Growth Metrics

International Business Machines (IBM) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

International Business Machines has reported FCF Margin over the past 17 years, most recently at 18.58% for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put FCF Margin at 18.58% for Q4 2025, down 436.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was 17.92% (down 184.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 17.92%, down 184.0%.
  • FCF Margin for Q4 2025 was 18.58% at International Business Machines, up from 17.31% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Margin for IBM hit a ceiling of 33.52% in Q1 2021 and a floor of 6.32% in Q2 2022.
  • Median FCF Margin over the past 5 years was 17.96% (2025), compared with a mean of 18.53%.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Margin hit 1163bps in 2021, while the deepest fall reached -25651bps in 2021.
  • International Business Machines' FCF Margin stood at 12.54% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 70bps to 21.31% in 2022, then increased by 12bps to 23.95% in 2023, then fell by -4bps to 22.94% in 2024, then decreased by -19bps to 18.58% in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for FCF Margin were 18.58% (Q4 2025), 17.31% (Q3 2025), and 8.78% (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.