International Business Machines Corporation

NYSE:IBM Stock Report

Market Cap: US$207.0b

International Business Machines Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

International Business Machines is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 10.5% and 4.3% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 10.1% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 32.4% in 3 years.

Key information

10.5%

Earnings growth rate

10.1%

EPS growth rate

IT earnings growth14.1%
Revenue growth rate4.3%
Future return on equity32.4%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated19 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

International Business Machines Corporation Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Aug 01
International Business Machines Corporation Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Recent updates

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Dec 08

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Nov 29
International Business Machines Corporation's (NYSE:IBM) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

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Nov 05

International Business Machines' (NYSE:IBM) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Oct 30
International Business Machines' (NYSE:IBM) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

IBM Earnings Preview: Big Technical Breakout; Company Hasn't Repo'ed Any Stock Since March '19

Oct 21

IBM: Reasonable Price, But You Need To Manage Your Risk

Sep 30

IBM: The Return Of The King

Sep 17

An Intrinsic Calculation For International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) Suggests It's 26% Undervalued

Sep 16
An Intrinsic Calculation For International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) Suggests It's 26% Undervalued

IBM's Software And GenAI Investments Are Generating Strong Free Cash

Aug 26

International Business Machines Corporation's (NYSE:IBM) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Aug 19
International Business Machines Corporation's (NYSE:IBM) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

International Business Machines Corporation Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Aug 01
International Business Machines Corporation Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

IBM Q2: Software Growth Potential Supports Buy Thesis

Jul 25

Does International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Jul 15
Does International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

IBM: Quantum Computing, Growth And Dividends

Jul 06

IBM: 5 Reasons To Stay Bullish Into The Second Half Of 2024

Jun 30

Do International Business Machines' (NYSE:IBM) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Jun 04
Do International Business Machines' (NYSE:IBM) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

IBM: Persistent Challenges

May 28

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $1.67

May 07
International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $1.67

IBM: Big Blue Sees Crimson As It Blows Money On HashiCorp

Apr 26

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:IBM - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/202668,5448,94814,10115,66911
12/31/202565,8368,39812,90014,93218
12/31/202462,8246,92211,74513,82318
9/30/202462,5806,37311,88913,578N/A
6/30/202462,3658,40412,09513,753N/A
3/31/202462,0698,15512,61014,325N/A
12/31/202361,8607,51412,12113,931N/A
9/30/202361,1717,09811,51513,433N/A
6/30/202360,5262,17010,29812,278N/A
3/31/202360,5852,0548,97110,961N/A
12/31/202260,5301,7828,46310,435N/A
9/30/202260,5341,3766,9979,014N/A
6/30/202259,6785,6277,5309,826N/A
3/31/202258,3634,9728,58111,130N/A
12/31/202157,3514,71310,02812,796N/A
9/30/202142,5821,94613,12416,112N/A
6/30/202146,8922,60814,53717,684N/A
3/31/202150,7933,15915,51918,635N/A
12/31/202055,1793,93214,96718,197N/A
9/30/202075,0307,90512,65015,788N/A
6/30/202075,4977,87912,12615,122N/A
3/31/202076,5369,01811,49214,487N/A
12/31/201957,7147,14611,86314,770N/A
9/30/201977,1317,71912,32715,438N/A
6/30/201977,8588,73812,73616,051N/A
3/31/201978,7018,64111,74115,404N/A
12/31/201879,5918,72311,28315,247N/A
9/30/201880,3735,71812,74116,861N/A
6/30/201880,7715,751N/A16,199N/A
3/31/201880,0565,680N/A17,371N/A
12/31/201779,1395,758N/A16,724N/A
9/30/201778,36611,316N/A14,970N/A
6/30/201778,43911,445N/A15,517N/A
3/31/201779,39011,617N/A15,509N/A
12/31/201679,91911,881N/A17,084N/A
9/30/201680,20811,836N/A18,384N/A
6/30/201680,26111,943N/A18,503N/A
3/31/201680,83512,965N/A18,928N/A
12/31/201581,74113,364N/A17,255N/A
9/30/201583,79514,417N/A17,788N/A
6/30/201586,91314,911N/A17,456N/A
3/31/201590,14715,637N/A17,152N/A
12/31/201492,79315,751N/A16,868N/A
9/30/201496,06616,453N/A17,337N/A
6/30/201497,00717,137N/A17,193N/A
3/31/201497,19616,379N/A16,788N/A
12/31/201398,36816,881N/A17,485N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: IBM's forecast earnings growth (10.5% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: IBM's earnings (10.5% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (15.2% per year).

High Growth Earnings: IBM's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: IBM's revenue (4.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.1% per year).

High Growth Revenue: IBM's revenue (4.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: IBM's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (32.4%)

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 22:48
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

International Business Machines Corporation is covered by 73 analysts. 18 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
Josep BoriAtlantic Equities LLP
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research