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International Business Machines Corporation

IBM

NYSE·Technology·Information Technology Services·Mkt cap $269.0B

$289.52

+1.14%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$212.34 - $332.46

P/E

25.60

Fwd P/E

21.62

Beta

0.67

Div Yield

2.35%

Avg Vol

8.6M

Shares Out

939.9M

Mkt Cap

$269.0B

Price action

Price chart

Down 0.5% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

5 reasons

  • Enterprise relationships and mission-critical workload expertise built over 110+ years
  • Red Hat acquisition providing leading open-source and hybrid cloud platform capabilities
  • Comprehensive integrated solutions spanning software, consulting, and infrastructure
  • Strong recurring revenue from software subscriptions and managed services
  • Deep industry expertise in regulated sectors including banking, airlines, and retail

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Low volatility (beta 0.7).

Growth

Stable outlook

Hybrid cloud adoption accelerating as enterprises modernize legacy systems

Value

Fairly valued vs Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS/PaaS) peers

Momentum

Strong

+15.3% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Solid

2.35% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 21, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 22, 2026

Reported EPS of $1.91 vs $1.81 consensus (+5.5% surprise). Revenue of $15.9B vs $15.6B expected (+1.8%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +5.5%
Rev beat +1.8%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+5.5%

Next: Apr 21, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+1%

+1%

+8%

+9%

+12%

+9%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$15.8B

$15.0B

$17.6B

$14.5B

$17.0B

$16.3B

$19.7B

$15.9B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

56.2%

Operating

8.5%

Profit

7.6%

Wall Street consensus

23 analysts · 61% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

14

61%

Hold

6

26%

Sell

3

13%

Median Price Target

$305.00

+5.3% vs $289.52

Low $215.00
Median $305.00
High $350.00

Latest: Jefferies · Jun 26, 2026

8 analysts covering

vs Industry

How IBM stacks vs Information Technology Services

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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