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Rigetti Computing Inc

RGTINASDAQ

SectorInformation Technology

IndustryComputer Hardware

Beta (adjusted)1.67

Intrinsic Value

Insufficient data for a value estimateNot enough reliable inputs to publish a fair value for this company yet.

Market Price $15.62Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Data confidenceNot applicable

Market Cap $5.2B

Enterprise Value $5.2B

Shares Outstanding 350.9M diluted

Next Earnings Date9 Nov 2026

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Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Rigetti Computing, Inc. is a speculative, high-beta play on the commercialization of superconducting quantum computing. While the company has demonstrated strong technical execution—notably launching its 108-qubit Cepheus-1-108Q system and achieving up to 99.8% median two-qubit gate fidelity—its commercial revenues remain small and lumpy. A strong balance sheet with $569 million in cash and no debt, bolstered by a non-binding letter of intent for up to $100 million in CHIPS Act funding, provides a multi-year runway. However, extreme valuation multiples and intense competition from tech giants warrant a cautious Hold stance until consistent commercial traction is established.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets12 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$18.00

Mean target$28.81

High · most bullish analyst$40.00

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 18 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

Technical hurdles delay the 1,000+ qubit roadmap, and the CHIPS Act funding fails to materialize or comes with highly restrictive covenants. Commercial demand for on-premises QPUs stalls, leading to accelerated cash burn and dilutive capital raises before 2030.

Base CaseCentral scenario

Rigetti successfully executes its technical roadmap, scaling to a 150+ qubit system in 2026 and progressing toward 1,000+ qubits by 2027. The non-binding CHIPS Act letter of intent is finalized into a definitive $100 million agreement, securing its long-term R&D runway. Revenue scales gradually through Novera QPU deliveries and government contracts, but profitability remains several years away.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Strong balance sheet with $569 million in cash, cash equivalents, and available-for-sale investments as of Q1 2026, and zero debt.
Validation from the U.S. government via a non-binding letter of intent for up to $100 million in CHIPS Act funding.
Successful launch and general availability of the 108-qubit Cepheus-1-108Q modular quantum processor.
Superconducting qubit architecture offers fast gate speeds (50-70ns), significantly faster than trapped-ion or neutral-atom modalities.

Key Investment Risks

Extremely high valuation multiples relative to current trailing revenues ($10.02 million TTM revenue).
Lumpy and unpredictable revenue patterns due to early-stage commercialization and high customer concentration.
Intense competition from well-capitalized tech giants (IBM, Google) and pure-play peers (IonQ, D-Wave).
Long development cycles and high execution risk associated with achieving fault-tolerant quantum computing.

Thesis Invalidation Triggers

Failure to finalize the $100 million CHIPS Act funding agreement.
Significant delays in the deployment of the 150+ qubit or 1,000+ qubit systems.
Quarterly cash burn accelerating beyond $25 million without a corresponding increase in revenue.
A breakdown in key cloud distribution partnerships with Amazon Braket or Microsoft Azure Quantum.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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