Does Quantum-Si have an economic moat?
Not clearly
Quantum-Si earns -35.5% a year on the money invested in it, a return competitors could match.
The numbers behind it
Return on invested capital, average of recent years-35.5%
Return on invested capital, latest year-47.1%
Gross margin47.3%Share of each sale left after production costs
Net margin-4,160.1%
How we decide
A moat shows up in the numbers as high returns that last. We call it likely when the average return on invested capital over recent years is at least 15% and the gross margin at least 40%, and possible from 10%. The numbers can't show where a moat comes from (brand, network, patents), only that one seems to exist.
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Data as of Nov 13, 2026.