International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Pre-earnings consensus targets and post-earnings beat/miss — standardized metrics from the earnings calendar. No narrative, no price targets.
Pre-earnings
Consensus targets for the next print, plus how the business has been running.
Next report
Oct 21, 2026
Consensus estimate row
EPS target
$2.89
Street estimate
Revenue target
$16.85B
Street estimate
Trailing EPS (avg 4Q)
$3.00
Beat rate last 4: 100%
Latest EPS YoY
+4.6%
vs 2025-07-23
Latest revenue YoY
+1.1%
How results look so far
Trailing revenue (avg 4Q)
$17.27B
Printed quarters
EPS beat rate (4Q)
100%
Share of quarters that beat EPS est.
Post-earnings
Did the company hit the target? Actual vs estimate and surprise.
Last print
Jul 22, 2026
EPS beat
EPS actual / est
$2.93 / $2.93
0.0%
Revenue actual / est
$17.16B / $17.46B
-1.7%
Result
Target reached
Based on EPS vs consensus
Earnings history
Estimate vs actual and surprise % by print date
| Date | EPS est | EPS act | EPS surprise | Rev est | Rev act | Rev surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28/2026upcoming | $2.83 | Pending | — | $16.83B | Pending | — |
| 10/21/2026upcoming | $2.89 | Pending | — | $16.85B | Pending | — |
| 7/22/2026 | $2.93 | $2.93 | 0.0% | $17.46B | $17.16B | -1.7% |
| 4/22/2026 | $1.81 | $1.91 | +5.5% | $15.63B | $15.92B | +1.8% |
| 1/28/2026 | $4.31 | $4.52 | +4.9% | $19.19B | $19.69B | +2.6% |
| 10/22/2025 | $2.45 | $2.65 | +8.2% | $16.09B | $16.33B | +1.5% |
| 7/23/2025 | $2.65 | $2.80 | +5.7% | $16.59B | $16.98B | +2.3% |
| 4/23/2025 | $1.42 | $1.60 | +12.7% | $14.39B | $14.54B | +1.0% |
| 1/29/2025 | $3.77 | $3.92 | +4.0% | $17.56B | $17.55B | -0.0% |
| 10/23/2024 | $2.22 | $2.30 | +3.6% | $15.08B | $14.97B | -0.7% |
| 7/24/2024 | $2.20 | $2.43 | +10.5% | $15.62B | $15.77B | +0.9% |
| 4/24/2024 | $1.60 | $1.68 | +5.0% | $14.55B | $14.46B | -0.6% |
| 1/24/2024 | $3.78 | $3.87 | +2.4% | $17.30B | $17.38B | +0.5% |
| 10/25/2023 | $2.13 | $2.20 | +3.3% | $13.91B | $14.75B | +6.1% |
| 7/19/2023 | $2.01 | $2.18 | +8.5% | $14.80B | $15.47B | +4.6% |
| 4/19/2023 | $1.27 | $1.36 | +7.1% | $14.35B | $14.25B | -0.7% |
| 1/25/2023 | $3.60 | $3.60 | 0.0% | $16.15B | $16.69B | +3.3% |
| 10/19/2022 | $1.78 | $1.81 | +1.7% | $13.52B | $14.11B | +4.4% |
| 7/18/2022 | $2.29 | $2.31 | +0.9% | $15.08B | $15.54B | +3.0% |
| 4/19/2022 | $1.34 | $1.40 | +4.5% | $13.78B | $14.20B | +3.0% |