DOCN vs AMZN vs IBM Stock Comparison

DigitalOcean Holdings, Amazon Com and International Business Machines Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMZN Amazon Com Inc
$253.10 +1.4% 1M +11.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.73T
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$730.00B
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amazon Com leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amazon Com 6, DigitalOcean Holdings 3, International Business Machines 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOCNAMZNIBMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.82B $2.73T $235.98B AMZN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.0x 20.6x 21.1x AMZN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 78.3x 20.7x 19.0x IBM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.4% +15.8% +6.8% DOCN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.3% 18.1% — DOCN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% 11.0% — AMZN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 0.0x — AMZN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +163.6% +11.5% -20.1% DOCN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.2%/yr +8.0%/yr +15.8%/yr IBM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.7% 34.2% 50.7% AMZN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 64/100 55/100 AMZN

Percentile Scorecard

DOCNAMZNIBM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDOCNAMZNIBM
Valuation 38 #24 of 38 18 #85 of 104 65 #14 of 38
Growth 83 #7 of 36 92 #9 of 99 29 #26 of 36
Profitability 85 #6 of 34 68 #32 of 98 88 #5 of 34
Financial Health 54 #18 of 38 77 #27 of 112 41 #23 of 38
Shareholder Returns 35 #14 of 21 – –
Overall 59 64 55
  • DOCN ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • AMZN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDOCNAMZNIBMSPY
1 month -23.8%+1.4%+11.0% -0.2%
3 months -5.4%+9.6%+10.0% +3.9%
6 months +12.8%-2.5%+7.4% +8.2%
Year to date +121.2%+9.7%-15.5% +12.9%
1 year +163.6%+11.5%-20.1% +12.3%
3 years +418.2%+98.1%+75.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +73.1%+25.6%+20.7% +23.3%
5 years +11.4%+46.9%+108.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.2%+8.0%+15.8% +10.9%
10 years —+518.6%+70.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+20.0%+5.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDOCNAMZNIBMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.7%34.2%50.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.7%30.1%59.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.741.460.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.910.34-0.40 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.8%-55.7%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.3%-10.9%-24.0% -1.2%
52-week high $181.29$284.02$329.23 $779.14
52-week low $37.94$198.79$205.96 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDOCNAMZNIBM
P/E now vs peer median 47.3xmedian 29.5x 20.6xmedian 16.7x 21.1xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 4.5x 3.7xmedian 0.5x 3.4xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 35.2xmedian 23.9x 17.2xmedian 9.0x —median 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 695.0xmedian 15.0x -104.0xmedian 16.5x 15.0xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 4.3x 4.9xmedian 1.7x 6.5xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 0.38 0.16median 0.72 1.31median 0.38

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDOCNAMZNIBM
Revenue $1.01B $730.00B $69.87B
Gross profit $578.58M $377.28B $40.50B
Operating income $149.67M $87.91B –
Net income $235.24M $132.25B $11.17B
Free cash flow $16.08M -$26.23B –
R&D $188.73M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.86 $12.13 $11.72
Cash & equivalents $767.03M $78.21B $9.23B
Total debt $921.05M $128.89B –
Shares (diluted) 126.55M 10.90B 953.30M
Enterprise value $8.82B $2.24T $235.98B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDOCNAMZNIBM
P/E 47.3x 20.6x 21.1x
P/FCF 695.0x -104.0x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 36.1x 19.6x 14.9x
P/S 11.1x 3.7x 3.4x
P/B 12.0x 4.9x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 13.3x 4.9x 10.4x
EV/EBITDA 35.2x 17.2x –
EV/EBIT 75.7x 31.1x –
EV/Revenue 11.2x 3.7x 3.4x
EV/FCF 704.6x -104.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 36.6x 19.6x 14.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 0.16 1.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOCNAMZNIBM
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.4% 15.8% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 12.7% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.0% 18.8% 7.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 16.9% 6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.8% 26.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 80.3% 68.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 86.0% 106.3% 41.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 147.5% 130.7% 17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 47.9% 104.5% 40.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 129.0% 127.5% 16.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% 38.4% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 49.6% 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -84.5% -885.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -48.0% -17.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOCNAMZNIBM
Gross margin 57.2% 51.7% –
EBITDA margin 31.8% 21.8% –
Operating margin 14.8% 12.0% –
Pretax margin 17.3% 23.2% –
Net margin 23.3% 18.1% –
FCF margin 1.6% -3.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 30.7% 19.1% 22.7%
Return on equity 25.9% 26.6% 31.6%
Return on assets 8.3% 13.2% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 8.2% 11.0% –
Return on capital employed 7.2% 11.5% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 9.4% 2.9% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOCNAMZNIBM
Debt / assets 29.5% 11.8% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 0.0x –
Debt / FCF 57.3x -4.9x –
Liabilities / assets 70.2% 49.7% 76.6%
Equity / assets 29.8% 50.3% 23.4%
Interest coverage 4.8x 27.7x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.0x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 3.64 4.39 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOCNAMZNIBM
Dividend yield – – 2.7%
Net buyback yield -8.0% – –
Shareholder yield -8.0% – 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDOCNAMZNIBM
Forward P/E 78.3xFY2026 20.7xFY2026 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.36FY2026 $12.23FY2026 $13.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -35.8%FY2026 +70.6%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.0% -15.3% -1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $774.81BFY2026 $66.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +52.7% +27.9% +15.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOCNAMZNIBM
Held by institutions 91.0% 67.0% 65.1%
Institutions holding 566 6,143 3,634
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +4.8% +3.5%
Institutions buying 331 3,243 1,974
Institutions selling 187 2,411 1,227
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.35 1.61

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DOCNAMZNIBM
DOCN 1.00 0.15 0.05
AMZN 0.15 1.00 0.10
IBM 0.05 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOCN, AMZN and IBM?

Amazon Com (AMZN) is the largest by market capitalisation: DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) $10.82B, Amazon Com (AMZN) $2.73T, International Business Machines (IBM) $235.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOCN, AMZN and IBM?

Amazon Com (AMZN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 46.0x, Amazon Com (AMZN) 20.6x, International Business Machines (IBM) 21.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, International Business Machines (IBM) is cheapest (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 78.3x, Amazon Com (AMZN) 20.7x, International Business Machines (IBM) 19.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +21.4%, Amazon Com (AMZN) +15.8%, International Business Machines (IBM) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) has the highest net margin (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 23.3%, Amazon Com (AMZN) 18.1%). On return on invested capital, Amazon Com (AMZN) leads (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 8.2%, Amazon Com (AMZN) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) returned the most: DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +163.6%, Amazon Com (AMZN) +11.5%, International Business Machines (IBM) -20.1%. Over five years, International Business Machines (IBM) compounded fastest (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +2.2%/yr, Amazon Com (AMZN) +8.0%/yr, International Business Machines (IBM) +15.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amazon Com (AMZN) has been the steadiest (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 85.7%, Amazon Com (AMZN) 34.2%, International Business Machines (IBM) 50.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOCN, AMZN and IBM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amazon Com (AMZN) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.