Quantum Computing Inc.
QUBTAbout the company
Quantum Computing Inc., an integrated photonics company, provides quantum machines to commercial and government markets in the United States. The company develops thin-film lithium niobate chips for optical devices, such as electro-optical modulators, periodically poled devices for frequency conversion, and micro-ring resonator cavities markets.
Investment snapshot
Positive
3
BUY / PASS
Neutral / negative
2 / 11
NEUTRAL / FAIL
Median fair value
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No comparable estimates
Models with upside
0 / 17
Positive margin of safety
Key risk
All 10 investors flag QUBT's cash flow
Framework analysis
| Verdict | Meaning |
|---|---|
| BUY | Positive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met. |
| PASS | The 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. |
| NEUTRAL | Neither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position. |
| FAIL | The company does not clear the framework's requirements. |
| Ranked | Ranked 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.
| Metric | Graham 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 |
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| Verdict | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL · Rank #2157 (Top 69.6%) | PASS | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS | FAIL | NEUTRAL | FAIL | BUY | NEUTRAL |
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| Margin of Safety | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Financial Basis | TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-11-09 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-02 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 vs 2025-09-30 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-09 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-02 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-02 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-11-09 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-02 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-02 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment · TTM ended 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-09 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2026-03-02 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-11-09 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-03-02 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2026-03-02 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 · Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-11-09 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-09 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-09 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-11-09 Score computed: 2026-11-14 |
Where It Passes
Where It Falls Short
- Cash Flow0% pass✗ 12▾
All 10 investors flag QUBT's cash flow
Free Cash Flow Proxy$-18.7M✗BuffettPositive and growingFCF Positive and Growing$-61.1M✗LynchPositive and growingOperating Cash Flow$-30.3M✗PiotroskiCFO > 0(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-1.87%, ROA=-1.15%✗PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROAPrice / (CFO / Shares)N/A (negative CFPS)✗Dreman< 8xP/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=-2.9%✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%FCF Positive0/8 years FCF positive✗MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years(OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap-4.9%✗Ackman>= 4%Price / FCF per ShareN/A (negative FCF)✗Ackman<= 25Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency0/8 years positive✗SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available yearsOperating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures$-61.1M✗Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization-4.84%; #2972/4519 (top 65.8%)✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section - Growth0% pass✓ 3✗ 10▾
No clean pass — all 8 investors flag at least one growth criterion
EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)✗Graham>= 33% growthBasic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)3-5 Year EPS CAGR✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to passInventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthInv: 1012.3% vs Rev: 3368.9%✓LynchInventory growth < Revenue growthEPS Growth Direction✗DremanPositive over recent yearsEPS CAGR✗Dreman> 5% annualizedPositive Net Income Frequency0/9 years positive✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years3yr Median Revenue Growth163.2%✓Ackman>= 5%Positive EPS Growth Frequency✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years5-Year EPS CAGR✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendgross margin 45.3% -> 0.3%, operating margin -7330.4% -> -246.5%✓SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding5-year Revenue CAGR✗SleepCAGR > 7%3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR✗Neff7%-20% annualized - Debt & Leverage8% pass✓ 3✗ 12▾
11 of 12 flag QUBT's debt & leverage — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +8 more
LT Debt vs Net Current Assets✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current AssetsDebt/Equity & Interest Coverage✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5xTotal Debt / Equity✗Lynch< 0.33Cash - Long-term Debt✗LynchPositive preferredLT Debt / Total Assets Change0.00% -> 0.00%✓PiotroskiDecreased YoYCurrent Assets / Current Liabilities53.36✓Dreman> 1.5✓SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity✗Dreman< 0.8✗Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✗SchlossD/E < 1.00xDebt Levels✗MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✗AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=-785.8x, D/EBITDA=N/A✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4xTotal Debt / Shareholders Equity✗Ackman<= 1.0Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section - Valuation8% pass✓ 9✗ 19▾
12 of 13 flag QUBT's valuation — Graham, Lynch, Greenblatt +9 more
Price / 3-yr avg EPS✗Graham<= 15xPrice-to-Book Ratio0.8x✓Graham<= 1.5xP/E x P/B✗Graham<= 22.5Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)EBIT / Enterprise Value-9.8%✗Greenblatt> 10%Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-9.8%, ROC=-12.8%✗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< 8xPrice / Book Value per Share0.8x✓Dreman< 1.2x✓Templeton< 1.5x✓SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)Valuation ReasonablenessOE Yield=-1.7%✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=-2.9%✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%P/B or P/E vs. Historical AverageP/B=0.8x✓MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0Discount to Intrinsic Value✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic valuePrice / FCF per ShareN/A (negative FCF)✗Ackman<= 25Price vs. Trailing Low100% of trailing low ($5.56)✓Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)Net income / market capitalization-2.58%; #3636/6340 (top 57.4%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionPositive book equity / market capitalization+1.2521; #1142/6449 (top 17.7%)✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionPrice / Diluted EPS✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)(EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)Price / Tangible Book Value per Share0.81x✓SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)Book Value per Share Change+1265.8%✓SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)Revenue / market capitalization+0.0150; #4799/5247 (top 91.5%)✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization-4.84%; #2972/4519 (top 65.8%)✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionTrailing six-month price return through the evaluation date-21.25%; #4033/6202 (top 65.0%)✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section - Profitability13% pass✓ 5✗ 30▾
14 of 16 flag QUBT's profitability — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +11 more
Positive EPS (10 years)0/9 years positive✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 yearsEPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)✗Graham>= 33% growthNet Income Positive (10+ years)0/9 years positive✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ yearsROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)-66.0%✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)Operating Margin (10-yr trend)-246.5% (latest)✓BuffettStable or rising over 10 yearsFree Cash Flow Proxy$-18.7M✗BuffettPositive and growingEarnings Variance (10-yr CoV)✗BuffettCoV < 0.3Retained Earnings Effectiveness✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value createdBasic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)3-5 Year EPS CAGR✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to passROE-2.1%✗Lynch> 15%EBIT / Enterprise Value-9.8%✗Greenblatt> 10%Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-9.8%, ROC=-12.8%✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%Net Income / Total Assets-1.15%✗PiotroskiROA > 0ROA Change YoY-44.64% -> -1.15% (delta: +43.48%)✓PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-1.87%, ROA=-1.15%✗PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROAGross Margin Change YoY30.0% -> 0.3%✗PiotroskiImproved YoYPre-Tax Income / Revenue-171.6%✗Dreman>= 8%Net Income / Shareholders' Equity-2.1%✗Dreman> 12%Margin of SafetyP/B=0.8x✓PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15Return on Equity-34.8% (3-yr avg)✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)Discount to Intrinsic Value✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic valuePositive Net Income Frequency0/9 years positive✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 yearsOperating Income / Revenue-498.2%✗Ackman>= 15%Net Income / Shareholders Equity-2.1%✗Ackman>= 15%5-Year EPS CAGR✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)Operating Margin Trend-7330.4% (2023) -> -246.5% (2025)✓TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 yearsRevenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendgross margin 45.3% -> 0.3%, operating margin -7330.4% -> -246.5%✓SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holdingNet income / market capitalization-2.58%; #3636/6340 (top 57.4%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionGross profit / total assets-0.10%; #3522/3702 (top 95.1%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionNet income / positive book equity-2.06%; #3060/5226 (top 58.6%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionNegative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.5506; #4990/5884 (top 84.8%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR✗Neff7%-20% annualizedPositive Diluted-EPS Years0/9 years positive✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule) - Verdicts20% pass✓ 3✗ 12▾
Split decision: 11 FAIL · 2 PASS · 2 NEUTRAL · 1 BUY
Overall verdict✗GrahamFAIL (2/9)✗BuffettFAIL (1/9)✗LynchFAIL (1/7)✗GreenblattRank #2157✓PiotroskiPASS (F-Score 4)✗DremanFAIL (3/11)✗MungerFAIL (0/4)✗PabraiFAIL (1/3)✗AkreFAIL (0/6)✗MarksFAIL (1/5)✗AckmanFAIL (1/9)✓TempletonPASS (4/8)✗SleepFAIL (1/6)•AsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✗NeffFAIL (1/6)✓SchlossBUY (5/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked) - Efficiency38% pass✓ 4✗ 7▾
5 of 8 flag QUBT's efficiency — Buffett, Greenblatt, Munger +2 more
Current Ratio53.36✓Graham>= 2.0ROIC (3-5 yr avg)-39.5%✗Buffett> 10%ROIC - WACC-49.5%✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)-12.8%✗Greenblatt> 25%Current Ratio Change YoY17.36 -> 102.38✓PiotroskiIncreased YoYRevenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.00x -> 0.01x✓PiotroskiImproved YoYCurrent Assets / Current Liabilities53.36✓Dreman> 1.5Return on Invested Capital✗Munger> 15%ROIC (high and growing)FY2023: ROIC=-30.0%; FY2024: ROIC=-17.6%; FY2025: ROIC=unavailable✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in eachReinvestment Rate x ROIC✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%ROIC (5-year)0/4 years above 12% (latest -17.6%)✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years
Business & financials
Financial snapshot: annual FY 2025. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.
Company Profile
Financial Snapshot
Shareholder Return
Fiscal 2025
Issued 74.0% of shares last year, 189.9% issued over two.
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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.
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| Metric | TTM · 2026-09-30 2025-10-01 – 2026-09-30 Sources · derived quarter valuesDerived from cumulative filings: revenue, net income, operating income, gross profit, ebit, pre tax income, interest expense, operating cash flow, depreciation amortization, capex. | Q3 FY 2026 2026-07-01 – 2026-09-30 Sources · derived quarter valuesDerived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, depreciation amortization, capex. | Q2 FY 2026 2026-04-01 – 2026-06-30 Sources · derived quarter valuesDerived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, depreciation amortization, capex. | Q1 FY 2026 2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31 Sources | FY 2025Sources
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| Market Cap | $1.3Bcurrent | -- | -- | -- | $2.1Best. | $1.3Best. | $62.8Mest. | $98.5Mest. | $78.4Mest. |
| Revenue | $18.9M↑3369% | $9.5M↑2374% | $5.6M↑9000% | $3.7M↑9364% | $20.7M↑5454% | $373.0K↑4% | $358.0K↑163% | $136.0K | -- |
| Operating Income | -$94.4M↓150% | -$28.6M↓175% | -$23.0M↓126% | -$20.6M↓148% | -$51.1M↓97% | -$25.9M↑1% | -$26.2M↑8% | -$28.6M↓67% | -$17.1M |
| Net Income | -$32.5M↑52% | -$15.1M↓736% | -$11.8M↑68% | -$4.0M↓124% | -$18.7M↑73% | -$68.5M↓154% | -$27.0M↓4% | -$26.0M↑7% | -$27.9M |
| EPS (Diluted) | -- | $-0.07↓800% | $-0.05↑81% | $-0.02↓118% | $-0.11↑85% | $-0.73↓135% | $-0.31↑55% | $-0.69↑28% | $-0.96 |
| Gross Margin | -8.2%↓123% | 4.5%↓86% | -21.0%↓149% | -19.5%↓159% | 0.3%↓99% | 30.0%↓34% | 45.3%↓18% | 55.1% | — |
| Operating Margin | -498.2%↑93% | -300.9%↑89% | -414.6%↑98% | -556.8%↑97% | -246.5%↑96% | -6953.6%↑5% | -7330.4%↑65% | -21062.5% | — |
| ROE | -2.1%↑74% | — | — | — | -1.2%↑98% | -63.9%↓62% | -39.3%↑1% | -39.9%↑79% | -185.7% |
| Total Debt | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $9.3M↑1756% | $501.0K↓94% | $8.4M↑1577% | $500.6K |
| Shareholders' Equity | $1.6B↑80% | $1.6B↑80% | $1.6B↑302% | $1.6B↑623% | $1.6B↑1390% | $107.3M↑56% | $68.7M↑5% | $65.1M↑334% | $15.0M |
| Current Ratio | 53.36↓66% | 53.36↓66% | 53.13↓40% | 66.67↑49% | 102.38↑490% | 17.36↑3045% | 0.55↓53% | 1.19↓93% | 15.91 |
| Debt / Equity | — | — | — | — | — | 0.09↑1089% | 0.01↓94% | 0.13↑287% | 0.03 |
| Operating Cash Flow | -$46.0M↓100% | -$11.7M↓34% | -$13.9M↓127% | -$9.4M↓113% | -$30.3M↓87% | -$16.2M↑11% | -$18.3M↓19% | -$15.4M↓125% | -$6.8M |
| Free Cash Flow | -$61.1M↓94% | -$21.1M↓84% | -$16.5M↓132% | -$11.2M↓82% | -$37.0M↓66% | -$22.2M↓9% | -$20.4M↓26% | -$16.2M↓137% | -$6.8M |
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| Company | Market Cap | Price | Revenue | Net Income | ROE | D/E | Op. Margin | Curr. Ratio | Graham | Buffett | Lynch | Greenblatt | Piotroski | Dreman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INCADP | $122.3B | $309.93 | $21.9B | $4.4B | 73.2% | 0.82 | 24.2% | 1.05 | 4/9 | 5/9 | 3/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 6 | 5/11 |
| ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.EA | $52.9B | $209.70 | $7.5B | $887.0M | 13.1% | 0.22 | 15.4% | 1.05 | 1/9 | 4/9 | 4/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 6 | 6/11 |
| Rubrik, Inc.RBRK | $22.6B | $109.88 | $1.3B | $348.8M | 67.1% | — | -26.2% | 1.69 | 1/9 | 0/9 | 2/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 6 | 2/11 |
| AECOMACM | $9.1B | $70.50 | $16.1B | $561.8M | 22.5% | 1.09 | 6.4% | 1.14 | 1/9 | 3/9 | 3/7 | 1/3 | F-Score 8 | 2/11 |
| COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INCCVLT | $6.2B | $152.07 | $1.2B | $70.7M | 942.8% | — | 6.3% | 1.95 | 1/9 | 2/9 | 4/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 6 | 6/11 |
| WPP plcWPP | $6.0B | $27.79 | $18.2B | $289.5M | -8.5% | 1.94 | 2.8% | 0.89 | 1/9 | 2/9 | 1/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 3 | 2/11 |
| VARONIS SYSTEMS INCVRNS | $5.6B | $48.94 | $623.5M | $129.3M | -21.6% | 0.76 | -23.5% | 1.97 | 1/9 | 0/9 | 1/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 5 | 1/11 |
| ROBERT HALF INC.RHI | $4.3B | $42.00 | $5.4B | $133.0M | 10.4% | — | 1.4% | 1.53 | 2/9 | 5/9 | 1/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 5 | 2/11 |