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IBMInternational Business Machines

Information Technology · IT Consulting & Other Services · Mega

$253.56+0.58%
As of 23 Oct 2026Mkt cap $218B
Stage 13
WAIT
Fundamentals
42.3/75
Technical
10.3/15
Independent
52.6/90

GCAE viewelevated earnings event risk blocks an independent BUY decision

Price

1M
+11.7%
3M
+17.2%
6M
+9.3%
1Y
−11.8%

Financials & valuation

Cached filing evidence · as of 2026-10-22

Valuation

P/E
21.6xHist median 29.8x
Forward P/E
—No validated forward-estimate source
Price / FCF
16.4x
FCF yield
6.1%

Quality

ROIC
—
Operating margin
13.8%
FCF margin
17.9%
Current ratio
1.0x

Growth

Revenue growth
+7.6%Latest FY YoY
Revenue CAGR
+4.2%
EPS CAGR
+15.2%
FCF CAGR
+3.0%

Capital

Share-count trend
+1.4%3Y annualised
Net debt
$58.3B4.4x OCF

Annual trend

CAGR 2021–2025
+4.2%
Latest · 2025
$68B
YoY
+7.6%
Quality Research
NOT FLAGGED
Acceleration Radar
NOT FLAGGED
THE ONE
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Final / Opportunity
NOT FLAGGED

Key takeaway

elevated earnings event risk blocks an independent BUY decision

Unresolved question

No reliable unresolved question is available from the current committed evidence.

Watch next

  • Next earnings · 2027-01-27
More details & evidence

Production decision

Stage 13
WAIT
Technical state
approaching-support
Rotation
headwind
Evidence
fresh

Presentation freshness

Stage 11 market
2026-10-23 · Massive
Financial cache
2026-10-22
Quality Research
NOT FLAGGED
THE ONE
NOT FLAGGED

Authority

Company page
Presentation only
Scores
Frozen GCAE production outputs
Research
Research-only lanes; no score override
Private portfolio
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