International Business Machines Corporation

BIT:1IBM Stock Report

Market Cap: €225.9b

International Business Machines Valuation

Is 1IBM undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of 1IBM when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: 1IBM (€239.15) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (€308.17)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: 1IBM is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 1IBM?

Key metric: As 1IBM is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 1IBM. This is calculated by dividing 1IBM's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 1IBM's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio23.9x
EarningsUS$10.73b
Market CapUS$260.81b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 1IBM's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 1IBM vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average14.6x
REY Reply
14.3x6.95%€3.8b
ACN Accenture
13.7x9.00%US$106.5b
TCS Tata Consultancy Services
15.8x7.47%₹7.8t
INFY Infosys
14.7x3.68%₹4.6t
1IBM International Business Machines
23.9x5.83%€260.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 1IBM is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.9x) compared to the peer average (14.6x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 1IBM's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European IT Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
1IBM 23.9xIndustry Avg. 18.2xNo. of Companies24PE01224364860+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 1IBM is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.9x) compared to the European IT industry average (17.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1IBM's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

1IBM PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio23.9x
Fair PE Ratio43.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 1IBM is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (43.9x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 1IBM forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€239.15
€251.99
+5.37%
17.62%€337.86€168.93n/a21
Jun ’27€279.80
€245.89
-12.12%
16.57%€335.44€167.72n/a21
May ’27€195.88
€238.65
+21.83%
13.97%€285.86€166.39n/a20
Apr ’27€211.25
€270.65
+28.12%
16.67%€336.80€188.26n/a19
Mar ’27€202.55
€272.69
+34.63%
15.33%€330.33€184.65n/a19
Feb ’27€255.75
€273.99
+7.13%
14.27%€328.85€183.82n/a19
Jan ’27€259.10
€250.34
-3.38%
15.19%€306.65€168.66n/a19
Dec ’26€261.55
€252.61
-3.42%
15.41%€312.62€171.94n/a18
Nov ’26€264.55
€249.05
-5.86%
15.35%€303.63€171.77n/a18
Oct ’26€241.25
€241.20
-0.022%
15.39%€300.16€169.80n/a19
Sep ’26€207.45
€240.05
+15.71%
15.81%€298.66€168.95n/a18
Aug ’26€214.20
€246.64
+15.14%
15.38%€306.36€173.31n/a19
Jul ’26€248.20
€220.55
-11.14%
16.35%€275.67€144.19n/a20
Jun ’26€228.20
€222.58
-2.46%
13.62%€264.69€149.99€279.8020
May ’26€210.20
€223.04
+6.11%
13.50%€265.71€150.57€195.8820
Apr ’26€230.55
€236.34
+2.51%
15.54%€295.78€147.89€211.2519
Mar ’26€239.00
€245.40
+2.68%
15.77%€308.54€154.27€202.5519
Feb ’26€245.95
€230.65
-6.22%
18.24%€279.76€139.01€255.7517
Jan ’26€212.90
€206.61
-2.95%
18.12%€247.42€132.27€259.1017
Dec ’25€216.05
€197.67
-8.51%
18.32%€239.93€128.27€261.5518
Nov ’25€192.88
€197.67
+2.48%
18.32%€239.93€128.27€264.5518
Oct ’25€197.70
€177.73
-10.10%
15.14%€225.85€125.57€241.2518
Sep ’25€179.98
€169.42
-5.87%
13.69%€199.53€116.84€207.4519
Aug ’25€176.44
€172.13
-2.44%
14.24%€205.02€120.06€214.2019
Jul ’25€163.28
€167.49
+2.58%
13.44%€200.25€121.08€248.2019
Jun ’25€151.70
€167.42
+10.36%
13.95%€199.71€120.76€228.2018
€255.42
Fair Value
6.4% undervalued intrinsic discount
21
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/10 04:16
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/10 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

International Business Machines Corporation is covered by 50 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
James KelleherArgus Research Company
Raimo LenschowBarclays
Benjamin ReitzesBarclays