Growth Metrics

International Business Machines (IBM) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

International Business Machines has reported Gross Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 56.23% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 100.0% to 56.23% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 58.36% through Mar 2026, up 132.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 58.19% for FY2025, 154.0% up from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 56.23% for Q1 2026 at International Business Machines, down from 60.59% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 60.59% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 51.67% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 56.23% (2026), against an average of 55.92%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Margin: plummeted -186bps in 2022 and later surged 201bps in 2025.
  • Tracing IBM's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 57.71% in 2022, then rose by 2bps to 59.07% in 2023, then increased by 1bps to 59.47% in 2024, then grew by 2bps to 60.59% in 2025, then fell by -7bps to 56.23% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods came in at 56.23%, 60.59%, and 57.31% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.