IonQ lifts revenue outlook after SkyWater acquisition
IonQ, a quantum computing company based in College Park, Maryland, announced on September 8, 2026, that it now expects full-year 2026 revenue between $450 million and $460 million. The updated forecast includes SkyWater Technology's financial results from July 31, 2026, when IonQ acquired it, through the end of the year. The guidance also accounts for the removal of estimated intercompany revenues from a prior commercial agreement between the two firms.[S1]
The company's CEO, Niccolo de Masi, said the revised guidance highlights both the market traction of IonQ's quantum platform and the manufacturing scale that SkyWater provides. He added that the combined roadmap accelerates progress toward commercial-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing. IonQ's CFO and COO, Inder Singh, called the first combined guidance a pivotal step showing the financial and operational strength of the unified organization.[S1]
Investor Day and company background
IonQ is set to hold a webcast at 12:30 PM Eastern on the same day for its inaugural joint Investor Day, with the recording available for a year. The firm positions itself as a premier full-stack quantum platform and foundry, delivering capabilities in computing, networking, sensing, and security. Its latest quantum computer, IonQ Tempo, follows earlier models that enabled clients such as Amazon Web Services, AstraZeneca, and NVIDIA to achieve a 20-fold performance gain over prior quantum offerings.[S1]
In 2025, IonQ set a world record with 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity. The company has operations across North America, Latin America, EMEA, and APAC, and its quantum services have been available through major cloud providers since 2021. The press release includes forward-looking statements with risks detailed in IonQ's SEC filings.[S1]
