International Business Machines (IBM) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
International Business Machines (IBM) posted Net Margin of 12.62% for Q2 2026, down 0.31 percentage points from 12.92% a year earlier but up 4.98 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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International Business Machines (IBM) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Net Margin at International Business Machines was 15.52%, up 6.41 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 15.69%, up 6.09 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Net Margin shows a five-year change of +5.55 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, International Business Machines' Net Margin was 9.60% in FY2024 (-2.53 pp), 12.13% in FY2023 (+9.42 pp), 2.71% in FY2022 (-7.31 pp) and 10.01% in FY2021 (-0.12 pp).
- Quarterly Net Margin has run from a low of -22.66% in Q3 2022 to a high of 28.45% in Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.77 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Net Margin in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 34.21 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a drop of 56.43 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Net Margin for the three prior quarters was 7.64% (Q1 2026), 28.45% (Q4 2025) and 10.68% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,890.86 Bn | 3,826.35 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 39.69% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 233.55 Bn | 188.83 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 12.80% |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 109.18 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 557.23 Mn | -4.35% |
| 4 | Equinix | 104.31 Bn | 92.20 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 19.02% |
| 5 | CoreWeave | 29.43 Bn | 14.28 Bn | 2.48 Bn | -19.37% |
| 6 | Nebius | 29.32 Bn | 122.11 Mn | 761.10 Mn | -3.82% |
| 7 | Verisign | 28.11 Bn | 25.46 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 47.99% |
| 8 | Nutanix | 16.34 Bn | 8.02 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 167.85% |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.97 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 19.51% |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.30 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 617.27 Mn | 10.44% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 12.80% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.62% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.64% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.45% |
| 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 | 16.24% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -22.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.98% |
API Access
International Business Machines Net Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "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=net-margin&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();