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

International Business Machines (IBM) has reported Research & Development for 18 consecutive years, with $2.3 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• Quarterly Research & Development rose 10.21% year-over-year to $2.3 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $8.8 billion (up 10.94% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $8.3 billion, up 11.19% from the prior year.
• Research & Development grew to $2.3 billion in Q2 2026 per IBM's latest filing, from $2.2 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Research & Development for IBM reached as high as $2.3 billion in Q2 2026 and fell as low as $1.6 billion in Q4 2022.
• A 5-year average of $1.9 billion and a median of $1.8 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development decreased 1.43% — and 2025, when it gained 13.97%.
• Year by year, Research & Development stood at $1.6 billion in 2022, then increased by 8.98% to $1.7 billion in 2023, then climbed by 12.53% to $2.0 billion in 2024, then grew by 11.18% to $2.2 billion in 2025, then climbed by 5.67% to $2.3 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $2.3 billion, $2.2 billion, and $2.2 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.