Both in Computer Hardware

International Business Machines vs Apple

Over the past year IBM returned −18.2% and AAPL returned +37.3%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.16.

IBM −18.2% AAPL +37.3%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricIBMAAPL
Price$227.13$336.64
Market cap$213.99B$4.91T
Today+0.23%−1.11%
1 month−2.9%+3.1%
6 months−1.6%+29.2%
Year to date−23.3%+23.8%
1 year−21.5%+30.5%
Revenue growth (YoY)+1.1%+16.4%
Gross margin57.7%50.1%
Net margin12.6%27.2%
P/E (TTM)20.0×38.1×
Price / sales3.1×10.5×
Net cash-$53.85B-$21.95B
Dividend yield2.98%0.32%
Volatility (60d)31.0%26.0%
Short % of float2.7%0.9%
Next earnings—Oct 29, 2026

Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).