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Rigetti’s 66% Slide Leaves a Pricey, Loss‑Making Bet

The slide signals worry about heavy losses, extreme valuation, insider sales.

Overview

  • Yahoo Finance warns the stock looks like a falling knife rather than a dip to buy after a drop of about 66% from its peak.
  • Rigetti builds superconducting quantum chips and sells access to its systems through the cloud, with some hardware sold to government and research buyers.
  • In 2025 the company booked roughly $7.1 million in revenue and a GAAP net loss of more than $216 million.
  • First‑quarter 2026 revenue reached $4.4 million, yet operating losses continued according to the report.
  • The shares trade at about 607 times annual sales, and the CEO sold roughly 1 million shares near last year’s peak for about $11 million.