International Business Machines (IBM) Pension (2009 - 2026)
International Business Machines (IBM) reported Pension of $8.45 billion for Q3 2026, down 13.2% from $9.74 billion a year earlier and down 1.8% from the prior quarter.
International Business Machines (IBM) Pension (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, International Business Machines posted Pension of $9.02 billion, down 4.4% from FY2024.
- Pension has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -12.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Pension came in at $9.43 billion in FY2024 (-12.7%), $10.81 billion in FY2023 (+12.6%), $9.6 billion in FY2022 (-33.5%) and $14.44 billion in FY2021 (-16.0%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Pension in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year over year, Pension has now declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 8.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Pension in five years was Q3 2024 (growth of 14.0%); the low point was Q4 2022 (a decline of 33.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $8.6 billion (Q2 2026), $8.76 billion (Q1 2026) and $9.02 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,890.86 Bn | 3,826.35 Bn | 62.56 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 233.55 Bn | 188.83 Bn | 9.71 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 109.18 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 557.23 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 104.31 Bn | 92.20 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 5 | CoreWeave | 29.43 Bn | 14.28 Bn | 2.48 Bn |
| 6 | Nebius | 29.32 Bn | 122.11 Mn | 761.10 Mn |
| 7 | Verisign | 28.11 Bn | 25.46 Bn | 393.20 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 16.34 Bn | 8.02 Bn | 651.35 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.97 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 843.00 Mn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.30 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 617.27 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.88 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.43 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.81 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.39 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.60 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.76 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.94 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.44 Bn |
International Business Machines Pension 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=pension&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "pension", "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=pension&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();