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IBM

NYQ:IBM US4592001014
27
  • Value
    86
  • Growth
    35
  • Safety
    Safety
    26
  • Combined
    30
  • Sentiment
    23
  • 360° View
    360° View
    27
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Company Description

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) provides global hybrid cloud, AI, and consulting expertise. Its main businesses include Software (hybrid cloud and AI platforms), Consulting (strategy, experience, technology, and operations), Infrastructure (hybrid cloud server and storage solutions, life-cycle services), and Financing. It helps clients in more than 175 countries. In the last fiscal year, the company had 293400 employees, a market cap of $262740 million, profits of $35552 million, and revenue of $62753 million.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 27 (better than 27% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock IBM are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for IBM. Only the consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 86, which means that the share price of IBM is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 86% of alternative stocks in the same industry. All other consolidated ranks are below average. The consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 35, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 26, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 74% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, professionals are more pessimistic about the stock than for 77% of alternative investment opportunities, reflected in the consolidated Sentiment Rank of 23. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Leverage
Weakest Rank Dividend Yield
Country USA
Industry IT Consulting & oth. Services
Size Large
Website ibm.com
Index
Dow Jones
S&P 500
Artificial Intelligence
Renewables Users
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Last update: 7-Oct-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
86 79 91 95
Growth
35 43 21 43
Safety
Safety
26 41 44 18
Sentiment
23 81 68 81
360° View
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27 77 67 75
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
24 40 27 9
Opinions Change
30 52 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 81 74 95
Market Pulse
61 90 85 84
Sentiment
23 81 68 81
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
86 79 91 95
Growth
35 43 21 43
Safety Safety
26 41 44 18
Combined
30 56 53 48
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
53 50 61 82
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
49 56 75 90
Price vs. Book (P/B)
40 29 45 47
Dividend Yield
97 99 100 100
Value
86 79 91 95
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
26 30 22 1
Profit Growth
96 25 24 55
Capital Growth
30 55 32 50
Stock Returns
39 73 53 73
Growth
35 43 21 43
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
19 23 24 13
Refinancing
31 27 17 5
Liquidity
66 76 80 78
Safety Safety
26 41 44 18

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The only strength is good value. All other factors (growth, safety, and sentiment) are below average. This stock is highly sensitive to a crisis and is not advisable. Avoid unless you have solid, independent reasons to believe a significant turnaround is imminent.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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