Under Virginia ‘Ginni’ Rometty, International Business Machines (IBM) has not performed well. Its revenues, earnings, margins, and returns have declined. Its stock price has underperformed the market.
Source: YCharts
Big Blue has a market capitalization of $142 billion and a dividend yield of 3.95%. It has a trailing P/E ratio of 12.51 and a forward P/E ratio of 10.91. The two are below the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) of 23.11 and 14.64, respectively. Among the 30 companies in the index, IBM has the lowest forward P/E ratio, the 4th lowest dividend yield, and the 10th lowest payout ratio.
