IBM vs AMZN vs DOCN Stock Comparison

International Business Machines, Amazon Com and DigitalOcean Holdings Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMZN Amazon Com Inc
$250.69 -0.3% 1M -1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.88T
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$764.24B
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amazon Com leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Amazon Com 4, International Business Machines 4, DigitalOcean Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIBMAMZNDOCNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $240.48B $2.88T $8.79B AMZN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.5x 21.4x 37.4x AMZN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x 20.5x 66.6x IBM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +15.4% +21.4% DOCN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.0% 17.6% 23.3% DOCN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.5% 10.1% 8.2% IBM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 0.3x 0.5x AMZN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.0% -1.3% +118.6% DOCN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.6%/yr +7.6%/yr -3.0%/yr IBM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.8% 33.0% 86.3% AMZN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 62/100 60/100 IBM

Percentile Scorecard

IBMAMZNDOCN

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

AxisIBMAMZNDOCN
Valuation 78 #9 of 38 19 #87 of 107 46 #21 of 38
Growth 40 #22 of 36 90 #11 of 103 83 #7 of 36
Profitability 91 #4 of 34 68 #33 of 102 82 #7 of 34
Financial Health 38 #24 of 38 71 #33 of 113 54 #18 of 38
Shareholder Returns 71 #7 of 22 – 33 #15 of 22
Overall 64 62 60
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • AMZN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • DOCN ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIBMAMZNDOCNSPY
1 month +12.2%-0.3%-35.3% -2.0%
3 months +6.3%-9.6%-29.7% -2.2%
6 months +9.1%-8.4%-40.7% +4.2%
Year to date -15.7%+8.6%+88.2% +10.6%
1 year -18.0%-1.3%+118.6% +10.4%
3 years +68.9%+80.9%+265.8% +73.6%
3 years, per year +19.1%+21.9%+54.1% +20.2%
5 years +106.7%+44.2%-14.0% +61.6%
5 years, per year +15.6%+7.6%-3.0% +10.1%
10 years +71.5%+553.7%— +261.3%
10 years, per year +5.5%+20.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIBMAMZNDOCNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.8%33.0%86.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.7%30.4%75.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.821.412.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.041.38 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.4%-55.7%-84.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.1%-11.7%-50.0% -3.2%
52-week high $329.23$284.02$181.29 $779.14
52-week low $205.96$198.79$38.82 $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.

MultipleIBMAMZNDOCN
P/E now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 27.1x 20.1xmedian 17.7x 40.3xmedian 27.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 4.1x 3.5xmedian 0.5x 9.4xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 21.7x 16.0xmedian 9.1x 30.0xmedian 21.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 16.1x -44.1xmedian 15.7x 591.4xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 3.4x 4.4xmedian 1.7x 10.2xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.32median 0.37 0.25median 0.83 0.31median 0.37

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 monthsIBMAMZNDOCN
Revenue $69.87B $764.24B $1.01B
Gross profit $40.50B $397.75B $578.58M
Operating income $11.30B $96.81B $149.67M
Net income $11.17B $134.77B $235.24M
Free cash flow $14.66B -$61.40B $16.08M
R&D $9.05B – $188.73M
EPS (diluted) $11.72 $12.33 $1.86
Cash & equivalents $9.23B $55.78B $767.03M
Total debt $63.82B $173.13B $921.05M
Shares (diluted) 953.52M 10.93B 126.55M
Enterprise value $195.09B $2.38T $6.79B

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
MetricIBMAMZNDOCN
P/E 21.1x 20.1x 40.3x
P/FCF 16.1x -44.1x 591.4x
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x 18.1x 30.7x
P/S 3.4x 3.5x 9.4x
P/B 6.5x 4.4x 10.2x
P/Tangible book 10.4x 4.4x 11.4x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 16.0x 30.0x
EV/EBIT 25.6x 28.6x 64.6x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 3.6x 9.6x
EV/FCF 19.7x -45.1x 601.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 18.5x 31.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.32 0.25 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIBMAMZNDOCN
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 15.4% 21.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 12.8% 15.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.1% 18.7% 15.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 16.8% 14.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 33.7% 14.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 54.7% 80.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.3% 87.7% 86.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 81.1% 147.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 40.6% 86.2% 47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 79.1% 129.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.4% 34.5% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 40.5% 12.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% -1,478% -84.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.7% -359.2% -48.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIBMAMZNDOCN
Gross margin 58.0% 52.0% 57.2%
EBITDA margin 23.8% 22.7% 31.8%
Operating margin 16.2% 12.7% 14.8%
Pretax margin 15.0% 23.0% 17.3%
Net margin 16.0% 17.6% 23.3%
FCF margin 21.0% -8.0% 1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 22.7% 19.5% 30.7%
Return on equity 31.6% 23.1% 25.9%
Return on assets 7.3% 11.5% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 11.5% 10.1% 8.2%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 10.6% 7.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% 2.7% 9.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIBMAMZNDOCN
Debt / assets 41.2% 13.9% 29.5%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.3x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 0.3x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 4.4x -2.8x 57.3x
Liabilities / assets 76.6% 50.7% 70.2%
Equity / assets 23.4% 49.3% 29.8%
Interest coverage 5.9x 22.3x 4.8x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 3.26 3.86 3.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIBMAMZNDOCN
Dividend yield 2.7% – –
Net buyback yield -0.3% – -9.4%
Shareholder yield 2.4% – -9.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 56.7% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 43.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.7% – –

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.

ConsensusIBMAMZNDOCN
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 66.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.14FY2026 $12.23FY2026 $1.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.4%FY2026 +70.6%FY2026 -35.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.8% -15.3% +25.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.37BFY2026 $774.81BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.7%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026 +23.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.8% +27.9% +52.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIBMAMZNDOCN
Held by institutions 65.1% 67.0% 91.1%
Institutions holding 3,639 6,150 568
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +4.8% -0.9%
Institutions buying 1,976 3,247 332
Institutions selling 1,228 2,414 188
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.35 1.77

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.

IBMAMZNDOCN
IBM 1.00 0.10 0.04
AMZN 0.10 1.00 0.14
DOCN 0.04 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IBM, AMZN and DOCN?

Amazon Com (AMZN) is the largest by market capitalisation: International Business Machines (IBM) $240.48B, Amazon Com (AMZN) $2.88T, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) $8.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, IBM, AMZN and DOCN?

Amazon Com (AMZN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (International Business Machines (IBM) 21.5x, Amazon Com (AMZN) 21.4x, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 37.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, International Business Machines (IBM) is cheapest (International Business Machines (IBM) 19.0x, Amazon Com (AMZN) 20.5x, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 66.6x). 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: International Business Machines (IBM) +6.8%, Amazon Com (AMZN) +15.4%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +21.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) has the highest net margin (International Business Machines (IBM) 16.0%, Amazon Com (AMZN) 17.6%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 23.3%). On return on invested capital, International Business Machines (IBM) leads (International Business Machines (IBM) 11.5%, Amazon Com (AMZN) 10.1%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) returned the most: International Business Machines (IBM) -18.0%, Amazon Com (AMZN) -1.3%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +118.6%. Over five years, International Business Machines (IBM) compounded fastest (International Business Machines (IBM) +15.6%/yr, Amazon Com (AMZN) +7.6%/yr, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: International Business Machines (IBM) 0.03%, Amazon Com (AMZN) 0.00%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 0.00%. Amazon Com (AMZN) and DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amazon Com (AMZN) has been the steadiest (International Business Machines (IBM) 50.8%, Amazon Com (AMZN) 33.0%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 86.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.