International Business Machines (IBM) stock

Business software , market cap $234B

Business software

Worth $234B

$244.53

-0.64%

As of Tuesday's close · Live for Pro members at the open

Quality Score

Average

In its industry

#2of 3

Computer Systems

Checks firing

5of 14

Transition

From 52-week high

-26.4%

under its best in a year

IBM's Quality Score rose 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 6. Its daily price swings got smaller (2 chart checks started).

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Why is IBM down?

Down 19% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%.

Investors now pay $22 for each $1 of yearly profit, down from $48 on Nov 10, 2025.

Sources: Price history, Nov 9, 2026; Annual reports, Dec 31, 2025

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Key facts on IBM

Key facts on IBM
The company	Profit up 41% to $11.2B
Latest filing	10-Q, Oct 22 Filed its quarterly report (10-Q) for the quarter to Sep 30, 2026

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IBM in the news

Mon Nov 9EU sues IBM, Atos and Leonardo over border system delays thenextweb.com and 2 more · yesterday 6:30 AM ET IBM closed +0.5% that day.

Outlet counts from the GDELT Project.

IBM catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed -0.6% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.

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Why IBM scores 6

Averagefor quality, not price, 5 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

+5Chart checks 5 of 14 firing right now, one point each
−2Long-term trend below a falling 200-⁠day average, down over one year

Size adds
Profit addsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
Government filings subtracts

No effect today: Run-up, Growth, Dilution, Volatility, Cash flow, Persistence, News, and Insider trades.

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How IBM ranks in Computer Systems

IBM is #2 of 3 by Quality Score.

How IBM ranks in Computer Systems
Rank	Stock	Checks	Quality Score
1	HPEHewlett Packard Enterprise	3/14	15
2	IBMInternational Business Machines	5/14	6
3	HPQHP	1/14	5

Sales over four quarters against a year before: IBM +6.8%, HPE +27%.

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When does IBM report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Wed Jan 27, after the close (in 78 days).

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What IBM reported on Oct 21, 2026

The quarter

The figures are not read from the release yet.

The filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

IBM's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.

The outlook

The outlook the company gave, by period
Measure	Figure
Full year 2026
Free cash flow increase year-over-year	more than $1 billion year-over-yearraised

Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 21)

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In the company's words

“At current foreign exchange rates, currency is expected to be neutral to growth for the year”

From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 21)

The numbers

Market value: $234B; today
Sales: $70B; up 6.8% on the year
Free cash flow: $15B; last 12 months

Sales grew 4.1% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.

Pays $6.76 a share a year.

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The whole report on IBM: every line of its sales, every outlook beside the one it replaced, and the company's words, for Pro members.

Close after the report, last 3

-8.3%+0.4%+0.3%

Apr 22Jul 22Oct 21

Reported	When	Gap	Reaction	5 days
Oct 21, 2026After close	After close	-4.1%	+0.3%	+0.7%
Jul 22, 2026After close	After close	-1.5%	+0.4%	+10.1%
Apr 22, 2026After close	After close	-7.8%	-8.3%	-9.8%

IBM closed higher after 3 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and IBM's Quality Score going into each

IBM sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew in five of the last seven years, to $68B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.

IBM has 5 of 14 chart checks firing

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Volume1 of 3 shown

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Tight range1 of 3 shown

ATR SQZ SQUEEZE NR7

Buying1 of 3 shown

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IBM RSI today: 50.8, above its 50-day, below its 200-day

Not scored

RSI 50.8, MACD below signal, above its 50-day, below its 200-day. Not scored.13 readings

The deep dive on IBM

What it does and how it makes money2 findingsIt kept 15 cents of each dollar of sales in fiscal 2025: $10.3B of profit before tax on $67.5B of sales.Annual report, filed Feb 24, 2026
Where it stands3 findingsFor Pro members3 findings on where IBM stands: its cash, debt, and share count, for Pro members
What changed in its filings1 findingBacklog rose 8% in a year, to $69.0B on Sep 30, 2026 from $64.0B: sales under contract, not yet delivered.Filed figures, Sep 30, 2026
Who holds and trades it4 findingsFor Pro members4 findings on who holds and trades IBM, for Pro members
Against its closest peers1 peerSales over four quarters against a year before: IBM +6.8%, HPE +27%.

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Is IBM's dividend covered? What its financials say

Its dividends come to 44% of its free cash flow.

IBM's dividend against its free cash flow
Dividend	$6.76 a share a year Paid 4 times a year
Paid out	About $6.4B a year $6.76 a share on 954M shares, its average count in the quarter to Sep 30, 2026
Free cash flow	$15B The last four quarters, to Sep 30, 2026
Record	Raised every year since 2016 Its dividends a share each year, from its annual reports

IBM insider trades

One insider sold $5.8M across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest:

SellRobert David Thomas$5.8MSenior Vice Presidentat $230.32 on Aug 26, filed Aug 28

SellRobert David ThomasSenior Vice President$5.8Mat $230.32 on Aug 26, filed Aug 28

IBM trades by Congress and the executive branch

54 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:

SellRo Khanna$15K to $50KHousetraded Oct 13, disclosed Nov 5(23 days later)

SellRo KhannaHouse$15K to $50Ktraded Oct 13, disclosed Nov 5(23 days later)

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IBM's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

Arvind KrishnaChairman, President & CEO · no trades on file
James J. KavanaughSr. VP and CFO · no trades on file
Robert David ThomasSenior Vice President · 1 trade
Anne RobinsonSenior Vice President · no trades on file
Gary D. CohnVice Chairman · no trades on file
Nickle Jaclyn LamoreauxSenior Vice President · no trades on file
Nicolas A. FehringVP, Controller · no trades on file
Michael MiebachDirector · 1 trade

2 more officers and directors file at IBM.

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Which ETFs hold IBM?

In ETFs: IBM is 1.4% of XLK, 1.1% of DGRO, and 1.0% of FTEC, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.

About International Business Machines

Incorporated in 1911, International Business Machines, or IBM, is one of the oldest technology companies in the world. It provides software, IT consulting services, and hardware to help business customers modernize their technology workflows. IBM operates in 175 countries and employs approximately 300,000 people. The company has a robust roster of business partners to service its clients, which includes 95% of all Fortune 500 companies. IBM's products, including Red Hat, watsonx, and mainframes, handle some of the world's most important data workloads in areas like finance and retail.

287,000 employeesArmonk, NYibm.com

What International Business Machines says it competes with

“IBM is a globally integrated enterprise that participates in a highly competitive environment.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Feb 24, 2026

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As of Nov 10, 2026: IBM's Quality Score is 6 (Average), #2 of 3 in Computer Systems. Insiders sold $5.8M in the last 6 months (Form 4).

What does IBM's Quality Score say?

IBM scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #2 of 3 in Computer & Office Equipment by Quality Score, with 5 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 19% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is IBM's Quality Score?

IBM scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #2 of 3 in Computer & Office Equipment by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind IBM's 6.

Are insiders buying IBM?

One insider sold $5.8M across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest is Robert David Thomas, Senior Vice President, who sold $5.8M on Aug 26.

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