Arqit Quantum Inc. (ARQQ)Technology | Software - Infrastructure | London, United Kingdom | NasdaqCM
20.04 USD
-1.42
(-6.617%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 20.16 +0.12 (0.599%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:47 a.m. EDT
The long-term investment case is fundamentally broken. Despite a recent price recovery, the company has suffered a catastrophic multi-year decline, dropping nearly 88% over the last four years. The business is bleeding cash aggressively, with operating cash flow of -$42 million and free cash flow of nearly -$20 million, while posting negative returns on both assets and equity. With a forward P/E of negative infinity and a price-to-book ratio exceeding 12x, the market has already priced in a complete failure of the current business model. The recent rally appears to be a speculative reaction to contract wins and legal settlements, but the underlying economics remain dire. In the short term, however, the setup is volatile and potentially explosive. The options chain reveals a classic 'straddle' mentality where traders are betting on a massive swing in either direction, ignoring the odds of survival. The stock is trading near its 50-day average, showing some technical resilience, but the lack of analyst coverage and the sheer magnitude of the historical drawdown suggest this is a high-risk, high-reward lottery ticket rather than a momentum play. Investors should view this as a binary event trade, not a fundamental investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.317926 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.327641 |
| AutoETS | 0.327642 |
| AutoTheta | 0.351632 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 33% |
| H-stat | 0.65 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.532 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.54 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 7.62 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.069 |
| Market Cap | 348,744,352 |
| Forward P/E | -18.91 |
| Beta | 2.27 |
| Website | https://arqit.uk |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:47 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for extreme volatility rather than a specific directional outcome. Call Open Interest is heavily skewed toward strikes significantly above the current price (25, 30, 40), while Put Open Interest clusters deep in-the-money (5, 7.5, 12.5). This 'long gamma' setup suggests traders expect a massive binary event—either a parabolic rally or a crash—rather than a steady grind. The IV spikes on far-dated strikes confirm this expectation of a high-beta, event-driven move.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.27757752 |
| Address1 | 3 Orchard Place |
| All Time High | 1,038.0 |
| All Time Low | 3.72 |
| Ask | 20.3 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 277,180 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 735,684 |
| Average Volume | 735,684 |
| Average Volume10Days | 277,180 |
| Beta | 2.268 |
| Bid | 15.48 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 1.719 |
| City | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 20.04 |
| Current Ratio | 4.88 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 21.695 |
| Day Low | 20.0 |
| Debt To Equity | 7.62 |
| Display Name | Arqit Quantum |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,779,375,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,779,375,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,779,366,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,779,366,600 |
| Ebitda | -49,939,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -6.119 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 281.393 |
| Enterprise Value | 305,592,320 |
| Eps Forward | -1.06 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.84 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 21.3095 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.2694988 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.059574313 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -27.757751 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 62.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -41.96 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.6767742 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 11.52 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 8.52 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.7395834 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 11.52 - 62.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,617,283,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 6,027,970 |
| Forward Eps | -1.06 |
| Forward P E | -18.905663 |
| Free Cashflow | -19,702,876 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 87 |
| Fullday Change | -1.42 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -6.61695 |
| Fullday Price | 20.16 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.49723998 |
| Gross Profits | 540,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.16108 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.7292 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 17,402,411 |
| Industry | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Disp | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Key | software-infrastructure |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-09-07 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| 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. The company is based in London, the United Kingdom. |
| Long Name | Arqit Quantum Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 348,744,352 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_598954721 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -48,978,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,790,726,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 372,933,667 |
| Open | 21.42 |
| Operating Cashflow | -42,745,000 |
| Operating Margins | -49.31621 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 44 203 9170155 |
| Post Market Change | 0.11999893 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.598797 |
| Post Market Price | 20.16 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,842 |
| Previous Close | 21.46 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 11.657941 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 321.1274 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 4.609 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.42 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -6.61695 |
| Regular Market Day High | 21.695 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 19.9 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 19.9 - 21.695 |
| Regular Market Open | 21.42 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 21.46 |
| Regular Market Price | 20.04 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 201,308 |
| Return On Assets | -0.95514 |
| Return On Equity | -2.2021 |
| Revenue Growth | 8.299 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.069 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 17,402,411 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.15619999 |
| Shares Short | 2,718,347 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,278,186 |
| Short Name | Arqit Quantum Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.2139 |
| Short Ratio | 8.66 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | ARQQ |
| Total Cash | 28,860,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.741 |
| Total Debt | 2,172,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,086,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -2.84 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 19.710825 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.32917595 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.016700262 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 201,308 |
| Website | https://arqit.uk |
| Zip | SW1H 0BF |