By Syeda Seirut Javed
Publication Date: 2026-10-06 21:51:00
International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) came up during Jim Cramer’s October 1 review of the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s third-quarter performance. Despite his favorable view of the company, he said its quarterly disappointment required patience. He stated:
In the end, I think the best lessons from the third quarter came from the 30 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which finished down 2.7%… Dow’s losers, worst for last… IBM missed its quarter and fell 22%. You know my rules: you miss a quarter, you gotta wait a quarter. I like IBM, but rules are rules.
Cramer was quite bullish on the stock during a July episode.
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