International Business Machines (IBM) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

International Business Machines (IBM) posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$481.0 million for Q2 2026, down 128.33% year-on-year from $1.7 billion in Q2 2025, and up 95.41% on a QoQ basis from -$10.5 billion in Q1 2026.

International Business Machines (IBM) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

International Business Machines (IBM) has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 consecutive years, with -$481.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities fell 128.33% year-over-year to -$481.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$10.0 billion (up 29.87% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$10.3 billion, down 108.67% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities grew to -$481.0 million in Q2 2026 per IBM's latest filing, from -$10.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Cash from Investing Activities for IBM reached as high as $2.8 billion in Q4 2023 and fell as low as -$13.0 billion in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$2.1 billion and a median of -$1.3 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Cash from Investing Activities plunged 486.16% — and 2024, when it jumped 31885.71%.
  • Year by year, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$1.3 billion in 2022, then surged by 315.01% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then sank by 148.62% to -$1.4 billion in 2024, then soared by 202.76% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then slumped by 133.94% to -$481.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash from Investing Activities over the past three periods registered -$481.0 million, -$10.5 billion, and $1.4 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 International Business Machines 204.20 Bn 192.85 Bn 9.91 Bn -481.00 Mn
2 Accenture 95.75 Bn 85.58 Bn 6.13 Bn -1.21 Bn
3 Cgi 61.73 Bn 61.08 Bn - -84.21 Mn
4 GDS Holdings 48.34 Bn 46.19 Bn 164.04 Mn -265.75 Mn
5 Infosys 47.71 Bn 47.71 Bn 1.60 Bn -
6 Cognizant Technology Solutions 22.77 Bn 21.25 Bn 1.78 Bn -806.00 Mn
7 Fidelity National Information Services 22.34 Bn 21.59 Bn 1.11 Bn -8.17 Bn
8 Wipro 20.34 Bn 16.16 Bn 738.00 Mn -
9 Broadridge Financial Solutions 17.93 Bn 17.63 Bn 626.90 Mn -102.90 Mn
10 Cdw 17.77 Bn 17.19 Bn 1.19 Bn -30.90 Mn

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -481.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 -481.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -10.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -10.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.42 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.42 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -438.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -438.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.70 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -12.98 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -12.98 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.38 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.38 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.59 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.59 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.24 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.24 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -4.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -4.21 Bn