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IBM vs NVDA // OPERATING MARGIN
International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE) VS. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: IBM 6
— NVDA 9
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: NVDA
LAST: $257.81 (-0.18%) • MKT CAP: $244.11B
operating-margins
19.10%
LAST: $204.64 (-4.22%) • MKT CAP: $4.93T
operating-margins
65.21%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (IBM VS. NVDA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | IBM | NVDA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 58.20% | 74.67% | -16.47 | NVDA | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 13.80% | 65.06% | -51.26 | NVDA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 20.6x | 23.2x | -2.61 | IBM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.96% | 2.58% | +2.38 | IBM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 19.10% | 65.21% | -46.11 | NVDA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 15.70% | 63.66% | -47.96 | NVDA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 7.60% | 83.38% | -75.78 | NVDA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.56% | 0.02% | +2.54 | IBM | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.38 | 19.52 | -16.14 | NVDA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 4/9 | +3.00 | IBM | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.90% | 9.01% | -1.11 | IBM | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 70.9 | 35.1 | +35.83 | IBM | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.30 | 2.04 | -0.74 | NVDA | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 21.4x | 17.0x | +4.38 | NVDA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $244.11B | $4.93T | -$4.69T | NVDA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | IBM REV | NVDA REV | IBM GROSS % | NVDA GROSS % | IBM FCF | NVDA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $215.94B | — | 71.1% | — | $96.68B |
| FY 2025 | $67.53B | $130.50B | 58.2% | 75.0% | $12.10B | $60.85B |
| FY 2024 | $62.75B | $60.92B | 56.7% | 72.7% | $12.40B | $27.02B |
| FY 2023 | $61.86B | $26.97B | 44.0% | 56.9% | $11.15B | $3.81B |
| FY 2022 | — | $26.91B | — | 64.9% | — | $8.13B |
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IBM // BETA 1.30
NVDA // BETA 2.04