International Business Machines Corporation (IBM): one to watch?

Wait for July 22 earnings — the crash was a real profit warning, and it's unclear yet if it's a one-quarter blip or a trend.

👀 WATCH Fundamentals54/100

Down 32% from its all-time high of $309.24 — now $211.18

Why IBM dropped

IBM shocked investors on July 14, 2026 with a rare preliminary earnings warning: Q2 revenue of $17.2B (vs $17.86B expected) and EPS of $2.93 (vs $3.02 expected), causing a record 25% one-day crash as CEO Arvind Krishna admitted "this quarter we faltered."

Fwd P/E 16.2Op margin 13.8%Rev growth 9.5%Debt/equity 211.2%Analyst upside 29.6%

How this scored 54/100 ❌ fails 2 hard checks

❌ Fails 2 hard checks — these are pass/fail and override the score entirely.

✅ Makes money Net profit margin 15.6%

✅ Generates cash Free cash flow $13.1B

❌ Not drowning in debt too much debt (211% of equity)

❌ Can pay its bills can't cover 12 months of bills (current ratio 0.80)

Bar length shows how much each metric is worth — a 10-point metric is twice as wide as a 5-point one. Hover any row for what it means.

Profitability Does it actually make money? 19/25

Operating margin 13.8% 5/9

Net profit margin 15.6% 6/8

Return on equity 35.8% 8/8

Growth Is it getting bigger, or dying? 14/25

Revenue growth 9.5% 4/9

Earnings growth 14.2% 5/8

Expected profit change 15.4% 5/8

Value Is it cheap right now? 14/25

Forward P/E 16.2 7/10

PEG ratio 2.0 3/8

Analyst target upside 29.6% 3/7

Balance sheet Will it survive? 7/25

Debt / equity 211.2% 0/10

Current ratio 0.8 0/8

Free cash flow $13.1B 7/7

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Analysis generated by SmartStonks's AI from public fundamentals and news, first flagged 2026-07-20. Research only — not financial advice.