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D-Wave's recent revenue contraction is largely an accounting artifact caused by lapping a one-time hardware sale rather than a fundamental collapse in demand. The critical indicator remains the surge in bookings to $35.5 million in H1 2026, which suggests that committed customer spending will drive significant top-line growth as recurring cloud access services scale. This distinction between volatile hardware sales and growing service contracts is essential for evaluating the commercial viability of quantum annealing systems.

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Prediction: D - Wave Quantum Revenue Triples Before 2030

GDELTSeptember 12, 20264 min read

Quantum computing companies are finally starting to generate real revenue. IonQ (IONQ -0.24%), for instance, raised its full-year 2026 revenue outlook to a range of $450 million to $460 million ahead of its first joint investor day on Tuesday -- helped by the addition of SkyWater Technology, the chipmaking business it acquired at the end of July. D-Wave Quantum (QBTS +0.84%) is at a much earlier stage. The quantum computing specialist's revenue for the first half of…

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