• D-Wave Quantum Inc. announced that long-time Chief Financial Officer John Markovich retired on September 2, 2026, with senior vice president of finance Greg Golkov stepping in as acting CFO and principal financial and accounting officer.

• The company emphasized continuity by highlighting that Markovich's departure did not stem from disagreements and that Golkov has already been overseeing key finance functions, including SEC reporting and financial planning.

• We'll now consider how the CFO transition to experienced finance leader Greg Golkov could influence D-Wave Quantum's existing investment narrative.

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D-Wave Quantum Investment Narrative Recap

To own D-Wave Quantum, you need to believe its dual-platform approach in quantum annealing and gate-model can translate early technical and customer traction into a larger, more recurring revenue base despite ongoing losses. The near term catalyst remains evidence of QCaaS and production use cases scaling beyond a few large system deals, while the main risk is that high operating expenses persist without matching revenue. The CFO transition to Greg Golkov looks more continuity than disruption and does not appear materially to change that balance.

The recent Q2 2026 results, with US$3.08 million in sales and a net loss of US$48.03 million, frame this CFO change in a very operational context. Golkov has already been responsible for SEC reporting, planning, treasury and tax, which ties directly into how D-Wave manages its widening losses and sizeable capital raises, including the recent US$400 million ATM equity offering. How effectively this finance leadership stewards cash and supports the R&D roadmap will influence how catalysts around government-backed quantum initiatives play out.

Yet in contrast, you should also be aware that heavy reliance on a few large system deals could leave D-Wave more exposed if...

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D-Wave Quantum's narrative projects $201.1 million revenue and $23.0 million earnings by 2029. This requires 152.9% yearly revenue growth and a $271.7 million earnings increase from -$248.7 million today.

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Exploring Other Perspectives

Before this CFO news, the most optimistic analysts were assuming revenue could grow about 156% a year to roughly US$210 million by 2029, which is far more aggressive than consensus and could look either more achievable or more stretched once Golkov's approach to cost control and capital allocation becomes clearer.