ARQQW
NASDAQ · Technology · Software - Infrastructure · GB
Next report
Analyst consensus
- Next report date
- Dec 16, 2026
- EPS estimate
- -$0.74
- Revenue estimate
- $1.4M
Latest reported
- Last report date
- May 21, 2026
- EPS actual
- -$1.99
- EPS estimate
- -$0.78
- Revenue actual
- $623.0K
- Revenue estimate
- $1.1M
Track record
Trailing twelve quarters
- EPS beats (12Q)
- 0
- EPS misses (12Q)
- 3
- EPS in line (12Q)
- 0
- Avg surprise (4Q)
- -81.2%
- Revenue beats (12Q)
- 0
Q4 FY2025 · Dec 9, 2025
AI summary of management’s prepared remarks and analyst Q&A · For informational purposes only, not investment advice
Management highlights
- Fiscal 2025 was a year of building momentum with increased customer engagements, revenue, and contracted backlog. - Broadened product and service footprint via acquisition of Amplify's encryption intelligence product and risk advisory services. - Collaborations with Intel and Sparkle to expand product solution sets, including confidential computing. - Successes in telecom market with contracts like the three-year deal with Sparkle and additional licenses with RSG Telecom and Fabric Networks. - Progress in defense market with multiple contracts, including one for integration into unmanned battlefield assets. - Recognized that the market is moving from awareness to action regarding post-quantum encryption.
Guidance
- Fiscal 2025 was a trough year revenue-wise but showed material improvement from prior year and sequential growth. - Ended fiscal year 2025 with $1,200,000 in executed contracts that could be recognized in fiscal 2026. - Expect to build on momentum in 2026. - Plan to maintain OpEx control with a target maximum cash spend per month of $2,500,000.
Segment performance
For fiscal year 2025, revenue from Arqit Quantum Inc.'s platform SKA platform as a service and Network Secure products totaled $476,000. Professional services and maintenance revenue in support of contract activity was $54,000. In fiscal year 2024, SKA platform as a service and Network Secure contracts revenue totaled $191,000, and professional services and maintenance in support of activity was $102,000. The revenue from product segments contributed to the overall financial performance for the year.
Risks & headwinds
- Includes forward-looking statements and disclaimers about actual results differing from projections, as per SEC filings. Risks related to market adoption of post-quantum encryption solutions and potential delays in sales cycles, especially in defense.
Analyst Q&A
Q: Is there a particular catalyst driving higher level of demonstrations and activity?
A: The news flow on quantum advances, such as IBM and Google achieving quantum supremacy, and governments/regulatory bodies highlighting the need to address quantum threats are catalysts. Also, the 'harvest now decrypt later' threat is driving action.
Q: What's the sales cycle like for encryption intelligence vs legacy product?
A: Encryption intelligence has a shorter sales cycle, with telco operators using it for ongoing network checks. It helps identify vulnerabilities and aligns with regulatory guidance.
Q: Any additional bolt-on opportunities similar to Amplify acquisition?
A: Potential opportunities in data sovereignty and confidential compute areas, as these align with the detect, protect, comply framework.
Q: Anticipated change in OpEx for fiscal '26?
A: Plan to maintain OpEx control with a target maximum cash spend per month of $2,500,000.
Q: Touch on competition?
A: Arqit has been working on this for over 5 years with 25 patents, offering a unique symmetric key agreement solution that's light, flexible, and addresses data sovereignty and trusted domain needs.
Q: Corporate side adoption?
A: Regulated, critical infrastructure, IP-heavy companies, and financial services are starting to engage, as they need to protect against 'harvest now decrypt later' threats and comply with regulations.
Reported results against consensus at the time of each report · Surprise is computed from the estimate on record · Data as of Dec 16, 2026