International Business Machines (IBM) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
International Business Machines (IBM) posted EBIT Margin of 15.24% for Q2 2026, down 1.57 percentage points from 16.81% a year earlier but up 4.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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International Business Machines (IBM) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EBIT Margin at International Business Machines was 16.08%, up 1.58 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 16.08%, up 2.72 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBIT Margin shows a five-year change of +8.75 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, International Business Machines' EBIT Margin was 13.36% in FY2024 (-0.42 pp), 13.78% in FY2023 (+1.37 pp), 12.41% in FY2022 (+1.51 pp) and 10.90% in FY2021 (+3.58 pp).
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has run from a low of 6.72% in Q1 2024 to a high of 21.74% in Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.05 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 40.60 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a drop of 3.91 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin for the three prior quarters was 10.61% (Q1 2026), 21.74% (Q4 2025) and 15.49% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,843.70 Bn | 3,766.85 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 45.11% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 209.74 Bn | 160.64 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 15.24% |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 112.41 Bn | 95.94 Bn | 499.52 Mn | -29.55% |
| 4 | Equinix | 101.21 Bn | 89.76 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 25.33% |
| 5 | Nebius | 61.44 Bn | 34.87 Bn | 448.70 Mn | -30.21% |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 49.38 Bn | 36.47 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -1.90% |
| 7 | Verisign | 26.06 Bn | 23.28 Bn | 384.60 Mn | 68.18% |
| 8 | Nutanix | 19.56 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 9.24% |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 15.64 Bn | 9.05 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 7.30% |
| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 14.71 Bn | 12.71 Bn | 154.66 Mn | 10.45% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.24% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.74% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.81% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.22% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.91% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.77% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.45% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.74% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.37% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.54% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.34% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.46% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.81% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.01% |
API Access
International Business Machines EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();