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IBM (International Business Machines) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 2.98 (As of May. 28, 2025)


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What is International Business Machines Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-28), International Business Machines's current share price is $260.24. International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $87.37. International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 2.98.

The historical rank and industry rank for International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

IBM' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1   Med: 1.53   Max: 3.05
Current: 3.01

During the past years, International Business Machines's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 3.05. The lowest was 1.00. And the median was 1.53.

IBM's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
59.59% of 1376 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.1 vs IBM: 3.01

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 PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

International Business Machines's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $15.381. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is $87.37 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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International Business Machines Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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 PS Ratio Chart

International Business Machines Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.35 1.47 1.53 1.81 2.52

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
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.11 1.93 2.49 2.52 2.85

Competitive Comparison of International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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 PS Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


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International Business Machines Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=260.24/87.37
=2.98

* 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 Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

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

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=15.381/134.9266*134.9266
=15.381

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

International Business Machines Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201506 21.095 100.684 28.269
201509 19.694 100.392 26.469
201512 22.676 99.792 30.660
201603 19.374 100.470 26.018
201606 21.071 101.688 27.958
201609 20.084 101.861 26.604
201612 22.852 101.863 30.270
201703 19.154 102.862 25.125
201706 20.530 103.349 26.803
201709 20.523 104.136 26.591
201712 24.268 104.011 31.481
201803 20.608 105.290 26.409
201806 21.757 106.317 27.612
201809 20.494 106.507 25.963
201812 24.038 105.998 30.598
201903 20.339 107.251 25.587
201906 21.509 108.070 26.854
201909 20.192 108.329 25.150
201912 2.623 108.420 3.264
202003 19.631 108.902 24.322
202006 20.251 108.767 25.122
202009 19.571 109.815 24.046
202012 2.142 109.897 2.630
202103 14.624 111.754 17.656
202106 15.724 114.631 18.508
202109 14.626 115.734 17.051
202112 18.415 117.630 21.123
202203 15.615 121.301 17.369
202206 17.058 125.017 18.410
202209 15.602 125.227 16.811
202212 17.676 125.222 19.046
202303 15.528 127.348 16.452
202306 16.831 128.729 17.641
202309 15.971 129.860 16.594
202312 18.741 129.419 19.538
202403 15.493 131.776 15.863
202406 16.876 132.554 17.178
202409 16.205 133.029 16.436
202412 18.625 133.157 18.873
202503 15.381 134.927 15.381

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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  (NYSE:IBM) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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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.
Executives
David N Farr director
Alfred W Zollar director C/O LOTUS SOFTWARE, ONE ROGER STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Nickle Jaclyn Lamoreaux officer: Senior Vice President IBM CORPORATION, ONE NEW ORCHARD RD, ARMONK NY 10504-1722
Michelle H Browdy officer: Senior Vice President IBM CORPORATION, ONE NEW ORCHARD ROAD, ARMONK NY 10504-1722
Michael Miebach director 2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY 10577
James J Kavanaugh officer: Vice President and Controller IBM CORPORATION, ONE NEW ORCHARD RD, ARMONK NY 10504-1722
Nicolas A. Fehring officer: VP, Controller ONE NEW ORCHARD ROAD, ARMONK NY 10504
Del Bene Robert F officer: VP, Controller IBM CORPORATION, ONE NEW ORCHARD RD, ARMONK NY 10504-1722
Michelle J Howard director C/O SECRETARY'S OFFICE, IBM CORPORATION, ARMONK NY 10504
Gary D Cohn officer: Vice Chairman 812 PARK AVENUE, 7-8A, NEW YORK NY 10021
James M Whitehurst officer: President IBM CORPORATION, ONE NEW ORCHARD RD, ARMONK NY 10504-1722
Alex Gorsky director JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLAZA, NEW BRUNSWICK NJ 08933
Andrew N Liveris director 2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
Joseph Swedish director WELLPOINT, INC., 120 MONUMENT CIRCLE, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Frederick H Waddell director 50 S. LA SALLE ST., CHICAGO IL 60675