Arqit Quantum Inc.

ARQQ
About the company

Arqit Quantum Inc. provides cybersecurity services through satellite and terrestrial platforms in the United Kingdom. The company offers QuantumCloud, a platform as a service that creates unbreakable software encryption keys. It also provides maintenance and support, and professional services. The company has a strategic collaboration with RAD for the development of a joint quantum-safe encryption solution for telecom networks. The company is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Country: United KingdomPrice: $14.76Market Cap: $256.9M

Investment snapshot

6%positive consensus
Scored 1d ago

Positive

1

BUY / PASS

Neutral / negative

2 / 13

NEUTRAL / FAIL

Median fair value

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No comparable estimates

Models with upside

0 / 17

Positive margin of safety

Strongest signal

8 of 12 pass — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +1 more object

Key risk

No clean pass — all 16 investors flag at least one profitability criterion

Framework analysis

VerdictMeaning
BUYPositive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met.
PASSThe company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state.
NEUTRALNeither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position.
FAILThe company does not clear the framework's requirements.
RankedRanked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL.

Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.

MetricGraham

Defensive Value

Buffett

Quality Compounder

Lynch

GARP

Greenblatt

Magic Formula

Piotroski

F-Score

Dreman

Contrarian Value

Munger

Quality Focus

Pabrai

Dhandho Framework

Akre

Three-Legged Stool

Marks

Risk-Aware Value

Ackman

Activist Value

Templeton

Global Bargain Hunter

Sleep

Scale Economies Shared

Asness

Systematic Factors

Neff

Low-P/E Total Return

Schloss

Asset-Value Discipline

O'Shaughnessy

Systematic Factor Composite

VerdictFAILFAILFAILNot rankedFAILFAILPASSFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILNEUTRALFAILFAILNEUTRAL
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Intrinsic Value (annual)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Margin of SafetyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Financial Basis

Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2024-12-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2024-12-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2024-12-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2024-12-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2024-12-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2024-12-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2024-12-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2024-12-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2024-12-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2024-12-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2024-12-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2024-12-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2024-12-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2024-12-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2024-12-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2024-12-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2024-12-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Where It Passes

  • Debt & Leverage67% pass✓ 11✗ 4▾

    8 of 12 pass — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +1 more object

    LT Debt vs Net Current Assets
    ✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current Assets
    Debt/Equity & Interest CoverageD/E: 0.08, IC: -110.7x
    ✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5x
    Total Debt / Equity0.08
    ✓Lynch< 0.33
    Cash - Long-term Debt
    ✗LynchPositive preferred
    LT Debt / Total Assets Change0.00% -> 0.00%
    ✓PiotroskiDecreased YoY
    Current Assets / Current Liabilities1.94
    ✓Dreman> 1.5✓SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)
    Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity0.08
    ✓Dreman< 0.8✓Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✓SchlossD/E < 1.00x
    Debt Levels0.08
    ✓MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✓AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3
    Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=-110.7x, D/EBITDA=N/A (D&A unavailable)
    ✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4x
    Total Debt / Shareholders Equity0.08
    ✓Ackman<= 1.0
    Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)-0.0838; #1200/4210 (top 28.5%)
    ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section

Where It Falls Short

  • Profitability0% pass✓ 2✗ 33▾

    No clean pass — all 16 investors flag at least one profitability criterion

    Positive EPS (10 years)1/7 years positive
    ✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 years
    EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
    ✗Graham>= 33% growth
    Net Income Positive (10+ years)1/7 years positive
    ✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ years
    ROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)-135.0%
    ✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)
    Operating Margin (10-yr trend)-8426.6% (latest)
    ✓BuffettStable or rising over 10 years
    Free Cash Flow Proxy$-271.3M
    ✗BuffettPositive and growing
    Earnings Variance (10-yr CoV)
    ✗BuffettCoV < 0.3
    Retained Earnings Effectiveness
    ✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value created
    Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
    ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
    3-5 Year EPS CAGR
    ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
    ROE-461.8%
    ✗Lynch> 15%
    EBIT / Enterprise Value-10.3%
    ✗Greenblatt> 10%
    Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-10.3%, ROC=N/A (invested capital <= 0)
    ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
    Net Income / Total Assets-204.28%
    ✗PiotroskiROA > 0
    ROA Change YoY-70.54% -> -204.28% (delta: -133.73%)
    ✗PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA
    (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-127.72%, ROA=-204.28%
    ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
    Gross Margin Change YoY
    ✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
    Pre-Tax Income / Revenue-8183.3%
    ✗Dreman>= 8%
    Net Income / Shareholders' Equity-461.8%
    ✗Dreman> 12%
    Margin of SafetyP/B=6.3x
    ✗PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15
    Return on Equity-161.5% (3-yr avg)
    ✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)
    Discount to Intrinsic Value
    ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
    Positive Net Income Frequency1/5 years positive
    ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
    Operating Income / Revenue-8426.6%
    ✗Ackman>= 15%
    Net Income / Shareholders Equity-461.8%
    ✗Ackman>= 15%
    5-Year EPS CAGR
    ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
    Operating Margin Trend-884.2% (2022) -> -8426.6% (2024)
    ✗TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 years
    Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendrevenue flat/down, operating margin -884.2% -> -8426.6%
    ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
    Net income / market capitalization-21.25%; #4597/6340 (top 72.5%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Gross profit / total assets
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    Net income / positive book equity-461.85%; #5062/5226 (top 96.9%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    Negative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-1.1217; #5303/5884 (top 90.1%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
    ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
    Positive Diluted-EPS Years1/5 years positive
    ✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule)
  • Valuation0% pass✓ 1✗ 27▾

    No clean pass — all 13 investors flag at least one valuation criterion

    Price / 3-yr avg EPS
    ✗Graham<= 15x
    Price-to-Book Ratio6.3x
    ✗Graham<= 1.5x
    P/E x P/B
    ✗Graham<= 22.5
    Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
    ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
    EBIT / Enterprise Value-10.3%
    ✗Greenblatt> 10%
    Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-10.3%, ROC=N/A (invested capital <= 0)
    ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
    Price / EPS
    ✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)
    Price / (CFO / Shares)N/A (negative CFPS)
    ✗Dreman< 8x
    Price / Book Value per Share6.3x
    ✗Dreman< 1.2x✗Templeton< 1.5x✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)
    Valuation Reasonableness
    ✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%
    P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=-13.3%
    ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
    P/B or P/E vs. Historical AverageP/B=6.3x
    ✗MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0
    Discount to Intrinsic Value
    ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
    Price / FCF per ShareN/A (negative FCF)
    ✗Ackman<= 25
    Price vs. Trailing Low116% of trailing low ($12.71)
    ✓Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)
    Net income / market capitalization-21.25%; #4597/6340 (top 72.5%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Positive book equity / market capitalization+0.0460; #5022/6449 (top 77.9%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    Price / Diluted EPS
    ✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)
    (EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E
    ✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)
    Price / Tangible Book Value per Share7.56x
    ✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)
    Book Value per Share Change
    ✗SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)
    Revenue / market capitalization+0.0011; #5016/5247 (top 95.6%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization-13.29%; #3343/4519 (top 74.0%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Trailing six-month price return through the evaluation date-10.60%; #3473/6202 (top 56.0%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
  • Cash Flow0% pass✓ 1✗ 11▾

    No clean pass — all 10 investors flag at least one cash flow criterion

    Free Cash Flow Proxy$-271.3M
    ✗BuffettPositive and growing
    FCF Positive and Growing$-34.1M
    ✗LynchPositive and growing
    Operating Cash Flow$-34.1M
    ✗PiotroskiCFO > 0
    (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-127.72%, ROA=-204.28%
    ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
    Price / (CFO / Shares)N/A (negative CFPS)
    ✗Dreman< 8x
    P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=-13.3%
    ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
    FCF Positive0/5 years FCF positive
    ✗MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years
    (OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap-45.7%
    ✗Ackman>= 4%
    Price / FCF per ShareN/A (negative FCF)
    ✗Ackman<= 25
    Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency0/5 years positive
    ✗SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available years
    Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures$-34.1M
    ✗Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)
    (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization-13.29%; #3343/4519 (top 74.0%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
  • Growth0% pass✓ 1✗ 12▾

    No clean pass — all 8 investors flag at least one growth criterion

    EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
    ✗Graham>= 33% growth
    Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
    ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
    3-5 Year EPS CAGR
    ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
    Inventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthN/A (no inventory)
    ✓LynchInventory growth < Revenue growth
    EPS Growth Direction
    ✗DremanPositive over recent years
    EPS CAGR
    ✗Dreman> 5% annualized
    Positive Net Income Frequency1/5 years positive
    ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
    3yr Median Revenue Growth-54.2%
    ✗Ackman>= 5%
    Positive EPS Growth Frequency
    ✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years
    5-Year EPS CAGR
    ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
    Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendrevenue flat/down, operating margin -884.2% -> -8426.6%
    ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
    5-year Revenue CAGR
    ✗SleepCAGR > 7%
    3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
    ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
  • Verdicts7% pass✓ 1✗ 13▾

    Split decision: 13 FAIL · 2 NEUTRAL · 1 PASS

    Overall verdict
    ✗GrahamFAIL (0/9)✗BuffettFAIL (1/9)✗LynchFAIL (2/7)•GreenblattNot ranked✗PiotroskiFAIL (F-Score 3)✗DremanFAIL (2/11)✓MungerPASS (2/4)✗PabraiFAIL (0/3)✗AkreFAIL (2/6)✗MarksFAIL (0/5)✗AckmanFAIL (1/9)✗TempletonFAIL (3/8)✗SleepFAIL (0/6)•AsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✗NeffFAIL (1/6)✗SchlossFAIL (2/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)
  • Efficiency13% pass✓ 2✗ 9▾

    7 of 8 flag ARQQ's efficiency — Graham, Buffett, Greenblatt +4 more

    Current Ratio1.94
    ✗Graham>= 2.0
    ROIC (3-5 yr avg)-95.2%
    ✗Buffett> 10%
    ROIC - WACC-105.2%
    ✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)
    EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)N/A (invested capital <= 0)
    ✗Greenblatt> 25%
    Current Ratio Change YoY3.22 -> 1.94
    ✗PiotroskiIncreased YoY
    Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.01x -> 0.01x
    ✓PiotroskiImproved YoY
    Current Assets / Current Liabilities1.94
    ✓Dreman> 1.5
    Return on Invested Capital-152.3%
    ✗Munger> 15%
    ROIC (high and growing)FY2022: ROIC=-58.3%; FY2023: ROIC=-57.4%; FY2024: ROIC=-152.3%
    ✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in each
    Reinvestment Rate x ROICN/A (non-positive net income)
    ✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%
    ROIC (5-year)0/4 years above 12% (latest -152.3%)
    ✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years

Business & financials

Financial snapshot: annual FY 2024. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.

Company Profile

Industry: Business Services
Size: Micro Cap($256.9M)
Revenue: $293000.00-54.2% YoY
Net Income: $54.6M+22.5% YoY

Financial Snapshot

Operating Margin-8426.6%
Return on Equity-461.8%
Debt / Equity0.08
Current Ratio1.94
EPS (Diluted)$-10.79

Company Financials

Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years

TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.

MetricFY 2024
Sources
  • 20-F · 2024-12-05
FY 2023
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  • 20-F · 2023-11-21
FY 2022
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  • 20-F · 2022-12-14
FY 2021
Sources
  • 20-F · 2021-12-16
FY 2020
Sources
  • 20-F · 2021-12-16
Market Cap$256.9Mcurrent$1.9Best.$6.5Best.$42.6Best.$14.5Best.
Revenue$293.0K↓54%$640.0K↓91%$7.2M↑14925%$48.0K--
Operating Income-$24.7M↑55%-$54.5M↑15%-$63.8M↑63%-$172.6M↓21230%-$809.0K
Net Income-$54.6M↑22%-$70.4M↓208%$65.1M↑124%-$271.3M↓52516%-$515.7K
EPS (Diluted)$-10.79↓1915%$-0.54↓200%$0.53↑113%$-3.98↓41326%$-0.01
Gross Margin—————
Operating Margin-8426.6%↑1%-8516.9%↓863%-884.2%↑100%-359502.1%—
ROE-461.8%↓337%-105.6%↓227%82.8%↓90%801.8%↑1548%-55.4%
Total Debt$990.0K↓88%$8.4M↑7%$7.8M--$5.5M
Shareholders' Equity$11.8M↓82%$66.7M↓15%$78.6M↑332%-$33.8M↓3735%$931.0K
Current Ratio1.94↓40%3.22↑35%2.38↓55%5.29↑8634%0.06
Debt / Equity0.08↓34%0.13↑26%0.10—5.86
Operating Cash Flow-$34.1M↓4%-$32.8M↓23%-$26.7M↓11%-$24.0M↓1700%-$1.3M
Free Cash Flow-$34.1M↓2%-$33.5M↓15%-$29.1M↓20%-$24.3M↓1682%-$1.4M

Score history

Historical Score Timeline

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ARQQ vs Peers — Financial Grading

Revenue$293000.00Bottom 25%
Net Income$54.6MMedian
ROE-461.8%Bottom 25%
D/E0.08Top 25%
Op. Margin-8426.6%Bottom 25%
Curr. Ratio1.94Top 25%
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AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INCADP$122.3B$309.93$21.9B$4.4B73.2%0.8224.2%1.054/95/93/70/3F-Score 65/11
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.EA$52.9B$209.70$7.5B$887.0M13.1%0.2215.4%1.051/94/94/70/3F-Score 66/11
Rubrik, Inc.RBRK$22.6B$109.88$1.3B$348.8M67.1%—-26.2%1.691/90/92/70/3F-Score 62/11
AECOMACM$9.1B$70.50$16.1B$561.8M22.5%1.096.4%1.141/93/93/71/3F-Score 82/11
COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INCCVLT$6.2B$152.07$1.2B$70.7M942.8%—6.3%1.951/92/94/70/3F-Score 66/11
WPP plcWPP$6.0B$27.79$18.2B$289.5M-8.5%1.942.8%0.891/92/91/70/3F-Score 32/11
VARONIS SYSTEMS INCVRNS$5.6B$48.94$623.5M$129.3M-21.6%0.76-23.5%1.971/90/91/70/3F-Score 51/11
ROBERT HALF INC.RHI$4.3B$42.00$5.4B$133.0M10.4%—1.4%1.532/95/91/70/3F-Score 52/11