Shares in IBM plunged 24% on Tuesday after the U.S. tech giant released disappointing preliminary second-quarter results, blaming a shift in customer spending due to expected higher prices for memory chips and other AI-related infrastructure.
IBM says the AI-driven memory shortage is dinging its sales. That's bad for the stock—and it's pulling software shares downward.
IBM warned investors of a shift in tech budgets as AI spending impacts other tech sectors. Security spending is increasing as companies react to AI-driven cybersecurity threats.
IBM's CEO released a letter to shareholders on Tuesday to warn about a "performance shortfall." The revenue miss renewed fears about a SaaSpocalypse.
IBM stock is getting hammered and dragging other software stocks down with it after the tech giant warned clients are pulling back spending.
The company has been trying to reduce its reliance on the cyclical mainframe business by focusing on its software unit including its high-margin Red Hat business, which helps firms run applications across different cloud providers.
Preliminary earnings for IBM Corp. (IBM) sent the stock plunging more than 20% after the company signaled worse-than-expected weakness. Marley Kayden talks about the key drivers behind the double miss and shrinking margins.
“When we discussed our expectations with you in April, we noted that we would be wrapping on the launch of z17 in the second quarter. Given this was the strongest start to a mainframe program in our history, we expected Infrastructure revenue to decline low-single digits for the year, beginning this quarter.
As International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) stock market lost over $55 billion on Tuesday, it has received the first sell rating in three months from a top Wall Street analyst.
International Business Machines Corp (NYSE:IBM) shares fell about 25% to $217 on Tuesday after the company released preliminary second quarter 2026 results that came in below Wall Street expectations and warned that an unexpected shift in customer spending weighed on its software and infrastructure businesses. The company reported preliminary operating (non-GAAP) earnings of $2.93 per share on revenue of $17.2 billion.
IBM stock is getting hammered and dragging other software stocks down with it after the tech giant warned clients are pulling back spending.
Chip behemoth IBM (NYSE:IBM) is sliding 22.6% to trade at $224.88 this morning, after the company posted weaker-than-expected preliminary second-quarter results.