company’s products and services. The Company assessed the commercial contracts under the guidance within ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as well as the commercial substance of the arrangement considering the customer’s ability and intention to pay as well as the Company’s obligation to perform under the contract. Based on its assessment, the Company concluded the commercial contracts are within the scope of ASC 606 and the Company will apply the principles within ASC 606 to measure and recognize revenue. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recognized $0.9 million of revenue from the commercial contracts.

6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property and equipment, net is composed of the following (in thousands):


	September 30,			December 31,
	2025			2024
Quantum computing systems	$	43,516		$	38,374
Satellites		54,755			—
Leasehold improvements		25,051			17,921
Machinery, equipment, furniture and fixtures		32,237			16,683
Computer equipment and acquired computer software		10,227			7,395
Gross property and equipment		165,786			80,373
Less: accumulated depreciation		(46,222	)		(27,612	)
Total property and equipment, net	$	119,564		$	52,761

Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, was $9.3 million and $3.5 million, respectively. Depreciation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, was $18.9 million and $9.1 million, respectively.

7. INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

Intangible assets, net is composed of the following (in thousands):


	September 30,			December 31,
	2025			2024
Developed technology	$	596,041		$	4,293
Customer relationships		30,830			7,700
Internal-use software		26,670			21,301
Trademark		19,960			377
Non-compete agreements		8,781			—
Patents		7,344			7,112
Website and other		377			227
Gross intangible assets		690,003			41,010
Less: accumulated amortization		(34,094	)		(11,541	)
Total intangible assets, net	$	655,909		$	29,469

Amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, was $14.9 million and $1.4 million, respectively. Amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, was $22.5 million and $4.1 million, respectively.

8. OTHER BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS

Prepaid expenses and other current assets are composed of the following (in thousands):


	September 30,		December 31,
	2025		2024
Materials and supplies, net	$	48,761	$	18,658
Inventories, net		8,661		—
Prepaid expenses		8,791		4,890
Accrued interest receivable		9,495		2,221
Other current assets		20,317		2,556
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	96,025	$	28,325

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities are composed of the following (in thousands):


	September 30,		December 31,
	2025		2024
Accrued salaries and other payroll liabilities	$	39,150	$	10,368
Accrued professional services and transaction costs		26,464		936
Acquisition holdback liabilities		5,600		3,300
Accrued equipment and facilities liabilities		12,137		534
Accrued expenses—other		8,505		1,673
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	91,856	$	16,811

9. INVENTORIES, NET

Inventories, net is composed of the following (in thousands):


	September 30,
	2025
Raw materials	$	7,300
Work-in-process		7
Finished goods		1,354
Total inventories, net	$	8,661

10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

From time to time, the Company may become subject to litigation and other legal or administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. When the Company becomes aware of a claim or potential claim, it assesses the likelihood of any loss or exposure. In accordance with authoritative guidance, the Company records loss contingencies in its financial statements only for matters with respect to which losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated. If the loss is not probable or the amount of loss cannot be reasonably estimated, the Company discloses the nature of the specific claim if the likelihood of a potential loss is reasonably possible and the amount involved is material. The Company continuously assesses the potential liability related to its pending litigation and revises its estimates when additional information becomes available. While it is not possible to predict the outcome of any such matter, based on its assessment of the facts and circumstances, the Company does not believe that any such matter, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on its balance sheet, results of operations or cash flows in a future period, and there were no legal proceedings pending other than those for which we have determined that the possibility of a material outflow is remote.

Warranties

The Company’s commercial services are typically warranted to perform in a manner consistent with general industry standards that are reasonably applicable and materially in accordance with the Company’s documentation under normal use and circumstances.

The Company’s arrangements generally include certain provisions for indemnifying customers against liabilities if its products or services infringe third-party intellectual property rights. To date, the Company has not incurred any material costs as a result of such obligations and has not accrued any liabilities related to such obligations in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

Indemnities

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnities of varying scope and terms to customers, vendors, lessors, investors, directors, officers, employees and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of the Company’s breach of such agreements, services to be provided by the Company or intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties. While the Company’s future obligations under certain of these agreements may contain limitations on liability for indemnification, other agreements do not contain such limitations and under such agreements it is not possible to predict the maximum potential amount of future payments due to the conditional nature of the Company’s obligations and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Historically, payments made by the Company under such indemnities have not had a material effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Additionally, the Company does not believe that any amounts that it may be required to pay under these indemnities in the future will be material to the Company’s business, financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

11. WARRANTS

In July 2025, the Company issued 3,855,557 Series A prefunded warrants and 36,042,530 Series A private warrants. Each Series A prefunded warrant and Series A private warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $0.0001 per share and $99.88 per share, respectively. As of September 30, 2025, there were no Series A prefunded warrants outstanding and there were 36,042,530 Series A private warrants outstanding. The Series A private warrants are classified as liabilities and remeasured at each reporting period. Refer to Note 12 for further details.

In September 2021, the Company assumed 7,500,000 public warrants. As of September 30, 2025, there were 1,737,441 public warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock outstanding. Each warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. The public warrants are classified as liabilities and remeasured at each reporting period. No public warrants have been redeemed by the Company as of September 30, 2025.

In November 2019, contemporaneously with a revenue arrangement, the Company entered into a contract, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue warrants to a customer (the "Warrant Shares"), subject to certain vesting events. In August 2020, 543,152 of the Warrant Shares vested and became immediately exercisable. The exercise price for the vested Warrant Shares is $1.38 per share and the warrant is exercisable through November 2029. Effective November 2024, no additional Warrant Shares can vest pursuant to the terms of the warrant agreement.

12. EQUITY OFFERINGS

In February 2025, in connection with the commencement of an “at the market” offering program, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Equity Distribution Agreement”) with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Needham & Company, LLC, as sales agents (the “Sales Agents”), pursuant to which the Company could offer and sell, from time to time, through or to the Sales Agents, shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, having an aggregate gross offering price of up to $500 million (the “2025 ATM Offering Program”). The Sales Agents were entitled to a commission of up to 3.25% of the gross proceeds of all shares sold under the Equity

Distribution Agreement. On March 10, 2025, the Company terminated the Equity Distribution Agreement, after which no further shares could be sold through the 2025 ATM Offering Program. Prior to its termination on March 10, 2025, the Company sold a total of 16,038,460 shares of common stock through the 2025 ATM Offering Program for an aggregate purchase price of $358.3 million, net of issuance costs of $14.3 million.

On July 7, 2025, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC providing for the offer and sale of 14,165,708 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at a price of $55.49 per share; 3,855,557 Series A prefunded warrants, at a price of $55.49 less the Series A prefunded warrants exercise price; and 36,042,530 Series A private warrants at no additional consideration. The Warrants are exercisable immediately upon issuance and from time to time thereafter through and including July 9, 2032. Refer to Note 11 for further details. The offering closed on July 9, 2025 for aggregate proceeds of $977.2 million, net of issuance costs of $22.8 million. Issuance costs were allocated to the liability-classified Series A Warrants and expensed upon completion of the equity offering.

13. REVENUE

Disaggregated Revenue

The Company’s revenue disaggregated by revenue source is as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025		2024		2025		2024
Quantum computing and networking hardware	$	21,584	$	6,345	$	39,673	$	17,301
Platform, consulting and support services		18,282		6,055		28,453		14,062
Total revenue	$	39,866	$	12,400	$	68,126	$	31,363

The Company’s revenue disaggregated by customer location is as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025		2024		2025		2024
United States	$	28,742	$	11,895	$	49,748	$	29,910
International		11,124		505		18,378		1,453
Total revenue	$	39,866	$	12,400	$	68,126	$	31,363

Remaining Performance Obligations

As of September 30, 2025, approximately $141.1 million of revenue is expected to be recognized from remaining performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied), including both funded (firm orders for which funding has been both authorized and appropriated by the customer) and unfunded (firm orders for which funding has not been appropriated) orders. Unexercised contract options are not included in remaining performance obligations until the time the option is exercised. The Company expects approximately 55% of the remaining performance obligations to be recognized as revenue within the next twelve months.

Unearned Revenue

The following table summarizes the changes in unearned revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 (in thousands):


	Total
Balance as of December 31, 2024	$	10,678
Revenue recognized		(10,214	)
New deferrals, net		24,775
Balance as of September 30, 2025	$	25,239

14. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Equity Incentive Plans

The Company sponsors the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”), which provided for the grant of share-based compensation to certain officers, directors, employees, consultants, and advisors. Subsequent to September 2021, no further awards were made pursuant to the 2015 Plan. For awards granted under the 2015 Plan, vesting generally occurs over four to five years from the date of grant.

The Company also sponsors the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”), which provides for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards, performance awards and other forms of awards to employees, directors, and consultants. The number of shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan automatically increases on January 1 of each year, through and including January 1, 2031, by 5% of the fully diluted number of shares of common stock (as defined in the 2021 Plan) outstanding on December 31 of the preceding year, or a lesser number of shares determined by the Company’s board of directors prior to such increase. As of January 1, 2025, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan increased by 14,532,010. For awards granted under the 2021 Plan, vesting terms range from less than one year to four years from the date of grant. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had 28,460,721 shares available for grant under the 2021 Plan.

In May 2025, in connection with the Lightsynq Acquisition, the Company assumed the Lightsynq Technologies Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Lightsynq Plan”). Upon closing of the Lightsynq Acquisition, no further awards were made pursuant to the Lightsynq Plan and certain outstanding Lightsynq stock options under the Lightsynq Plan were assumed by the Company. Such stock options granted under the Lightsynq Plan will continue to be governed by the terms of the Lightsynq Plan and the stock option agreements thereunder, until such outstanding options are exercised or until they terminate or expire. For awards granted under the Lightsynq Plan, vesting generally occurs over four years from the date of grant. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had no shares available for grant under the Lightsynq Plan.

Under each equity incentive plan, all options granted have a contractual term of 10 years.

Stock Options

The Company estimates the fair value of stock options on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires estimates of highly subjective assumptions, which affect the fair value of each stock option. The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of stock options are as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025			2024			2025			2024
Risk-free interest rate		—	%		—	%		4.07	%		4.31	%
Expected term (in years)		—			—			5.89			6.00
Expected volatility		—	%		—	%		86.79	%		79.33	%
Dividend yield		—	%		—	%		—	%		—	%

The stock option activity is summarized in the following table:


	Number of Option Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2024		16,687,129		$	2.40
Replacement awards(1)		1,747,622			4.36
Exercised		(10,272,027	)		1.20
Cancelled/ Forfeited		(432,952	)		2.66
Outstanding as of September 30, 2025		7,729,772		$	4.42		5.85	$	441.20
Exercisable as of September 30, 2025		5,550,278		$	5.21		4.78	$	312.42
Exercisable and expected to vest as of September 30, 2025		7,729,772		$	4.42		5.85	$	441.20

(1)

In connection with certain acquisitions, the Company converted certain outstanding stock options of the acquirees into stock options to acquire common stock of the Company, for which $11.3 million of the fair value was attributed to pre-combination services and was allocated to purchase consideration.

Restricted Stock Units

The Company’s RSU activity is summarized in the following table:


	Number of RSUs			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2024		14,509,717		$	9.54
Granted		6,409,003			36.92
Vested		(5,952,489	)		12.04
Forfeited		(1,138,230	)		11.77
Outstanding as of September 30, 2025		13,828,001		$	20.96		2.46
Expected to vest after September 30, 2025		13,828,001		$	20.96		2.46

During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company released 206,316 and 1,064,518 RSUs, respectively, related to the settlement of an accrued bonus liability.

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units

From fiscal year 2023 to fiscal year 2025, the Company granted performance-based restricted stock unit awards (“PSUs”) to certain officers, employees, and consultants, which vest over approximately two to four years. The number of shares that can be earned will range from 0% to 300% of the target number of shares, based on the Company’s achievement of certain financial and technical goals, as well as a stock price hurdle requirement for a portion of the awards. In the event that the stock price hurdle is not met at the time the PSUs vest, the maximum PSU opportunity shall be limited to target (100%) performance.

During fiscal year 2025, the Company granted PSU awards to certain officers and employees, which vest over three years. The number of shares that can be earned will range from 0% to 200% of the target number of shares based on the Company’s achievement of certain performance goals.

The number of PSUs expected to vest and for which compensation cost has been recognized is based on the number of awards that the Company believes are probable of vesting as of September 30, 2025.

For those PSUs subject to the stock price hurdle, the fair value was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The Monte Carlo simulation model requires estimates of subjective assumptions, which affect the fair value of each PSU. The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of PSUs subject to the stock price hurdle are as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025			2024			2025			2024
Risk-free interest rate		—	%		—	%		3.79	%		4.86	%
Contractual term (in years)		—			—			1.72			2.69
Expected volatility		—	%		—	%		104.32	%		85.00	%
Dividend yield		—	%		—	%		—	%		—	%

The PSU activity is summarized in the following table, based on awards at target:


	Number of PSUs			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2024		3,972,257		$	16.17
Granted		2,757,511			36.48
Vested		(619,874	)		16.77
Forfeited		(456,445	)		15.08
Outstanding as of September 30, 2025		5,653,449		$	26.10		1.84
Expected to vest after September 30, 2025(1)		12,929,029		$	24.27		1.79

(1)

Represents the number of PSUs expected to vest, which may exceed the target number of shares, based on the Company’s probability assessment of expected performance during the performance period.

Restricted Stock

The restricted stock activity is summarized in the following table:


	Number of Restricted Stock			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2024		—		$	—
Replacement awards(1)		6,176,959			40.34
Vested		(1,927,662	)		40.34
Outstanding as of September 30, 2025		4,249,297			40.34		4.51
Expected to vest after September 30, 2025		4,249,297		$	40.34		4.51

(1)

In connection with certain acquisitions, the Company converted certain outstanding restricted stock of the acquirees into restricted stock of the Company, for which $48.1 million of the fair value was attributed to pre-combination services and was allocated to purchase consideration.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Total stock-based compensation expense for stock option awards, RSUs, PSUs, and restricted stock which are included in the condensed consolidated financial statements, is as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025		2024		2025		2024
Cost of revenue	$	4,247	$	1,332	$	7,125	$	3,392
Research and development		31,766		13,907		125,392		37,840
Sales and marketing		6,560		2,929		16,488		8,157
General and administrative		30,372		6,399		56,361		18,218
Stock-based compensation, net of amounts capitalized		72,945		24,567		205,366		67,607
Capitalized stock-based compensation—Property and equipment, net and Intangible assets, net		1,678		1,468		3,681		4,214
Total stock-based compensation	$	74,623	$	26,035	$	209,047	$	71,821

Unrecognized Stock-Based Compensation

A summary of the Company’s remaining unrecognized compensation expense and the weighted-average remaining amortization period as of September 30, 2025, related to its non-vested RSUs, PSUs, restricted stock, and stock option awards is presented below (in millions, except time period amounts):


	Unrecognized Expense		Weighted- Average Amortization Period (Years)
Restricted stock units	$	274.3		2.9
Performance-based restricted stock units		237.9		2.1
Restricted stock		142.6		4.5
Stock options		47.5		3.0

15. INCOME TAXES

An income tax benefit of $4.4 million and $19.7 million was recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, resulting from a partial release of U.S. federal and state valuation allowances, which was recorded as a discrete item due to the

deferred tax liabilities related to identifiable intangibles from the Lightsynq Acquisition and Capella Acquisition. Income tax expense, due to the Company’s international operations, was less than $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. The effective tax rate for each period differs from the statutory rate primarily as a result of not recognizing a deferred tax asset for losses due to having a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets.

The realization of tax benefits of deferred tax assets is dependent upon future levels of taxable income, of an appropriate character, in the periods the items are expected to be deductible or taxable. Based on the available objective evidence, the Company does not believe it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax assets will be realizable. Accordingly, the Company has provided a valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024. The Company intends to maintain the remaining valuation allowance until sufficient positive evidence exists to support a reversal of, or decrease in, the valuation allowance.

On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law. The legislation did not have a material impact on our income tax expense the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, and we do not expect it to materially change our effective income tax rate for 2025.

16. LEASES

The Company has operating leases for its various facilities. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company’s weighted-average remaining lease term was 4.7 years and 5.2 years, respectively. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the weighted-average discount rate was 7.6% and 8.2%, respectively.

The components of lease cost were as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025		2024		2025		2024
Operating lease cost(1)
Fixed lease cost	$	1,614	$	672	$	3,273	$	1,846
Short-term cost		818		67		1,049		147
Total operating lease cost	$	2,432	$	739	$	4,322	$	1,993

(1)

The lease costs are reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025		2024		2025		2024
Cost of revenue	$	520	$	64	$	785	$	187
Research and development		614		461		1,793		1,198
Sales and marketing		55		60		290		116
General and administrative		1,243		154		1,454		492
Total operating lease cost	$	2,432	$	739	$	4,322	$	1,993

Supplemental cash flow and other information related to operating leases was as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025		2024			2025		2024
Cash payments (receipts) included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities, net of lease incentives	$	1,940	$	(835	)	$	3,483	$	(2,932	)

As of September 30, 2025, maturities of operating lease liabilities are as follows (in thousands):


	Amount
Year Ending December 31,
2025	$	2,313
2026		8,872
2027		7,576
2028		5,864
2029		4,578
Thereafter		4,879
Total lease payments	$	34,082
Less: imputed interest		(5,566	)
Present value of operating lease liabilities	$	28,516

17. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company operates as one operating segment as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, who is the chief operating decision maker, reviews financial information on a consolidated basis for purposes of making operating decisions, allocating resources, and evaluating financial performance. Consolidated net loss as reported on the condensed consolidated statements of operations is used to evaluate performance and allocate resources. The following table presents revenue, significant expenses, and segment profit and loss (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025			2024			2025			2024
Revenue	$	39,866		$	12,400		$	68,126		$	31,363
Less:
Operating costs and expenses excluding stock-based compensation:
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)		17,006			5,183			26,770			12,160
Research and development		34,532			19,271			84,218			58,910
Sales and marketing		7,881			3,701			17,440			11,311
General and administrative		52,133			7,923			98,057			23,177
Stock-based compensation		72,945			24,567			205,366			67,607
Depreciation and amortization		24,182			4,890			41,359			13,150
Other segment items:
(Gain) loss on change in fair value of warrant liabilities		881,847			3,868			882,930			(11,398	)
Interest income, net		(14,437	)		(4,508	)		(26,469	)		(14,108	)
Offering costs associated with warrants		22,847			—			22,847			—
Other (income) expense, net		980			(15	)		697			164
Income tax (benefit) expense		(4,438	)		16			(19,695	)		39
Net loss	$	(1,055,612	)	$	(52,496	)	$	(1,265,394	)	$	(129,649	)

18. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On October 2, 2025, the Company completed the acquisition of Vector Atomic, Inc., a leading quantum sensing company based in California, for 6,080,379 shares of common stock, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. Due to the limited time between the acquisition date and the Company’s filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the initial accounting for the business combination is incomplete and the Company is not yet able to disclose the preliminary amounts to be recognized as of the acquisition date for assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

On October 10, 2025, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, providing for the offer and sale of 16,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at a price of $93.00 per share; 5,005,400 pre-funded warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,005,400 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $93.00 less the pre-funded warrant exercise price; and 43,010,800 Series B warrants to purchase 43,010,800 shares of the Company’s common stock at no additional consideration. The offering closed on October 14, 2025, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $1,980.0 million, net of certain issuance costs.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, our business strategy and plans, and our objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “will,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” or similar language are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

It is routine for our internal projections and expectations to change throughout the year, and any forward-looking statements based upon these projections or expectations may change prior to the end of the next quarter or year. Readers of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, our actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties are identified under “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A herein and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). All forward-looking statements included herein are made only as of the date hereof. Unless otherwise required by law, we do not undertake, and specifically disclaim, any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise after the date of such statement.

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on February 26, 2025.

Overview

We are developing quantum computers and networks designed to solve some of the world’s most complex problems, and transform business, society and the planet for the better. We also offer satellite-based data capabilities and satellite solutions intended to enable quantum-secure global communications. We believe that our proprietary technology, our architecture, and the technology exclusively available to us through license agreements will offer us advantages both in terms of research and development, as well as the commercial value of our intended product offerings.

Today, we sell specialized quantum computing and networking hardware together with related maintenance and support. We also sell access to several quantum computers of various qubit capacities and are in the process of researching and developing technologies for quantum computers with increasing computational capabilities. We currently make access to our quantum computers available via three major cloud platforms, Amazon Web Services’ (“AWS”) Amazon Braket, Microsoft’s Azure Quantum and Google’s Cloud Marketplace, and also to select customers via our own cloud service. This cloud-based approach enables the broad availability of quantum-computing-as-a-service (“QCaaS”).

We supplement our offerings with professional services focused on assisting our customers in applying quantum computing and networking to their businesses. We also sell and expect to sell full quantum computing systems to customers, either over the cloud or for local access. We also offer quantum networking products which offer customers secure communication networks and enable networked quantum computing.

We also offer satellite imagery and data from our constellation of satellites through a self-service platform as well as customer solutions for specialized satellite development capabilities.

We are still in the early stages of commercial growth. Since our inception we have incurred significant operating losses. Our ability to generate revenue sufficient to achieve profitability will depend heavily on the successful development and further commercialization of our quantum computing systems and networks. Our net losses attributable to IonQ, Inc. were $1,264.0 million and $129.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of September 30, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $1,947.8 million. 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 exists—prerequisites for quantum computing to reach broad quantum advantage.

From time to time, we have acquired or invested in complementary businesses, and intend to continue to consider making such acquisitions and investments. For more information on recent acquisitions and investments and their impact on our business, refer to Note 3, Business Combinations, Note 5, Fair Value Measurements, and Note 18, Subsequent Events, in the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Impact of the Macroeconomic Climate on Our Business

Inflationary factors, interest rates and overhead costs may adversely affect our operating results. High interest and inflation rates also present a challenge impacting the U.S. economy and could make it more difficult for us to obtain traditional financing on acceptable terms, if at all, in the future. These inflationary effects may be exacerbated by new tariffs and evolving trade policy. Although we do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our financial position or results of operations to date, we may experience increases in the future on our operating costs, including due to supply chain constraints, consequences associated with bank failures, trade wars and the effect of recently heightened, scheduled, and threatened tariffs by the U.S. or its trading partners, geopolitical tensions in and around Ukraine, Israel and other areas of the world, and employee availability and wage increases, which may result in additional stress on our working capital resources.

Key Components of Results of Operations

Revenue

We derive revenue from contracts associated with the design, development, construction and sale of specialized quantum computing hardware together with related maintenance and support, from the sale of quantum networking products together with related services and maintenance, from contracts providing access to QCaaS, from consulting services related to co-developing algorithms on quantum computing systems, and from providing satellite imagery and data from our constellation of satellites through our online platform.

Certain of our contracts contain multiple performance obligations, most commonly in contracts for the sale of specialized quantum computing hardware together with related maintenance and support and the sale of quantum networking products together with related services and maintenance. Certain contracts may also include access to our QCaaS. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when or as the performance obligation is satisfied. When there are multiple performance obligations in a contract, we allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation based on its standalone selling price when available. We determine standalone selling price based on the observable price of a product or service when we sell the products or services separately in similar circumstances and to similar customers. Certain products and services have limited or no history of being sold on a standalone basis, requiring us to estimate the standalone selling price. We estimate the standalone selling price based on other contracts for similar products and services adjusted for differing terms than the contract being evaluated, as well as internal pricing guidelines and market factors. In addition, we take into consideration the estimated costs to be incurred to satisfy the performance obligation plus an appropriate profit margin.

Performance obligations are satisfied over time if the customer receives the benefits as we perform the work, if the customer controls the asset as it is being produced (continuous transfer of control), or if the product being produced for the customer has no alternative use and we have a contractual right to payment for performance to date. For performance obligations related to specialized quantum computing hardware and consulting services, as well as customer solutions for specialized satellite development capabilities, revenue is recognized over time based on the efforts incurred to date relative to the total expected effort, primarily based on a cost-to-cost input measure. We apply judgment to determine a reasonable method to measure progress and to estimate total expected effort. Factors considered in these estimates include our historical performance, the availability, productivity and cost of labor, the nature and complexity of work to be performed, the effect of change orders, availability and cost of materials, and the effect of any delays in performance. For performance obligations related to quantum networking products and related services, revenue is recognized at the point in time when control passes to the customer, which is generally at the shipping point based on customary incoterms, or upon completion of the required services.

We have determined that our QCaaS contracts represent a combined, stand-ready performance obligation to provide access to our quantum computing systems together with related maintenance and support. Additionally, we have determined that contracts to provide satellite imagery and data also represent a stand-ready performance obligation. The transaction price generally consists of a fixed fee for a minimum volume of usage or images to be made available over a defined period of access. Fixed fee arrangements may also include a variable component whereby customers pay an amount for usage over contractual minimums contained in the contracts. For performance obligations related to providing QCaaS access or satellite imagery and data, fixed fees are recognized on a straight-line basis over the access period. Variable usage fees are recognized in the period they occur. We have determined that contracts that contain consulting services related to co-developing quantum computing algorithms and the ability to use our quantum computing systems to run such algorithms represent a combined performance obligation that is satisfied over-time.

Operating Costs and Expenses

Cost of revenue

Cost of revenue primarily consists of expenses related to construction of specialized quantum computing and networking hardware as well as customer solutions for specialized satellite development capabilities and delivery of our services, including personnel-related expenses, hardware costs, allocated overhead costs for customer facing functions, and costs associated with maintaining our in-service quantum computing systems and satellites to ensure proper calibration as well as costs incurred for maintaining the cloud on which we deliver our services. Cost of

revenue also includes product costs for quantum networking hardware. Personnel-related expenses include salaries, benefits, and stock-based compensation. Cost of revenue excludes depreciation and amortization related to our quantum computing systems, satellites and related software.

Research and development

Research and development expenses consist of personnel-related expenses, including salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation, and allocated overhead costs for our research and development functions. Research and development is attributable to the advancing technology research, platform and infrastructure development, and the research and development of new product iterations, including quantum computing systems and networks and satellites. Design and development efforts continue throughout the useful life of our quantum computing systems and satellites to ensure proper calibration and optimal functionality. Research and development expenses also include purchased hardware and software costs for research purposes that are not probable of providing a future economic benefit and have no alternate future use as well as costs associated with third-party research and development arrangements.

Sales and marketing

Sales and marketing expenses consist of personnel-related expenses, including salaries, commissions, benefits and stock-based compensation, costs for direct advertising, marketing and promotional expenditures and allocated overhead costs for our sales and marketing functions. 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.

General and administrative

General and administrative expenses consist of personnel-related expenses, including salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation, and allocated overhead costs for our corporate, executive, finance, and other administrative functions. General and administrative expenses also include expenses for outside professional services, including legal, auditing and accounting services, recruitment expenses, information technology, travel expenses, certain non-income taxes, insurance, and other administrative expenses. We expect our general and administrative expenses to increase for the foreseeable future as we scale our support functions with the growth of our business.

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense results from depreciation and amortization of our property and equipment, including our quantum computing systems and satellites, and intangible assets that are recognized over their estimated lives.

Nonoperating Costs and Expenses

Gain (loss) on change in fair value of warrant liabilities

The gain (loss) on change in fair value of warrant liabilities consists of mark-to-market fair value adjustments recorded associated with the public warrants and Series A prefunded and private warrants.

Interest income, net

Interest income, net consists of income earned on our money market funds and other available-for-sale investments.

Other income (expense), net

Other income (expense), net consists of gains and losses that arise from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and certain other nonoperating expenses.

Offering costs associated with warrants

Offering costs associated with warrants consist of transaction costs that have been allocated to the Series A prefunded and private warrants and were expensed upon completion of the equity offering based on the relative fair value of the equity issued and the liability-classified warrants.

Income tax benefit (expense)

Income tax benefit (expense) consists of income tax benefits related to discrete deferred tax items and income tax expense related to foreign jurisdictions in which we conduct business.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the periods indicated:


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025			2024			2025			2024
	(in thousands)						(in thousands)
Revenue	$	39,866		$	12,400		$	68,126		$	31,363
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)(1)		21,253			6,515			33,895			15,552
Research and development(1)		66,298			33,178			209,610			96,750
Sales and marketing(1)		14,441			6,630			33,928			19,468
General and administrative(1)		82,505			14,322			154,418			41,395
Depreciation and amortization		24,182			4,890			41,359			13,150
Total operating costs and expenses		208,679			65,535			473,210			186,315
Loss from operations		(168,813	)		(53,135	)		(405,084	)		(154,952	)
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of warrant liabilities		(881,847	)		(3,868	)		(882,930	)		11,398
Interest income, net		14,437			4,508			26,469			14,108
Offering costs associated with warrants		(22,847	)		—			(22,847	)		—
Other income (expense), net		(980	)		15			(697	)		(164	)
Loss before income tax expense		(1,060,050	)		(52,480	)		(1,285,089	)		(129,610	)
Income tax benefit (expense)		4,438			(16	)		19,695			(39	)
Net loss	$	(1,055,612	)	$	(52,496	)	$	(1,265,394	)	$	(129,649	)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(657	)		—			(1,349	)		—
Net loss attributable to IonQ, Inc.	$	(1,054,955	)	$	(52,496	)	$	(1,264,045	)	$	(129,649	)

(1)

Cost of revenue, research and development, sales and marketing, and general and administrative expenses for the periods include stock-based compensation expense as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025		2024		2025		2024
	(in thousands)				(in thousands)
Cost of revenue	$	4,247	$	1,332	$	7,125	$	3,392
Research and development		31,766		13,907		125,392		37,840
Sales and marketing		6,560		2,929		16,488		8,157
General and administrative		30,372		6,399		56,361		18,218

Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024

Revenue


	Three Months Ended September 30,				$		%
	2025		2024		Change		Change
	(in thousands)
Revenue	$	39,866	$	12,400	$	27,466		222	%

Revenue increased by $27.5 million, or 222%, to $39.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $12.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by progress on arrangements to build specialized quantum computing hardware, as well as increased revenue as a result of acquisitions.

Cost of revenue


	Three Months Ended September 30,				$		%
	2025		2024		Change		Change
	(in thousands)
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)	$	21,253	$	6,515	$	14,738		226	%

Cost of revenue increased by $14.7 million, or 226%, to $21.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $6.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was driven primarily by an increase in labor costs to service contracts for the three months ended September 30, 2025, as well as an increase in materials costs related to quantum networking products.

Research and development


	Three Months Ended September 30,				$		%
	2025		2024		Change		Change
	(in thousands)
Research and development	$	66,298	$	33,178	$	33,120		100	%

Research and development expense increased by $33.1 million, or 100%, to $66.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $33.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase of $27.0 million in payroll-related expenses, including an increase in stock-based compensation of $17.9 million, as a result of increased headcount and new equity grants, and a $3.1 million increase in materials, supplies and equipment costs. The remaining increase is due to an increase in costs to support research and development initiatives, including a $2.5 million increase in professional service fees and allocated overhead costs.

Sales and marketing


	Three Months Ended September 30,				$		%
	2025		2024		Change		Change
	(in thousands)
Sales and marketing	$	14,441	$	6,630	$	7,811		118	%

Sales and marketing expense increased by $7.8 million, or 118%, to $14.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $6.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase of $5.9 million of payroll-related expenses, including an increase in stock-based compensation of $3.6 million, as a result of increased headcount and new equity grants, as well as increased costs to promote our products and services and other marketing initiatives.

General and administrative


	Three Months Ended September 30,				$		%
	2025		2024		Change		Change
	(in thousands)
General and administrative	$	82,505	$	14,322	$	68,183		476	%

General and administrative expenses increased by $68.2 million, or 476%, to $82.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $14.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase of $39.2 million of payroll-related expenses, including an increase in stock-based compensation of $24.0 million, as a result of increased headcount and new equity grants, and an increase of $27.0 million professional service fees and allocated overhead costs, including a $16.4 million increase in acquisition transaction and integration costs.

Depreciation and amortization


	Three Months Ended September 30,				$		%
	2025		2024		Change		Change
	(in thousands)
Depreciation and amortization	$	24,182	$	4,890	$	19,292		395	%

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased by $19.3 million, or 395%, to $24.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $4.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase of $13.0 million in amortization expense associated with acquired intangible assets, and increases of $4.0 million in depreciation expense associated with capitalized quantum computing system costs and satellites.

Gain (loss) on change in fair value of warrant liabilities


	Three Months Ended September 30,						$			%
	2025			2024			Change			Change
	(in thousands)
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of warrant liabilities	$	(881,847	)	$	(3,868	)	$	(877,979	)	NM

NM—Not Meaningful

The change in the fair value of the warrant liabilities was primarily due to the loss recognized for the Series A warrants issued in the third quarter of 2025.

Interest income, net


	Three Months Ended September 30,				$		%
	2025		2024		Change		Change
	(in thousands)
Interest income, net	$	14,437	$	4,508	$	9,929		220	%

Interest income, net increased by $9.9 million, or 220%, to $14.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $4.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in the available-for-sale investments balance.

Offering costs associated with warrants


	Three Months Ended September 30,					$			%
	2024			2023		Change			Change
	(in thousands)
Offering costs associated with warrants	$	(22,847	)	$	—	$	(22,847	)	NM

NM—Not Meaningful

In connection with the issuance of the Series A prefunded and private warrants, $22.8 million of transaction costs were allocated and expensed related to the warrants for the three months ended September 30, 2025.

Income tax benefit (expense)


	Three Months Ended September 30,					$		%
	2025		2024			Change		Change
	(in thousands)
Income tax benefit (expense)	$	4,438	$	(16	)	$	4,454	NM

NM—Not Meaningful

Income tax benefit (expense) increased by $4.5 million to a benefit of $4.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from an expense of less than $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by a partial release of U.S. federal and state valuation allowances.

Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024

Revenue


	Nine Months Ended September 30,				$		%
	2025		2024		Change		Change
	(in thousands)
Revenue	$	68,126	$	31,363	$	36,763		117	%

Revenue increased by $36.8 million, or 117%, to $68.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $31.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The increase was primarily driven by progress on arrangements to build specialized quantum computing hardware, as well as increased revenue as a result of acquisitions.

Cost of revenue


	Nine Months Ended September 30,				$		%
	2025		2024		Change		Change
	(in thousands)
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)	$	33,895	$	15,552	$	18,343		118	%

Cost of revenue increased by $18.3 million, or 118%, to $33.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $15.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was driven primarily by an increase in labor costs to service contracts for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, as well as an increase materials costs related to quantum networking products.

Research and development


	Nine Months Ended September 30,				$		%
	2025		2024		Change		Change
	(in thousands)
Research and development	$	209,610	$	96,750	$	112,860		117	%

Research and development expense increased by $112.9 million, or 117%, to $209.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $96.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase of $102.9 million in payroll-related expenses, including an increase in stock-based compensation of $82.6 million, as a result of increased headcount and new equity grants, including the replacement awards issued in connection with acquisitions.

Sales and marketing


	Nine Months Ended September 30,				$		%
	2025		2024		Change		Change
	(in thousands)
Sales and marketing	$	33,928	$	19,468	$	14,460		74	%

Sales and marketing expense increased by $14.5 million, or 74%, to $33.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $19.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase of $11.9 million of payroll-related expenses, including an increase in stock-based compensation of $8.3 million, as a result of increased headcount and new equity grants, as well as increased costs to promote our products and services and other marketing initiatives.

General and administrative


	Nine Months Ended September 30,				$		%
	2025		2024		Change		Change
	(in thousands)
General and administrative	$	154,418	$	41,395	$	113,023		273	%

General and administrative expenses increased by $113.0 million, or 273%, to $154.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $41.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase of $61.1 million of payroll-related expenses, including an increase in stock-based compensation of $38.1 million, as well as an increase of $49.5 million in professional service fees and allocated overhead costs, including $32.3 million in acquisition transaction and integration costs.

Depreciation and amortization


	Nine Months Ended September 30,				$		%
	2025		2024		Change		Change
	(in thousands)
Depreciation and amortization	$	41,359	$	13,150	$	28,209		215	%

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased by $28.2 million, or 215%, to $41.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $13.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase $17.3 million in amortization expense associated with acquired intangible assets, and increases of $6.2 million in depreciation expense associated with capitalized quantum computing system costs and satellites.

Gain (loss) on change in fair value of warrant liabilities


	Nine Months Ended September 30,					$			%
	2025			2024		Change			Change
	(in thousands)
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of warrant liabilities	$	(882,930	)	$	11,398	$	(894,328	)	NM

NM—Not Meaningful

The change in the fair value of the warrant liabilities was primarily due to the loss recognized for the Series A warrants issued in the third quarter of 2025.

Interest income, net


	Nine Months Ended September 30,				$		%
	2025		2024		Change		Change
	(in thousands)
Interest income, net	$	26,469	$	14,108	$	12,361		88	%

Interest income, net increased by $12.4 million, or 88%, to $26.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $14.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in the available-for-sale investments balance.

Offering costs associated with warrants


	Nine Months Ended September 30,					$			%
	September 30,			September 30,		Change			Change
	(in thousands)
Offering costs associated with warrants	$	(22,847	)	$	—	$	(22,847	)	NM


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	IONQ	The New York Stock Exchange
Warrants, each exercisable for one share of common stock for $11.50 per share	IONQ WS	The New York Stock Exchange


PART 1-FINANCIAL INFORMATION		1
Item 1.	Unaudited Financial Statements	1
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024	6
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	33
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	43
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	43
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION		44
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	44
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	44
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	44
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	44
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	44
Item 5.	Other Information	44
Item 6.	Exhibits	46
SIGNATURES


☒		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


☐		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Exhibit	Description Form	Filed Herewith	Incorporated by Reference	Form	Exhibit	Filing Date

2.1^	Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2025, by and among IonQ, Inc., Oxford Ionics Limited, the Sellers (as defined therein), and Oxford Science Enterprises plc, solely in its capacity as the representative of the Sellers.		X	8-K	2.1	June 9, 2025

3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of IonQ, Inc.		X	8-K	3.1	October 4, 2021

3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of IonQ, Inc.		X	8-K	3.1	April 22, 2025

4.1	Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 16, 2025, by and among IonQ, Inc. and Oxford Science Enterprises plc.		X	8-K	10.1	September 17, 2025

4.2	Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 11, 2025, by and between IonQ, Inc. and Shareholder Representative Services LLC.		X	8-K	10.1	July 15, 2025

4.3	Series A Warrant Agreement, dated as of July 9, 2025, by and between IonQ, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent.		X	8-K	4.1	July 9, 2025

4.4	Form of Series A Warrant (included in Exhibit 4.3 hereto).		X	8-K	4.2	July 9, 2025

10.1+	Offer Letter, dated September 2, 2025, by and between IonQ, Inc. and Inder M. Singh.	X

10.2+	Offer Letter, dated July 9, 2025, by and between IonQ, Inc. and Paul T. Dacier.	X

10.3+	Offer Letter, dated September 3, 2025, by and between IonQ, Inc. and Dean Acosta.	X

10.4+	Offer Letter, dated September 4, 2025, by and between IonQ, Inc. and Robert Cardillo.	X

10.5+	Separation Agreement, dated August 5, 2025, by and between IonQ, Inc. and Peter Chapman.	X

10.6+	Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy.	X

31.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a- 14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	X

31.2	Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002	X

32.1*	Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	X

101.INS	Inline XBRL Instance Document—the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL Document.	X

101.SCH	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema With Embedded Linkbase Documents.	X

104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibit 101).	X


^	Certain of the exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601. The Registrant agrees to furnish a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the SEC upon its request.
+	Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan.
*	Furnished herewith and not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.


	IonQ, Inc.

Date: November 5, 2025	/s/ Niccolo de Masi
	Name:	Niccolo de Masi
	Title:	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: November 5, 2025	/s/ Inder M. Singh
	Name:	Inder M. Singh
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)