MSFT vs. QBTS: Microsoft vs. D-Wave Quantum Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Microsoft (MSFT) and D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) both belong to the Software industry, though MSFT is classified under Systems Software while QBTS falls under Application Software.

Microsoft (MSFT) is a mega-cap company at 3,940.41 billion USD, while D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) is mid-cap at 4.05 billion USD — a noticeably different scale category that can shape how their valuation multiples are read.

Microsoft (MSFT) has more than two decades of public-market history since March 13, 1986, whereas D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) listed on December 11, 2020 and has a much shorter record to draw on.

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Risk Metrics

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) carries a highly aggressive beta of 2.31, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, whereas Microsoft (MSFT) is closer to market-like at 1.03 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

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Profitability

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) reports a negative ROE of -27.99%; negative ROE can reflect losses or negative shareholders’ equity, so it is harder to read as capital efficiency. Meanwhile Microsoft (MSFT) reports 34.22%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Microsoft (MSFT) at 41.17% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) at 0.00%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) reports a negative operating margin of -1,732.06%, usually indicating that operating costs exceeded revenue at the operating-income line. Meanwhile Microsoft (MSFT) reports 49.76%, ranking against industry peers normally.

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Growth

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) at 178.54% clears its industry range for revenue growth, far stronger top-line momentum than Microsoft (MSFT) at 17.79%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

Only one side can be read here: Microsoft (MSFT) reports EPS growth of 31.60%, ranked against its industry; D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) has no EPS growth figure this period.

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Financial Strength

Microsoft (MSFT) at 1.23 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) at 20.55 sits above its industry’s typical mid-range — comfortable liquidity, though possibly with more idle current assets relative to peers.

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) at 0.04 keeps leverage in the lower industry quartile, while Microsoft (MSFT) at 0.28 runs a more typical debt-to-equity mix.

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Dividends

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Microsoft (MSFT) reports a yield of 0.69%, ranking against industry peers normally.

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Microsoft (MSFT) reports a payout of 19.00%, ranking against industry peers normally.

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Valuation

An earnings multiple is available for just one side: Microsoft (MSFT) trades at 27.69 times trailing earnings, ranked against its peers, while D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) has no P/E ratio this period.

Both look expensive on sales: Microsoft (MSFT) at 11.37 sits in the upper P/S ratio quartile, and D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) at 326.31 prices even higher, above its industry range.

On P/B ratio, both Microsoft (MSFT) at 8.38 and D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) at 3.67 are valued close to their industries’ norm against book — neither stands out from peers.

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