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D-Wave Quantum Advances Dual-Platform Strategy With Acquisition

Story Highlights
  • D-Wave detailed its planned acquisition of Quantum Circuits on January 7, 2026.
  • The deal aims to strengthen D-Wave’s dual-platform strategy and speed error-corrected gate-model development.
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D-Wave Quantum Advances Dual-Platform Strategy With Acquisition

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D-Wave Quantum ( (QBTS) ) has shared an announcement.

On January 7, 2026, D-Wave Quantum Inc. held a press conference to discuss its previously announced agreement to acquire Quantum Circuits, Inc., highlighting the deal as a transformational step that consolidates what it describes as world-leading capabilities in both annealing and gate-model quantum computing. Management emphasized that the combination of D-Wave’s experience in operating production-grade superconducting systems and Quantum Circuits’ high-fidelity dual-rail qubit technology with built-in error detection is intended to secure D-Wave’s dual-platform strategy, expand its addressable market, and accelerate development of large-scale, error-corrected superconducting gate-model processors, with an initial dual-rail system already in alpha use and a staged three-year roadmap to increasingly larger systems through 2028.

The most recent analyst rating on (QBTS) stock is a Buy with a $40.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on D-Wave Quantum stock, see the QBTS Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on QBTS Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, QBTS is a Neutral.

Overall score is held back primarily by weak financial performance (ongoing losses and negative cash flow), despite strong technical momentum and a series of positive strategic/technology developments. Valuation is also constrained by unprofitability, while earnings-call commentary points to rapid revenue growth but continued elevated losses.

To see Spark’s full report on QBTS stock, click here.

More about D-Wave Quantum

D-Wave Quantum Inc. operates in the quantum computing industry, providing superconducting quantum systems and related technologies, with a focus on both annealing and gate-model quantum computing. The company positions itself as a leader in commercial-grade quantum solutions, claiming the first commercial applications in production, demonstrated quantum advantage on real-world problems, and a broad customer base spanning commercial, research, and government sectors.

Average Trading Volume: 43,640,674

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: $10.73B

Learn more about QBTS stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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