Overview
- Rigetti rose 9.4% over the last week even as the S&P 500 fell 0.4% and the Nasdaq slipped 1%.
- IonQ’s Q4 beat—$61.89 million in revenue versus $40.38 million expected and a smaller-than-forecast loss—boosted sector sentiment along with guidance for $225 million to $245 million in 2026 sales.
- Rigetti reports fourth-quarter results after the market closes on March 4, with Street estimates calling for a $0.03 per-share loss on $2.33 million in revenue.
- Market watchers flag high near-term volatility for growth tech, suggesting any disappointment could trigger pullbacks.
- Investors will track RPO trends and look for updates on hardware timing after Rigetti pushed its 108‑qubit system to the end of Q1 FY2026 and outlined a 100+ qubit, 99.5% fidelity target.