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International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

IBM • • Industrial / General
TechnologyIT ServicesIT Consulting & Professional ServicesGlobal IT Consulting Giants
AboutInternational Business Machines Corporation provides integrated solutions and services worldwide. The company operates through four business segments: Software, Consulting, Infrastructure, and Financing. The Software segment offers hybrid cloud platform and software solutions, such as Red Hat, an enterprise open-source solutions; software for business automation, AIOps and management, integration, and application servers; data and artificial intelligence solutions; and security software and services for threat, data, and identity. This segment also provides transaction processing software that supports clients' mission-critical and on-premise workloads in banking, airlines, and retail industries. The Consulting segment offers business transformation services, including strategy, business process design and operations, data and analytics, and system integration services; technology consulting services; and application and cloud platform services. The Infrastructure segment provides on-premises and cloud-based server and storage solutions for its clients' mission-critical and regulated workloads; and support services and solutions for hybrid cloud infrastructure, as well as remanufacturing and remarketing services for used equipment. The Financing segment offers lease, installment payment, loan financing, and short-term working capital financing services. The company was formerly known as Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. International Business Machines Corporation was incorporated in 1911 and is headquartered in Armonk, New York.Show more
  • Revenue $62.75B +1.4%
  • EBITDA $14.74B +3.7%
  • Net Income $6.02B -19.7%
  • EPS (Diluted) 6.43 -21.0%
  • Gross Margin 56.65% +2.2%
  • EBITDA Margin 23.49% +2.2%
  • Operating Margin 16.05% +1.1%
  • Net Margin 9.6% -20.9%
  • ROE 24.09% -28.3%
  • ROIC 10.69% -0.1%
  • Debt/Equity 2.13 -19.6%
  • Interest Coverage 5.88 -3.7%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Dividend Aristocrat: 29 years of consecutive increases
  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 21.9%
  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓FCF machine: 18.7% free cash flow margin
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 2.2%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.1x
  • ✗Dividend payout exceeds 100% of earnings
  • ✗Expensive at 10.2x book value

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-3.84%
5Y1.69%
3Y3.05%
TTM4.51%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-6.68%
5Y-8.58%
3Y1.61%
TTM23.6%

EPS CAGR

10Y-5.97%
5Y-9.45%
3Y0.42%
TTM21.69%

ROCE

10Y Avg11.71%
5Y Avg7.73%
3Y Avg9.41%
Latest9.82%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
IBMInternational Business Machines Corporation278.5B297.9546.341.44%12.09%28.25%4.22%2.13
INFYInfosys Limited76.14B18.8224.763.85%16.58%27.92%5.37%0.09
ACNAccenture plc177.1B287.7723.687.36%10.76%23.84%6.14%0.25
CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions Corporation40.94B84.8218.811.98%10.2%14.28%4.46%0.10
SAICScience Applications International Corporation4.99B110.6515.430.47%5.05%24.54%9.17%1.52
GIBCGI Inc.17.8B92.6412.608.43%10.42%16.13%11.89%0.43
DXCDXC Technology Company2.58B14.847.07-5.82%2.93%11.18%31.81%1.30
WITWipro Limited31.11B2.970.24-0.75%15.06%15.66%100%0.23

Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+81.74B79.92B79.14B79.59B57.71B55.18B57.35B60.53B61.86B62.75B
Revenue Growth %-0.12%-0.02%-0.01%0.01%-0.27%-0.04%0.04%0.06%0.02%0.01%
Cost of Goods Sold+41.06B41.4B42.2B42.66B26.18B24.31B25.86B27.84B27.56B27.2B
COGS % of Revenue0.5%0.52%0.53%0.54%0.45%0.44%0.45%0.46%0.45%0.43%
Gross Profit+40.68B38.52B36.94B36.94B31.53B30.86B31.49B32.69B34.3B35.55B
Gross Margin %0.5%0.48%0.47%0.46%0.55%0.56%0.55%0.54%0.55%0.57%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.12%-0.05%-0.04%-0%-0.15%-0.02%0.02%0.04%0.05%0.04%
Operating Expenses+24.76B24.88B23.8B23.72B24B26.2B24.62B24.51B24.48B25.48B
OpEx % of Revenue0.3%0.31%0.3%0.3%0.42%0.47%0.43%0.4%0.4%0.41%
Selling, General & Admin19.89B20.28B19.68B19.37B18.72B20.56B18.75B18.61B17.56B17.91B
SG&A % of Revenue0.24%0.25%0.25%0.24%0.32%0.37%0.33%0.31%0.28%0.29%
Research & Development5.25B5.73B5.59B5.38B5.91B6.26B6.49B6.57B6.78B7.48B
R&D % of Revenue0.06%0.07%0.07%0.07%0.1%0.11%0.11%0.11%0.11%0.12%
Other Operating Expenses-377M-1.13B-1.47B-1.03B-639M-620M-612M-662M145M89M
Operating Income+16.51B14.68B13.14B13.22B7.54B4.66B6.87B8.17B9.82B10.07B
Operating Margin %0.2%0.18%0.17%0.17%0.13%0.08%0.12%0.14%0.16%0.16%
Operating Income Growth %-0.19%-0.11%-0.1%0.01%-0.43%-0.38%0.47%0.19%0.2%0.03%
EBITDA+20.36B19.06B17.68B17.7B13.6B11.36B13.28B12.98B14.22B14.74B
EBITDA Margin %0.25%0.24%0.22%0.22%0.24%0.21%0.23%0.21%0.23%0.23%
EBITDA Growth %-0.18%-0.06%-0.07%0%-0.23%-0.16%0.17%-0.02%0.1%0.04%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)3.85B4.38B4.54B4.48B6.06B6.7B6.42B4.8B4.4B4.67B
EBIT16.41B12.96B12.02B12.06B8.55B3.86B5.99B2.37B10.3B7.51B
Net Interest Income+-360M-522M-519M-422M-673M-1.18B-1.1B-1.05B-937M-965M
Interest Income108M108M144M264M349M105M52M162M670M747M
Interest Expense468M630M663M686M1.02B1.29B1.16B1.22B1.61B1.71B
Other Income/Expense-563M-2.35B-1.74B-1.88B-332M-2.09B-2.03B-7.02B-1.13B-4.28B
Pretax Income+15.95B12.33B11.4B11.34B7.21B2.57B4.84B1.16B8.69B5.8B
Pretax Margin %0.2%0.15%0.14%0.14%0.12%0.05%0.08%0.02%0.14%0.09%
Income Tax+2.58B449M5.64B2.62B60M-1.36B124M-626M1.18B-218M
Effective Tax Rate %0.83%0.96%0.5%0.77%1.31%2.17%1.19%1.42%0.86%1.04%
Net Income+13.19B11.87B5.75B8.73B9.43B5.59B5.74B1.64B7.5B6.02B
Net Margin %0.16%0.15%0.07%0.11%0.16%0.1%0.1%0.03%0.12%0.1%
Net Income Growth %0.1%-0.1%-0.52%0.52%0.08%-0.41%0.03%-0.71%3.57%-0.2%
Net Income (Continuing)13.36B11.88B5.76B8.72B7.15B3.93B4.71B1.78B7.51B6.01B
Discontinued Operations-174M-9M-5M5M2.29B1.66B1.03B-143M-12M8M
Minority Interest162M146M131M134M144M129M95M77M80M86M
EPS (Diluted)+13.4212.386.149.5310.566.236.351.808.146.43
EPS Growth %0.13%-0.08%-0.5%0.55%0.11%-0.41%0.02%-0.72%3.52%-0.21%
EPS (Basic)13.4812.436.179.5710.636.286.411.828.236.53
Diluted Shares Outstanding982.7M958.7M937.4M916.3M892.81M896.56M904.64M912.27M922.07M937.2M
Basic Shares Outstanding978.7M955.4M932.8M912M887.24M890.35M895.99M902.66M911.21M937.2M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.37%0.44%0.96%0.65%0.61%1.04%1.02%3.63%0.81%1.02%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+42.5B43.89B49.73B49.15B38.42B39.16B29.54B29.12B32.91B34.48B
Cash & Short-Term Investments8.19B8.53B12.58B12B8.87B13.81B7.25B8.74B13.44B14.59B
Cash Only7.69B7.83B11.97B11.38B8.17B13.21B6.65B7.89B13.07B13.95B
Short-Term Investments508M701M608M618M696M600M600M852M373M644M
Accounts Receivable28.55B29.25B32.1B7.9B8.36B6.21B7.22B7B13.96B14.01B
Days Sales Outstanding127.5133.56148.0536.2452.8841.1145.9842.2482.3581.49
Inventory1.55B1.55B1.58B1.68B1.62B1.84B1.65B1.55B1.16B1.29B
Days Inventory Outstanding13.7913.6913.6914.3922.5727.6123.2720.3515.3817.3
Other Current Assets0-1M2.27B26.04B18.11B15.72B11.59B9.95B4.35B4.59B
Total Non-Current Assets+67.99B73.58B75.62B74.24B113.77B116.81B102.46B98.13B102.33B102.69B
Property, Plant & Equipment10.73B10.83B11.12B10.79B15.01B9.77B8.92B8.21B8.72B8.93B
Fixed Asset Turnover7.62x7.38x7.12x7.38x3.85x5.65x6.43x7.37x7.09x7.03x
Goodwill32.02B36.2B36.79B36.27B58.22B53.77B55.64B55.95B60.18B60.71B
Intangible Assets3.49B4.69B3.74B3.09B15.24B13.74B12.51B11.18B11.04B10.66B
Long-Term Investments5.19B4.58B4.92B226M222M216M1.82B1.62B1.59B1.69B
Other Non-Current Assets11.75B12.05B14.19B18.65B19.9B30.91B16.2B14.91B14.15B13.73B
Total Assets+110.5B117.47B125.36B123.38B152.19B155.97B132B127.24B135.24B137.18B
Asset Turnover0.74x0.68x0.63x0.65x0.38x0.35x0.43x0.48x0.46x0.46x
Asset Growth %-0.06%0.06%0.07%-0.02%0.23%0.02%-0.15%-0.04%0.06%0.01%
Total Current Liabilities+34.27B36.27B37.36B38.23B37.7B39.87B33.62B31.5B34.12B33.14B
Accounts Payable6.03B6.21B6.45B6.56B4.9B4.03B3.96B4.05B4.13B4.03B
Days Payables Outstanding53.5954.7455.856.1268.2660.5455.8153.1154.7254.1
Short-Term Debt6.46B7.51B6.99B10.21B8.8B7.12B6.79B4.76B6.43B5.09B
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Current Liabilities3.56B3.58B3.65B3.31B3.41B6.88B3.21B3.48B3.5B3.6B
Current Ratio1.24x1.21x1.33x1.29x1.02x0.98x0.88x0.92x0.96x1.04x
Quick Ratio1.20x1.17x1.29x1.24x0.98x0.94x0.83x0.87x0.93x1.00x
Cash Conversion Cycle87.792.52105.95-5.497.28.1813.449.484344.68
Total Non-Current Liabilities+61.8B62.8B70.27B68.22B93.5B95.38B79.39B73.72B78.51B76.64B
Long-Term Debt33.43B34.66B39.84B35.6B54.1B54.22B44.92B46.02B49.77B49.88B
Capital Lease Obligations00038M3.88B2.72B2.46B2.19B2.92B2.65B
Deferred Tax Liabilities253M424M545M3.7B5.23B4.96B3.96B2.29B1.15B815M
Other Non-Current Liabilities24.35B24.12B26.14B25.44B26.44B29.72B24.47B19.71B21.14B19.66B
Total Liabilities96.07B99.08B107.63B106.45B131.2B135.25B113B105.22B112.63B109.78B
Total Debt+39.89B42.17B46.82B45.81B68.16B65.09B55.14B54.01B59.94B58.4B
Net Debt32.2B34.34B34.85B34.43B59.99B51.9B48.49B46.13B46.87B44.45B
Debt / Equity2.77x2.29x2.64x2.71x3.25x3.14x2.90x2.45x2.65x2.13x
Debt / EBITDA1.96x2.21x2.65x2.59x5.01x5.73x4.15x4.16x4.22x3.96x
Net Debt / EBITDA1.58x1.80x1.97x1.95x4.41x4.57x3.65x3.55x3.30x3.02x
Interest Coverage35.27x23.30x19.82x19.27x7.38x3.62x5.94x6.72x6.11x5.88x
Total Equity+14.42B18.39B17.73B16.93B20.98B20.73B19B22.02B22.61B27.39B
Equity Growth %0.2%0.28%-0.04%-0.04%0.24%-0.01%-0.08%0.16%0.03%0.21%
Book Value per Share14.6819.1818.9118.4823.5023.1221.0024.1424.5229.23
Total Shareholders' Equity14.26B18.25B17.59B16.8B20.84B20.6B18.9B21.94B22.53B27.31B
Common Stock53.26B53.94B54.57B55.15B55.9B56.56B57.32B58.34B59.64B61.38B
Retained Earnings146.12B152.76B153.13B159.21B162.95B162.72B154.21B149.82B151.28B151.16B
Treasury Stock-155.52B-159.05B-163.51B-168.07B-169.41B-169.34B-169.39B-169.48B-169.62B-169.97B
Accumulated OCI-29.61B-29.4B-26.59B-29.49B-28.6B-29.34B-23.23B-16.74B-18.76B-15.27B
Minority Interest162M146M131M134M144M129M95M77M80M86M

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+17.25B17.08B16.72B15.25B14.77B18.2B12.8B10.44B13.93B13.45B
Operating CF Margin %0.21%0.21%0.21%0.19%0.26%0.33%0.22%0.17%0.23%0.21%
Operating CF Growth %0.02%-0.01%-0.02%-0.09%-0.03%0.23%-0.3%-0.18%0.34%-0.03%
Net Income13.19B11.87B5.75B8.73B9.43B5.59B5.74B1.64B7.5B6.02B
Depreciation & Amortization3.85B4.38B4.54B4.48B6.06B6.7B6.42B4.8B4.4B4.67B
Stock-Based Compensation468M544M534M510M679M937M982M987M1.13B1.31B
Deferred Taxes1.39B-1.13B-931M853M-1.53B-3.2B-2B-2.73B-1.11B-2.33B
Other Non-Cash Items551M62M14M122M-1.1B-71M-136M5.53B-170M2.46B
Working Capital Changes-2.2B1.36B6.81B554M1.23B8.25B1.79B202M2.18B1.31B
Change in Receivables812M712M1.3B1.01B502M5.3B1.37B-539M725M-374M
Change in Inventory133M-14M18M-127M67M-209M138M71M390M-166M
Change in Payables81M197M47M126M-503M138M85M213M65M-13M
Cash from Investing+-8.2B-10.54B-7.1B-4.91B-26.94B-3.03B-5.97B-4.2B-7.07B-4.94B
Capital Expenditures-3.58B-3.57B-3.23B-3.4B-2.29B-2.62B-2.06B-1.35B-1.25B-1.05B
CapEx % of Revenue0.04%0.04%0.04%0.04%0.04%0.05%0.04%0.02%0.02%0.02%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing-599M-1.05B-2.11B-825M6.64B51M-320M-515M-243M-80M
Cash from Financing+-9.41B-5.92B-6.42B-10.47B9.04B-9.72B-13.35B-4.96B-1.77B-7.08B
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-4.9B-5.26B-5.51B-5.67B-5.71B-5.8B-5.87B-5.95B-6.04B-6.15B
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing535M204M174M112M98M92M909M176M176M-797M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+13.1B12.93B12.95B11.28B11.86B14.97B10.03B8.46B12.12B11.76B
FCF Margin %0.16%0.16%0.16%0.14%0.21%0.27%0.17%0.14%0.2%0.19%
FCF Growth %0.03%-0.01%0%-0.13%0.05%0.26%-0.33%-0.16%0.43%-0.03%
FCF per Share13.3313.4913.8212.3113.2916.6911.099.2813.1512.55
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)1.31x1.44x2.91x1.75x1.57x3.26x2.23x6.36x1.86x2.23x
Interest Paid995M1.16B1.21B1.42B1.69B1.83B1.51B1.4B1.67B1.98B
Taxes Paid2.66B1.08B1.6B1.75B2.09B2.25B2.1B1.86B1.56B1.72B

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)99.78%72.35%31.86%50.37%49.75%26.8%28.91%8%33.62%24.09%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)27.24%22.16%18.71%19.07%8.54%4.55%7.35%9.04%10.7%10.69%
Gross Margin49.77%48.19%46.68%46.41%54.64%55.94%54.9%54%55.45%56.65%
Net Margin16.14%14.85%7.27%10.97%16.34%10.13%10.01%2.71%12.13%9.6%
Debt / Equity2.77x2.29x2.64x2.71x3.25x3.14x2.90x2.45x2.65x2.13x
Interest Coverage35.27x23.30x19.82x19.27x7.38x3.62x5.94x6.72x6.11x5.88x
FCF Conversion1.31x1.44x2.91x1.75x1.57x3.26x2.23x6.36x1.86x2.23x
Revenue Growth-11.91%-2.23%-0.98%0.57%-27.49%-4.39%3.94%5.54%2.2%1.44%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Software------24.14B-26.31B27.09B
Software Growth---------2.95%
Consulting------17.84B-19.98B20.69B
Consulting Growth---------3.54%
Infrastructure------14.19B-14.59B14.02B
Infrastructure Growth----------3.93%
Financing------774M-741M713M
Financing Growth----------3.78%
Other------405M-233M-
Other Growth----------
Services-------30.21B--
Services Growth----------
Sales-------29.67B--
Sales Growth----------
Financing.-------651M--
Financing. Growth----------
Extended Warranty-------135M--
Extended Warranty Growth----------
Global Technology Services32.02B---27.36B25.81B----
Global Technology Services Growth------5.66%----
Cloud And Cognitive Software----23.2B23.38B----
Cloud And Cognitive Software Growth-----0.76%----
Global Business Services17.17B17.11B16.71B-16.63B16.16B----
Global Business Services Growth--0.33%-2.33%---2.84%----
Systems-8.46B8.95B-7.6B6.98B----
Systems Growth--5.68%---8.23%----
Global Financing1.84B3.49B3.17B-1.4B1.12B----
Global Financing Growth-89.89%-9.33%---19.79%----
Infrastructure Services---23.01B------
Infrastructure Services Growth----------
Solutions Software---12.9B------
Solutions Software Growth----------
Application Management Services---7.85B------
Application Management Services Growth----------
Technical Support Services---6.96B------
Technical Support Services Growth----------
Systems Hardware7.58B--6.36B------
Systems Hardware Growth----------
Transaction Processing Software---5.58B------
Transaction Processing Software Growth----------
Integration Software---4.49B------
Integration Software Growth----------
Operating Systems Software---1.67B------
Operating Systems Software Growth----------
Global Process Services---1.26B------
Global Process Services Growth----------
Products And Services Other---207M------
Products And Services Other Growth----------
Software134M---------
Software Growth----------

Revenue by Geography

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Americas-30.19B29.76B36.99B36.27B34.11B28.3B31.06B31.67B31.27B
Americas Growth---1.44%24.31%-1.95%-5.95%-17.05%9.75%1.96%-1.26%
E M E A---25.49B24.44B23.64B17.45B17.95B18.49B19.43B
E M E A Growth-----4.11%-3.27%-26.21%2.88%3.02%5.07%
Asia Pacific---17.11B16.43B15.86B11.6B11.52B11.7B12.06B
Asia Pacific Growth-----3.95%-3.45%-26.85%-0.71%1.56%3.04%
J [P]-8.34B8.24B-------
J [P] Growth---1.20%-------

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 46.3x. This suggests investors expect higher future growth.

Growth & Financials

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) reported $65.40B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 39% decrease from $106.92B in 2011.

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) grew revenue by 1.4% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is profitable, generating $7.91B in net income for fiscal year 2024 (9.6% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) pays a dividend with a yield of 2.20%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) has a return on equity (ROE) of 24.1%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) generated $13.04B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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