International Business Machines (IBM) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
International Business Machines (IBM) posted Cash from Operations of $2.6 billion for Q2 2026, up 52.7% from $1.7 billion a year earlier but down 49.8% from the prior quarter.
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International Business Machines (IBM) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Cash from Operations at International Business Machines was $14.89 billion, up 12.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $13.19 billion, down 1.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash from Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, International Business Machines' Cash from Operations was $13.45 billion in FY2024 (-3.5%), $13.93 billion in FY2023 (+33.5%), $10.44 billion in FY2022 (-18.5%) and $12.8 billion in FY2021 (-29.7%).
- Quarterly Cash from Operations has run from a low of $1.32 billion in Q2 2022 to a high of $5.17 billion in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 6.2%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations in the past five years was Q2 2023, with growth of 99.7%; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a decline of 56.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash from Operations for the three prior quarters was $5.17 billion (Q1 2026), $4.04 billion (Q4 2025) and $3.08 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,843.70 Bn | 3,766.85 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 55.44 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 209.74 Bn | 160.64 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 2.60 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 112.41 Bn | 95.94 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 117.56 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 101.21 Bn | 89.76 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 5 | Nebius | 61.44 Bn | 34.87 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 2.25 Bn |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 49.38 Bn | 36.47 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 679.00 Mn |
| 7 | Verisign | 26.06 Bn | 23.28 Bn | 384.60 Mn | 231.60 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 19.56 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 315.01 Mn |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 15.64 Bn | 9.05 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 326.27 Mn |
| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 14.71 Bn | 12.71 Bn | 154.66 Mn | 109.97 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.37 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.88 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.97 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.32 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.54 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.71 Bn |
API Access
International Business Machines Cash from Operations 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-from-operations&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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-from-operations&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();