D-Wave Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results
November 06, 2025

D-Wave Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results

Q3 and YTD Revenue up 100% and 235% Year over Year Respectively

Q3 and YTD GAAP Gross Profit up 156% and 353% Year over Year Respectively

Highest Cash Balance in Company’s History at over $836 Million 

PALO ALTO, Calif. – November 6, 2025 – D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) (“D-Wave” or the “Company”), a leader in commercial quantum computing systems, software, and services, today announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2025. 

“Our strong third quarter results reflect the momentum we see building across every aspect of our business, with key metrics, including revenue, gross profit, bookings and cash balance, clearly indicating D-Wave’s success in accelerating global quantum computing adoption,” said Dr. Alan Baratz, CEO of D-Wave. “The world is watching quantum, and specifically D-Wave, as we deliver quantum computing’s value to businesses, researchers and governments now, while advancing the technology for even greater impact and scale in the future.”

Recent Business and Technical Highlights

Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Highlights

  • Revenue: Revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was $3.7 million, an increase of $1.8 million, or 100%, from the fiscal 2024 third quarter revenue of $1.9 million, and an increase of $0.6 million, or 8%, from the immediately preceding fiscal 2025 second quarter revenue of $3.1 million.
  • Bookings1: Bookings for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 were $2.4 million, an increase of $0.1 million, or 3%,from the fiscal 2024 third quarter Bookings of $2.3 million, and an increase of $1.1 million, or 80%, from the immediately preceding fiscal 2025 second quarter Bookings of $1.3 million. Subsequent to the end of the third quarter, the Company has closed over $12 million in additional Bookings.
  • Customers: For the most recent four quarters, D-Wave had in excess of 100 revenue generating customers including nearly two dozen Forbes Global 2000 companies.
  • GAAP Gross Profit: GAAP gross profit for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was $2.7 million, an increase of $1.7 million, or 156%, from the fiscal 2024 third quarter GAAP gross profit of $1.0 million, and an increase of $0.7 million, or 35%, from the immediately preceding fiscal 2025 second quarter GAAP gross profit of $2.0 million, with the increase due primarily to the growth in revenue.
  • GAAP Gross Margin: GAAP gross margin for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was 71.4%, an increase of 15.6% from the fiscal 2024 third quarter GAAP gross margin of 55.8%, and an increase of 6% from the immediately preceding fiscal 2025 second quarter GAAP gross margin of 63.8% with the increase primarily due to the upgrade of the previously announced Jülich Supercomputing Centre Advantage system to an Advantage2TMprocessor during the three months ended September 30, 2025.
  • Non-GAAP Gross Profit2: Non-GAAP Gross Profit for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was $2.9 million, an increase of $1.6 million, or 131%, from the fiscal 2024 third quarter Non-GAAP Gross Profit of $1.3 million. The difference between GAAP and Non-GAAP Gross Profit is limited to non-cash stock-based compensation, and depreciation and amortization expenses that are excluded from the Non-GAAP Gross Profit.
  • Non-GAAP Gross Margin2: Non-GAAP Gross Margin for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was 77.7%, an increase of 10.5% from the fiscal 2024 third quarter Non-GAAP Gross Margin of 67.2%. The difference between GAAP and Non-GAAP Gross Margin is limited to non-cash stock-based compensation and depreciation and amortization expenses that are excluded from the Non-GAAP Gross Margin.
  • GAAP Operating Expenses: GAAP Operating Expenses for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 were $30.4 million, an increase of $8.7 million, or 40%, from the fiscal 2024 third quarter GAAP Operating Expenses of $21.7 million with the increase driven primarily by increases of $4.1 million in personnel costs, $2.9 million in fabrication costs and $2.3 million in non-cash stock-based compensation. The increased operating expenses stem from incremental investments to support the Company’s continued growth and expansion.
  • Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Expenses2: Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Expenses for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 were $23.5 million, an increase of $8.4 million, or 56% from the fiscal 2024 third quarter Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Expenses of $15.1 million, with the difference between GAAP and Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Expenses being primarily non-cash stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, and non-recurring one-time expenses.
  • Net Loss: Net loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was $140.0 million, or $0.41 per share, an increase of $117.3 million, or $0.30 per share, from the fiscal 2024 third quarter net loss of $22.7 million, or $0.11 per share. The increase was primarily due to $121.9 million in non-cash, non-operating charges related to the remeasurement of the Company's warrant liability, as well as realized losses stemming from warrant exercises, that materially increased as a result of the significant price appreciation of the Company's warrants.
  • Adjusted Net Loss2: Adjusted Net Loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was $18.1 million, or $0.05 per share, a decrease of $5.1 million, and a decrease of $0.07 per share, from the fiscal 2024 third quarter Adjusted Net Loss of $23.2 million, or $0.12 per share, with the difference between Net Loss and Adjusted Net Loss being non-cash, non-operating warrant remeasurement related charges.
  • Adjusted EBITDA Loss2: Adjusted EBITDA Loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was $20.6 million, an increase of $6.8 million, or 49%, from the fiscal 2024 third quarter Adjusted EBITDA Loss of $13.8 million with the increase due primarily to higher operating expenses, partly offset by higher gross profit.

 

Financial Results for the First Nine Months of Fiscal Year 2025

  • Revenue: Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $21.8 million, an increase of $15.3 million, or 235%, from revenue of $6.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
  • Bookings1: Bookings for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were $5.3 million, a decrease of $0.3 million, or 7%, from Bookings of $5.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
  • GAAP Gross Profit: GAAP gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $18.5 million, an increase of $14.4 million, or 353%, from $4.1 million in GAAP gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, with the increase due primarily to a higher margin quantum computer system sale during the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
  • GAAP Gross Margin: GAAP gross margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was 84.8%, an increase of 22.1% from the 62.7% GAAP gross margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, with the increase due primarily to a higher margin quantum computer system sale during the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
  • Non-GAAP Gross Profit2: Non-GAAP Gross Profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $19.2 million, an increase of $14.5 million, or 304%, from the Non-GAAP Gross Profit of $4.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The difference between GAAP and Non-GAAP Gross Profit is limited to non-cash stock-based compensation and depreciation and amortization expenses that are excluded from the Non-GAAP Gross Profit.
  • Non-GAAP Gross Margin2: Non-GAAP Gross Margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was 87.8%, an increase of 15.1% from the 72.7% Non-GAAP Gross Margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The difference between GAAP and Non-GAAP Gross Margin is limited to non-cash stock-based compensation and depreciation and amortization expenses that are excluded from the Non-GAAP Gross Margin.
  • GAAP Operating Expenses: GAAP Operating Expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were $84.1 million, an increase of $23.0 million, or 38%, from GAAP Operating Expenses of $61.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, with the year-over-year increase primarily driven by increases of $10.7 million in salaries and related personnel costs, 78% of which relates to increases in Sales & Marketing and Research & Development personnel; $5.3 million in non-cash stock-based compensation, $4.9 million in fabrication costs, $1.9 million in marketing expenses and $1.1 million in third party professional services. The increased operating expenses stem from incremental investments to support the Company’s continued growth and expansion.
  • Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Expenses2: Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were $65.9 million, an increase of $20.5 million, or 45%, from Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Expenses of $45.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, with the difference between GAAP and Non-GAAP Operating Expenses being primarily non-cash stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization expense, and non-recurring one-time expenses.
  • Net Loss: Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $312.7 million, or $1.01 per share, an increase of $254.9 million, or $0.69 per share, compared with a net loss of $57.8 million, or $0.32 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily due to $260.0 million in non-cash, non-operating charges related to the remeasurement of the Company's warrant liability, as well as realized losses stemming from warrant exercises.
  • Adjusted Net Loss2: Adjusted Net Loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $52.8 million, or $0.17 per share, a decrease of $5.1 million, or $0.15 per share, when compared with the Adjusted Net Loss of $57.8 million, or $0.32 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, with the difference between Net Loss and Adjusted Net Loss being non-cash, non-operating warrant remeasurement related charges.
  • Adjusted EBITDA Loss2: Adjusted EBITDA Loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $46.7 million, an increase of $6.1 million, or 15%, from the Adjusted EBITDA Loss of $40.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, with the increase due primarily to higher operating expenses, partly offset by higher gross profit.

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1“Bookings” is an operating metric that is defined as customer orders received that are expected to generate net revenues in the future. We present the operational metric of Bookings because it reflects customers' demand for our products and services and to assist readers in analyzing our potential performance in future periods.

2"Non-GAAP Gross Profit", "Non-GAAP Gross Margin", "Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Expenses", "Adjusted Net Loss", "Adjusted Net Loss per Share" and "Adjusted EBITDA Loss", are non-GAAP financial measures or metrics. Please see the discussion in the section “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the reconciliations included at the end of this press release.

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

As of September 30, 2025, D-Wave’s consolidated cash balance totaled a record $836.2 million, representing an over 2700% increase from the fiscal 2024 third quarter consolidated cash balance of $29.3 million, and a 2% increase from the immediately prior fiscal 2025 second quarter consolidated cash balance of $819.3 million.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2025, the Company raised $39.9 million in cash proceeds from the exercise of warrants. Subsequent to the end of the third quarter and through November 4, 2025, the Company raised an additional $21.3 million in cash proceeds from the exercise of warrants.

Earnings Conference Call

D-Wave will host a conference call on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. (Eastern Time), to discuss the Company’s financial results and business outlook. The live dial-in number is 1-844-826-3035 (domestic) or 1-412-317-5195 (international). Participants can use those dial-in numbers or can click this link for instant telephone access to the event. The link will be made active 15 minutes prior to the call’s scheduled start time, and the passcode is 3836181. An on-demand webcast will be available on the D-Wave Investor Relations website after the call. Participating in the call will be Chief Executive Officer Dr. Alan Baratz and Chief Financial Officer John Markovich.

About D-Wave Quantum Inc.

D-Wave is a leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services. We are the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, and the only company building both annealing and gate-model quantum computers. Our mission is to help customers realize the value of quantum, today. Our quantum computers — the world’s largest — feature QPUs with sub-second response times and can be deployed on-premises or accessed through our quantum cloud service, which offers 99.9% availability and uptime. More than 100 organizations trust D-Wave with their toughest computational challenges. With over 200 million problems submitted to our quantum systems to date, our customers apply our technology to address use cases spanning optimization, artificial intelligence, research and more. Learn more about realizing the value of quantum computing today and how we’re shaping the quantum-driven industrial and societal advancements of tomorrow: www.dwavequantum.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, we use non-GAAP measures of certain components of financial performance. Each of Non-GAAP Gross Profit, Non-GAAP Gross Margin, Adjusted EBITDA Loss, Adjusted Net Loss, Adjusted Net Loss per Share and Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Expenses is a financial measure that is not required by or presented in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that each measure provides investors an additional meaningful method to evaluate certain aspects of such results period over period. The Company defines each of its non-GAAP financial measures as follows:

  • Non-GAAP Gross Profit is defined as GAAP gross profit less depreciation and amortization expense and non-cash stock-based compensation expense. We use Non-GAAP Gross Profit to measure, understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends and to develop short-term and long-term operating plans.
  • Non-GAAP Gross Margin is defined as GAAP gross margin less non-cash stock-based compensation expense. We use Non-GAAP Gross Margin to measure, understand and evaluate our core business performance.
  • Adjusted EBITDA Loss is defined as net loss before interest expense, depreciation and amortization expense, stock-based compensation, remeasurements of liability-classified warrants, and other non-operating or non-recurring income and expenses. We use Adjusted EBITDA Loss to measure the operating performance of our business, excluding specifically identified items that we do not believe directly reflect our core operations and may not be indicative of our recurring operations.
  • Adjusted Net Loss and Adjusted Net Loss per Share are defined as net loss and net loss per share excluding the impact of the non-cash, non-operating charges associated with the remeasurement of the Company’s warrant liability.
  • Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Expenses is defined as operating expenses before depreciation and amortization expense, non-operating or non-recurring expenses and non-cash stock-based compensation expense. We use Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Expenses to measure our operating expenses, excluding items we do not believe directly reflect our core operations. 

The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, and our presentation of non-GAAP measures may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. For a reconciliation of each of Non-GAAP Gross Profit, Non-GAAP Gross Margin, Adjusted EBITDA Loss, Adjusted Net Loss, Adjusted Net Loss per Share and Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Expenses to its most directly comparable GAAP measure, please refer to the reconciliations below.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements and may not be indicative of future results. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, among others, various factors beyond management’s control, including the risks set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” discussed under the caption “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part I of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or any updates discussed under the caption “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part II of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in our other filings with the SEC. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this press release in making an investment decision, which are based on information available to us on the date hereof. We undertake no duty to update this information unless required by law.

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