Update: IonQ to Acquire Elisity in Up to $1.3 Billion Deal

08:19 AM EDT, 10/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with details from the company's statement throughout.) IonQ (IONQ) said Monday it signed an agreement to acquire cybersecurity firm Elisity in an all-stock deal worth up to $1.3 billion. The deal will include up to $150 million in earnout opportunity, depending on Elisity's performance, the company said. IonQ said the number of shares to be issued will depend on its volume-weighted average price for 20 trading days before the third business day before closing. The price will be between $33.07 and $49.61 a share, it said. The company said that the deal is expected to close in Q4. IonQ shares were down 2.3% in Monday's premarket activity.