International Business Machines (IBM) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) is anticipated to release its Q3 2025 results after the market closes on Wednesday, October 22nd. Analysts expect International Business Machines to post earnings of $2.43 per share and revenue of $16.1036 billion for the quarter. International Business Machines has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET.

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The technology company reported $2.80 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.65 by $0.15. International Business Machines had a net margin of 9.11% and a return on equity of 37.62%. The business had revenue of $16.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.58 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.43 earnings per share. International Business Machines’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect International Business Machines to post $11 EPS for the current fiscal year and $12 EPS for the next fiscal year.

International Business Machines Price Performance

NYSE:IBM opened at $280.95 on Monday. International Business Machines has a 52 week low of $203.51 and a 52 week high of $301.04. The firm has a market cap of $261.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.61, a P/E/G ratio of 4.33 and a beta of 0.73. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $261.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $261.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.00, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.91.

International Business Machines Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Investors of record on Friday, August 8th were given a dividend of $1.68 per share. This represents a $6.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 8th. International Business Machines’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 109.09%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On International Business Machines

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of International Business Machines by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,094,667 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $912,245,000 after purchasing an additional 106,879 shares in the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its stake in shares of International Business Machines by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 1,471,253 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $433,696,000 after purchasing an additional 7,664 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its stake in shares of International Business Machines by 6.8% in the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 568,575 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $167,605,000 after purchasing an additional 36,386 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of International Business Machines by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 390,316 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $114,907,000 after purchasing an additional 2,328 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of International Business Machines by 21.8% in the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 307,409 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $90,618,000 after purchasing an additional 55,104 shares in the last quarter. 58.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on IBM. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of International Business Machines from $253.00 to $256.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of International Business Machines from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of International Business Machines from $290.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of International Business Machines in a report on Monday, September 15th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $280.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of International Business Machines from $320.00 to $310.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $286.38.

International Business Machines Company Profile

International Business Machines Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated solutions and services worldwide. The company operates through Software, Consulting, Infrastructure, and Financing segments. The Software segment offers a hybrid cloud and AI platforms that allows clients to realize their digital and AI transformations across the applications, data, and environments in which they operate.