What is IBM's five-year median P/E?

25.4x. Half of IBM's weekly readings since November 2021 were higher and half were lower. This page has 260 weekly readings, from Nov 8, 2021 to Oct 26, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank compares IBM only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.

IBM (IBM) valuation

Information Technology

$253.22

Latest weekly close · Market cap $241.5B

Below its usual range

IBM's P/E of 21.6x is lower than 74% of its weekly readings since November 2021 (as of Oct 29, 2026).

Forward P/E 19.2× (analyst estimates, not ranked).

Weekly P/E since November 2021

P/E each weekMiddle half of its readingsMedian 25.4×

Median: 25.4×
Low to high: 18.8× to 107.7×
Versus median: -15%
History starts: November 2021

P/E

26thpercentile

of its weekly readings since November 2021

Growth, last 12 months vs the year before

Revenue: +7%decelerating
EPS: +40%

Price vs revenue and EPS, indexed to 100

Each line starts at 100 at its first positive reading over the last five years. Revenue and EPS change at fiscal quarter ends.

PriceRevenue, last 12 monthsEPS, last 12 months100 = first reading

P/E at each year-end

The last weekly reading of each year, and its percentile against the five years before it.

IBM P/E at each year-end
Year-end	P/E	5-year percentile	P/S	EV/Sales	EV/EBITDA
Dec 29, 2025	34.8×	53	4.2×	5.0×	20.2×
Dec 30, 2024	32.4×	64	3.3×	4.0×	19.7×
Dec 25, 2023	21.6×	26	2.5×	3.3×	14.1×
Dec 26, 2022	102.1×	89	2.1×	2.8×	24.5×
Dec 27, 2021	25.3×	Too little history	1.6×	2.3×	13.0×

Information Technology peers on P/E

Each percentile compares a stock with its own last five years.

Compare IBM with peers

Information Technology peers of IBM on P/E
Stock	P/E	Versus its own history	5-year percentile
ACNAccenture	18.0×	Below its usual range	14
CTSHCognizant	14.3×	Below its usual range	29
EPAMEPAM Systems Inc	18.5×	Below its usual range	11
ITGartner	19.8×	Below its usual range	20
KDKyndryl Holdings Inc	38.1×	Above its usual range	74

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About this history

What is IBM's current P/E?: IBM's P/E of 21.6x is lower than 74% of its weekly readings since November 2021 (as of Oct 29, 2026).
What is IBM's five-year median P/E?: 25.4x. Half of IBM's weekly readings since November 2021 were higher and half were lower. This page has 260 weekly readings, from Nov 8, 2021 to Oct 26, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank compares IBM only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.