By Wiltone Asuncion
Publication Date: 2026-09-27 11:45:00
Key Stats for IonQ Stock
- Current Price: $45.48
- Target Price (Mid): ~$133
- Street Target: ~$67
- Potential Total Return: ~193%
- Annualized IRR: ~29% / year
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What Happened?
IonQ (IONQ) announced three Superion 256 placements between September 21 and September 24: a supply agreement with South Korea’s SDT, a planned research installation at NVIDIA’s (NVDA) Accelerated Quantum Research Center, and a contract with Florida International University. None of the three releases disclosed a dollar value.
Shares closed at $45.48 on September 25, just 1.4% above the 2025 close of $44.87, after swinging from $28.83 at the end of March to $53.26 at the end of June. Since December 31, IonQ’s forward enterprise value to revenue multiple has fallen from about 85 times to 23 times. The announcements do not change the timing: IonQ’s investor relations materials put the first Superion customer deliveries in 2027.
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Three Placements, No Prices, First Deliveries in 2027
Announcing the SDT deal on September 21, Chairman and CEO Niccolo de Masi said demand for the new Superion 256 system “is growing globally.” SDT’s release gave no delivery date, while NVIDIA’s installation is scheduled for 2027 and FIU’s for late 2027, after…
