Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Market Information
Our common stock and public warrants are traded on the NYSE under the symbols “IONQ” and “IONQ WS,” respectively.
Holders
As of February 18, 2026, there were approximately 461 stockholders of record. The actual number of stockholders is greater than this number of record holders, and includes stockholders who are beneficial owners, but whose shares are held in street name by brokers and other nominees. This number of holders of record also does not include stockholders whose shares may be held in trust by other entities.
Dividend Policy
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Payment of cash dividends, if any, in the future will be at the discretion of our Board and will depend on then-existing conditions, including our financial condition, operating results, contractual restrictions, capital requirements, business prospects and other factors our Board may deem relevant.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
Please see Item 12, “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters” under Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated by reference to our 2026 Proxy Statement, for information on where to find information required by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K.
Stock Performance Graph
This performance graph shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or “filed” with the SEC for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section or incorporated by reference into any filing of IonQ, Inc. under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
The following graph depicts the cumulative total shareholder return from October 1, 2021 (the first day on which the Company’s common stock traded on the NYSE) through December 31, 2025 for the Company, the S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq Computer Index. The graph assumes $100 was invested in each of the Company’s common stock, the S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq Computer Index as of market close on October 1, 2021. The data for the S&P 500 Index and Nasdaq Computer Index assume the reinvestment of the full amount of all dividends. No dividends have been declared on our common stock. The comparisons in the graph below are based upon historical data and are not indicative of, nor intended to forecast, future performance of our common stock.
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Recent Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities
On December 8, 2025, we issued 356 shares of our common stock to former equityholders of Capella Space Corp. as a result of a post-closing working capital adjustment made pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 7, 2025, by and among the Company, Project Cornet Acquisition Sub, Inc., Capella Space Corp. and Shareholder Representative Services LLC, solely in its capacity as the representative of the former securityholders. The issuance and sale of these shares was made in reliance on the private offering exemption of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or the private offering provision of Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
On January 20, 2026, we issued 45,972 shares of our common stock to former equityholders of Oxford Ionics Limited as a result of a post-closing correction made pursuant to the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement, dated June 7, 2025, by and among the Company, Oxford Ionics Limited, the selling equityholders thereof and Oxford Science Enterprises plc, solely in its capacity as the representative of the selling equityholders. The issuance and sale of these shares was made in reliance on the private offering exemption of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or the private offering provision of Rule 506 of Regulation D and/or Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
None.
Item 6. [Reserved].
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