Growth Metrics

International Business Machines (IBM) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026)

International Business Machines has reported Retained Earnings over the past 18 years, most recently at $155.3 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 1097.28% to $155.3 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $155.3 billion through Mar 2026, up 1097.28% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$15.7 billion for FY2025, 2.91% down from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was $155.3 billion for Q1 2026 at International Business Machines, up from -$15.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $155.3 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at -$18.3 billion in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $63.0 million (2022), against an average of $63.6 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Retained Earnings: plummeted 26734.92% in 2023 and later skyrocketed 1097.28% in 2026.
  • Tracing IBM's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at -$16.7 billion in 2022, then soared by 1003.68% to $151.3 billion in 2023, then crashed by 110.09% to -$15.3 billion in 2024, then dropped by 2.91% to -$15.7 billion in 2025, then surged by 1088.53% to $155.3 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods came in at $155.3 billion, -$15.7 billion, and $151.6 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.