International Business Machines (IBM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

International Business Machines has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $7.3 billion in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 2.36% year-over-year to $7.3 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $29.0 billion, a 5.27% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $28.4 billion, up 4.68% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses was $7.3 billion for Q2 2026 at International Business Machines, roughly flat from $7.3 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $7.6 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $6.0 billion in Q3 2022.
• Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $6.7 billion, with a median of $6.8 billion recorded in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Expenses decreased 2.42% in 2022, then gained 11.96% in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $6.4 billion in 2022, then advanced by 2.65% to $6.5 billion in 2023, then advanced by 4.48% to $6.8 billion in 2024, then gained by 11.96% to $7.6 billion in 2025, then retreated by 4.67% to $7.3 billion in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $7.3 billion (Q2 2026), $7.3 billion (Q1 2026), and $7.6 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.