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IBM vs DELL // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE) VS. Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: IBM 9
— DELL 4
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: IBM
LAST: $257.81 (-0.18%) • MKT CAP: $244.11B
dividend-safety
2.56%
LAST: $424.30 (-10.77%) • MKT CAP: $302.34B
dividend-safety
0.48%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (IBM VS. DELL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | IBM | DELL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 58.20% | 20.00% | +38.20 | IBM | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 13.80% | 26.60% | -12.80 | DELL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 20.6x | 30.3x | -9.70 | IBM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.96% | 2.83% | +2.13 | IBM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 19.10% | 7.20% | +11.90 | IBM | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 15.70% | 5.20% | +10.50 | IBM | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 7.60% | 18.80% | -11.20 | DELL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 2.56% | 0.48% | +2.08 | IBM | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.38 | 3.11 | +0.27 | IBM | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 71.2 | 46.3 | +24.90 | IBM | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.30 | 1.35 | -0.05 | DELL | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 21.4x | 42.8x | -21.40 | IBM | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $244.11B | $302.34B | -$58.23B | DELL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | IBM REV | DELL REV | IBM GROSS % | DELL GROSS % | IBM FCF | DELL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $67.53B | $113.54B | 58.2% | 20.0% | $12.10B | $8.55B |
| FY 2024 | $62.75B | $95.57B | 56.7% | 22.2% | $12.40B | $1.87B |
| FY 2023 | $61.86B | $88.42B | — | — | $11.15B | $4.70B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
IBM // BETA 1.30
DELL // BETA 1.35