IBM

IBM
IT Consulting & Other Services · Information Technology · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$237.16
+1.9% on the session
1-year return
+1.6%
-7.7% over six months
Volatility
48.2%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-37.5%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

IBM is a it consulting & other services name in the information technology sector. Over the past year it returned +1.6%, against +7.4% over three months and +13.5% over one. It trades 9.8% below its 200-day average, so recent moves have not repaired the longer downtrend. Annualized volatility of 48.2% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -37.5%, and it has traded a median $2.1B a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.23 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Information Technology#54 of 72
Stronger than 25% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#442 of 500

How IBM scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 3 others in IT Consulting & Other Services.

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Full metrics
1 day+1.9%
1 week+0.5%
1 month+13.5%
3 months+7.4%
6 months-7.7%
1 year+1.6%
12-1 momentum-10.4%
Volatility (1y, annualized)48.2%
Max drawdown (1y)-37.5%
Distance vs 200-day average-9.8%
Return per unit of risk0.03
Median daily dollar volume$2.1B
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