IBM RELEASES FOURTH-QUARTER RESULTS
Rhea-AI Summary
IBM (NYSE: IBM) reported fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of $19.7 billion, up 12% (9% constant currency), led by Software +14% and Infrastructure +21%. Full-year revenue was $67.5 billion, up 8% (6% cc). Free cash flow was $14.7 billion, up $2.0 billion year-over-year. The company expects >5% constant currency revenue growth for full-year 2026 and about a $1 billion increase in free cash flow. The board declared a quarterly dividend of $1.68 per share, payable March 10, 2026.
Positive
- Q4 revenue of $19.7 billion, up 12% YoY
- Software revenue +14% in Q4, driving higher margins
- Infrastructure revenue +21% in Q4, led by IBM Z (+67%)
- Full-year free cash flow $14.7 billion, up $2.0 billion YoY
- Full-year gross margin (GAAP) 58.2%, up 150 basis points
Negative
- Total debt rose $6.3 billion to $61.3 billion year-end
- Full-year consulting revenue growth was only 2%, flat at constant currency
- Infrastructure support revenue down 2% at constant currency in Q4
News Market Reaction – IBM
On the day this news was published, IBM gained 5.13%, reflecting a notable positive market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +5.9% during that session. Our momentum scanner triggered 21 alerts that day, indicating elevated trading interest and price volatility. This price movement added approximately $13.42B to the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $274.96B at that time.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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IBM fell 0.83% with below-average volume while peers like ACN (-1.5%), INFY (-1.99%), CTSH (-0.88%) and FIS (-2.14%) also declined. Despite broad weakness in information technology services, the scanner did not flag a coordinated sector momentum move, pointing to a mainly stock-specific read on these earnings.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20 | AI fan experience | Positive | -4.7% | Launch of GRAMMY IQ and watsonx-powered digital fan experiences. |
| Jan 15 | Product launch | Positive | -3.6% | Introduction of IBM Sovereign Core for AI-ready sovereign environments. |
| Jan 14 | Earnings date set | Neutral | +1.9% | Scheduling of Q4 2025 earnings release and investor webcast. |
| Jan 07 | AI retail study | Neutral | -1.9% | Global study with NRF on AI’s role in consumer pre-purchase decisions. |
| Jan 06 | Partnership renewal | Positive | +2.5% | Long-term renewal as AI, cloud and digital partner for Wimbledon. |
Recent product and AI partnership announcements have often seen muted or negative next-day moves, even when strategically positive, indicating a tendency for the stock to underreact or fade on good news.
Over the past month, IBM issued several AI- and partnership-focused announcements, including GRAMMY-related watsonx experiences on Jan 20 and a digital sovereignty software launch on Jan 15, both followed by next-day declines. Earlier AI and partnership news around Wimbledon on Jan 6 coincided with a modest gain. The current fourth‑quarter 2025 earnings release caps a year of reported revenue, profit and free cash flow growth, building on that innovation narrative with hard financial results.
Market Pulse Summary
The stock moved +5.1% in the session following this news. A strong positive reaction aligns with the report’s combination of double‑digit Q4 revenue growth and higher margins, plus $14.7B in 2025 free cash flow and a growing generative AI book of $12.5B. Historically, product and AI announcements have not always produced lasting gains, so investors would have monitored whether enthusiasm could fade once initial buying and any short‑term positioning effects normalized.
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Strong, broad-based performance, led by double-digit Software and Infrastructure growth;
Double-digit growth in full-year profit and free cash flow
"In the fourth quarter, we delivered strong revenue growth, with double-digit Software performance. Additionally, Infrastructure continued its double-digit revenue growth with the robust adoption of the next generation of our mainframe platform. Our generative AI book of business now stands at more than
Fourth-Quarter Highlights
- Revenue
- Revenue of$19.7 billion
- Software revenue up 14 percent, up 11 percent at constant currency
- Consulting revenue up 3 percent, up 1 percent at constant currency
- Infrastructure revenue up 21 percent, up 17 percent at constant currency - Profit
- Gross Profit Margin: GAAP: 60.6 percent, up 110 basis points; Operating (Non-GAAP): 61.8 percent, up 120 basis points
Full-Year Highlights
- Revenue
- Revenue of$67.5 billion
- Software revenue up 11 percent, up 9 percent at constant currency
- Consulting revenue up 2 percent, flat at constant currency
- Infrastructure revenue up 12 percent, up 10 percent at constant currency - Profit
- Gross Profit Margin: GAAP: 58.2 percent, up 150 basis points; Operating (Non-GAAP): 59.5 percent, up 170 basis points - Cash Flow
- Net cash from operating activities of$13.2 billion $14.7 billion
Full-Year 2026 Expectations
- Revenue: The company expects full-year constant currency revenue growth of more than 5 percent. At current foreign exchange rates, currency is expected to be about a half-point tailwind to growth for the year
- Free cash flow: The company expects full-year free cash flow to increase by about
$1 billion
FOURTH-QUARTER 2025 INCOME STATEMENT SUMMARY | ||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | Gross Profit | Gross | Pre-tax Income | Pre-tax Income Margin | Net Income | Diluted Earnings Per Share | ||||||||||||||
GAAP from | $ 19.7 B | 60.6 | % | $ 4.1 B | 21.0 | % | $ 5.6 B | (2) | $ 5.86 | (2) | ||||||||||
Year/Year | 12 | %(1) | 14 | % | 1.1 | Pts | 25 | %(3) | 2.2 | Pts(3) | 91 | %(2,3) | 88 | %(2,3) | ||||||
Operating (Non-GAAP) | 61.8 | % | $ 4.7 B | 24.1 | % | $ 4.3 B | $ 4.52 | |||||||||||||
Year/Year | 14 | % | 1.2 | Pts | 11 | % | (0.2) | Pts | 17 | % | 15 | % | ||||||||
(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
(2) 2025 GAAP results include a benefit from income taxes primarily driven by the resolution of certain tax audit matters. | ||||||||||||||||||||
(3) GAAP YTY results include the impact of a pension settlement charge in fourth-quarter 2024. | ||||||||||||||||||||
"2025 put IBM's durability, resilience and differentiation on display. Our portfolio mix, integrated value and rapid innovation drove higher revenue growth and double-digit profit and free cash flow growth," said James Kavanaugh, IBM senior vice president and chief financial officer. "We are excited about our prospects for 2026 as our disciplined execution and unwavering focus on productivity will continue to enable us to invest in the future while returning value to shareholders."
Segment Results for Fourth Quarter
- Software — revenues of
$9.0 billion
- Hybrid Cloud (Red Hat) up 10 percent, up 8 percent at constant currency
- Automation up 18 percent, up 14 percent at constant currency
- Data up 22 percent, up 19 percent at constant currency
- Transaction Processing up 8 percent, up 4 percent at constant currency - Consulting — revenues of
$5.3 billion
- Strategy & Technology up 2 percent, flat at constant currency
- Intelligent Operations up 5 percent, up 3 percent at constant currency - Infrastructure — revenues of
$5.1 billion
- Hybrid Infrastructure up 29 percent, up 24 percent at constant currency
-- IBM Z up 67 percent, up 61 percent at constant currency
-- Distributed Infrastructure up 3 percent, flat at constant currency
- Infrastructure Support up 1 percent, down 2 percent at constant currency - Financing — revenues of
$0.2 billion
Cash Flow and Balance Sheet
In the fourth quarter, the company generated net cash from operating activities of
For the year, the company generated net cash from operating activities of
IBM ended the fourth quarter with
Full-Year 2025 Results
FULL-YEAR 2025 INCOME STATEMENT SUMMARY | ||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | Gross Profit | Gross | Pre-tax Income | Pre-tax Income Margin | Net Income | Diluted Earnings Per Share | ||||||||||||||
GAAP from | $ 67.5 B | 58.2 | % | 15.3 | % | (2) | (2) | |||||||||||||
Year/Year | 8 | %(1) | 11 | % | 1.5 | Pts | 78 | %(3) | 6.1 | Pts(3) | 76 | %(2,3) | 74 | %(2,3) | ||||||
Operating (Non-GAAP) | 59.5 | % | 18.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Year/Year | 11 | % | 1.7 | Pts | 13 | % | 1.0 | Pts | 14 | % | 12 | % | ||||||||
(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
(2) 2025 GAAP results include a benefit from income taxes primarily driven by the resolution of certain tax audit matters. | ||||||||||||||||||||
(3) GAAP YTY results include the impacts of pension settlement charges in the third and fourth quarters of 2024. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dividend Declaration
The IBM board of directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
Except for the historical information and discussions contained herein, statements contained in this release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on the company's current assumptions regarding future business and financial performance. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, the following: a downturn in economic environment and client spending budgets; a failure of the company's innovation initiatives; damage to the company's reputation; risks from investing in growth opportunities; failure of the company's intellectual property portfolio to prevent competitive offerings and the failure of the company to obtain necessary licenses; the company's ability to successfully manage acquisitions, alliances and divestitures, including integration challenges, failure to achieve objectives, the assumption or retention of liabilities and higher debt levels; fluctuations in financial results; impact of local legal, economic, political, health and other conditions; the company's failure to meet growth and productivity objectives; ineffective internal controls; the company's use of accounting estimates; impairment of the company's goodwill or amortizable intangible assets; the company's ability to attract and retain key employees and its reliance on critical skills; impacts of relationships with critical suppliers; product and service quality issues; the development and use of AI and generative AI, including the company's increased offerings and use of AI-based technologies; impacts of business with government clients; reliance on third party distribution channels and ecosystems; cybersecurity, privacy, and AI considerations; adverse effects related to climate change and other environmental matters; tax matters; legal proceedings and investigatory risks; the company's pension plans; currency fluctuations and customer financing risks; impact of changes in market liquidity conditions and customer credit risk on receivables; risk factors related to IBM securities; and other risks, uncertainties and factors discussed in the company's Form 10-Qs, Form 10-K and in the company's other filings with the
Any forward-looking statement in this release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as required by law, the company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Presentation of Information in this Press Release
For generative AI, book of business includes inception to date Software transactional revenue, plus new SaaS Annual Contract Value and Consulting signings related to specific offerings. The generative AI book of business is further defined within Exhibit 99.2 in the Form 8-K that includes this press release.
In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding the company's results as determined by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the company has also disclosed in this press release the following non-GAAP information, which management believes provides useful information to investors:
IBM results —
- adjusting for currency (i.e., at constant currency);
- presenting operating (non-GAAP) earnings per share amounts and related income statement items;
- free cash flow;
- net cash from operating activities excluding IBM Financing receivables;
- adjusted EBITDA.
The rationale for management's use of these non-GAAP measures is included in Exhibit 99.2 in the Form 8-K that includes this press release and is being submitted today to the SEC.
Conference Call and Webcast
IBM's regular quarterly earnings conference call is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. ET, today. The Webcast may be accessed via a link at https://www.ibm.com/investor/events/earnings-4q25. Presentation charts will be available shortly before the Webcast.
Financial Results Below (certain amounts may not add due to use of rounded numbers; percentages presented are calculated from the underlying whole-dollar amounts).
Contact: IBM
Tim Davidson, 914-844-7847
tfdavids@us.ibm.com
Erin McElwee, 347-920-6825
erin.mcelwee@ibm.com
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL RESULTS (Unaudited; Dollars in millions except per share amounts) | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||
2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||
REVENUE BY SEGMENT | |||||||||||
Software | $ 9,031 | $ 7,924 | $ 29,962 | $ 27,085 | |||||||
Consulting | 5,349 | 5,175 | 21,055 | 20,692 | |||||||
Infrastructure | 5,132 | 4,256 | 15,718 | 14,020 | |||||||
Financing | 179 | 170 | 737 | 713 | |||||||
Other | (5) | 29 | 63 | 243 | |||||||
TOTAL REVENUE | 19,686 | 17,553 | 67,535 | 62,753 | |||||||
GROSS PROFIT | 11,928 | 10,439 | 39,297 | 35,551 | |||||||
GROSS PROFIT MARGIN | |||||||||||
Software | 83.4 | % | 85.0 | % | 83.5 | % | 83.7 | % | |||
Consulting | 28.4 | % | 28.0 | % | 28.1 | % | 27.0 | % | |||
Infrastructure | 60.6 | % | 56.9 | % | 58.6 | % | 55.8 | % | |||
Financing | 44.1 | % | 46.9 | % | 45.3 | % | 47.9 | % | |||
TOTAL GROSS PROFIT MARGIN | 60.6 | % | 59.5 | % | 58.2 | % | 56.7 | % | |||
EXPENSE AND OTHER INCOME | |||||||||||
SG&A | 5,462 | 4,866 | 20,123 | 19,688 | |||||||
R&D | 2,187 | 1,967 | 8,316 | 7,479 | |||||||
Intellectual property and custom development income | (277) | (301) | (964) | (996) | |||||||
Other (income) and expense (1) | (66) | 177 | (442) | 1,871 | |||||||
Interest expense | 478 | 424 | 1,935 | 1,712 | |||||||
TOTAL EXPENSE AND OTHER INCOME | 7,784 | 7,133 | 28,968 | 29,754 | |||||||
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 4,144 | 3,306 | 10,328 | 5,797 | |||||||
Pre-tax margin | 21.0 | % | 18.8 | % | 15.3 | % | 9.2 | % | |||
Provision for/(Benefit from) income taxes (1) | (1,435) | 379 | (242) | (218) | |||||||
Effective tax rate | (34.6) | % | 11.5 | % | (2.3) | % | (3.8) | % | |||
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS | $ 5,579 | $ 2,927 | $ 10,571 | $ 6,015 | |||||||
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS | |||||||||||
Income/ (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes | 21 | (12) | 22 | 8 | |||||||
NET INCOME (1) | $ 5,600 | $ 2,915 | $ 10,593 | $ 6,023 | |||||||
EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK (1) | |||||||||||
Assuming Dilution | |||||||||||
Continuing Operations | $ 5.86 | $ 3.11 | $ 11.14 | $ 6.42 | |||||||
Discontinued Operations | $ 0.02 | $ (0.01) | $ 0.02 | $ 0.01 | |||||||
TOTAL | $ 5.88 | $ 3.09 | $ 11.17 | $ 6.43 | |||||||
Basic | |||||||||||
Continuing Operations | $ 5.96 | $ 3.16 | $ 11.34 | $ 6.53 | |||||||
Discontinued Operations | $ 0.02 | $ (0.01) | $ 0.02 | $ 0.01 | |||||||
TOTAL | $ 5.98 | $ 3.15 | $ 11.36 | $ 6.53 | |||||||
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES | |||||||||||
Assuming Dilution | 952.4 | 942.4 | 948.7 | 937.2 | |||||||
Basic | 936.5 | 926.0 | 932.3 | 921.8 | |||||||
____________________ | |||||||||||
(1) 2025 results include a benefit from income taxes primarily driven by the resolution of certain tax audit matters, and 2024 results include | |||||||||||
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited) | ||||
(Dollars in Millions) | At December 31, | At December 31, | ||
ASSETS: | ||||
Current Assets: | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 13,587 | $ 13,947 | ||
Restricted cash | 54 | 214 | ||
Marketable securities | 830 | 644 | ||
Notes and accounts receivable - trade, net | 8,112 | 6,804 | ||
Short-term financing receivables, net | ||||
Held for investment, net | 7,344 | 6,259 | ||
Held for sale | 1,131 | 900 | ||
Other accounts receivable, net | 1,052 | 947 | ||
Inventories | 1,220 | 1,289 | ||
Deferred costs | 1,084 | 959 | ||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 2,530 | 2,520 | ||
Total Current Assets | 36,944 | 34,482 | ||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 5,899 | 5,731 | ||
Operating right-of-use assets, net | 3,129 | 3,197 | ||
Long-term financing receivables, net | 7,708 | 5,353 | ||
Prepaid pension assets | 7,544 | 7,492 | ||
Deferred costs | 825 | 788 | ||
Deferred taxes | 8,610 | 6,978 | ||
Goodwill | 67,717 | 60,706 | ||
Intangibles, net | 11,391 | 10,660 | ||
Investments and sundry assets | 2,112 | 1,787 | ||
Total Assets | $ 151,880 | $ 137,175 | ||
LIABILITIES: | ||||
Current Liabilities: | ||||
Taxes | $ 2,347 | $ 2,033 | ||
Short-term debt | 6,424 | 5,089 | ||
Accounts payable | 4,756 | 4,032 | ||
Compensation and benefits | 4,114 | 3,605 | ||
Deferred income | 16,101 | 13,907 | ||
Operating lease liabilities | 800 | 768 | ||
Other accrued expense and liabilities | 4,116 | 3,709 | ||
Total Current Liabilities | 38,658 | 33,142 | ||
Long-term debt | 54,836 | 49,884 | ||
Retirement-related obligations | 9,018 | 9,432 | ||
Deferred income | 4,271 | 3,622 | ||
Operating lease liabilities | 2,547 | 2,655 | ||
Other liabilities | 9,810 | 11,048 | ||
Total Liabilities | 119,139 | 109,783 | ||
EQUITY: | ||||
IBM Stockholders' Equity: | ||||
Common stock | 63,318 | 61,380 | ||
Retained earnings | 155,648 | 151,163 | ||
Treasury stock - at cost | (170,605) | (169,968) | ||
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) | (15,713) | (15,269) | ||
Total IBM Stockholders' Equity | 32,648 | 27,307 | ||
Noncontrolling interests | 93 | 86 | ||
Total Equity | 32,740 | 27,393 | ||
Total Liabilities and Equity | $ 151,880 | $ 137,175 | ||
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION CASH FLOW (Unaudited) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | Year Ended | |||||||
(Dollars in Millions) | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Net Income from Operations | $ 5,600 | $ 2,915 | $ 10,593 | $ 6,023 | ||||
Pension Settlement Charges | - | 388 | - | 3,113 | ||||
Depreciation/Amortization of Intangibles (1) | 1,297 | 1,112 | 5,021 | 4,667 | ||||
Stock-based Compensation | 430 | 345 | 1,715 | 1,311 | ||||
Operating assets and liabilities/Other, net (2) | 777 | 1,824 | (978) | (1,238) | ||||
IBM Financing A/R | (4,063) | (2,255) | (3,159) | (431) | ||||
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | $ 4,040 | $ 4,330 | $ 13,193 | $ 13,445 | ||||
Capital Expenditures, net of payments & proceeds | (550) | (422) | (1,617) | (1,127) | ||||
Divestitures, net of cash transferred | - | (7) | (1) | 698 | ||||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (391) | (541) | (8,294) | (3,289) | ||||
Marketable Securities / Other Investments, net | 2,358 | (409) | (390) | (1,218) | ||||
Net Cash Provided by/(Used in) Investing Activities | $ 1,417 | $ (1,379) | $ (10,302) | $ (4,937) | ||||
Debt, net of payments & proceeds | (1,810) | (103) | 2,873 | (880) | ||||
Dividends | (1,573) | (1,546) | (6,255) | (6,147) | ||||
Financing - Other | (23) | (26) | (447) | (52) | ||||
Net Cash Provided by/(Used in) Financing Activities | $ (3,406) | $ (1,675) | $ (3,829) | $ (7,079) | ||||
Effect of Exchange Rate changes on Cash | (10) | (330) | 418 | (359) | ||||
Net Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | $ 2,041 | $ 946 | $ (520) | $ 1,071 | ||||
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(1) Includes operating lease right-of-use assets amortization. | ||||||||
(2) 2025 includes a benefit from income taxes primarily driven by the resolution of certain tax audit matters, and the year ended December 31, 2024 includes a | ||||||||
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION GAAP NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
(Dollars in Billions) | 2025 | 2024 | Yr/Yr | 2025 | 2024 | Yr/Yr | ||||||
Net Income as reported (GAAP) (1) | $ 5.6 | $ 2.9 | $ 2.7 | $ 10.6 | $ 6.0 | $ 4.6 | ||||||
Less: Income/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
Income from continuing operations | 5.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 10.6 | 6.0 | 4.6 | ||||||
Provision for/(Benefit from) income taxes from continuing ops. (1) | (1.4) | 0.4 | (1.8) | (0.2) | (0.2) | 0.0 | ||||||
Pre-tax income from continuing operations (GAAP) | 4.1 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 10.3 | 5.8 | 4.5 | ||||||
Non-operating adjustments (before tax) | ||||||||||||
Acquisition-related charges (2) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.4 | ||||||
Non-operating retirement-related costs/(income) (1) | 0.0 | 0.5 | (0.5) | 0.1 | 3.5 | (3.4) | ||||||
Operating (non-GAAP) pre-tax income from continuing ops. | 4.7 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 12.7 | 11.2 | 1.5 | ||||||
Net interest expense | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | ||||||
Depreciation/Amortization of non-acquired intangible assets | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 0.0 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | ||||||
Workforce rebalancing charges | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | ||||||
Corporate (gains) and charges (3) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (0.6) | 0.6 | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ 6.5 | $ 5.6 | $ 1.0 | $ 19.2 | $ 16.4 | $ 2.8 | ||||||
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(1) 2025 includes a benefit from income taxes primarily driven by the resolution of certain tax audit matters, and 2024 includes the impacts of pension settlement charges in the third quarter of | ||||||||||||
(2) Primarily consists of amortization of acquired intangible assets. | ||||||||||||
(3) Corporate (gains) and charges primarily consists of unique corporate actions such as gains on divestitures and asset sales (e.g., certain QRadar SaaS assets in 2024). | ||||||||||||
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION SEGMENT DATA (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||
(Dollars in Millions) | Software | Consulting | Infrastructure | Financing | ||||||||
Revenue | $ 9,031 | $ 5,349 | $ 5,132 | $ 179 | ||||||||
Segment Profit | $ 3,403 | $ 658 | $ 1,601 | $ 150 | ||||||||
Segment Profit Margin | 37.7 | % | 12.3 | % | 31.2 | % | 83.5 | % | ||||
Change YTY Revenue | 14.0 | % | 3.4 | % | 20.6 | % | 5.3 | % | ||||
Change YTY Revenue - Constant Currency | 10.7 | % | 1.0 | % | 16.6 | % | 2.4 | % | ||||
Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||
(Dollars in Millions) | Software | Consulting | Infrastructure | Financing | ||||||||
Revenue | $ 7,924 | $ 5,175 | $ 4,256 | $ 170 | ||||||||
Segment Profit | $ 3,102 | $ 606 | $ 1,063 | $ 94 | ||||||||
Segment Profit Margin | 39.2 | % | 11.7 | % | 25.0 | % | 55.0 | % | ||||
Year Ended December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||
(Dollars in Millions) | Software | Consulting | Infrastructure | Financing | ||||||||
Revenue | $ 29,962 | $ 21,055 | $ 15,718 | $ 737 | ||||||||
Segment Profit | $ 9,920 | $ 2,464 | $ 3,458 | $ 521 | ||||||||
Segment Profit Margin | 33.1 | % | 11.7 | % | 22.0 | % | 70.7 | % | ||||
Change YTY Revenue | 10.6 | % | 1.8 | % | 12.1 | % | 3.3 | % | ||||
Change YTY Revenue - Constant Currency | 9.1 | % | 0.4 | % | 10.4 | % | 2.5 | % | ||||
Year Ended December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||
(Dollars in Millions) | Software | Consulting | Infrastructure | Financing | ||||||||
Revenue | $ 27,085 | $ 20,692 | $ 14,020 | $ 713 | ||||||||
Segment Profit | $ 8,684 | $ 2,054 | $ 2,450 | $ 348 | ||||||||
Segment Profit Margin | 32.1 | % | 9.9 | % | 17.5 | % | 48.8 | % | ||||
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Unaudited; Dollars in millions except per share amounts) | ||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||
Continuing Operations | ||||||||||||||
GAAP | Acquisition- Related Adjustments (1) | Retirement- Related Adjustments (2) | Tax Reform Impacts (3) | Operating (Non- GAAP) | ||||||||||
Gross Profit | $ 11,928 | $ 231 | $ — | $ — | $ 12,159 | |||||||||
Gross Profit Margin | 60.6 | % | 1.2 | pts | — | pts | — | pts | 61.8 | % | ||||
SG&A | $ 5,462 | $ (362) | $ — | $ — | $ 5,100 | |||||||||
Other (Income) & Expense | (66) | (5) | (4) | — | (74) | |||||||||
Total Expense & Other (Income) | 7,784 | (366) | (4) | — | 7,414 | |||||||||
Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations | 4,144 | 597 | 4 | — | 4,745 | |||||||||
Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations | 21.0 | % | 3.0 | pts | 0.0 | pts | — | pts | 24.1 | % | ||||
Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes (3,4) | $ (1,435) | $ 390 | $ 15 | $ 1,468 | $ 438 | |||||||||
Effective Tax Rate | (34.6) | % | 12.6 | pts | 0.4 | pts | 30.9 | pts | 9.2 | % | ||||
Income from Continuing Operations | $ 5,579 | $ 208 | $ (11) | $ (1,468) | $ 4,307 | |||||||||
Income Margin from Continuing Operations | 28.3 | % | 1.1 | pts | (0.1) | pts | (7.5) | pts | 21.9 | % | ||||
Diluted Earnings Per Share: Continuing Operations | $ 5.86 | $ 0.22 | $ (0.01) | $ (1.54) | $ 4.52 | |||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
Continuing Operations | ||||||||||||||
GAAP | Acquisition- Related Adjustments (1) | Retirement- Related Adjustments (2) | Tax Reform Impacts | Operating (Non- GAAP) | ||||||||||
Gross Profit | $ 10,439 | $ 191 | $ — | $ — | $ 10,630 | |||||||||
Gross Profit Margin | 59.5 | % | 1.1 | pts | — | pts | — | pts | 60.6 | % | ||||
SG&A | $ 4,866 | $ (305) | $ — | $ — | $ 4,561 | |||||||||
Other (Income) & Expense | 177 | (2) | (467) | — | (291) | |||||||||
Total Expense & Other (Income) | 7,133 | (307) | (467) | — | 6,359 | |||||||||
Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations | 3,306 | 498 | 467 | — | 4,271 | |||||||||
Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations | 18.8 | % | 2.8 | pts | 2.7 | pts | — | pts | 24.3 | % | ||||
Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes (4) | $ 379 | $ 123 | $ 58 | $ 21 | $ 581 | |||||||||
Effective Tax Rate | 11.5 | % | 1.5 | pts | 0.1 | pts | 0.5 | pts | 13.6 | % | ||||
Income from Continuing Operations | $ 2,927 | $ 375 | $ 408 | $ (21) | $ 3,690 | |||||||||
Income Margin from Continuing Operations | 16.7 | % | 2.1 | pts | 2.3 | pts | (0.1) | pts | 21.0 | % | ||||
Diluted Earnings Per Share: Continuing Operations | $ 3.11 | $ 0.40 | $ 0.43 | $ (0.02) | $ 3.92 | |||||||||
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(1) Includes amortization of purchased intangible assets, in process R&D, transaction costs, applicable restructuring and related expenses, tax charges related to acquisition integration and pre-closing charges, such as financing costs. | ||||||||||||||
(2) Includes amortization of prior service costs, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, amortized actuarial gains/losses, the impacts of any plan curtailments/settlements and pension insolvency costs and other costs. 2024 also includes the impact of a pension settlement charge. | ||||||||||||||
(3) 2025 includes a benefit from income taxes primarily driven by the resolution of certain tax audit matters. | ||||||||||||||
(4) Tax impact on operating (non-GAAP) pre-tax income from continuing operations is calculated under the same accounting principles applied to the GAAP pre-tax income. | ||||||||||||||
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Unaudited; Dollars in millions except per share amounts) | ||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||
Continuing Operations | ||||||||||||||
GAAP | Acquisition- Related Adjustments (1) | Retirement- Related Adjustments (2) | Tax Reform Impacts (3) | Operating (Non- GAAP) | ||||||||||
Gross Profit | $ 39,297 | $ 888 | $ — | $ — | $ 40,184 | |||||||||
Gross Profit Margin | 58.2 | % | 1.3 | pts | — | pts | — | pts | 59.5 | % | ||||
SG&A | $ 20,123 | $ (1,417) | $ — | $ — | $ 18,706 | |||||||||
R&D | 8,316 | (4) | — | — | 8,312 | |||||||||
Other (Income) & Expense | (442) | (11) | (65) | — | (518) | |||||||||
Total Expense & Other (Income) | 28,968 | (1,432) | (65) | — | 27,472 | |||||||||
Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations | 10,328 | 2,320 | 65 | — | 12,713 | |||||||||
Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations | 15.3 | % | 3.4 | pts | 0.1 | pts | — | pts | 18.8 | % | ||||
Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes (3,4) | $ (242) | $ 786 | $ 15 | $ 1,161 | $ 1,719 | |||||||||
Effective Tax Rate | (2.3) | % | 6.6 | pts | 0.1 | pts | 9.1 | pts | 13.5 | % | ||||
Income from Continuing Operations | $ 10,571 | $ 1,534 | $ 49 | $ (1,161) | $ 10,993 | |||||||||
Income Margin from Continuing Operations | 15.7 | % | 2.3 | pts | 0.1 | pts | (1.7) | pts | 16.3 | % | ||||
Diluted Earnings Per Share: Continuing Operations | $ 11.14 | $ 1.62 | $ 0.05 | $ (1.22) | $ 11.59 | |||||||||
Year Ended December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
Continuing Operations | ||||||||||||||
GAAP | Acquisition- Related Adjustments (1) | Retirement- Related Adjustments (2) | Tax Reform Impacts (3) | Operating (Non- GAAP) | ||||||||||
Gross Profit | $ 35,551 | $ 724 | $ — | $ — | $ 36,275 | |||||||||
Gross Profit Margin | 56.7 | % | 1.2 | pts | — | pts | — | pts | 57.8 | % | ||||
SG&A | $ 19,688 | $ (1,159) | $ — | $ — | $ 18,529 | |||||||||
Other (Income) & Expense | 1,871 | (70) | (3,457) | — | (1,656) | |||||||||
Total Expense & Other (Income) | 29,754 | (1,229) | (3,457) | — | 25,068 | |||||||||
Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations | 5,797 | 1,953 | 3,457 | — | 11,207 | |||||||||
Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations | 9.2 | % | 3.1 | pts | 5.5 | pts | — | pts | 17.9 | % | ||||
Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes (4) | $ (218) | $ 497 | $ 790 | $ 455 | $ 1,523 | |||||||||
Effective Tax Rate | (3.8) | % | 5.1 | pts | 8.2 | pts | 4.1 | pts | 13.6 | % | ||||
Income from Continuing Operations | $ 6,015 | $ 1,456 | $ 2,668 | $ (455) | $ 9,684 | |||||||||
Income Margin from Continuing Operations | 9.6 | % | 2.3 | pts | 4.3 | pts | (0.7) | pts | 15.4 | % | ||||
Diluted Earnings Per Share: Continuing Operations | $ 6.42 | $ 1.55 | $ 2.85 | $ (0.49) | $ 10.33 | |||||||||
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(1) Includes amortization of purchased intangible assets, in process R&D, transaction costs, applicable restructuring and related expenses, tax charges related to acquisition integration and pre-closing charges, such as financing costs. 2024 also include a loss of entered into by the company prior to the acquisition of StreamSets and webMethods from Software AG. | ||||||||||||||
(2) Includes amortization of prior service costs, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, amortized actuarial gains/losses, the impacts of any plan curtailments/settlements and pension insolvency costs and other costs. 2024 also includes the impacts of pension settlement charges. | ||||||||||||||
(3) 2025 and 2024 include benefits from income taxes primarily driven by the resolution of certain tax audit matters. | ||||||||||||||
(4) Tax impact on operating (non-GAAP) pre-tax income from continuing operations is calculated under the same accounting principles applied to the GAAP pre-tax income. | ||||||||||||||
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION GAAP OPERATING CASH FLOW TO FREE CASH FLOW RECONCILIATION (Unaudited) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | Year Ended | |||||||
(Dollars in Millions) | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Net Cash from Operations per GAAP | $ 4,040 | $ 4,330 | $ 13,193 | $ 13,445 | ||||
Less: change in IBM Financing receivables | (4,063) | (2,255) | (3,159) | (431) | ||||
Net cash from operating activities excl. IBM Financing receivables | 8,104 | 6,584 | 16,352 | 13,876 | ||||
Capital Expenditures, net | (550) | (422) | (1,617) | (1,127) | ||||
Free Cash Flow | 7,553 | 6,163 | 14,734 | 12,749 | ||||
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION GAAP OPERATING CASH FLOW TO ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION (Unaudited) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | Year Ended | |||||||
(Dollars in Billions) | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | $ 4.0 | $ 4.3 | $ 13.2 | $ 13.4 | ||||
Add: | ||||||||
Net interest expense | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | ||||
Provision for/(Benefit from) income taxes from continuing operations (1) | (1.4) | 0.4 | (0.2) | (0.2) | ||||
Less change in: | ||||||||
Financing receivables | (4.1) | (2.3) | (3.2) | (0.4) | ||||
Other assets and liabilities/other, net (2) | 0.5 | 1.7 | (1.8) | (1.8) | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ 6.5 | $ 5.6 | $ 19.2 | $ 16.4 | ||||
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(1) 2025 includes a benefit from income taxes primarily driven by the resolution of certain tax audit matters. | ||||||||
(2) Other assets and liabilities/other, net mainly consists of operating assets and liabilities/Other, net in the Cash Flow chart, workforce rebalancing charges, non-operating impacts and corporate (gains) and charges. | ||||||||
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