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Dear Reader,
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On May 6, Elon signed a deal with Anthropic to supply it with all of SpaceX's Colossus 1 compute capacity.
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IonQ Just Posted a Breakout Quarter—But 1 Problem Remains
Authored by Nathan Reiff. Article Posted: 5/7/2026.
Key Points
- IonQ impressed with 755% year-over-year revenue growth and raised full-year guidance in its Q1 2026 earnings report.
- The company is achieving stronger commercial success, with about 60% of its revenue coming from commercial customers.
- At the same time, adjusted losses per share widened, highlighting some of the challenges the firm still faces.
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Quantum computing leader IonQ Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) was among the first pure-play quantum companies to report Q1 2026 earnings, and better-than-expected results on several fronts helped propel shares higher by nearly 10% that day.
Among the bright spots were strong revenue growth, an increase in full-year guidance, and notable progress in system sales and partnerships.
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Claim your free SpaceX pre-IPO recommendation before the June window closesWhile those developments are important and helped fuel a short-term rally, they do not necessarily address the core issue investors want solved in the quantum computing battle: IonQ still faces the industry-wide challenge of profitability. The company's adjusted losses per share widened from the prior-year quarter. As a result, the earnings report was not an unqualified win, even though it was generally quite positive. Here's a closer look at the results.
The Achievements IonQ Noted for Q1 2026 Are Remarkable
First, the good news—IonQ posted several notable achievements in the first quarter. Perhaps most impressive was its GAAP revenue, which surged 755% to $64.7 million, driven by quantum computing growth and the expansion of its quantum platform. Not only did this revenue figure set a quarterly company record, but it also exceeded management's expectations by coming in about 30% above the midpoint of guidance.
Given the strong first-quarter revenue performance, IonQ leaders felt comfortable raising full-year revenue expectations. They now expect revenue to reach a high end of $270 million for fiscal year 2026 (FY2026), up from the previous high-end estimate of $245 million issued alongside Q4 2025 earnings.
For quantum computing companies, financial results are only part of the story at each earnings update. Investors also want to see signs that a company continues to advance its technology. IonQ may have met that standard by confirming the sale of its first 6th-generation, chip-based, 256-qubit system during the first quarter. The company also published a definitive blueprint for so-called fault-tolerant quantum computing, positioning itself as a leader in this corner of the quantum space.
Less prominent in headlines about IonQ's earnings, but still important, is the fact that the firm's backlog is growing and that it has sold products in more than 30 countries. Both developments suggest demand continues to expand and that IonQ may be reaching a wider customer base.
A Word of Warning Emerges in Adjusted Losses
If there was a warning sign for investors in IonQ's latest earnings, it was the company's widening adjusted losses per share, which rose to 34 cents from 15 cents a year earlier. Losses from operations also increased sharply, to $271.5 million from $75.7 million in the same period last year. At the same time, however, IonQ reported income before income tax expenses of nearly $800 million in Q1 2026, compared with losses of more than $32 million in that category a year earlier.
For IonQ investors—and quantum computing investors more broadly—a key goal remains sustainable profitability. Although that has not yet translated into repeatable adjusted earnings per share for IonQ, the company did report some encouraging developments.
First, it said roughly 60% of revenue came from commercial customers, including 35% from international customers, in the latest quarter. That suggests IonQ may be building a broader commercial base of users for its products.
Second, more than one-third of IonQ's revenue in the quarter came from multi-product customers. That may indicate that the company's offerings are compelling enough to encourage repeat business.
Customer stickiness is especially important as the firm works to expand its cloud offerings and potentially build toward a more subscription-focused revenue model.
As the quantum computing space becomes increasingly crowded, established companies like IonQ cannot rely solely on their size advantages over newer entrants.
Investors may view this quarter's results as confirmation that IonQ is a leader in the field, even if it may not be a transformational name in the near term.
Analysts remain divided on IONQ shares, with 10 calling the stock a Buy and another seven rating it a Hold or Sell. Still, they've set an ambitious price target of $67, which implies another 30% in potential upside even after the latest post-earnings gain.
Cisco’s Vertical Rally May Still Be in the Early Innings
Authored by Thomas Hughes. Article Posted: 5/14/2026.
Key Points
- Cisco managed a shift from legacy tech to next-generation products and is in high demand.
- AI underpins growth, with networking only part of the story.
- Embedded, AI-native security features are making it a must-have for enterprises, not just the hyperscalers.
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Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) stock is melting up because the company has emerged as AI-critical and fundamental to the industry.
Its networking products are enabling better performance by reducing bottlenecks and latency, while its AI-native security tools are also in demand among enterprises.
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Claim your free SpaceX pre-IPO recommendation before the June window closesOrganizations hesitant to rely heavily on AI, fearing errors and hallucinations, have begun to rally around Cisco’s products because they embed security into the AI architecture, enabling real-time monitoring and optimal performance.
This once-humdrum legacy tech giant is back in aggressive growth mode, with accelerating results now appearing in the forecast.
Cisco’s Price Action Amid Dynamic Shift With Significant Gains to Come
The technical forecast is interesting because it comprises two components. The first is the comparison to DotCom-era highs and other legacy tech names that have successfully converted to next-gen technology. They include names like Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), and International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM)—stocks whose prices tested, exceeded, and then doubled, tripled, or quadrupled their DotCom-era highs. Cisco, which recently broke its DotCom-era high, is rallying strongly and appears on track to do the same.
The second element of the technical outlook is near-term price action. Underpinned by results, accelerating growth, and strong guidance, CSCO’s market is rallying and accelerating as well. The latest move, triggered by the fiscal Q3 2026 earnings release, includes five large green candles, each reflecting market strength and together signaling acceleration and strengthening, with the final three progressively larger. The move is accompanied by strong volume and a convergent MACD; these are additional signs that the market is getting stronger and that the advance will likely continue.
As it stands, CSCO’s price action is alarming because it’s essentially vertical, but upside potential remains robust. The move is only about 40% above the critical DotCom-era resistance point, helping put this price action in long-term perspective.
Analysts and Institutions Limit Downside in 2026
Cisco’s market is ripe for consolidation and a price correction, but the downside is likely to be limited. Not only are analyst trends bullish, supporting the uptrend, but institutions are aggressively accumulating shares. MarketBeat data reveals a solid support base, with institutions holding more than 70% of shares and a $2-to-$1 buying pace, with activity ramping in early 2026.
Analyst trends are also helping to draw in institutions. MarketBeat data shows increasing coverage, firming sentiment, a 68% buy-side bias to the Moderate Buy rating, and an uptrend in the consensus price target. The only bad news is that consensus forecasts downside relative to the post-release price pop, but the stock is advancing strongly and that still helps set a floor for the market. Up nearly 40% on a trailing 12-month basis, the consensus isn’t the operative factor. Rather, the operative factor is the direction of price targets and the high-end targets. Notably, the high-end target was set at $125 following the report and is likely to continue increasing as the year progresses.
Cisco Wows the Market With a Beat-and-Raise Quarter
Cisco had a robust quarter in fiscal Q3. The company’s revenue grew by nearly 12% to $15.48 billion, outpacing consensus by 185 basis points (bps) on broad-based strength. Product revenue grew by 35%, underpinned by a 19% increase in non-hyperscale business. Networking was a critical factor, with those components up by 50%.
Margin news was also favorable. The company’s adjusted earnings grew by more than 10%, coming in above the high end of guidance, and are expected to remain strong in the upcoming quarter. Guidance, the real catalyst, was improved for both Q4 and the year, with new forecasts calling for the low end of revenue and adjusted earnings ranges to be well above expectations.
Cisco Systems is attractive in more ways than one. The stock offers something many AI plays don’t: cash flow and substantial capital returns. The company's buyback pace isn’t aggressive, but it reduces the count incrementally each quarter, leaving the share count down by approximately 0.5% year-over-year. Dividends are more substantial, yielding approximately 1.4% as of mid-Q2 2026. Looking ahead, the company is on track to sustain annual distribution increases and may be included in the Dividend Aristocrat index by the middle of the next decade.
Cisco’s balance sheet is another area of strength, reflecting management’s execution and business strength. Highlights include a slight reduction in cash, offset by increases in assets, a reduction in long-term debt, and improved equity. Equity increased by 2.6%, leaving long-term debt leverage and total leverage at ultra-low levels, and the company is well-positioned to continue delivering products and paying investors.
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