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Qinetiq Group PLC (QQ.L) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Qinetiq Group PLC

QQ.L in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
QinetiQ supplies science and technology services to defence, security and infrastructure customers, working through test and evaluation, mission support, research and engineering divisions. It builds test ranges, training simulations, cyber and surveillance tools, and develops autonomous systems, sensing, quantum and directed-energy technologies. Its buyers are ministries of defence and government agencies across the UK, US, Australia, Canada and Germany. It is based in Farnborough, England.
Where it sits in the stack
QinetiQ holds no seat in Rubin, our AI build-out index; the diary places it in the Aerospace & Defense sleeve, alongside other defence-technology suppliers we track outside the core AI stack.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group carries no set for QinetiQ yet; the comparison the market draws is with Babcock International, another UK defence-services group.
Why Closelook tracks it
QinetiQ carries no index seat and no Closelook score; the diary has not quoted it in any edition so far, so coverage is limited to the occasional chart note.
What the diary watches
Whether QinetiQ's newer work in autonomous systems, quantum and directed-energy technology grows large enough to be measured against the AI-linked defence suppliers already inside our indices.

Qinetiq Group PLC (QQ.L) trades on the LSE exchange in UK.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for QQ.L, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Qinetiq Group PLC (QQ.L)?

Qinetiq Group PLC trades as QQ.L on the LSE exchange (UK) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is QQ.L in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Qinetiq Group PLC is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does QQ.L trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -1.6% vs the 50-day and +3.5% vs the 200-day average, 14.2% below the 52-week high and +24.2% off the 52-week low; a golden cross printed 30 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Qinetiq Group PLC do?

QinetiQ supplies science and technology services to defence, security and infrastructure customers, working through test and evaluation, mission support, research and engineering divisions. It builds test ranges, training simulations, cyber and surveillance tools, and develops autonomous systems, sensing, quantum and directed-energy technologies. Its buyers are ministries of defence and government agencies across the UK, US, Australia, Canada and Germany. Closelook's peer group carries no set for QinetiQ yet; the comparison the market draws is with Babcock International, another UK defence-services group.

Where does Qinetiq Group PLC sit in the AI build-out?

QinetiQ holds no seat in Rubin, our AI build-out index; the diary places it in the Aerospace & Defense sleeve, alongside other defence-technology suppliers we track outside the core AI stack. QinetiQ carries no index seat and no Closelook score; the diary has not quoted it in any edition so far, so coverage is limited to the occasional chart note.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for QQ.L, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

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