International Business Machines (IBM) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026)
International Business Machines' Income from Continuing Operations was $2.2 billion in Q3 2026, up 26.1% from $1.74 billion a year earlier and up 1.5% from the prior quarter.
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International Business Machines (IBM) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, International Business Machines' Income from Continuing Operations was $11.16 billion through Sep 30, 2026, up 40.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $10.57 billion, up 75.7% from FY2024.
- Income from Continuing Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 21.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Income from Continuing Operations was $6.02 billion in FY2024 (-19.9%), $7.51 billion in FY2023 (+321.4%), $1.78 billion in FY2022 (-62.2%) and $4.71 billion in FY2021 (+19.8%).
- Quarterly Income from Continuing Operations has moved between -$3.21 billion (Q3 2022) and $5.58 billion (Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Income from Continuing Operations was higher in four of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 15.2%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Income from Continuing Operations over five years was Q4 2025 (growth of 90.6%); the worst was Q1 2025 (a decline of 33.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, IBM's Income from Continuing Operations in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $2.17 billion (Q2 2026), $1.22 billion (Q1 2026) and $5.58 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Income (Continuing) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,890.86 Bn | 3,826.35 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 36.63 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 233.55 Bn | 188.83 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 2.20 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 109.18 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 557.23 Mn | -34.10 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 104.31 Bn | 92.20 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 489.00 Mn |
| 5 | CoreWeave | 29.43 Bn | 14.28 Bn | 2.48 Bn | -709.00 Mn |
| 6 | Nebius | 29.32 Bn | 122.11 Mn | 761.10 Mn | -37.50 Mn |
| 7 | Verisign | 28.11 Bn | 25.46 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 212.50 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 16.34 Bn | 8.02 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 1.27 Bn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.97 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 261.80 Mn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.30 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 617.27 Mn | 117.10 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.19 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.93 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -317.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.83 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.58 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.71 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.58 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 934.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.87 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -3.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.47 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 662.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.46 Bn |
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International Business Machines Income from Continuing Operations API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-from-continuing-operations", "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=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();