Should You Buy Quantum Computing Stocks in 2025?

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Investors have been crazy about artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. Quantum computing stocks may be next. Companies such as Quantum Computing Inc. (NASDAQ: QUBT), IonQ (NYSE: IONQ)and Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI) has increased greatly in the last few months. Investors are betting on these quantum computing companies as the technology hits the mainstream again, with recent breakthroughs from Alphabet‘s research department.

If commercialized, quantum computing could disrupt almost every industry in the world, but especially cloud computing, making it a technology potentially on par with the latest developments in artificial intelligence. Should You Buy Quantum Computing Stocks Like Rigetti and IonQ in 2025? Let’s dig in and find out.

Quantum computing has the chance to disrupt many parts of the economy. But why? In short, quantum computers can offer a steep change in the complexity of problems that can be solved with computers. By using the uncertainty of quantum mechanics, the computers work differently than traditional transistor-based systems, allowing a user to figure out problems instantly that would take a traditional supercomputer years. The technology promises to help a wide range of industries, from self-driving cars and agriculture to physics simulation and drug discovery.

The problem is getting these computers to work reliably. With hypersensitive quantum bits – otherwise called Qubits – that can be disturbed by the external environment and introduce errors into the computing process, quantum computers have remained small for now and in the early research process. Recently, researchers have made progress in this area. For example, Alphabet’s quantum computing division came out with a new quantum computer chip called Willow that reduces the errors of the quantum system when it scales up.

Other companies are working hard to solve these problems, including Rigetti Computing, IonQ, and Quantum Computing Inc. All three of these stocks are up hundreds of percent or more in the past few months. Quantum Computing Inc. is up over 4,000% in the last six months, delivering some incredible returns to shareholders this year.

Investors are falling over themselves with these quantum computing growth stocks. But if we look under the bonnet, the economy is not pretty. IonQ generated $37.5 million in revenue over the past 12 months with a net loss of $171 million. Rigetti generates only $12 million in revenue and loses $60 million a year. Quantum Computing Inc. is even worse, generating less than $1 million in annual revenue and losing $23 million a year.