Growth Metrics

International Business Machines (IBM) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

International Business Machines has reported FCF Payout Ratio over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.32 for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 14.97% year-over-year to 0.32; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.49, down 0.76%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.52, 4.24% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 was 0.32 at International Business Machines, down from 0.43 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 1.52 in Q2 2022 and troughed at 0.32 in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 0.61 and a median of 0.5 in 2022 define the central range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Payout Ratio: skyrocketed 113.3% in 2022 and later crashed 56.18% in 2023.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.42 in 2022, then decreased by 13.21% to 0.36 in 2023, then increased by 5.28% to 0.38 in 2024, then increased by 12.08% to 0.43 in 2025, then fell by 25.81% to 0.32 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Payout Ratio for IBM at 0.32 in Q1 2026, 0.43 in Q4 2025, and 0.56 in Q3 2025.