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IBM vs AAPL // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: IBM 7
— AAPL 8
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: IBM
LAST: $257.81 (-0.18%) • MKT CAP: $244.11B
valuation
20.6x
LAST: $344.63 (-1.23%) • MKT CAP: $5.03T
valuation
30.1x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (IBM VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | IBM | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 58.20% | 48.65% | +9.55 | IBM | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 13.80% | 81.38% | -67.58 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 20.6x | 30.1x | -9.51 | IBM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.96% | 2.72% | +2.24 | IBM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 19.10% | 33.17% | -14.07 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 15.70% | 27.62% | -11.92 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 7.60% | 14.24% | -6.64 | AAPL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.56% | 0.31% | +2.25 | IBM | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.38 | 13.54 | -10.16 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 9/9 | -2.00 | AAPL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.90% | 5.76% | +2.14 | AAPL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 70.9 | 55.4 | +15.54 | IBM | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.30 | 1.14 | +0.16 | IBM | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 21.4x | 35.3x | -13.94 | IBM | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $244.11B | $5.03T | -$4.79T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | IBM REV | AAPL REV | IBM GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | IBM FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $67.53B | $416.16B | 58.2% | 46.9% | $12.10B | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $62.75B | $391.04B | 56.7% | 46.2% | $12.40B | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $61.86B | $383.29B | 44.0% | 44.1% | $11.15B | $99.58B |
| FY 2022 | — | $394.33B | — | 43.3% | — | $111.44B |
| FY 2021 | — | $365.82B | — | 41.8% | — | $92.95B |
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IBM // BETA 1.30
AAPL // BETA 1.14