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

International Business Machines (IBM) recorded quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$10.5 billion in Q1 2026, down 840.23% quarter-over-quarter from $1.4 billion in Q4 2025, and up 19.18% on a YoY basis from -$8.8 billion in Q1 2025.

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

International Business Machines' Cash from Investing Activities history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$10.5 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 19.18% year-over-year to -$10.5 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$7.8 billion (up 43.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$10.3 billion, down 108.67% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$10.5 billion for Q1 2026 at International Business Machines, down from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of $2.8 billion in Q4 2023 to a low of -$13.0 billion in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$2.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$1.4 billion in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Cash from Investing Activities sank 486.16% in 2023, then soared 31885.71% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$1.3 billion in 2022, then soared by 315.01% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then sank by 148.62% to -$1.4 billion in 2024, then jumped by 202.76% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then slumped by 840.23% to -$10.5 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$10.5 billion (Q1 2026), $1.4 billion (Q4 2025), and -$438.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Infosys 250,975,992.28 Bn 250,975,991.00 Bn 1.56 Bn -719.00 Mn
2 International Business Machines 267.32 Bn 252.39 Bn 8.95 Bn -10.49 Bn
3 Wipro 138.60 Bn 137.44 Bn 751.00 Mn 219.08 Mn
4 Accenture 109.98 Bn 101.66 Bn 16.30 Bn -1.74 Bn
5 Cognizant Technology Solutions 25.38 Bn 23.86 Bn 1.78 Bn -806.00 Mn
6 Fidelity National Information Services 21.09 Bn 20.34 Bn 1.11 Bn -8.17 Bn
7 Broadridge Financial Solutions 17.60 Bn 17.30 Bn 626.90 Mn -102.90 Mn
8 Cdw 17.16 Bn 16.58 Bn 1.19 Bn -30.90 Mn
9 Leidos Holdings 15.68 Bn 15.27 Bn 761.00 Mn -2.36 Bn
10 Caci International 11.74 Bn 11.58 Bn 797.83 Mn -2.67 Bn

Historic Data

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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
Dec 31, 2023 2.84 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.84 Bn