Last Price$250.2(0.9%)
Market Cap$236.6B
LTM Return on Equity (ROE)
12.0%
5Y avg
26.5%
Information Technology Services industry
median
5.8%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
(0.2%) overvalued
International Business Machines Corporation Return on Equity (ROE)
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Dec'04 | Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 28.4% | 25.2% | 30.8% | 36.6% | 58.8% | 74.1% | 85.1% | 73.1% | 84.7% | 78.7% | 68.7% | 99.9% | 72.4% | 31.9% | 50.4% | 49.7% | 26.8% | 28.9% | 8.0% | 33.6% |
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International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Return on Equity (ROE) comparison analysis
General
LTM Return on Equity (ROE)
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
International Business Machines CorporationIBM
12.0%
2.2%
352.2%
12.1%
Median Peer Set
18.0%
1.8%
6.6%
11.4%
Gartner, Inc.IT
103.4%
6.1%
44.3%
20.0%
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.BR
34.2%
7.4%
10.6%
10.7%
Infosys LimitedINFY
23.6%
1.9%
6.9%
17.1%
CDW CorporationCDW
21.2%
(10.0%)
(0.5%)
5.2%
CGI Inc.GIB
18.1%
1.7%
(100.0%)
11.5%
Accenture plcACN
18.0%
1.2%
6.2%
11.2%
Cognizant Technology Solutions CorporationCTSH
15.5%
2.0%
7.4%
11.3%
Fiserv, Inc.FI
11.2%
7.1%
7.2%
15.3%
Wipro LimitedWIT
10.8%
(3.8%)
(2.6%)
12.3%
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.FIS
4.9%
(32.4%)
(59.3%)
(67.8%)
IBM key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'04 | Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 96,293.0 0.0% | 91,134.0 (5.4%) | 91,424.0 0.3% | 98,786.0 8.1% | 103,630.0 4.9% | 95,758.0 (7.6%) | 99,870.0 4.3% | 106,916.0 7.1% | 104,507.0 (2.3%) | 99,751.0 (4.6%) | 92,793.0 (7.0%) | 81,742.0 (11.9%) | 79,920.0 (2.2%) | 79,139.0 (1.0%) | 79,590.0 0.6% | 77,147.0 (3.1%) | 73,620.0 (4.6%) | 57,351.0 (22.1%) | 60,530.0 5.5% | 61,860.0 2.2% |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 60,261.0 | 54,602.0 | 53,129.0 | 57,057.0 | 57,969.0 | 51,973.0 | 53,857.0 | 56,778.0 | 54,209.0 | 51,246.0 | 46,386.0 | 41,057.0 | 41,625.0 | 42,913.0 | 42,655.0 | 40,659.0 | 38,045.0 | 25,865.0 | 27,843.0 | 27,560.0 |
% margin | 36,032.0 37.4% | 36,532.0 40.1% | 38,295.0 41.9% | 41,729.0 42.2% | 45,661.0 44.1% | 43,785.0 45.7% | 46,013.0 46.1% | 50,138.0 46.9% | 50,298.0 48.1% | 48,505.0 48.6% | 46,407.0 50.0% | 40,685.0 49.8% | 38,295.0 47.9% | 36,226.0 45.8% | 36,935.0 46.4% | 36,488.0 47.3% | 35,575.0 48.3% | 31,486.0 54.9% | 32,687.0 54.0% | 34,300.0 55.4% |
| Operating Expenses | 25,057.0 | 27,156.0 | 26,366.0 | 28,213.0 | 29,723.0 | 26,773.0 | 27,864.0 | 29,852.0 | 28,730.0 | 28,749.0 | 27,541.0 | 24,763.0 | 25,102.0 | 24,372.0 | 23,651.0 | 25,945.0 | 28,789.0 | 24,621.0 | 24,513.0 | 25,257.0 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 5,673.0 | 5,842.0 | 6,107.0 | 6,153.0 | 6,337.0 | 5,820.0 | 6,026.0 | 6,258.0 | 6,302.0 | 6,226.0 | 5,437.0 | 5,247.0 | 5,751.0 | 5,787.0 | 5,379.0 | 5,989.0 | 6,333.0 | 6,488.0 | 6,567.0 | 6,775.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 19,384.0 | 21,314.0 | 20,259.0 | 22,060.0 | 23,386.0 | 20,521.0 | 21,545.0 | 23,217.0 | 23,174.0 | 22,975.0 | 22,472.0 | 19,894.0 | 20,479.0 | 19,555.0 | 18,863.0 | 20,604.0 | 23,082.0 | 18,745.0 | 18,609.0 | 17,997.0 |
% margin | 10,975.0 11.4% | 9,376.0 10.3% | 11,929.0 13.0% | 13,516.0 13.7% | 15,938.0 15.4% | 17,012.0 17.8% | 18,149.0 18.2% | 20,286.0 19.0% | 21,568.0 20.6% | 19,756.0 19.8% | 18,866.0 20.3% | 15,921.0 19.5% | 13,192.0 16.5% | 11,855.0 15.0% | 13,285.0 16.7% | 11,510.0 14.9% | 5,925.0 8.0% | 5,992.0 10.4% | 2,372.0 3.9% | 9,043.0 14.6% |
| Interest Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 343.0 | 94.0 | 92.0 | 136.0 | 109.0 | 74.0 | 90.0 | 72.0 | 108.0 | 144.0 | 264.0 | 349.0 | 105.0 | 52.0 | 162.0 | 670.0 |
| Interest Expense | 139.0 | 220.0 | 278.0 | 611.0 | 673.0 | 402.0 | 368.0 | 411.0 | 459.0 | 402.0 | 484.0 | 468.0 | 630.0 | 615.0 | 723.0 | 1,344.0 | 1,288.0 | 1,155.0 | 1,216.0 | 1,607.0 |
| Pre-tax Income | 12,028.0 | 12,226.0 | 13,317.0 | 14,489.0 | 16,715.0 | 18,138.0 | 19,723.0 | 21,003.0 | 21,902.0 | 19,524.0 | 19,986.0 | 15,945.0 | 12,330.0 | 11,400.0 | 11,342.0 | 10,166.0 | 4,637.0 | 4,837.0 | 1,156.0 | 8,690.0 |
% effective tax rate | 3,580.0 29.8% | 4,232.0 34.6% | 3,901.0 29.3% | 4,071.0 28.1% | 4,381.0 26.2% | 4,713.0 26.0% | 4,890.0 24.8% | 5,148.0 24.5% | 5,298.0 24.2% | 3,041.0 15.6% | 4,234.0 21.2% | 2,581.0 16.2% | 449.0 3.6% | 5,642.0 49.5% | 2,619.0 23.1% | 731.0 7.2% | (864.0) (18.6%) | 124.0 2.6% | (626.0) (54.2%) | 1,176.0 13.5% |
% margin | 8,430.0 8.8% | 7,934.0 8.7% | 9,492.0 10.4% | 10,418.0 10.5% | 12,334.0 11.9% | 13,425.0 14.0% | 14,833.0 14.9% | 15,855.0 14.8% | 16,604.0 15.9% | 16,483.0 16.5% | 12,022.0 13.0% | 13,190.0 16.1% | 11,872.0 14.9% | 5,753.0 7.3% | 8,728.0 11.0% | 9,431.0 12.2% | 5,590.0 7.6% | 5,742.0 10.0% | 1,640.0 2.7% | 7,502.0 12.1% |
| EPS | 5.03 | 4.96 | 6.20 | 7.32 | 9.07 | 10.12 | 11.69 | 13.25 | 14.53 | 15.06 | 11.97 | 13.48 | 12.43 | 6.17 | 9.57 | 10.63 | 6.28 | 6.41 | 1.82 | 8.23 |
| Diluted EPS | 4.93 | 4.87 | 6.11 | 7.18 | 8.93 | 10.01 | 11.52 | 13.06 | 14.37 | 14.94 | 11.90 | 13.42 | 12.38 | 6.14 | 9.53 | 10.56 | 6.23 | 6.35 | 1.80 | 8.14 |
% margin | 15,723.0 16.3% | 17,634.0 19.3% | 18,578.0 20.3% | 20,301.0 20.6% | 22,838.0 22.0% | 23,635.0 24.7% | 25,034.0 25.1% | 26,334.0 24.6% | 27,158.0 26.0% | 25,700.0 25.8% | 24,621.0 26.5% | 20,372.0 24.9% | 18,551.0 23.2% | 16,223.0 20.5% | 17,698.0 22.2% | 13,598.0 17.6% | 11,357.0 15.4% | 12,000.0 20.9% | 6,853.0 11.3% | 14,560.0 23.5% |
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FAQ
1) What is International Business Machines Corporation's Return on Equity (ROE)?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Return on Equity (ROE) is 12.0%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Return on Equity (ROE) for International Business Machines Corporation have been 22.4% over the past three years, and 27.8% over the past five years.
2) Is International Business Machines Corporation's Return on Equity (ROE) Good?
As of today, International Business Machines Corporation's Return on Equity (ROE) is 12.0%, which is higher than industry median of 5.8%. It indicates that International Business Machines Corporation's Return on Equity (ROE) is Good.