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IBM (International Business Machines) Tariff Resilience Score : 6/10 (As of Jul. 05, 2025)


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What is International Business Machines Tariff Resilience Score?

International Business Machines has the Tariff Resilience Score of 6, which implies that the company might have Average Resilient.

International Business Machines has IBM's global supply chain and manufacturing in multiple countries expose it to tariffs. However, its focus on software and services, which are less tariff-sensitive, and its ability to shift production locations provide some resilience.

Tariff Resilience Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to measure a company's exposure to international trade tariffs, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as global supply chain dependencies, manufacturing locations versus sales markets, import / export balance and percentage of revenue, and more.

The company's exposure to international trade tariffs based on these criteria:

1. Global supply chain dependencies
2. Manufacturing locations versus sales markets
3. Import/export balance and percentage of revenue
4. Historical impact from previous tariff changes
5. Available mitigation strategies (alternative suppliers, pricing power)
6. Industry-specific tariff exemptions or vulnerabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes International Business Machines might have Average Resilient.

Competitive Comparison of International Business Machines's Tariff Resilience Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, International Business Machines's Tariff Resilience Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Tariff Resilience Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

International Business Machines's Tariff Resilience Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, International Business Machines's Tariff Resilience Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where International Business Machines's Tariff Resilience Score falls into.


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International Business Machines  (NYSE:IBM) Tariff Resilience Score Explanation

The Tariff Resilience Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the most resilient. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 3 categories:

Tariff Resilience Score Resilience Level
7 - 10Highly Resilient
4 - 6Average Resilient
0 - 3Highly Vulnerable

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International Business Machines Business Description

Industry
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Address
One New Orchard Road, Armonk, NY, USA, 10504
Website
https://www.ibm.com
IBM looks to be a part of every aspect of an enterprise's IT needs. The company primarily sells software, IT services, consulting, and hardware. IBM operates in 175 countries and employs approximately 300,000 people. The company has a robust roster of business partners to service its clients, which include 95% of all Fortune 500 companies. Primary products include its mainframes, Red Hat software, transaction processing software, and IT consulting.
Executives
David N Farr director
Alfred W Zollar director C/O LOTUS SOFTWARE, ONE ROGER STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Nickle Jaclyn Lamoreaux officer: Senior Vice President IBM CORPORATION, ONE NEW ORCHARD RD, ARMONK NY 10504-1722
Michelle H Browdy officer: Senior Vice President IBM CORPORATION, ONE NEW ORCHARD ROAD, ARMONK NY 10504-1722
Michael Miebach director 2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY 10577
James J Kavanaugh officer: Vice President and Controller IBM CORPORATION, ONE NEW ORCHARD RD, ARMONK NY 10504-1722
Nicolas A. Fehring officer: VP, Controller ONE NEW ORCHARD ROAD, ARMONK NY 10504
Del Bene Robert F officer: VP, Controller IBM CORPORATION, ONE NEW ORCHARD RD, ARMONK NY 10504-1722
Michelle J Howard director C/O SECRETARY'S OFFICE, IBM CORPORATION, ARMONK NY 10504
Gary D Cohn officer: Vice Chairman 812 PARK AVENUE, 7-8A, NEW YORK NY 10021
James M Whitehurst officer: President IBM CORPORATION, ONE NEW ORCHARD RD, ARMONK NY 10504-1722
Alex Gorsky director JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLAZA, NEW BRUNSWICK NJ 08933
Andrew N Liveris director 2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
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Frederick H Waddell director 50 S. LA SALLE ST., CHICAGO IL 60675