Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. QUBT scored 21.9, WDC scored 71.9 — WDC leads.
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QUBT
Quantum Computing Inc.
Computer Hardware · Quality-Growth
21.9
$7.44 · $1.7B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
50.0
WDC leads
WDC
Western Digital Corporation
Computer Hardware · Quality-Growth
71.9
$397.28 · $148.7B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthQUBT+82.8%
Strongest balance sheetQUBT0.01
Highest qualityWDC70 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
QUBT
stronger →← stronger
WDC
17
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
70
100
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
78
6
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
68
WDC is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
QUBT
WDC
-$51mF
FCF
$3.5bB
+82.8%A
Rev
+35.7%A
0.01A
D/E
0.13B+
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PEG
0.75A-
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P/E
14.6xA-
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
QUBT
WDC
—
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
197% above
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Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~47%/yr
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1-yr DCF upside
-74%
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5-yr DCF upside
-66%
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10-yr DCF upside
-53%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
QUBT
Why this score
Diluting shareholders
WDC
Why this score
Diluting shareholders
Earnings outpace cash
The companies
QUBTQuantum Computing Inc.
Computer Hardware · $7.44 · beta 3.75
Why now
Computer Hardware · market cap $1.7b. Down 69% from 52-week high of $23.79 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +83% — in hypergrowth territory. 6 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $18.67 (implying +151% upside).
Moat
Higher-variance name — the moat signals on the quantitative card are modest, so the durability case rests on execution (turning current growth into durable earnings power) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than an entrenched competitive position.
Risk
Free cash flow is negative (-$51m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk. Down 69% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Beta 3.75 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return.
WDCWestern Digital Corporation
Computer Hardware · $397.28 · beta 2.17
Why now
Computer Hardware · market cap $148.7b. Down 50% from 52-week high of $799.87 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +36% — in hypergrowth territory. PEG 0.75 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 24 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $670.79 (implying +69% upside).
Moat
Net margin 73% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. $148.7b market cap gives the company enough scale to absorb fixed costs that subscale competitors can't, without yet being so large that growth has to come from acquisition.
Risk
Down 50% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Beta 2.17 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return. P/S 11.5x embeds aggressive forward growth — disappointing top-line guidance would compress the multiple hard.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where QUBT and WDC diverge
On the headline score the gap is 50.0 points in favor of WDC. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
ValueQUBT 6.3 · WDC 67.8WDC +61.5
QualityQUBT 16.5 · WDC 69.9WDC +53.4
GrowthQUBT 99.8 · WDC 78.3QUBT +21.5
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is WDC or QUBT the better stock?
WDC scores higher: WDC 71.9, QUBT 21.9 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do WDC and QUBT differ most?
The widest gap is value, where WDC leads by 62 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are WDC and QUBT scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.