International Business Machines (IBM) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)
International Business Machines (IBM) reported Cost of Revenue of $7.26 billion for Q2 2026, up 3.6% from $7 billion a year earlier and up 4.1% from the prior quarter.
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International Business Machines (IBM) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, International Business Machines' Cost of Revenue came in at $28.95 billion, up 6.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $28.24 billion, up 3.8% from FY2024.
- Cost of Revenue has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Cost of Revenue came in at $27.2 billion in FY2024 (-1.3%), $27.56 billion in FY2023 (-1.0%), $27.84 billion in FY2022 (+7.6%) and $25.87 billion in FY2021 (+6.4%).
- Five-year quarterly Cost of Revenue spans a low of $6.15 billion in Q3 2021 and a high of $7.76 billion in Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Cost of Revenue has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 2.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Cost of Revenue in five years was Q2 2022 (growth of 13.8%); the low point was Q3 2021 (a decline of 32.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $6.97 billion (Q1 2026), $7.76 billion (Q4 2025) and $6.97 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,843.70 Bn | 3,766.85 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 29.53 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 209.74 Bn | 160.64 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 7.26 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 112.41 Bn | 95.94 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 196.54 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 101.21 Bn | 89.76 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 5 | Nebius | 61.44 Bn | 34.87 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 133.60 Mn |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 49.38 Bn | 36.47 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 879.00 Mn |
| 7 | Verisign | 26.06 Bn | 23.28 Bn | 384.60 Mn | 50.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 19.56 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 105.73 Mn |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 15.64 Bn | 9.05 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 485.93 Mn |
| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 14.71 Bn | 12.71 Bn | 154.66 Mn | 126.52 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.97 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.82 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.72 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.97 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.68 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.86 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.15 Bn |
API Access
International Business Machines Cost of Revenue API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cost-of-revenue&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cost-of-revenue", "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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();