Arqit Quantum Inc. (ARQQ)Technology | Software - Infrastructure | London, United Kingdom | NasdaqCM
15.71 USD
-0.44
(-2.724%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 12:10 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:43 p.m. EDT
A high-risk, earnings-vote volatility play rather than a directional investment. The data screams a speculative short-covering or gap-up on earnings for April 17, supported by heavy OTM call buying, but the company's fundamental metrics (negative EPS, high P/S, burning cash) make any long-term thesis untenable. This is purely a binary event bet with significant tail risk. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.351365 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.411317 |
| AutoETS | 0.411956 |
| MSTL | 0.427599 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 53% |
| H-stat | 2.99 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.157 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.37 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 2.64 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.038 |
| Market Cap | 245,890,704 |
| Forward P/E | -14.82 |
| Beta | 2.48 |
| Website | https://arqit.uk |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:43 p.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is aggressively bullish in the ultra-short term. April 17, 2026 calls show massive flow into the OTM $17.5 strike (1.3k volume vs 1.0k OI), indicating a strong directional bet on a gap-up for earnings on April 17. However, sentiment deteriorates sharply for later quarters; deep out-of-the-money calls for June and September show significant volume but also high OI, while the September 18, 2026 data reveals unusual put flow (Vol > OI) at the $5.00 strike (240 vol vs 240 OI), suggesting a hedging or contrarian bearish bet at lower levels. The IV surface reflects a wide disconnect between the near-term expiration spike and longer-term stability.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.18315017 |
| Address1 | 3 Orchard Place |
| All Time High | 1,038.0 |
| All Time Low | 3.72 |
| Ask | 19.85 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 470,060 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 263,904 |
| Average Volume | 263,904 |
| Average Volume10Days | 470,060 |
| Beta | 2.475 |
| Bid | 15.5 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 1.781 |
| City | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 15.71 |
| Current Ratio | 2.686 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 16.9 |
| Day Low | 15.451 |
| Debt To Equity | 2.64 |
| Display Name | Arqit Quantum |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,765,296,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,765,296,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,779,280,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,779,280,200 |
| Ebitda | -34,692,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -6.241 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 408.526 |
| Enterprise Value | 216,518,528 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.52 |
| Eps Forward | -1.06 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.57 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 15.0122 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.6977997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.046482172 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 18.315018 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 62.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -46.29 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.7466129 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 11.52 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.1899996 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.36371523 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 11.52 - 62.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,617,283,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 5,326,954 |
| Forward Eps | -1.06 |
| Forward P E | -14.820756 |
| Free Cashflow | -11,289,250 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 87 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.37736 |
| Gross Profits | 200,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.75854 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.27974 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 15,651,859 |
| Industry | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Disp | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Key | software-infrastructure |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-09-07 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,759,190,400 |
| Last Split Date | 1,727,222,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:25 |
| Long Business Summary | Arqit Quantum Inc. provides cybersecurity services through satellite and terrestrial platforms in the United Kingdom. The company offers QuantumCloud, a platform as a service that creates unbreakable software encryption keys. It also provides maintenance and support, and professional services. The company has a strategic collaboration with RAD for the development of a joint quantum-safe encryption solution for telecom networks. Arqit Quantum Inc. is based in London, the United Kingdom. |
| Long Name | Arqit Quantum Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 245,890,704 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_598954721 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,759,190,400 |
| Net Income To Common | -35,430,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,790,726,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 252,777,522 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 16.2 |
| Operating Cashflow | -29,553,000 |
| Operating Margins | -65.89057 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 44 203 9170155 |
| Previous Close | 16.15 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -10.335526 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 8.820887 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 463.94473 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.629 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.43999958 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.7244556 |
| Regular Market Day High | 16.9 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 15.451 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 15.451 - 16.9 |
| Regular Market Open | 16.2 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 16.15 |
| Regular Market Price | 15.71 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,787,816 |
| Regular Market Volume | 303,606 |
| Return On Assets | -0.62746 |
| Return On Equity | -1.81436 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.038 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 15,651,859 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.068 |
| Shares Short | 1,064,424 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,066,169 |
| Short Name | Arqit Quantum Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0971 |
| Short Ratio | 5.78 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | ARQQ |
| Target High Price | 60.0 |
| Target Low Price | 60.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 60.0 |
| Target Median Price | 60.0 |
| Total Cash | 36,978,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.363 |
| Total Debt | 719,000 |
| Total Revenue | 530,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -2.57 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 28.456474 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -12.746474 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.4479288 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 303,606 |
| Website | https://arqit.uk |
| Zip | SW1H 0BF |