Growth Metrics

International Business Machines (IBM) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2016 - 2025)

International Business Machines has reported Long-Term Deferred Tax over the past 17 years, most recently at $8.6 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Long-Term Deferred Tax at $8.6 billion for Q4 2025, up 23.39% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $8.6 billion (up 23.39% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $8.6 billion, up 23.39%.
  • Long-Term Deferred Tax for Q4 2025 was $8.6 billion at International Business Machines, up from $8.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax for IBM hit a ceiling of $9.0 billion in Q3 2021 and a floor of $6.2 billion in Q3 2023.
  • Median Long-Term Deferred Tax over the past 5 years was $7.0 billion (2022), compared with a mean of $7.4 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Long-Term Deferred Tax: dropped 23.41% in 2022 and later surged 32.88% in 2025.
  • International Business Machines' Long-Term Deferred Tax stood at $7.4 billion in 2021, then decreased by 15.12% to $6.3 billion in 2022, then rose by 6.39% to $6.7 billion in 2023, then increased by 4.84% to $7.0 billion in 2024, then increased by 23.39% to $8.6 billion in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Long-Term Deferred Tax were $8.6 billion (Q4 2025), $8.5 billion (Q3 2025), and $8.5 billion (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.