International Business Machines (IBM) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

International Business Machines' Research & Development history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.2 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 11.44% year-over-year to $2.2 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $8.5 billion (up 11.87% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $8.3 billion, up 11.19% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $2.2 billion for Q1 2026 at International Business Machines, down from $2.2 billion in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $2.2 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $1.6 billion in Q4 2022.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $1.8 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.8 billion in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Research & Development retreated 1.43% in 2023, then rose 13.97% in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $1.6 billion in 2022, then climbed by 8.98% to $1.7 billion in 2023, then gained by 12.53% to $2.0 billion in 2024, then advanced by 11.18% to $2.2 billion in 2025, then slipped by 0.64% to $2.2 billion in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $2.2 billion (Q1 2026), $2.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.