IBM vs KC vs CRWV Stock Comparison

International Business Machines, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings and CoreWeave Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRWV CoreWeave, Inc.
$63.93 -24.9% 1M -52.6% 1Y
Market cap
$33.64B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.59B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

International Business Machines leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (International Business Machines 4, CoreWeave 2, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIBMKCCRWVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $242.04B $2.22B $33.64B IBM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.7x -17.4x -17.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +35.2% +115.3% CRWV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -8.0% -25.4% KC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -2.2% -1.2% CRWV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.0% -35.2% -52.6% IBM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.2%/yr -17.8%/yr — IBM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.7% 71.0% 96.2% IBM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 75/100 48/100 KC

Percentile Scorecard

IBMKCCRWV

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

AxisIBMKCCRWV
Valuation 65 #14 of 38 92 #4 of 38 62 #15 of 38
Growth 29 #26 of 36 100 #1 of 36 60 #15 of 36
Profitability 91 #4 of 34 61 #14 of 34 52 #17 of 34
Financial Health 41 #23 of 38 49 #20 of 38 38 #24 of 38
Shareholder Returns – – 30 #15 of 21
Overall 56 75 48
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • KC ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • CRWV ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIBMKCCRWVSPY
1 month +14.8%-5.7%-24.9% +0.9%
3 months +11.8%-12.8%+5.1% +5.9%
6 months +11.5%-42.0%-44.0% +8.5%
Year to date -14.5%-16.5%-10.7% +13.3%
1 year -19.0%-35.2%-52.6% +12.4%
3 years +77.7%+90.5%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +21.1%+24.0%— +23.5%
5 years +111.8%-62.4%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +16.2%-17.8%— +11.0%
10 years +73.6%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +5.7%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureIBMKCCRWVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.7%71.0%96.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.7%62.2%92.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.832.173.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.37-0.49-0.55 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.4%-92.2%-70.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.1%-52.6%-54.3% -0.9%
52-week high $329.23$18.21$139.93 $779.14
52-week low $205.96$8.11$54.24 $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.

MultipleIBMKCCRWV
P/E now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 27.6x -18.5xmedian 27.6x -18.3xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 4.8x 1.6xmedian 4.8x 4.6xmedian 4.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 24.1x —median 24.1x 8.6xmedian 24.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 15.0x 2.9xmedian 15.0x -2.6xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 4.4x 2.0xmedian 4.4x 7.0xmedian 4.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.33median 0.38 -0.60median 0.38 —median 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 monthsIBMKCCRWV
Revenue $69.87B $1.59B $7.59B
Gross profit $40.50B $238.88M $5.12B
Operating income – -$50.60M -$230.74M
Net income $11.17B -$87.93M -$1.93B
Free cash flow – $887.81M -$13.66B
R&D – $111.26M –
EPS (diluted) $11.72 $-0.47 $-3.50
Cash & equivalents $9.23B $688.91M $5.52B
Total debt – $3.76B $3.66B
Shares (diluted) 953.30M 273.80M 551.00M
Enterprise value $242.04B -$599.05M $20.74B

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
MetricIBMKCCRWV
P/E 21.3x -18.5x -18.3x
P/FCF 15.0x 2.9x -2.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.1x 2.9x 5.1x
P/S 3.4x 1.6x 4.6x
P/B 6.6x 2.0x 7.0x
P/Tangible book 10.6x 2.1x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 8.6x
EV/EBIT – -56.8x -144.5x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 1.8x 4.4x
EV/FCF – 3.2x -2.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.1x 3.2x 4.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.33 -0.60 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIBMKCCRWV
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 35.2% 115.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 13.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.1% 23.9% 94.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 35.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 79.5% -204.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 44.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 41.3% 69.3% -89.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 36.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 40.6% 62.3% -50.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 31.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.4% 245.7% 983.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 191.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 245.7% -72.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 287.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIBMKCCRWV
Gross margin – 15.0% 67.4%
EBITDA margin – – 51.2%
Operating margin – -3.2% -3.0%
Pretax margin – -5.5% -25.3%
Net margin – -8.0% -25.4%
FCF margin – 55.9% -179.9%
Operating cash flow margin 22.7% 55.9% 91.1%
Return on equity 31.6% -6.7% -39.4%
Return on assets 7.3% -2.0% -2.9%
Return on invested capital – -2.2% -1.2%
Return on capital employed – -1.9% -0.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -10.1x -3.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% – 8.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIBMKCCRWV
Debt / assets – 21.8% 4.8%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.5x
Debt / FCF – 1.1x -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 76.6% 71.0% 93.5%
Equity / assets 23.4% 29.0% 6.5%
Interest coverage – -0.6x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 0.5x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 0.08 0.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIBMKCCRWV
Dividend yield 2.7% – –
Net buyback yield – – -8.5%
Shareholder yield 2.7% – -8.5%
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.

ConsensusIBMKCCRWV
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $13.14FY2026 $-0.25FY2026 $-3.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.4%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -1.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.37BFY2026 $2.01BFY2026 $13.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.7%FY2026 +46.6%FY2026 +157.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.8% +21.2% +113.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIBMKCCRWV
Held by institutions 65.1% 4.8% 87.2%
Institutions holding 3,635 86 962
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +8.9% +27.1%
Institutions buying 1,975 54 690
Institutions selling 1,227 24 171
Buyers to sellers 1.61 2.25 4.04

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.

IBMKCCRWV
IBM 1.00 0.17 0.07
KC 0.17 1.00 0.35
CRWV 0.07 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IBM, KC and CRWV?

International Business Machines (IBM) is the largest by market capitalisation: International Business Machines (IBM) $242.04B, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) $2.22B, CoreWeave (CRWV) $33.64B.

Which company is growing faster?

CoreWeave (CRWV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: International Business Machines (IBM) +6.8%, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) +35.2%, CoreWeave (CRWV) +115.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) has the highest net margin (Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -8.0%, CoreWeave (CRWV) -25.4%). On return on invested capital, CoreWeave (CRWV) leads (Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -2.2%, CoreWeave (CRWV) -1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year International Business Machines (IBM) returned the most: International Business Machines (IBM) -19.0%, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -35.2%, CoreWeave (CRWV) -52.6%. Over five years, International Business Machines (IBM) compounded fastest (International Business Machines (IBM) +16.2%/yr, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -17.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, International Business Machines (IBM) has been the steadiest (International Business Machines (IBM) 50.7%, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) 71.0%, CoreWeave (CRWV) 96.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IBM, KC and CRWV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, International Business Machines (IBM) 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.