IBM vs NBIS vs NVDA Stock Comparison

International Business Machines, Nebius and Nvidia Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NBIS Nebius Group N.V.
$170.47 -28.2% 1M +35.9% 1Y
Market cap
$43.13B
P/E
46.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
3 wins
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$217.94 -3.2% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.25T
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
0.24%
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionIBMNBISNVDALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $235.76B $43.13B $5.25T NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.1x 46.2x 27.3x IBM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x — 24.9x IBM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +506.9% +83.4% NBIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 66.1% 63.7% NBIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -3.3% 71.1% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x -0.2x NVDA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.69% — 0.24% IBM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.1% +35.9% +13.8% NBIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.8%/yr — +54.3%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.7% 107.3% 37.7% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 66/100 74/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

IBMNBISNVDA

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

AxisIBMNBISNVDA
Valuation 65 #14 of 38 78 #9 of 38 58 #40 of 94
Growth 29 #26 of 36 34 #24 of 36 97 #4 of 92
Profitability 88 #5 of 34 76 #9 of 34 99 #2 of 90
Financial Health 41 #23 of 38 76 #10 of 38 65 #35 of 99
Shareholder Returns – – 49 #38 of 73
Overall 55 66 74
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • NBIS ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIBMNBISNVDASPY
1 month +11.0%-28.2%-3.2% -0.2%
3 months +10.0%+0.5%+10.6% +3.9%
6 months +7.4%+25.8%+2.2% +8.2%
Year to date -15.5%+103.6%+16.9% +12.9%
1 year -20.1%+35.9%+13.8% +12.3%
3 years +75.6%—+438.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.7%—+75.3% +23.3%
5 years +108.0%—+773.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.8%—+54.3% +10.9%
10 years +70.7%—+12,233.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.5%—+61.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIBMNBISNVDASPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.7%107.3%37.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.4%98.4%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.833.811.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.400.330.37 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.4%-58.3%-66.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-40.5%-8.9% -1.2%
52-week high $329.23$286.69$239.24 $779.14
52-week low $205.96$73.87$165.17 $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.

MultipleIBMNBISNVDA
P/E now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 29.5x 46.2xmedian 29.5x 27.3xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 4.5x 31.8xmedian 4.5x 17.3xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 23.9x 257.3xmedian 23.9x 25.9xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 15.0x 2.6xmedian 15.0x 41.4xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 4.3x 4.2xmedian 4.3x 22.9xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.31median 0.38 -0.65median 0.38 0.16median 2.28

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 monthsIBMNBISNVDA
Revenue $69.87B $1.36B $302.97B
Gross profit $40.50B $1.01B $226.24B
Operating income – -$668.60M $197.58B
Net income $11.17B $61.60M $192.88B
Free cash flow – $16.40B $127.01B
R&D – $356.40M $23.59B
EPS (diluted) $11.72 $3.17 $7.94
Cash & equivalents $9.23B $8.04B $22.44B
Total debt – $25.23B $33.37B
Shares (diluted) 953.30M 282.72M 24.29B
Enterprise value $236.43B $16.57B $5.03T

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
MetricIBMNBISNVDA
P/E 21.1x 46.2x 27.3x
P/FCF 15.0x 2.6x 41.4x
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x 8.2x 39.1x
P/S 3.4x 31.8x 17.3x
P/B 6.5x 4.2x 22.9x
P/Tangible book 10.4x 4.2x 23.2x
EV/EBITDA – 257.3x 25.9x
EV/EBIT – -65.3x 26.4x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 32.2x 17.2x
EV/FCF – 2.7x 41.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.9x 8.3x 38.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.31 -0.65 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIBMNBISNVDA
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 506.9% 83.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% -83.4% 110.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.1% 631.9% 96.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -81.7% 120.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -49.0% 105.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -26.7% 163.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.3% -73.4% 122.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% -90.6% 165.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 40.6% 318.1% 125.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.1% -70.8% 167.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.4% 1,193% 74.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% -55.8% 124.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 1,310% 76.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -47.1% 130.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIBMNBISNVDA
Gross margin – 74.3% 74.7%
EBITDA margin – 12.5% 66.4%
Operating margin – -49.3% 65.2%
Pretax margin – 5.3% 75.8%
Net margin – 66.1% 63.7%
FCF margin – 1,210% 41.9%
Operating cash flow margin 22.7% 388.0% 44.3%
Return on equity 31.6% 0.7% 90.9%
Return on assets 7.3% 0.2% 66.5%
Return on invested capital – -3.3% 71.1%
Return on capital employed – -2.9% 80.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 85.4x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% 13.9% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIBMNBISNVDA
Debt / assets – 30.6% 10.4%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x -0.2x
Debt / FCF – 0.5x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 76.6% 63.0% 28.5%
Equity / assets 23.4% 37.0% 71.5%
Interest coverage – -2.8x –
Current ratio 0.9x 4.0x 4.6x
Quick ratio – 3.5x 3.0x
Cash ratio – 3.4x 1.5x
Altman Z-score – 1.94 39.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIBMNBISNVDA
Dividend yield 2.7% – 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 6,593% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 6,593% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusIBMNBISNVDA
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 – 24.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.14FY2026 $-1.82FY2026 $8.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.4%FY2026 – +83.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.8% – +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.37BFY2026 $3.25BFY2026 $383.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.7%FY2026 +514.3%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.8% +246.0% +85.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIBMNBISNVDA
Held by institutions 65.1% – 69.0%
Institutions holding 3,634 – 5,924
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% – +4.0%
Institutions buying 1,974 – 3,280
Institutions selling 1,227 – 2,313
Buyers to sellers 1.61 – 1.42

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.

IBMNBISNVDA
IBM 1.00 0.04 -0.01
NBIS 0.04 1.00 0.46
NVDA -0.01 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IBM, NBIS and NVDA?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: International Business Machines (IBM) $235.76B, Nebius (NBIS) $43.13B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.25T.

Which stock is cheaper, IBM, NBIS and NVDA?

International Business Machines (IBM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (International Business Machines (IBM) 21.1x, Nebius (NBIS) 46.2x, Nvidia (NVDA) 27.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, International Business Machines (IBM) is cheapest (International Business Machines (IBM) 19.0x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.9x). 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) +6.8%, Nebius (NBIS) +506.9%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nebius (NBIS) has the highest net margin (Nebius (NBIS) 66.1%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Nebius (NBIS) -3.3%, Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nebius (NBIS) returned the most: International Business Machines (IBM) -20.1%, Nebius (NBIS) +35.9%, Nvidia (NVDA) +13.8%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (International Business Machines (IBM) +15.8%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +54.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

International Business Machines (IBM) has the highest dividend yield: International Business Machines (IBM) 2.69%, Nvidia (NVDA) 0.24%. Nebius (NBIS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (International Business Machines (IBM) 50.7%, Nebius (NBIS) 107.3%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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