International Business Machines (IBM) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
International Business Machines (IBM) recorded Cash & Current Investments of $8.13 billion in Q2 2026, down 47.4% from $15.45 billion a year earlier and down 31.0% from the prior quarter.
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International Business Machines (IBM) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, International Business Machines reported Cash & Current Investments of $14.42 billion, down 1.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash & Current Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Cash & Current Investments came in at $14.59 billion in FY2024 (+8.6%), $13.44 billion in FY2023 (+53.8%), $8.74 billion in FY2022 (+15.6%) and $7.56 billion in FY2021 (-47.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Cash & Current Investments since Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Current Investments has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 4.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cash & Current Investments in the last five years was growth of 109.5% in Q2 2023, against a decline of 47.4% in Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $11.78 billion (Q1 2026), $14.42 billion (Q4 2025) and $14.86 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,890.86 Bn | 3,826.35 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 64.51 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 233.55 Bn | 188.83 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 11.06 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 109.18 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 557.23 Mn | 5.13 Bn |
| 4 | Equinix | 104.31 Bn | 92.20 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 3.60 Bn |
| 5 | CoreWeave | 29.43 Bn | 14.28 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 4.18 Bn |
| 6 | Nebius | 29.32 Bn | 122.11 Mn | 761.10 Mn | 7.43 Bn |
| 7 | Verisign | 28.11 Bn | 25.46 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 476.10 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 16.34 Bn | 8.02 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 2.36 Bn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.97 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 1.12 Bn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.30 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 617.27 Mn | 3.52 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 11.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.70 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.69 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.78 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.56 Bn |
API Access
International Business Machines Cash & Current Investments 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=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "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=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();