IBM Shares Crashed 25% In Worst Day Ever—Here’s Why - Forbes
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- IBM shares fell 25% in what Forbes called the company's worst single-day performance ever, with Bloomberg noting it was the largest drop since at least 1968 on an earnings miss the company conceded with 'We Faltered'
- CrowdStrike stock got a 'big boost' from IBM's earnings warning per Barron's, while Business Insider linked the broader fallout to AI and 'SaaSpocalypse' fears—a beneficiary angle the dominant IBM-pain coverage overlooks
Why it matters: IBM lost roughly 25% of its value in a single session—the steepest decline since at least 1968—after an earnings miss that rippled through the software sector and lifted cybersecurity peers like CrowdStrike.
