International Business Machines (IBM) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026)
International Business Machines' Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $8.71 billion for Q2 2026, up 2.8% from $8.48 billion a year earlier and up 1.8% from the prior quarter.
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International Business Machines (IBM) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, International Business Machines' Long-Term Deferred Tax was $8.61 billion, up 23.4% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Deferred Tax has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Long-Term Deferred Tax was $6.98 billion in FY2024 (+4.8%), $6.66 billion in FY2023 (+6.4%), $6.26 billion in FY2022 (-15.1%) and $7.37 billion in FY2021 (-12.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax since Q3 2021.
- Year-over-year, Long-Term Deferred Tax has increased for 11 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 16.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Long-Term Deferred Tax over five years came in Q2 2025 (growth of 32.9%), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a decline of 23.4%).
- Business Quant data shows IBM's Long-Term Deferred Tax at $8.55 billion (Q1 2026), $8.61 billion (Q4 2025) and $8.51 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,843.70 Bn | 3,766.85 Bn | 60.48 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 209.74 Bn | 160.64 Bn | 9.91 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 112.41 Bn | 95.94 Bn | 499.52 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 101.21 Bn | 89.76 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 5 | Nebius | 61.44 Bn | 34.87 Bn | 448.70 Mn |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 49.38 Bn | 36.47 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 7 | Verisign | 26.06 Bn | 23.28 Bn | 384.60 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 19.56 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 651.35 Mn |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 15.64 Bn | 9.05 Bn | 613.75 Mn |
| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 14.71 Bn | 12.71 Bn | 154.66 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.71 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.61 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.38 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.66 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.87 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.37 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.97 Bn |
API Access
International Business Machines Long-Term Deferred Tax 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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();