International Business Machines (IBM) Goodwill (2009 - 2026)
International Business Machines (IBM) recorded Goodwill of $74.92 billion in Q3 2026, up 11.2% from $67.4 billion a year earlier and up 0.4% from the prior quarter.
International Business Machines (IBM) Goodwill (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, International Business Machines reported Goodwill of $67.72 billion, up 11.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Goodwill has increased for seven straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Goodwill came in at $60.71 billion in FY2024 (+0.9%), $60.18 billion in FY2023 (+7.6%), $55.95 billion in FY2022 (+0.5%) and $55.64 billion in FY2021 (+3.5%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Goodwill in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Goodwill has increased for 16 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 10.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Goodwill in the last five years was growth of 13.6% in Q2 2025, against a decline of 11.7% in Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $74.6 billion (Q2 2026), $74.71 billion (Q1 2026) and $67.72 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,890.86 Bn | 3,826.35 Bn | 62.56 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 233.55 Bn | 188.83 Bn | 9.71 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 109.18 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 557.23 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 104.31 Bn | 92.20 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 5 | CoreWeave | 29.43 Bn | 14.28 Bn | 2.48 Bn |
| 6 | Nebius | 29.32 Bn | 122.11 Mn | 761.10 Mn |
| 7 | Verisign | 28.11 Bn | 25.46 Bn | 393.20 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 16.34 Bn | 8.02 Bn | 651.35 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.97 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 843.00 Mn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.30 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 617.27 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 74.92 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 74.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 74.71 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 67.72 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 67.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 67.51 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 66.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 60.71 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 61.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 59.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 59.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 60.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 59.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 56.39 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 56.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 55.95 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 54.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 55.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 56.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 55.64 Bn |
International Business Machines Goodwill 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=goodwill&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "goodwill", "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=goodwill&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();