IBM vs PLTR vs SMWB Stock Comparison

International Business Machines, Palantir Technologies and Similarweb Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SMWB Similarweb Ltd.
$9.01 +18.1% 1M -0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$765.90M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$295.61M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionIBMPLTRSMWBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $237.62B $467.76B $765.90M PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.3x 155.1x -35.2x IBM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x 119.7x 41.0x IBM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +78.9% +10.2% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 49.0% -7.4% PLTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.1% +5.0% -0.7% PLTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.8%/yr +50.7%/yr -14.2%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.7% 59.4% 81.1% IBM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 69/100 36/100 PLTR

Percentile Scorecard

IBMPLTRSMWB

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

AxisIBMPLTRSMWB
Valuation 65 #14 of 38 22 #79 of 101 30 #71 of 101
Growth 29 #26 of 36 100 #1 of 97 63 #37 of 97
Profitability 88 #5 of 34 96 #5 of 94 42 #55 of 94
Financial Health 41 #23 of 38 98 #3 of 108 22 #84 of 108
Shareholder Returns – 27 #47 of 64 22 #50 of 64
Overall 55 69 36
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • PLTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SMWB ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIBMPLTRSMWBSPY
1 month +11.0%+4.8%+18.1% -0.2%
3 months +10.0%+60.9%+25.5% +3.9%
6 months +7.4%+40.8%+233.7% +8.2%
Year to date -15.5%+11.8%+20.3% +12.9%
1 year -20.1%+5.0%-0.7% +12.3%
3 years +75.6%+1,218.7%+77.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.7%+136.4%+21.0% +23.3%
5 years +108.0%+675.1%-53.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.8%+50.7%-14.2% +10.9%
10 years +70.7%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.5%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIBMPLTRSMWBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.7%59.4%81.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.4%55.9%89.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.831.971.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.400.08-0.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.4%-77.6%-88.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-4.9%-2.8% -1.2%
52-week high $329.23$209.05$9.27 $779.14
52-week low $205.96$107.27$2.33 $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.

MultipleIBMPLTRSMWB
P/E now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 29.5x 158.1xmedian 28.3x -35.1xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 4.5x 77.6xmedian 2.8x 2.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 23.9x 175.8xmedian 17.3x -308.7xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 15.0x 142.2xmedian 15.8x 50.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 4.3x 48.3xmedian 3.2x 34.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.31median 0.38 0.55median 0.85 -1.16median 0.85

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 monthsIBMPLTRSMWB
Revenue $69.87B $6.16B $295.61M
Gross profit $40.50B $5.22B $235.99M
Operating income – $2.63B -$11.06M
Net income $11.17B $3.03B -$21.78M
Free cash flow – $3.36B $15.44M
R&D – $641.24M $73.83M
EPS (diluted) $11.72 $1.17 $-0.26
Cash & equivalents $9.23B $2.03B $73.90M
Shares (diluted) 953.30M 2.57B 84.82M
Enterprise value $237.62B $436.71B $488.85M

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
MetricIBMPLTRSMWB
P/E 21.1x 158.1x -35.1x
P/FCF 15.0x 142.2x 50.7x
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x 140.4x 55.3x
P/S 3.4x 77.6x 2.7x
P/B 6.5x 48.3x 34.4x
P/Tangible book 10.4x 48.3x 34.4x
EV/EBITDA – 175.8x -308.7x
EV/EBIT – 177.7x -64.1x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 76.0x 2.4x
EV/FCF – 139.4x 46.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.9x 137.7x 50.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.31 0.55 -1.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIBMPLTRSMWB
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 78.9% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 44.4% 12.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.1% 89.6% 12.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 47.7% 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 362.6% 50.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 247.7% 42.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.3% 292.3% 25.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 308.7% 27.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 40.6% 294.3% 28.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 286.3% 30.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.4% 96.6% -30.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 103.5% 33.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 96.5% -29.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 107.6% 33.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIBMPLTRSMWB
Gross margin – 84.8% 79.8%
EBITDA margin – 43.3% -0.8%
Operating margin – 42.8% -3.7%
Pretax margin – 49.9% -5.9%
Net margin – 49.0% -7.4%
FCF margin – 54.6% 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 22.7% 55.2% 4.8%
Return on equity 31.6% 32.9% -108.3%
Return on assets 7.3% 27.7% -8.8%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 28.0% -19.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.1x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% 13.6% 6.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIBMPLTRSMWB
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 76.6% 15.4% 91.9%
Equity / assets 23.4% 84.6% 8.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 7.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio – 7.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 6.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 161.80 0.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIBMPLTRSMWB
Dividend yield 2.7% – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 0.0% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusIBMPLTRSMWB
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 119.7xFY2026 41.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.14FY2026 $1.66FY2026 $0.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.4%FY2026 +121.3%FY2026 +266.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.8% +47.0% +36.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.37BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026 $332.14MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.7%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.8% +37.8% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIBMPLTRSMWB
Held by institutions 65.1% 60.3% 45.9%
Institutions holding 3,634 2,837 68
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +10.9% -7.8%
Institutions buying 1,974 1,481 36
Institutions selling 1,227 1,093 18
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.35 2.00

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.

IBMPLTRSMWB
IBM 1.00 0.26 0.26
PLTR 0.26 1.00 0.26
SMWB 0.26 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IBM, PLTR and SMWB?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: International Business Machines (IBM) $237.62B, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $467.76B, Similarweb (SMWB) $765.90M.

Which stock is cheaper, IBM, PLTR and SMWB?

International Business Machines (IBM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (International Business Machines (IBM) 21.3x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 155.1x, Similarweb (SMWB) -35.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, International Business Machines (IBM) is cheapest (International Business Machines (IBM) 19.0x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 119.7x, Similarweb (SMWB) 41.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: International Business Machines (IBM) +6.8%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +78.9%, Similarweb (SMWB) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%, Similarweb (SMWB) -7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Palantir Technologies (PLTR) returned the most: International Business Machines (IBM) -20.1%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +5.0%, Similarweb (SMWB) -0.7%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (International Business Machines (IBM) +15.8%/yr, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +50.7%/yr, Similarweb (SMWB) -14.2%/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%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.4%, Similarweb (SMWB) 81.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IBM, PLTR and SMWB?

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