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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.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 14.97% to 0.32 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.49 through Mar 2026, down 0.76% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.52 for FY2025, 4.24% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.32 for Q1 2026 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.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.5 (2022), against an average of 0.61.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Payout Ratio: surged 113.3% in 2022 and later plummeted 56.18% in 2023.
  • Tracing IBM's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.42 in 2022, then fell by 13.21% to 0.36 in 2023, then rose by 5.28% to 0.38 in 2024, then rose by 12.08% to 0.43 in 2025, then dropped by 25.81% to 0.32 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.32, 0.43, and 0.56 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.