International Business Machines (IBM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

International Business Machines (IBM) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 56.23% in Q1 2026, down 7.2% quarter-over-quarter from 60.59% in Q4 2025, and up 100.0% on a YoY basis from 28.11% in Q1 2025.

International Business Machines (IBM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

International Business Machines' Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 56.23% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 100.0% year-over-year to 56.23%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 58.36% (up 132.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 58.19%, up 154.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 56.23% for Q1 2026 at International Business Machines, down from 60.59% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 60.59% in Q4 2025 to a low of 51.67% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 55.92% across 5 years, with a median of 56.23% in 2026.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Gross Margin plunged 186 bps in 2022, then jumped 201 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 57.71% in 2022, then rose by 2 bps to 59.07% in 2023, then advanced by 1 bps to 59.47% in 2024, then gained by 2 bps to 60.59% in 2025, then slipped by 7 bps to 56.23% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 56.23% (Q1 2026), 60.59% (Q4 2025), and 57.31% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Infosys 250,975,992.28 Bn 250,975,991.00 Bn 1.56 Bn 30.85%
2 International Business Machines 267.32 Bn 252.39 Bn 8.95 Bn 56.23%
3 Wipro 138.60 Bn 137.44 Bn 751.00 Mn 29.07%
4 Accenture 109.98 Bn 101.66 Bn 16.30 Bn 90.31%
5 Cognizant Technology Solutions 25.38 Bn 23.86 Bn 1.78 Bn 32.79%
6 Fidelity National Information Services 21.09 Bn 20.34 Bn 1.11 Bn 33.63%
7 Broadridge Financial Solutions 17.60 Bn 17.30 Bn 626.90 Mn 32.09%
8 Cdw 17.16 Bn 16.58 Bn 1.19 Bn 20.95%
9 Leidos Holdings 15.68 Bn 15.27 Bn 761.00 Mn 17.30%
10 Caci International 11.74 Bn 11.58 Bn 797.83 Mn 33.94%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 56.23%
Dec 31, 2025 60.59%
Sep 30, 2025 57.31%
Jun 30, 2025 58.77%
Mar 31, 2025 55.23%
Dec 31, 2024 59.47%
Sep 30, 2024 56.25%
Jun 30, 2024 56.75%
Mar 31, 2024 53.53%
Dec 31, 2023 59.07%
Sep 30, 2023 54.39%
Jun 30, 2023 54.93%
Mar 31, 2023 52.69%
Dec 31, 2022 57.71%
Sep 30, 2022 52.67%
Jun 30, 2022 53.36%
Mar 31, 2022 51.67%
Dec 31, 2021 56.91%
Sep 30, 2021 53.63%
Jun 30, 2021 55.23%