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IBM (International Business Machines) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 11.36 (As of Jun. 28, 2025)


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What is International Business Machines Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-28), International Business Machines's current share price is $289.70. International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $25.51. International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 11.36.

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

IBM' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.7   Med: 7.02   Max: 11.36
Current: 11.36

During the past years, International Business Machines's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 11.36. The lowest was 4.70. And the median was 7.02.

IBM's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
89.32% of 1498 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.675 vs IBM: 11.36

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 PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

International Business Machines's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $28.922. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $25.51 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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International Business Machines Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

International Business Machines Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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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
Cyclically Adjusted PB 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 7.95 7.13 9.02 8.84 9.75

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

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

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

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


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International Business Machines Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

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

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=289.70/25.51
=11.36

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

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

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=28.922/134.9266*134.9266
=28.922

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

International Business Machines Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 13.970 100.684 18.721
201509 13.704 100.392 18.418
201512 14.768 99.792 19.967
201603 15.547 100.470 20.879
201606 16.460 101.688 21.840
201609 17.889 101.861 23.696
201612 19.290 101.863 25.551
201703 19.507 102.862 25.588
201706 19.764 103.349 25.803
201709 21.200 104.136 27.468
201712 19.079 104.011 24.750
201803 19.789 105.290 25.359
201806 20.290 106.317 25.750
201809 21.770 106.507 27.579
201812 18.819 105.998 23.955
201903 18.588 107.251 23.385
201906 19.918 108.070 24.868
201909 20.275 108.329 25.253
201912 23.493 108.420 29.237
202003 22.524 108.902 27.907
202006 23.076 108.767 28.626
202009 23.801 109.815 29.244
202012 23.074 109.897 28.329
202103 23.938 111.754 28.902
202106 24.480 114.631 28.814
202109 24.786 115.734 28.896
202112 21.046 117.630 24.141
202203 21.180 121.301 23.559
202206 21.490 125.017 23.193
202209 22.205 125.227 23.925
202212 24.218 125.222 26.095
202303 23.792 127.348 25.208
202306 24.370 128.729 25.543
202309 25.277 129.860 26.263
202312 24.626 129.419 25.674
202403 25.322 131.776 25.927
202406 26.083 132.554 26.550
202409 26.440 133.029 26.817
202412 29.480 133.157 29.872
202503 28.922 134.927 28.922

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book 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 PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value 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 PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB 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