Which is more profitable, HP or IBM?

IBM keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, HP or IBM?

IBM grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, HP or IBM?

HP costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, HP or IBM?

HP would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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HP vs IBM stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

HP is cheaper for its profits and has less debt. IBM is more profitable and grows faster.

Side by side

	HP	IBM
	$26.5 billion	$234 billion
	4.6%	15.7%
	−0.5%	+4.1%
	10.5×	22.0×
	1.5 years	3.0 years
	22.7%	10.2%
	4.4%	2.5%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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