IBM vs GOOGL vs NBIS Stock Comparison

International Business Machines, Alphabet and Nebius Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$320.21 -5.2% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.85T
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$445.87B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
7 wins
NBIS Nebius Group N.V.
$158.74 -30.0% 1M +49.5% 1Y
Market cap
$37.16B
P/E
41.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Alphabet leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Alphabet 7, Nebius 3, International Business Machines 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIBMGOOGLNBISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $238.12B $3.85T $37.16B GOOGL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.2x 15.8x 41.5x GOOGL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 15.2x — GOOGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% +20.1% +506.9% NBIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.5% 54.8% 66.1% NBIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% 18.6% -3.3% GOOGL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x -0.8x 3.0x GOOGL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.0% +26.5% +49.5% NBIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr +18.4%/yr — GOOGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.3% 31.6% 107.4% GOOGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 61/100 65/100 IBM

Percentile Scorecard

IBMGOOGLNBIS

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

AxisIBMGOOGLNBIS
Valuation 76 #10 of 38 37 #105 of 167 78 #9 of 38
Growth 60 #15 of 36 73 #42 of 153 31 #25 of 36
Profitability 91 #4 of 34 87 #21 of 153 76 #9 of 34
Financial Health 38 #24 of 38 79 #38 of 179 76 #10 of 38
Shareholder Returns 71 #7 of 22 28 #68 of 94 –
Overall 67 61 65
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NBIS ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIBMGOOGLNBISSPY
1 month +8.9%-5.2%-30.0% -1.0%
3 months +18.4%+0.1%-15.5% +2.9%
6 months +9.3%-7.0%+7.9% +6.4%
Year to date -14.4%+2.3%+89.6% +11.4%
1 year -11.0%+26.5%+49.5% +13.1%
3 years +84.0%+130.7%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +22.6%+32.2%— +21.5%
5 years +107.4%+132.8%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.7%+18.4%— +10.9%
10 years +77.3%+677.2%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +5.9%+22.8%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIBMGOOGLNBISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.3%31.6%107.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.9%28.9%98.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.881.383.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.210.840.46 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.4%-44.3%-58.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.0%-20.5%-44.6% -2.5%
52-week high $329.23$402.62$286.69 $779.14
52-week low $205.96$253.08$73.87 $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.

MultipleIBMGOOGLNBIS
P/E now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 29.1x 15.9xmedian 17.5x 43.0xmedian 29.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 4.5x 8.7xmedian 1.4x 29.6xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 21.5x 21.7xmedian 14.9x 239.8xmedian 21.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 17.3x 73.0xmedian 11.2x 2.4xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 3.9x 6.1xmedian 1.7x 3.9xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 0.33 0.25median 0.42 -0.61median 0.33

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 monthsIBMGOOGLNBIS
Revenue $69.10B $445.87B $1.36B
Gross profit $40.15B $271.52B $1.01B
Operating income $11.11B $147.63B -$668.60M
Net income $10.73B $244.21B $61.60M
Free cash flow $13.79B $53.27B $16.40B
R&D $8.75B $68.97B $356.40M
EPS (diluted) $11.25 $19.83 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $7.17B $55.91B $8.04B
Total debt $252.72B $220.88B $25.23B
Shares (diluted) 953.30M 12.31B 282.72M
Enterprise value $188.94B $3.61T $10.59B

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
MetricIBMGOOGLNBIS
P/E 22.3x 15.9x 43.0x
P/FCF 17.3x 73.0x 2.4x
P/Operating cash flow 16.0x 21.0x 7.6x
P/S 3.5x 8.7x 29.6x
P/B 6.9x 6.1x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 11.6x 6.2x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.9x 21.7x 239.8x
EV/EBIT 26.3x 25.4x -60.8x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 8.4x 30.0x
EV/FCF 21.2x 70.3x 2.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 20.2x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 0.25 -0.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIBMGOOGLNBIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% 20.1% 506.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 15.5% -83.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.9% 24.0% 631.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 19.2% -81.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.6% 21.6% -49.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 25.6% -26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.9% 111.3% -73.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 74.3% 58.8% -90.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 82.8% 109.3% 318.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 72.3% 64.3% -70.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.1% 38.9% 1,193%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 23.3% -55.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.7% -20.2% 1,310%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.2% -9.2% -47.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIBMGOOGLNBIS
Gross margin 58.1% 60.9% 74.3%
EBITDA margin 23.6% 38.8% 12.5%
Operating margin 16.1% 33.1% -49.3%
Pretax margin 15.1% 67.1% 5.3%
Net margin 15.5% 54.8% 66.1%
FCF margin 20.0% 11.9% 1,210%
Operating cash flow margin 21.5% 41.6% 388.0%
Return on equity 31.7% 43.6% 0.7%
Return on assets 7.0% 30.0% 0.2%
Return on invested capital 11.3% 18.6% -3.3%
Return on capital employed 9.4% 21.5% -2.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.8x 85.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 6.3% 13.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIBMGOOGLNBIS
Debt / assets 40.8% 10.6% 30.6%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x -0.8x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 4.5x 1.8x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 77.3% 30.5% 63.0%
Equity / assets 22.7% 69.5% 37.0%
Interest coverage 5.8x – -2.8x
Current ratio 0.8x 2.7x 4.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 2.5x 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.9x 3.4x
Altman Z-score 3.29 10.34 1.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIBMGOOGLNBIS
Dividend yield 2.7% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield -0.3% 0.4% 7,080%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 0.7% 7,080%
Payout ratio (earnings) 58.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 45.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.7% – –
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.

ConsensusIBMGOOGLNBIS
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $13.05FY2026 $21.09FY2026 $-1.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +95.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -1.8% -31.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.19BFY2026 $527.69BFY2026 $3.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 +31.0%FY2026 +512.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.9% +21.2% +248.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIBMGOOGLNBIS
Held by institutions 65.1% 80.1% 66.4%
Institutions holding 3,632 5,738 1,052
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +4.6% +29.6%
Institutions buying 1,973 2,654 694
Institutions selling 1,226 2,573 274
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.03 2.53

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.

IBMGOOGLNBIS
IBM 1.00 0.04 0.05
GOOGL 0.04 1.00 0.16
NBIS 0.05 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IBM, GOOGL and NBIS?

Alphabet (GOOGL) is the largest by market capitalisation: International Business Machines (IBM) $238.12B, Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.85T, Nebius (NBIS) $37.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, IBM, GOOGL and NBIS?

Alphabet (GOOGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (International Business Machines (IBM) 22.2x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 15.8x, Nebius (NBIS) 41.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alphabet (GOOGL) is cheapest (International Business Machines (IBM) 19.4x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nebius (NBIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: International Business Machines (IBM) +7.9%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +20.1%, Nebius (NBIS) +506.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nebius (NBIS) has the highest net margin (International Business Machines (IBM) 15.5%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 54.8%, Nebius (NBIS) 66.1%). On return on invested capital, Alphabet (GOOGL) leads (International Business Machines (IBM) 11.3%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 18.6%, Nebius (NBIS) -3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nebius (NBIS) returned the most: International Business Machines (IBM) -11.0%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +26.5%, Nebius (NBIS) +49.5%. Over five years, Alphabet (GOOGL) compounded fastest (International Business Machines (IBM) +15.7%/yr, Alphabet (GOOGL) +18.4%/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%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 0.00%, Nebius (NBIS) 0.00%. Alphabet (GOOGL) and Nebius (NBIS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alphabet (GOOGL) has been the steadiest (International Business Machines (IBM) 51.3%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 31.6%, Nebius (NBIS) 107.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IBM, GOOGL and NBIS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alphabet (GOOGL) leads on 7. 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.