IBM vs HPE vs AMZN Stock Comparison

International Business Machines, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Amazon Com Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMZN Amazon Com Inc
$243.79 -1.2% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.58T
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$764.24B
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Hewlett Packard Enterprise leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hewlett Packard Enterprise 5, Amazon Com 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIBMHPEAMZNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $242.18B $73.22B $2.58T AMZN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.7x 26.5x 19.2x AMZN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 14.6x 19.9x HPE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +26.6% +15.4% HPE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.6% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.2% +142.6% +5.9% HPE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.7%/yr +32.1%/yr +7.7%/yr HPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.7% 58.2% 34.5% AMZN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 63/100 54/100 HPE

Percentile Scorecard

IBMHPEAMZN

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

AxisIBMHPEAMZN
Valuation 65 #14 of 38 78 #25 of 112 21 #82 of 104
Growth 29 #26 of 36 91 #11 of 108 98 #3 of 98
Profitability 88 #5 of 34 59 #43 of 104 43 #56 of 97
Financial Health 39 #23 of 37 17 #97 of 116 –
Shareholder Returns – 70 #24 of 78 –
Overall 55 63 54
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • HPE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • AMZN ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIBMHPEAMZNSPY
1 month +17.4%-4.3%-1.2% +0.7%
3 months +16.5%+24.9%+3.5% +3.7%
6 months +11.8%+104.6%-8.0% +7.1%
Year to date -12.8%+145.1%+5.6% +12.8%
1 year -16.2%+142.6%+5.9% +11.9%
3 years +81.0%+284.8%+83.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +21.9%+56.7%+22.5% +22.8%
5 years +115.9%+301.8%+44.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.7%+32.1%+7.7% +10.9%
10 years +77.0%+356.7%+528.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +5.9%+16.4%+20.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIBMHPEAMZNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.7%58.2%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.9%52.9%30.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.822.121.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.322.450.17 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.4%-48.8%-55.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.6%-19.9%-14.2% -1.2%
52-week high $329.23$73.46$284.02 $779.14
52-week low $205.96$20.00$198.79 $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.

MultipleIBMHPEAMZN
P/E now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 27.6x 28.5xmedian 32.9x 19.5xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 4.6x 1.9xmedian 2.9x 3.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 25.6x 15.1xmedian 20.0x —median 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 15.4x 18.8xmedian 30.2x -101.4xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 4.1x 2.9xmedian 2.9x 4.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.35median 0.80 0.88median 1.08 0.25median 0.77

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 monthsIBMHPEAMZN
Revenue $69.87B $41.87B $764.24B
Gross profit $40.50B $15.41B –
Operating income – $2.60B $96.81B
Net income $11.17B $2.79B $134.77B
Free cash flow – $4.16B –
R&D – $3.71B –
EPS (diluted) $11.72 $1.91 $12.36
Cash & equivalents $9.23B $6.22B $55.78B
Total debt – $20.24B –
Shares (diluted) 953.30M 1.45B 10.90B
Enterprise value $242.18B $51.10B $2.58T

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
MetricIBMHPEAMZN
P/E 21.8x 28.5x 19.5x
P/FCF 15.0x 18.8x -101.4x
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x 11.7x 17.6x
P/S 3.5x 1.9x 3.4x
P/B 6.7x 2.9x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 10.8x 3.7x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA – 15.1x –
EV/EBIT – 35.4x –
EV/Revenue 3.5x 2.2x 3.4x
EV/FCF – 22.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x 13.8x 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.35 0.88 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIBMHPEAMZN
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 26.6% 15.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 12.2% 12.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.1% 71.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 13.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 885.6% 33.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 27.9% 54.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.3% 123.6% 87.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 37.3% 81.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 40.6% 122.2% 86.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 32.5% 79.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.4% 169.5% 34.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 13.1% 40.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 1,747% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIBMHPEAMZN
Gross margin – 36.8% –
EBITDA margin – 14.5% –
Operating margin – 6.2% –
Pretax margin – 6.3% –
Net margin – 6.6% –
FCF margin – 9.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 22.7% 16.0% 19.5%
Return on equity 31.6% 10.7% 23.1%
Return on assets 7.3% 3.4% 11.5%
Return on invested capital – 5.6% –
Return on capital employed – 5.1% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% 1.9% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIBMHPEAMZN
Debt / assets – 24.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x –
Debt / FCF – 4.9x –
Liabilities / assets 76.6% 68.2% –
Equity / assets 23.4% 31.8% 49.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 0.4x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.46 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIBMHPEAMZN
Dividend yield 2.6% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 2.6% 1.7% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 26.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 17.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% –

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.

ConsensusIBMHPEAMZN
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 14.6xFY2026 19.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.14FY2026 $4.03FY2026 $12.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.4%FY2026 +107.7%FY2026 +70.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.8% +19.4% -15.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.37BFY2026 $49.18BFY2026 $774.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.7%FY2026 +43.4%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.8% +14.2% +27.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIBMHPEAMZN
Held by institutions 65.1% 88.5% 67.0%
Institutions holding 3,636 1,441 6,145
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% -1.5% +4.8%
Institutions buying 1,976 872 3,244
Institutions selling 1,227 411 2,412
Buyers to sellers 1.61 2.12 1.34

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.

IBMHPEAMZN
IBM 1.00 0.14 0.10
HPE 0.14 1.00 0.14
AMZN 0.10 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IBM, HPE and AMZN?

Amazon Com (AMZN) is the largest by market capitalisation: International Business Machines (IBM) $242.18B, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) $73.22B, Amazon Com (AMZN) $2.58T.

Which stock is cheaper, IBM, HPE and AMZN?

Amazon Com (AMZN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (International Business Machines (IBM) 21.7x, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 26.5x, Amazon Com (AMZN) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is cheapest (International Business Machines (IBM) 19.7x, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 14.6x, Amazon Com (AMZN) 19.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: International Business Machines (IBM) +6.8%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +26.6%, Amazon Com (AMZN) +15.4%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) returned the most: International Business Machines (IBM) -16.2%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +142.6%, Amazon Com (AMZN) +5.9%. Over five years, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) compounded fastest (International Business Machines (IBM) +16.7%/yr, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +32.1%/yr, Amazon Com (AMZN) +7.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: International Business Machines (IBM) 0.00%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 0.01%, Amazon Com (AMZN) 0.00%. International Business Machines (IBM) and Amazon Com (AMZN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amazon Com (AMZN) has been the steadiest (International Business Machines (IBM) 50.7%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 58.2%, Amazon Com (AMZN) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) leads on 5. 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.