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International Business Machines (CHIX:IBMD) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share : €14.22 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is International Business Machines Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

International Business Machines's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €3.889. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is €14.22 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

During the past 12 months, International Business Machines's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -0.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 1.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 2.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 3.30% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of International Business Machines was 22.40% per year. The lowest was 1.10% per year. And the median was 7.10% per year.

As of today (2025-05-13), International Business Machines's current stock price is €228.95. International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €14.22. International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 16.10.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of International Business Machines was 16.94. The lowest was 6.57. And the median was 9.84.


International Business Machines Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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International Business Machines Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

International Business Machines Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
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International Business Machines Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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Competitive Comparison of International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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International Business Machines Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, International Business Machines's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=3.889/134.9266*134.9266
=3.889

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

International Business Machines Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 2.566 100.684 3.439
201509 2.885 100.392 3.877
201512 4.201 99.792 5.680
201603 4.125 100.470 5.540
201606 2.258 101.688 2.996
201609 2.981 101.861 3.949
201612 2.850 101.863 3.775
201703 3.036 102.862 3.982
201706 2.501 103.349 3.265
201709 2.328 104.136 3.016
201712 4.224 104.011 5.480
201803 3.160 105.290 4.049
201806 1.130 106.317 1.434
201809 3.069 106.507 3.888
201812 3.094 105.998 3.938
201903 4.024 107.251 5.062
201906 2.195 108.070 2.740
201909 2.917 108.329 3.633
201912 2.741 108.420 3.411
202003 3.734 108.902 4.626
202006 2.821 108.767 3.499
202009 3.209 109.815 3.943
202012 4.607 109.897 5.656
202103 3.954 111.754 4.774
202106 1.708 114.631 2.010
202109 1.857 115.734 2.165
202112 1.897 117.630 2.176
202203 2.794 121.301 3.108
202206 0.841 125.017 0.908
202209 1.615 125.227 1.740
202212 3.408 125.222 3.672
202303 3.364 127.348 3.564
202306 2.145 128.729 2.248
202309 2.701 129.860 2.806
202312 3.970 129.419 4.139
202403 3.741 131.776 3.830
202406 1.613 132.554 1.642
202409 2.397 133.029 2.431
202412 3.938 133.157 3.990
202503 3.889 134.927 3.889

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.


International Business Machines  (CHIX:IBMd) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=228.95/14.22
=16.10

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of International Business Machines was 16.94. The lowest was 6.57. And the median was 9.84.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


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International Business Machines Business Description

Address
One New Orchard Road, Armonk, NY, USA, 10504
IBM looks to be a part of every aspect of an enterprise's IT needs. The company primarily sells software, IT services, consulting, and hardware. 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 include 95% of all Fortune 500 companies. Primary products include its mainframes, Red Hat software, transaction processing software, and IT consulting.

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