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Alternatives to IBM
6 stocks in the same technology sector with similar yield and safety profiles to IBM (3.02% yield, 9.0/10 safety).
The closest alternative to IBM in our universe is QCOM — 0.53% higher yield than IBM (2.49% vs 3.02%) and a 7.8/10 safety score compared to IBM's 9.0/10. Across all 6 peers, yields range from 0.71% to 2.49% and safety scores range from 7.4 to 8.8/10.
Switching from IBM to a peer is not always straightforward — a higher yield peer often carries a lower safety score, and vice versa. The table below ranks each alternative by how closely it matches IBM on both dimensions simultaneously, so you can see the full yield-vs-safety tradeoff at a glance.
Closest matches
| Ticker | Yield | Safety | How it differs from IBM |
|---|---|---|---|
| QCOM · QUALCOMM Incorporated | 2.49% | 7.8/10 · Solid | 1.2 safety-score gap (riskier) |
| ORCL · Oracle Corporation | 1.54% | 8.5/10 · Strong | 1.48% yield gap (lower) |
| TXN · Texas Instruments Inc. | 2.17% | 7.4/10 · Solid | 1.6 safety-score gap (riskier) |
| CSCO · Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.45% | 8.3/10 · Strong | 1.57% yield gap (lower) |
| AVGO · Broadcom Inc. | 0.71% | 8.8/10 · Strong | 2.31% yield gap (lower) |
| MSFT · Microsoft Corporation Common Stock | 0.74% | 8.3/10 · Strong | 2.28% yield gap (lower) |
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