Growth Metrics

International Business Machines (IBM) Operating Margin: 2009-2024

Historic Operating Margin for International Business Machines (IBM) over the last 16 years, with Dec 2024 value amounting to 13.36%.

  • International Business Machines' Operating Margin rose 458.00% to 15.49% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 15.57%, marking a year-over-year increase of 198.00%. This contributed to the annual value of 13.36% for FY2024, which is 42.00% down from last year.
  • International Business Machines' Operating Margin amounted to 13.36% in FY2024, which was down 3.02% from 13.78% recorded in FY2023.
  • International Business Machines' Operating Margin's 5-year high stood at 13.78% during FY2023, with a 5-year trough of 7.33% in FY2020.
  • Its 3-year average for Operating Margin is 13.18%, with a median of 13.36% in 2024.
  • In the last 5 years, International Business Machines' Operating Margin plummeted by 463bps in 2020 and then surged by 358bps in 2021.
  • Yearly analysis of 5 years shows International Business Machines' Operating Margin stood at 7.33% in 2020, then soared by 358bps to 10.90% in 2021, then surged by 151bps to 12.41% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 137bps to 13.78% in 2023, then plummeted by 42bps to 13.36% in 2024.