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International Business Machines (BSP:IBMB34) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 16.46 (As of Jun. 06, 2025)


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What is International Business Machines Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-06), International Business Machines's current share price is R$1493.33. International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R$90.70. International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 16.46.

The historical rank and industry rank for International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:IBMB34' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.57   Med: 9.84   Max: 16.98
Current: 16.9

During the past years, International Business Machines's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 16.98. The lowest was 6.57. And the median was 9.84.

BSP:IBMB34's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
70.03% of 704 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 30.235 vs BSP:IBMB34: 16.90

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 adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was R$24.210. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is R$90.70 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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International Business Machines Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Chart

International Business Machines Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
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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 Price-to-FCF

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 Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=1493.33/90.70
=16.46

* 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.

International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

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)
=24.21/134.9266*134.9266
=24.210

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

International Business Machines Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 8.963 100.684 12.011
201509 12.639 100.392 16.987
201512 17.760 99.792 24.013
201603 16.987 100.470 22.813
201606 8.686 101.688 11.525
201609 10.885 101.861 14.418
201612 10.083 101.863 13.356
201703 10.156 102.862 13.322
201706 9.259 103.349 12.088
201709 8.690 104.136 11.259
201712 16.473 104.011 21.369
201803 12.777 105.290 16.373
201806 4.979 106.317 6.319
201809 14.712 106.507 18.638
201812 13.667 105.998 17.397
201903 17.461 107.251 21.967
201906 9.561 108.070 11.937
201909 13.233 108.329 16.482
201912 12.501 108.420 15.557
202003 20.162 108.902 24.980
202006 16.483 108.767 20.447
202009 20.413 109.815 25.081
202012 28.837 109.897 35.405
202103 26.527 111.754 32.027
202106 10.350 114.631 12.182
202109 11.531 115.734 13.443
202112 12.120 117.630 13.902
202203 15.315 121.301 17.035
202206 4.490 125.017 4.846
202209 8.387 125.227 9.037
202212 18.937 125.222 20.405
202303 18.762 127.348 19.879
202306 11.281 128.729 11.824
202309 14.239 129.860 14.795
202312 21.213 129.419 22.116
202403 20.247 131.776 20.731
202406 9.350 132.554 9.517
202409 14.732 133.029 14.942
202412 25.156 133.157 25.490
202503 24.210 134.927 24.210

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


International Business Machines  (BSP:IBMB34) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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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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