NYSEInformation TechnologyInformation Technology ServicesSnapshot 2026-07-31
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
IT Consulting & Other Services is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar broken — Achieve over 5% revenue growth: revenue +1% vs 5%.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 8% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on earnings delivery, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 38% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskIBM's growth has to accelerate to more than 5% to justify its price. Revenue grew only 1% in the last quarter, missing expectations. It trades at 18.5 times P/E, above the peer median of 12.9 times. This suggests that the market expects more growth than is currently reflected. A specific risk is that IBM may cut guidance, with a 15% chance of missing next quarter. Peer multiples imply a price roughly in line with where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-07-31. IBM is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 27 analysts currently covering IBM (as of Jul 2026).
Based on 13 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for IBM in the last 4 months.
A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-08-01. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus IT Consulting & Other Services — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Loss of blockchain patents may hinder competitive positioning.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-07-31. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $223.65
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $223.65.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Expand AI and hybrid cloud software portfolio with generative AI leadership
CEO's AI strategy aligns with generative AI leadership goal.
Advances: Expand AI and hybrid cloud software portfolio with generative AI leadership
CEO's claim supports generative AI leadership objective.
Advances: Accelerate revenue growth to more than 5% annually
Strengthens revenue growth potential in key market.
Advances: Accelerate revenue growth to more than 5% annually
Strengthens revenue growth potential in key market.
Threatens: Expand AI and hybrid cloud software portfolio with generative AI leadership
CEO comments on AI strategy amid stock drop raise concerns.
Advances: Expand AI and hybrid cloud software portfolio with generative AI leadership
AI adoption in India supports generative AI leadership.
Addressing tech panic supports revenue growth objectives.
