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International Business Machines
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Arincen70/100B

If you had invested in International Business Machines ago, it would be worth $2,402 today, against $4,096 in SPY and $6,368 in QQQ.

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70/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability10

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Cash8

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Valuation10

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Growth6

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Financial strength2

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Shareholders6

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Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.

International Business Machines key facts

Style
Value stock · 7.9/10Growth 3.4 · Value 7.9 · Dividend 7.1
Day range
245.410 – 247.090
52-week range
199.190 – 332.460
Market capitalization
232.89B USD
P/E
20.71
PEG ratio
7.29
EPS
11.90
Div Yield
2.74%
EPS growth forecast (FY2026)
+7.3%
Volume
7,483
Beta
0.76
ESG score
71.2/100Environment 80 · Social 72 · Governance 61
Sector
Technology
Industry
Information Technology Services
CEO
Arvind Krishna
Employees
264K
Website
ibm.com
IPO date
24 Sept 1915

International Business Machines earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
4.63 USD
Revenue estimate
20.39B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS2.95Beat +3.1%Revenue17.10BBeat +1.6%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q3 FY20273.20——+8.34%17.76B——+3.87%
Q2 FY20273.08——+4.96%17.86B——+4.07%
Q1 FY20272.16——+13.22%16.54B——+3.94%
Q4 FY20264.63——+2.43%20.39B——+3.57%
Q3 FY20262.862.95+3.15%+11.32%16.83B17.10B+1.61%+4.73%
Q2 FY20262.952.93-0.68%+4.64%17.46B17.16B-1.73%+1.09%
Q1 FY20261.811.91+5.52%+19.37%15.63B15.92B+1.83%+9.46%
Q4 FY20254.314.52+4.87%+15.31%19.19B19.69B+2.58%+12.15%
Q3 FY20252.452.65+8.16%+15.22%16.09B16.33B+1.48%+9.11%
Q2 FY20252.652.80+5.66%+15.23%16.59B16.98B+2.34%+7.66%

Analysts' estimates for FY2026 over the last 7 days:EPS Revenue How the estimates moved

International Business Machines analyst forecast

12-month price target
272.33 USD
+10.52%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 175.00 to 350.00, with an average of 272.33.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Buy
17 ratings
Buy
11
Hold
5
Sell
1

12-month price target

Highest target350.00
Average target272.33
Lowest target175.00
Current price246.41

International Business Machines valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
20.71
Forward P/E (FY2026)
19.85
Price to sales (TTM)
3.33
Price to book
6.55
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
16.30

Capital structure

Market capitalization
232.89B USD
+
Total debt
67.14B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
11.06B USD
=
Enterprise value
288.97B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)16.99————
FY2027 (est.)18.5816.99———
FY2026 (est.)19.8518.58———
Now (TTM)20.7118.743.336.5516.30
FY202526.0723.864.098.4619.07
FY202433.6619.363.287.5420.57
FY202319.8716.052.416.6113.33
FY202277.4114.772.105.8024.16
FY202120.8514.642.096.3413.56

International Business Machines against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: CrowdStrike Holdings, Dell Technologies, Arista Networks, Analog Devices, Amphenol, and KLA, the US Technology companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Below its median20.7
    17.9107.6
  • Gross marginHighest in 5 years58.2%
    54.0%58.2%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 61.4%
  • Operating marginHighest in 5 years18.5%
    12.0%18.5%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 26.0%
  • Net marginHighest in 5 years15.7%
    2.7%15.7%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 19.5%
  • Return on equityAbove its median32.4%
    7.5%33.3%
    Against its peers: 2 of 6Peers' median 28.4%
  • Free cash flow marginAt its median17.9%
    14.0%19.6%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 27.5%
  • Revenue growthHighest in 5 years7.6%
    1.4%7.6%
    Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 20.3%
  • EPS growthAbove its median73.7%
    -71.7%352.2%
    Against its peers: 2 of 6Peers' median 36.1%
  • Debt to EBITDALowest in 5 years3.89×
    3.89×7.53×
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 1.97×
  • Current ratioAt its median0.93
    0.881.04
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 2.53

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

International Business Machines growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
69.87B USD
Net income (TTM)
11.17B USD
Gross margin
57.96%
Operating margin
17.98%
Net margin
15.99%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202567.54B+7.62%10.59B+75.88%58.19%18.50%15.68%17.28B+41.95%
FY202462.75B+1.44%6.02B-19.71%56.65%16.05%9.60%12.18B-17.13%
FY202361.86B+2.20%7.50B+357.44%55.45%15.88%12.13%14.69B+104.81%
FY202260.53B+5.54%1.64B-71.44%54.00%13.50%2.71%7.17B-42.19%
FY202157.35B+3.94%5.74B+2.72%54.90%11.97%10.01%12.41B+17.57%

International Business Machines revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Software: 44.4%Consulting: 31.2%Infrastructure Services: 23.3%Financing: 1.1%44.4%Software31.2%Consulting23.3%Infrastructure Services1.1%Financing
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Software29.96B44.4%+10.6%
Consulting21.06B31.2%+1.8%
Infrastructure Services15.72B23.3%+12.1%
Financing737.00M1.1%+3.4%
Segment Reconciling Items-2.00M-0.0%-100.8%

By region

FY2025
Americas: 49.4%E M E A: 32.9%Asia Pacific: 17.8%49.4%Americas32.9%E M E A17.8%Asia Pacific
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Americas33.34B49.4%+6.6%
E M E A22.19B32.9%+14.2%
Asia Pacific12.00B17.8%-0.4%

How International Business Machines makes its money

Software29.96B 44.4%
Consulting21.06B 31.2%
Infrastructure Services15.72B 23.3%
Financing737.00M 1.1%
Revenue67.54B 100.0%
Cost of revenue28.24B 41.8%
Gross profit39.30B 58.2%
Research and development8.32B 12.3%
Selling and administration18.14B 26.9%
Other operating expenses348.00M 0.5%
Operating income12.49B 18.5%
Other expense2.14B 3.2%
Net income10.59B 15.7%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

International Business Machines dividends

Annual dividend
6.76 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
2.74%
Payout ratio
56.72%
Years of dividend growth
31
Frequency
Quarterly
Next payment
1.69 USD
Last ex-dividend date
10 Nov 2026
Next payment date
10 Dec 2026

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share6.716.676.636.596.336.226.155.945.645.26

International Business Machines financial health

Cash and short-term investments
11.06B USD
Total debt
67.14B USD
Net cash
-56.08B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
14.34B USD
Current ratio
0.85
Debt to equity
1.89
Piotroski score
5 / 9
Altman Z-score
3.26

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY202514.47B67.15B12.10B
FY202414.59B58.40B11.76B
FY202313.44B59.94B12.12B
FY20228.74B54.01B8.46B
FY20217.25B55.14B10.03B

International Business Machines ownership

Institutions
66.00%
Institutional holders
3,790 (+177)
Free float
99.79%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 66.0% Others 34.0%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 943.18M shares ·99.8% Closely held 1.94M shares ·0.2%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q3 20260120.40K36.33K
Q2 2026003.37K400.00
Q1 202630658.58K220.85K
Q4 2025003.58K27.75K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2025932.30M948.70M+1.23%
FY2024937.20M937.20M+1.64%
FY2023911.21M922.07M+1.07%
FY2022902.66M912.27M+0.84%
FY2021895.99M904.64M-3.54%

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

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Title: International Business Machines Corp

Sector: Technology
Industry: Information Technology Services
The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) was founded in 1911 by businessman Charles Ranlett Flint. The company provides a vast range of computer-based solutions, including hardware, middleware, software and a range of peripherals, in addition to consulting, application management services and global process services. The company is headquartered in Armonk, New York, and operates in over 170 countries. IBM is one of 30 companies included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and enjoys a reputation as one of the world’s foundational firms behind the personal and business computing revolution. The company invented some core technologies, such as the automated teller machine (ATM), the floppy disk, and the hard disk drive. IBM performs an important research function and holds many thousands of patents. It is one of the world's largest employers, with over 282,000 employees reported as of 2022.

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