International Business Machines (IBM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

International Business Machines (IBM) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $2.4 billion for Q2 2026, up 58.82% year-on-year from $1.5 billion in Q2 2025, and down 52.04% on a QoQ basis from $4.9 billion in Q1 2026.

International Business Machines (IBM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

International Business Machines (IBM) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $2.4 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 58.82% year-over-year to $2.4 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $13.8 billion (up 12.67% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $12.1 billion, down 2.38% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow eased to $2.4 billion in Q2 2026 per IBM's latest filing, from $4.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for IBM reached as high as $4.9 billion in Q1 2026 and fell as low as $982.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $3.0 billion and a median of $2.9 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow sank 52.45% — and 2023, when it surged 131.57%.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $3.6 billion in 2022, then gained by 17.07% to $4.2 billion in 2023, then slipped by 3.27% to $4.0 billion in 2024, then dropped by 9.16% to $3.7 billion in 2025, then plunged by 35.27% to $2.4 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $2.4 billion, $4.9 billion, and $3.7 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 International Business Machines 193.88 Bn 178.95 Bn 9.91 Bn 2.37 Bn
2 Accenture 84.94 Bn 75.26 Bn 6.13 Bn 3.60 Bn
3 GDS Holdings 50.55 Bn 48.40 Bn 164.04 Mn 175.81 Mn
4 Infosys 44.05 Bn 44.79 Bn 1.60 Bn -
5 Cgi 41.25 Bn 40.60 Bn - 23.08 Mn
6 Fidelity National Information Services 20.63 Bn 19.87 Bn 1.11 Bn 663.00 Mn
7 Cognizant Technology Solutions 20.39 Bn 18.87 Bn 1.78 Bn 198.00 Mn
8 Wipro 18.65 Bn 17.52 Bn 738.00 Mn 35.69 Mn
9 Broadridge Financial Solutions 16.79 Bn 16.48 Bn 626.90 Mn 293.00 Mn
10 Cdw 16.66 Bn 16.08 Bn 1.19 Bn 248.40 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 2.37 Bn
Jun 30, 2026 2.37 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 4.94 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 4.94 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.66 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.83 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.83 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.49 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 4.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 4.13 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 4.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 4.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.60 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.60 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.85 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.85 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.93 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.93 Bn