Dell Technologies vs International Business Machines
DELL and IBM side by side, both in computer and office equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How DELL and IBM compare
Dell Technologies and International Business Machines are about the same size, with market caps of $270B and $243B.
On earnings, International Business Machines is cheaper: it trades at 22.9× trailing earnings, against 24.6× for Dell Technologies.
Dell Technologies grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (49.0% versus 7.9% for International Business Machines).
International Business Machines keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 15.5% compared with 7.5% at Dell Technologies.
Both pay dividends: Dell Technologies yields 0.42% and International Business Machines 2.6%.
International Business Machines scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 15 for Dell Technologies), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | DELL | IBM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $270B | $243B |
| Share price | $424.30 | $258.28 |
| Change, 1 year | 159% | −17.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 653% | 109% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.67 | 0.72 |
| Employees | 97K | – |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 24.6× | 22.9× (better) |
| P/S | 1.8× (better) | 3.5× |
| P/B | – | 7.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.9× | – |
| P/FCF | 31.5× | 17.6× (better) |
| PEG | 0.63 | 0.27 (better) |
| FCF yield | 3.2% | 5.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $398.76 | $259.58 |
| Margin of safety | −6.4% | 0.50% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 49.0% (better) | 7.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.5% (better) | 4.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 135% (better) | 83.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 151% (better) | 83.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 15.5% (better) | 12.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 19.8% | 58.1% (better) |
| Operating margin | 9.4% | – |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 15.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 5.7% | 20.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 34.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 59.8% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 1.97 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.32 | – |
| Interest coverage | 8.9× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.96 (better) | 0.79 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.89 | 3.07 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.42% | 2.6% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 13.8% | 58.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | 9 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 0.61% |
| Buyback yield | 3.2% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.6% (better) | 2.6% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 37.4% | 65.1% |
| Held by insiders | 56.2% | 0.10% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.4B | −$5.3M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.4% | 2.6% |
Go deeper
- DELL stock overview
- DELL income statement
- DELL valuation and score
- IBM stock overview
- IBM income statement
- IBM valuation and score
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