International Business Machines (IBM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
International Business Machines' Return on Assets [ROA] was 7.27% in Q3 2026, up 1.91 percentage points from 5.36% a year earlier and up 0.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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International Business Machines (IBM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at International Business Machines came in at 7.33%, up 2.91 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +3.70 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 4.42% in FY2024 (-1.29 pp), 5.72% in FY2023 (+4.45 pp), 1.27% in FY2022 (-2.72 pp) and 3.99% in FY2021 (+0.36 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2017.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.71 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 4.70 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2022 (a drop of 2.86 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, IBM's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 6.96% (Q2 2026), 6.98% (Q1 2026) and 7.10% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,890.86 Bn | 3,826.35 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 18.55% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 233.55 Bn | 188.83 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 7.27% |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 109.18 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 557.23 Mn | -3.37% |
| 4 | Equinix | 104.31 Bn | 92.20 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 3.85% |
| 5 | CoreWeave | 29.43 Bn | 14.28 Bn | 2.48 Bn | -2.91% |
| 6 | Nebius | 29.32 Bn | 122.11 Mn | 761.10 Mn | 0.43% |
| 7 | Verisign | 28.11 Bn | 25.46 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 55.13% |
| 8 | Nutanix | 16.34 Bn | 8.02 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 35.49% |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.97 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 12.09% |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.30 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 617.27 Mn | 2.53% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.27% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.96% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.98% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.96% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.87% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.22% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.67% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.41% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.30% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.28% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.16% |
API Access
International Business Machines Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();