Forward Industries vs IonQ
IonQ reported revenue of $130 million in fiscal 2025, 7.1 times Forward Industries' $18 million in fiscal 2025. Forward Industries' revenue fell 9.0% in its latest year, and IonQ's grew 201.8%. Forward Industries had an operating margin of -46.1%, against -487.4% at IonQ. Free cash flow was −$5 million at Forward Industries and −$300 million at IonQ. Their fiscal years end in different months (September 30 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Forward Industries | IonQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $18M | $130M |
| Revenue growth | −9.0% | 201.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | −12.0% | — |
| Gross margin | 28.5% | — |
| Operating margin | −46.1% | −487.4% |
| Net margin | −918.1% | −392.6% |
| Free cash flow | −$5M | −$300M |
| Free cash flow margin | −24.9% | −230.4% |
| Return on capital | −0.9% | −68.3% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0M | $0M |
| Change in diluted share count | 516.8% | 31.6% |
| Last close | $5.70 | $32.62 |
| P/E at the last close | — | 23.1× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $80,320, sold $0 | bought $224,810, sold $7.2 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 3 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Forward Industries and IonQ pages.