Therefore, it could be a great time to invest in the market's early movers. Let's examine four quantum computing stocks that could profit from that expansion: IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS), International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).

There’s still plenty of room for growth as the AI race continues to unfold. Still, some growth investors are already moving on to the next revolutionary technological leap with various quantum computing stocks.

D-Wave stock was up 1.4% at $19.15 on Monday. The stock traded as high as $20.56 during the session, marking an intraday record. The S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite were up 0.6% and 0.7%, respectively.