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International Business Machines (IBM) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

International Business Machines (IBM) posted Net Margin of 12.62% for Q2 2026, up 65.26% on a QoQ basis from 7.63% in Q1 2026, and down 31.0% year-over-year from 18.28% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

International Business Machines (IBM) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

International Business Machines has reported Net Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 12.62% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Margin fell 31.0% year-over-year to 12.62% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 15.52%, a 641.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 15.68%, up 609.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 12.62% for Q2 2026 at International Business Machines, up from 7.63% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 28.44% in Q4 2025, with the low at 22.66% in Q3 2022.
  • Average Net Margin over 5 years is 9.53%, with a median of 10.89% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Net Margin plunged 3118 bps in 2022, then soared 3421 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 16.23% in 2022, then gained by 17 bps to 18.92% in 2023, then slipped by 12 bps to 16.6% in 2024, then jumped by 71 bps to 28.44% in 2025, then sank by 56 bps to 12.62% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 12.62% (Q2 2026), 7.63% (Q1 2026), and 28.44% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 3,681.04 Bn 3,548.29 Bn 60.48 Bn 36.78%
2 International Business Machines 229.16 Bn 217.90 Bn 9.91 Bn 12.62%
3 Nebius 56.81 Bn 48.77 Bn 448.70 Mn -2.47%
4 CoreWeave 49.03 Bn 43.49 Bn 1.70 Bn -24.31%
5 Nutanix 17.82 Bn 15.80 Bn 610.79 Mn 10.25%
6 DigitalOcean Holdings 12.89 Bn 12.13 Bn 154.66 Mn 12.60%
7 Kingsoft Cloud Holdings 2.97 Bn 2.28 Bn 68.71 Mn -1.95%
8 SharonAI Holdings 2.13 Bn 263.45 Mn 1.17 Mn -22,282.95%
9 Tuya 1.10 Bn 120.87 Mn 43.05 Mn 20.05%
10 Backblaze 715.48 Mn 664.10 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 12.62%
Mar 31, 2026 7.63%
Dec 31, 2025 28.44%
Sep 30, 2025 10.68%
Jun 30, 2025 12.92%
Mar 31, 2025 7.26%
Dec 31, 2024 16.60%
Sep 30, 2024 -2.20%
Jun 30, 2024 11.63%
Mar 31, 2024 11.10%
Dec 31, 2023 18.92%
Sep 30, 2023 11.55%
Jun 30, 2023 10.23%
Mar 31, 2023 6.50%
Dec 31, 2022 16.23%
Sep 30, 2022 -22.66%
Jun 30, 2022 8.96%
Mar 31, 2022 5.16%
Dec 31, 2021 13.98%
Sep 30, 2021 8.53%