Quantum computing has been an up-and-down investment theme over the past few months. The rage kicked off when Alphabet ( GOOG 1.16%) ( GOOGL 1.13%) announced a breakthrough with its Willow quantum computing chip, and any stock associated with quantum computing rose on the news of the announcement.

The quantum computing industry has been on fire in recent weeks, and much of the excitement has been fueled by Google’s (GOOGL) unveiling of Willow, a potentially revolutionary quantum chip. Google’s breakthrough has reignited interest in this state-of-the-art technology,

Quantum computing has been on the horizon for what feels like decades. But with the explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) over the past year or so, the quantum computing future could be upon us. In 2025, there are several stocks that could benefit. Some are big tech businesses; others are specialty start-ups focused on a particular niche.

Quantum computing has the potential of being the next big innovation. At the right size and the right price, it might even be investable.