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International Business Machines (IBM) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

International Business Machines has reported Research & Development over the past 17 years, most recently at $2.2 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Research & Development at $2.2 billion for Q4 2025, up 11.18% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $8.3 billion (up 11.19% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $8.3 billion, up 11.19%.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 was $2.2 billion at International Business Machines, up from $2.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for IBM hit a ceiling of $2.2 billion in Q4 2025 and a floor of $1.6 billion in Q4 2022.
  • Median Research & Development over the past 5 years was $1.7 billion (2023), compared with a mean of $1.8 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: soared 256.25% in 2021 and later fell 1.43% in 2023.
  • International Business Machines' Research & Development stood at $1.6 billion in 2021, then fell by 1.29% to $1.6 billion in 2022, then grew by 8.98% to $1.7 billion in 2023, then increased by 12.53% to $2.0 billion in 2024, then rose by 11.18% to $2.2 billion in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Research & Development were $2.2 billion (Q4 2025), $2.1 billion (Q3 2025), and $2.1 billion (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.