International Business Machines (IBM) Acquisitions (2009 - 2026)
International Business Machines' Acquisitions was $15 million in Q2 2026, down 98.0% from $747 million a year earlier and down 99.9% from the prior quarter.
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International Business Machines (IBM) Acquisitions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, International Business Machines' Acquisitions was $10.93 billion through Jun 30, 2026, up 0.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $8.29 billion, up 152.2% from FY2024.
- Acquisitions shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 89.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Acquisitions was $3.29 billion in FY2024 (-35.3%), $5.08 billion in FY2023 (+116.4%), $2.35 billion in FY2022 (-28.7%) and $3.29 billion in FY2021 (+880.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Acquisitions since Q2 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Acquisitions was higher in three of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 66.0%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Acquisitions over five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 744.4%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 98.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, IBM's Acquisitions in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $10.47 billion (Q1 2026), $391 million (Q4 2025) and $58 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Acquisitions (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,843.70 Bn | 3,766.85 Bn | 60.48 Bn | - |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 209.74 Bn | 160.64 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 15.00 Mn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 112.41 Bn | 95.94 Bn | 499.52 Mn | - |
| 4 | Equinix | 101.21 Bn | 89.76 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 101.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nebius | 61.44 Bn | 34.87 Bn | 448.70 Mn | -81.40 Mn |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 49.38 Bn | 36.47 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
| 7 | Verisign | 26.06 Bn | 23.28 Bn | 384.60 Mn | - |
| 8 | Nutanix | 19.56 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 651.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 15.64 Bn | 9.05 Bn | 613.75 Mn | - |
| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 14.71 Bn | 12.71 Bn | 154.66 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 391.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 58.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 747.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 541.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 153.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 82.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 137.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.59 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 334.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 62.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 260.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 698.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 275.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 152.00 Mn |
API Access
International Business Machines Acquisitions API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=acquisitions&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "acquisitions", "ticker": "IBM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=acquisitions&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();