Dividend Adjusted Return
Sep 4, 2025 - Sep 4, 2026IBM 234.89 (-1.3%)
Technology 121.27 (+40.6%)
S&P 500 7718.60 (+21.0%)






Stock Rover estimates IBM’s intrinsic (fair) value at $257.73, against a recent price of $234.89, a margin of safety of 10%. Quantitative scores (0–100): Value 78, Quality 84, Growth 85, Sentiment 65. Analyst consensus: Buy.







Fair Value | $257.73 | |
Margin of Safety | 10% |
Value Score 78 Value Score: Our value score looks at EV/EBITDA, P/E, P/S, P/TB (Price/Tangible Book) and EPS Predictability. P/S and P/TB are compared within a sector. Other metrics are compared across all stocks | Quality Score 84 Quality Score: Our quality score compares profitability and balance sheet metrics to find high quality companies using ROIC, Net Margin, Gross Margin, Interest Coverage, and Debt / Equity metrics. |
Growth Score 85 Growth Score: Our growth score looks at the 5 year history and the forward estimates for EBITDA, Sales, and EPS growth, ranking the best companies across all stocks. | Sentiment Score 65 Sentiment Score: Our sentiment score finds stocks in favor by analyzing Short Interest, returns in key periods over the last year, Price vs. 52-wk High, Days Since 52-wk High and MACD signals. |
| IBM | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value Score | 78 | 58 | 72 |
| Price / Earnings | 20.9 | 21.9 | 26.9 |
| Price / Sales | 3.2 | 1.4 | 3.7 |
| Price / Free Cash Flow | 17.0 | 15.9 | 36.1 |
| Price / Book | 6.4 | - | 5.9 |
| Price / Tangible Book | - | - | 382.3 |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.8 | 13.1 | 19.3 |
| EPS Predict. Pctl. | 75 | 60 | 72 |
| Piotroski F Score | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 5‑Year P/E Range | 17.6 96.8 |
| 5‑Year P/B Range | 4.9 10.7 |
| 5‑Year P/S Range | 1.5 4.6 |
| IBM | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Growth Score | 85 | 57 | 77 |
| Sales Growth | |||
| Sales Growth Next Year | 4.0% | 4.7% | 22.6% |
| Sales 1‑Year Chg (%) | 7.9% | 3.6% | 21.3% |
| Sales 3‑Year Avg (%) | 4.5% | 3.5% | 14.7% |
| Sales 5‑Year Avg (%) | -1.5% | 6.9% | 13.1% |
| EPS Growth | |||
| Next Yr. Growth Est. | 6.8% | 8.2% | 21.1% |
| EPS 1‑Year Chg (%) | 81.6% | -5.2% | 34.5% |
| EPS 3‑Year Avg (%) | 68.7% | 25.0% | 18.5% |
| EPS 5‑Year Avg (%) | 14.1% | 13.1% | 14.3% |






PANW | Palo Alto Networks | $271,606 | 285.7 | - | -9.0% | 73.3% | -11% | 51 | 87 | 64 |
SAP | SAP | $245,945 | 27.8 | 1.4% | 10.0% | -19.5% | 11% | 70 | 92 | 97 |
IBM | IBM | $221,297 | 20.9 | 2.9% | 0.6% | -2.5% | 10% | 78 | 85 | 84 |
CRM | Salesforce | $213,346 | 23.8 | 0.7% | 35.7% | 7.1% | -8% | 66 | 93 | 67 |
ACN | Accenture | $114,261 | 14.9 | 3.5% | 9.6% | -23.7% | 15% | 95 | 82 | 93 |
INFY | Infosys | $46,888 | 14.5 | 4.5% | -7.1% | -26.8% | 5% | 93 | 67 | 97 |
FISV | Fiserv | $28,183 | 10.2 | - | -5.0% | -61.1% | 36% | 95 | 76 | 76 |
CTSH | Cognizant Tech Solns | $28,067 | 13.4 | 2.1% | 11.7% | -10.8% | 13% | 95 | 81 | 93 |
FIS | Fidelity National Info | $21,602 | 6.4 | 4.0% | -5.4% | -37.1% | 39% | 82 | 63 | 78 |
CDW | CDW | $19,050 | 18.3 | 1.7% | -0.6% | -6.5% | -5% | 88 | 75 | 72 |
LDOS | Leidos Holdings | $16,696 | 12.4 | 1.3% | 1.9% | -24.7% | 20% | 95 | 84 | 74 |
INGM | Ingram Micro Holding | $6,672 | 15.8 | 1.2% | -1.0% | 48.4% | - | 83 | - | 58 |
| IBM | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Score | 84 | 57 | 75 |
| Gross Margin | 58.1% | 31.2% | 32.8% |
| Operating Margin | 18.4% | 11.0% | 16.8% |
| Net Margin | 15.5% | 7.1% | 13.7% |
| Return on Assets | 7.1% | 7.8% | 15.0% |
| Return on Equity | 31.1% | 25.7% | 40.1% |
| ROIC | 12.7% | 10.7% | 27.5% |
| IBM | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentiment Score | 65 | 42 | 58 |
| 5‑Day Return | -0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 1‑Month Return | 0.6% | 1.4% | -0.2% |
| YTD Return | -19.1% | -17.6% | 13.4% |
| 1‑Year Return | -2.5% | -14.7% | 20.0% |
| 3‑Year Return | 74.2% | 3.6% | 77.4% |
| 5‑Year Return | 113.3% | -7.2% | 82.1% |
| Beta 1‑Year | 0.87 | 0.69 | 1.00 |






| IBM | Industry | |
|---|---|---|
| Forward Dividend Yield | 2.9% | 2.2% |
| Payout Ratio | 58.7% | 48.2% |
| TTM Yield | 2.9% | - |
| Fwd. Div. Per Share | $6.76 | $2.80 |
| Div. 1Y Chg (%) | 0.6% | - |
| Div. 3Y Avg (%) | 0.6% | - |
| Div. 5Y Avg (%) | 0.6% | - |
| Cons. Growth Years | 10+ | - |
| Div. Coverage Ratio | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| Current Ratio | 0.8 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.7 |
| Price | $234.89 |
| Net Cash Per Share | -$61.08 |
| Equity Per Share | $36.57 |
| Debt / Equity | 1.9 |
| Solvency Ratio | 17% |
| Interest Coverage | 6.4 |
| Short % of Float | 2.6% |
| Altman Z‑Score | 3.2 |
| Current Quarter EPS | |
|---|---|
# Up Last 30 days | 6.00 |
# Down Last 30 days | 9.00 |
Mean Estimate | 2.89 |
% Change (30 Days) | - |
| Next Quarter EPS | |
|---|---|
# Up Last 30 days | 7.00 |
# Down Last 30 days | 8.00 |
Mean Estimate | 4.60 |
% Change (30 Days) | - |
| Cur Qtr | Next Qtr | Cur Year | Next Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | $2.89 | $4.60 | $12.32 | $13.16 |
| 30 Days Ago | $2.89 | $4.60 | $12.33 | $13.17 |
| 90 Days Ago | $2.93 | $4.57 | $12.43 | $13.42 |
| % Change (90 Days) | -1.6% | 0.7% | -0.8% | -1.9% |
| Surprise Type | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Positive Quarters (> 2%) | 10 | 83.3% |
| Negative Quarters (< 2%) | 0 | - |
| In-Line Quarters (within 2%) | 2 | 16.7% |
| Surprise Type | Announce Date | Period End Date | Actual EPS | Est. EPS | Surprise (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-Line | 07/22/26 | 06/30/26 | $2.93 | $2.93 | 0.0% |
| Positive | 04/22/26 | 03/31/26 | $1.91 | $1.81 | 5.4% |
| Positive | 01/28/26 | 12/31/25 | $4.52 | $4.29 | 5.4% |
| Positive | 10/22/25 | 09/30/25 | $2.65 | $2.45 | 8.2% |
| Positive | 07/23/25 | 06/30/25 | $2.80 | $2.65 | 5.7% |
| Positive | 04/23/25 | - | $1.60 | $1.43 | 11.9% |
| IBM | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Monthly Return (5Y) | 28.3% | 12.3% | 9.6% |
| Worst Monthly Return (5Y) | -23.7% | -18.4% | -9.6% |
| Beta 1‑Year | 0.87 | 0.69 | 1.00 |
| Volatility 1‑Year | 0.50 | 0.28 | 0.13 |
| Volatility 1Y Pctl. | 49 | - | - |
| Max Drawdown 1‑Year | -37.5% | -41.4% | -8.8% |
| Max Drawdown 3‑Year | -37.5% | -46.5% | -18.7% |
| Max Drawdown 5‑Year | -37.5% | -49.4% | -24.6% |











CRM | Salesforce | 93 | 10.8% | 118.9% | 9.8% | 11.2% | 9.9% | 13.3% |
IBM | IBM | 68 | 1.1% | -1.7% | 4.0% | 7.9% | 4.5% | -1.5% |
PANW | Palo Alto Networks | 65 | 31.2% | - | 14.0% | 15.0% | 15.4% | 20.0% |
SAP | SAP | 61 | 9.4% | 30.6% | 11.8% | 6.4% | 6.2% | 7.1% |
ACN | Accenture | 46 | 5.6% | 8.9% | 4.1% | 4.9% | 4.5% | 7.7% |
ACN | Accenture | 85 | 14.9 | 12.7 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 9.9 45.4 |
CRM | Salesforce | 75 | 23.8 | 16.3 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 16.9 500+ |
SAP | SAP | 61 | 27.8 | 22.2 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 18.0 121.7 |
IBM | IBM | 57 | 20.9 | 17.9 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 17.6 96.8 |
PANW | Palo Alto Networks | 18 | 285.7 | 145.2 | 13.3 | 23.2 | 9.8 | 39.5 - |
CRM | Salesforce | 97 | 77.3% | 21.5% | 22.0% | 0.4% 25.2% | 0.2% 9.4% |
PANW | Palo Alto Networks | 80 | 71.9% | 9.6% | 8.0% | -100.0% 54.8% | -5.3% 15.8% |
ACN | Accenture | 79 | 32.0% | 15.8% | 10.7% | 24.4% 31.1% | 12.0% 15.6% |
SAP | SAP | 76 | 72.8% | 26.8% | 20.4% | 4.1% 17.4% | 2.2% 10.9% |
IBM | IBM | 75 | 58.1% | 18.4% | 15.5% | 6.3% 35.2% | 0.9% 7.3% |
SAP | SAP | 93 | 0.2 | 20.8 | 1.0 | 43.7% | 32% | 0.7% |
PANW | Palo Alto Networks | 85 | 0.1 | -1,268.7 | 0.8 | 63.1% | 13% | 2.8% |
ACN | Accenture | 78 | 0.3 | 41.1 | 1.3 | 40.4% | 32% | 4.3% |
IBM | IBM | 74 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 58.2% | 17% | 2.6% |
CRM | Salesforce | 54 | 1.1 | - | 0.8 | 59.7% | 20% | 3.7% |
ACN | Accenture | 74 | 3.5% | 3.5% | $186.72 | $6.52 | 10+ | 50.4% |
IBM | IBM | 73 | 2.9% | 2.9% | $234.89 | $6.76 | 10+ | 58.7% |
SAP | SAP | 29 | 1.4% | 1.4% | $215.11 | $2.93 | 3 | 37.4% |
CRM | Salesforce | 18 | 0.7% | 0.7% | $259.23 | $1.76 | 1 | 15.7% |
PANW | Palo Alto Networks | - | - | - | $333.26 | - | - | - |
CRM | Salesforce | 94 | 35.7% | 37.7% | 34.9% | -1.6% | 7.1% | 0.49 | 0.45 | 96.3% |
PANW | Palo Alto Networks | 84 | -9.0% | 19.3% | 110.2% | 80.9% | 73.3% | 1.33 | 0.44 | 83.6% |
SAP | SAP | 75 | 10.0% | 14.9% | 11.9% | -9.9% | -19.5% | 0.71 | 0.39 | 76.5% |
ACN | Accenture | 39 | 9.6% | 5.6% | -9.3% | -28.6% | -23.7% | 0.23 | 0.44 | 64.2% |
IBM | IBM | 22 | 0.6% | -21.6% | -4.7% | -19.1% | -2.5% | 0.87 | 0.50 | 70.7% |





2026 Dividends | $5.06 |
08/10/26 | 09/10/26 | Regular | $1.69 |
05/08/26 | 06/10/26 | Regular | $1.69 |
02/10/26 | 03/10/26 | Regular | $1.68 |
2025 Dividends | $6.71 |
11/10/25 | 12/10/25 | Regular | $1.68 |
08/08/25 | 09/10/25 | Regular | $1.68 |
05/09/25 | 06/10/25 | Regular | $1.68 |
02/10/25 | 03/10/25 | Regular | $1.67 |
2024 Dividends | $6.67 |
11/12/24 | 12/10/24 | Regular | $1.67 |
08/09/24 | 09/10/24 | Regular | $1.67 |
05/09/24 | 06/10/24 | Regular | $1.67 |
02/08/24 | 03/09/24 | Regular | $1.66 |
2023 Dividends | $6.63 |
11/09/23 | 12/09/23 | Regular | $1.66 |
08/09/23 | 09/09/23 | Regular | $1.66 |
05/09/23 | 06/10/23 | Regular | $1.66 |
02/09/23 | 03/10/23 | Regular | $1.65 |
2022 Dividends | $6.59 |
11/09/22 | 12/10/22 | Regular | $1.65 |
08/09/22 | 09/10/22 | Regular | $1.65 |
05/09/22 | 06/10/22 | Regular | $1.65 |
02/10/22 | 03/10/22 | Regular | $1.64 |
Ex-Dividend Date | 08/10/26 |
Payment Date | 09/10/26 |
Amount | $1.69 |
Type | Regular |
Regular Dividend | $1.69 |
Forward Dividend Rate | $6.76 |
Forward Dividend Yield | 2.9% |
Trailing 12 Months Dividends | $6.74 |
Trailing 12 Months Yield | 2.9% |
Payout Ratio | 58.7 |
Dividend Coverage Ratio | 1.7 |
Consecutive Growth Years | 10+ |
3 Year Growth Rate | 0.6% |
5 Year Growth Rate | 0.6% |
10 Year Growth Rate | 1.9% |
Price / Earnings | 20.9 | 42.4 | 23.1 | 66.2 | 23.3 |
Price / Cash Flow | 15.0 | 17.0 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 10.4 |
Price / Book | 6.4 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
Price / Tangible Book | - | - | - | - | - |
Price / Sales | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
EV / EBITDA | 15.8 | 21.7 | 16.1 | 23.2 | 12.7 |
Forward Dividend Yield | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
Shareholder Yield | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 5.5% |
Gross Margin | 58.1% | 57.6% | 56.1% | 54.6% | 54.0% |
Net Margin | 15.5% | 9.1% | 13.5% | 3.4% | 9.4% |
Return on Assets | 7.1% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 1.6% | 4.0% |
Return on Equity | 31.1% | 21.2% | 35.1% | 9.1% | 28.8% |
ROIC | 12.7% | 8.0% | 12.1% | 4.2% | 9.3% |
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IBM has underperformed its sector by -41.9% in the past year.
The Technology sector has outperformed the market by 19.6% in the past year.