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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year Annualized | Since IPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | +47.43% | +249.05% | +28.37% | +10,075% |
| S&P | +12.65% | +91.73% | +13.89% | +6,901% |
International Business Machines Corp. is an information technology company, which engages in the provision of integrated solutions that leverage information technology and knowledge of business processes. It operates through the following segments: Software, Consulting, Infrastructure, Financing, and Other. The Software segment combines hybrid cloud platform and software solutions to help clients become more data-driven, and to automate, secure, and modernize their environments. The Consulting segment focuses on integrating skills on strategy, experience, technology and operations by domain and industry. The Infrastructure segment offers solutions for hybrid cloud, and is the foundation of the hybrid cloud stack. Infrastructure is optimized for infusing AI into mission-critical transactions and tightly integrated with IBM Software including Red Hat for accelerated hybrid cloud benefits. The Financing segment refers to the client and commercial financing, facilitating IBM clients’ acquisition of IT systems, software, and services. The company was founded by Charles Ranlett Flint and Thomas J. Watson Sr. on June 16, 1911 and is headquartered in Armonk, NY.
IBM shares are outperforming Nvidia's in 2025 as the company sees its strongest revenue growth in years.
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $16.33B | 9.1% |
| Gross Profit | $9.27B | 11.5% |
| Gross Margin | 56.78% | 1.2% |
| Market Cap | $262.84B | 29.1% |
| Market Cap / Employee | $0.90M | 0.0% |
| Employees | 293.4K | -3.9% |
| Net Income | $1.74B | 650.2% |
| EBITDA | $4.55B | 25.7% |
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| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Cash | $11.60B | -12.2% |
| Accounts Receivable | $6.07B | 1.7% |
| Inventory | 1.4K | 2.2% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Debt | $57.82B | 3.7% |
| Short Term Debt | $8.75B | 99.3% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Assets | 5.64% | 0.8% |
| Return On Invested Capital | 6.45% | -0.9% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | $2.83B | 8.9% |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | $3.08B | 7.0% |
| Metric | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Earnings | 34.26 | 42.77 | 47.81 | 33.75 | 4.89% |
| Price to Book | 8.31 | 8.44 | 10.19 | 9.55 | 12.72% |
| Price to Sales | 3.30 | 3.74 | 4.36 | 4.09 | 25.47% |
| Price to Tangible Book Value | -4.26 | -5.23 | -5.31 | -5.03 | 12.74% |
| Price to Free Cash Flow TTM | 33.15 | 36.62 | 46.28 | 42.88 | 34.68% |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 49.06 | 85.51 | 71.66 | 70.18 | 1.37% |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 2.3% | -25.75% |
| Return on Equity | 24.1% | 21.9% | 22.7% | 30.2% | 12.79% |
| Total Debt | $58.40B | $66.84B | $67.72B | $66.57B | 10.72% |
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