International Business Machines (IBM) Ending Cash Balance (2015 - 2026)
International Business Machines (IBM) recorded Ending Cash Balance of $9.28 billion in Q3 2026, down 20.0% from $11.6 billion a year earlier but up 28.6% from the prior quarter.
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International Business Machines (IBM) Ending Cash Balance (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, International Business Machines reported Ending Cash Balance of $13.64 billion, down 3.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Ending Cash Balance has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Ending Cash Balance came in at $14.16 billion in FY2024 (+8.2%), $13.09 billion in FY2023 (+63.9%), $7.99 billion in FY2022 (+14.8%) and $6.96 billion in FY2021 (-49.1%).
- Quarterly Ending Cash Balance has ranged from $6.96 billion in Q4 2021 to $14.77 billion in Q1 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Ending Cash Balance has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 14.0% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Ending Cash Balance in the last five years was growth of 81.6% in Q3 2024, against a decline of 49.1% in Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $7.22 billion (Q2 2026), $10.86 billion (Q1 2026) and $13.64 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,980.35 Bn | 3,915.84 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 20.28 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 233.58 Bn | 188.86 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 9.28 Bn |
| 3 | Equinix | 98.73 Bn | 86.61 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 2.40 Bn |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 79.73 Bn | 62.17 Bn | 557.23 Mn | 1.98 Bn |
| 5 | Nebius | 30.46 Bn | 3.89 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 9.10 Bn |
| 6 | Verisign | 28.02 Bn | 25.38 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 208.40 Mn |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 24.06 Bn | 11.15 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 6.90 Bn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 15.84 Bn | 7.53 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 777.32 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.72 Bn | 10.10 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 1.12 Bn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 11.18 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 1.48 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.86 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.99 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.96 Bn |
API Access
International Business Machines Ending Cash Balance 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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();