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IBM (IBM) stock analysis

$251.46+3.94%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • IBM gained 8.7% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 83rd of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned −9.7%, 25.5 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 23.6% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 1 analyst raised earnings estimates and 0 cut; forward EPS moved −0.1% (+1.3% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the IT consulting & implementation segment of the Software & AI Applications, where the 1-month median return is +19.8%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Trend repair (since Oct 19, 2026).
Market cap$236.9B
12-month return−9.7%
Forward P/E19.1×
Mean target vs price−3.3%

One-year price with 50- and 200-day averages

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

IBM+8.7%
Sector median−3.0%
S&P 5000.0%
IBM+21.7%
Sector median−0.1%
S&P 500+4.7%
IBM+0.6%
Sector median+0.8%
S&P 500+8.7%
IBM−9.7%
Sector median0.0%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 50083 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Technology155 / 650

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Trend repairAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 19, 2026

  • Price and averages have mixed alignment
  • EMA50 is approximately flat
  • Volume exceeds 1.5× the prior 20-session average; supporting evidence only
  • Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
This pattern on this stock

44 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +1.8%, positive 55% of the time, against +0.6% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$13.15
30-day change−0.1%
90-day change+1.3%
Mean target$243.09 −3.3%
Raised (30d) 1Cut (30d) 0

23 analysts cover the stock

Fundamental shape vs peers

Six dimensions on fixed scales. The filled shape is the company; the outline is the peer average.

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ValuationRevisionsMomentumGrowthCashProfit

Ahead of peersRevisions, Profit

Behind peersMomentum, Valuation

PeersACN · INFY · CTSH · WIT

Where it sits in the supply chain

Software & AI Applications · Services

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Supplied by
CRM, workflow & HR+8.5%
CRM+3.6%1 monthNOW+11.8%1 monthWDAY+7.8%1 monthSAP+10.5%1 monthADP+9.2%1 monthPAYX−1.8%1 monthRecruit1 month
AI decision platforms+9.0%
PLTR+9.0%1 month
Endpoint & network security platforms−4.3%
PANW−7.3%1 monthCRWD−4.3%1 monthFTNT−0.1%1 month
Its segment
IT consulting & implementation+19.8%
ACN+30.8%1 monthIBM+8.7%1 month

Enterprise AI needs data governance, integration and process redesign; consultancies' bookings often reflect budgets before software revenue does.

Sells into
Enterprise IT & AI budgets

Also on: Enterprise IT & Services

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−37.5%
Volatility, 60D29.9%
From 52-week high−23.6%
From 52-week low+22.2%
Trailing P/E22.4×
Forward P/E19.1×
ACNAccentureCRMSalesforceNOWServiceNowWDAYWorkday, Inc.ADPAutomatic Data ProcessingPAYXPaychex, Inc.PLTRPalantirPANWPalo Alto Networks

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