The latest data point for IONQ's EPS Surprise % in Q4'25 shows a significant negative surprise of -5.02%, indicating that earnings fell short of analyst expectations by over 5 percentage points, while the corresponding EPS Growth (YoY) registered a positive 4.23%, suggesting year-over-year improvement despite the miss. Over the period from Q1'23 to Q4'25, the EPS Surprise % trend has been highly volatile, starting with a positive 0.75% in Q1'23, dipping into negatives like -0.27% in Q1'24 and -0.50% in Q1'25, but featuring sharp positives such as 3.04% in Q4'24 and a peak of 7.14% in Q3'25 before the recent decline; meanwhile, EPS Growth (YoY) fluctuated between deep negatives like -21% in Q2'23 and -13.92% in Q3'25, with sporadic recoveries including 0.18% in Q2'24 and the latest 4.23%, highlighting inconsistent performance amid broader earnings variability.