International Business Machines (IBM) Inventory (2009 - 2026)
International Business Machines' Inventory was $1.95 billion in Q3 2026, up 39.2% from $1.4 billion a year earlier and up 11.4% from the prior quarter.
International Business Machines (IBM) Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Inventory at International Business Machines came in at $1.22 billion, down 5.4% from FY2024.
- Inventory shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Inventory was $1.29 billion in FY2024 (+11.0%), $1.16 billion in FY2023 (-25.2%), $1.55 billion in FY2022 (-5.9%) and $1.65 billion in FY2021 (-9.0%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Inventory since Q3 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Inventory has increased for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 13.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Inventory over five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 39.6%); the worst was Q4 2023 (a decline of 25.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, IBM's Inventory in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $1.75 billion (Q2 2026), $1.48 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.22 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,890.86 Bn | 3,826.35 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 1.84 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 233.55 Bn | 188.83 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 1.95 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 | 1.95 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.75 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.22 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.55 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.79 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.68 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.65 Bn |
International Business Machines Inventory 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=inventory&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "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=inventory&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();