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title: "\"Performance\" IBM's third-quarter revenue exceeds expectations, but stock price falls 5% after hours"
description: "IBM's adjusted earnings per share for the third quarter were $2.65, a year-on-year increase of 15%, with revenue growing 9% to $16.3 billion, both exceeding market expectations. Despite the company ra"
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# "Performance" IBM's third-quarter revenue exceeds expectations, but stock price falls 5% after hours

> IBM's adjusted earnings per share for the third quarter were $2.65, a year-on-year increase of 15%, with revenue growing 9% to $16.3 billion, both exceeding market expectations. Despite the company raising its annual guidance, the stock price fell 5% in after-hours trading. Software revenue increased by 10% to $7.21 billion, and the artificial intelligence business exceeded $9.5 billion in scale. Full-year revenue is expected to grow by more than 5%, with free cash flow around $14 billion

IBM (IBM.US) announced that its adjusted earnings per share for the third quarter were $2.65, a year-on-year increase of 15%, exceeding market expectations of $2.45. Revenue grew by 9% to $16.3 billion, also surpassing the expected $16.1 billion. Despite the company raising its annual guidance, the stock price fell 5% in after-hours trading.

During the quarter, software revenue grew by 10% to $7.21 billion, roughly in line with expectations. As for the artificial intelligence business, its current scale has exceeded $9.5 billion.

IBM currently expects full-year revenue growth to exceed 5%, with full-year free cash flow expected to be around $14 billion, up from the previous forecast of $13.5 billion

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