International Business Machines (IBM) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
International Business Machines' Selling, General & Administrative came in at $4.98 billion for Q2 2026, down 0.9% from $5.03 billion a year earlier and down 2.1% from the prior quarter.
International Business Machines (IBM) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, International Business Machines reported Selling, General & Administrative of $20.28 billion, up 3.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $20.12 billion, up 2.2% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative has increased in each of the last three years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Selling, General & Administrative was $19.69 billion in FY2024 (+3.6%), $19 billion in FY2023 (+2.1%), $18.61 billion in FY2022 (-0.7%) and $18.75 billion in FY2021 (-8.8%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Selling, General & Administrative is $4.31 billion (Q3 2021) to $5.46 billion (Q4 2025).
- Year-over-year, Selling, General & Administrative increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 3.0%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Selling, General & Administrative over five years came in Q4 2025 (growth of 12.3%), and the weakest in Q3 2021 (a decline of 7.3%).
- Business Quant data shows IBM's Selling, General & Administrative at $5.09 billion (Q1 2026), $5.46 billion (Q4 2025) and $4.75 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,843.70 Bn | 3,766.85 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 2.29 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 209.74 Bn | 160.64 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 4.98 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 112.41 Bn | 95.94 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 118.91 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 101.21 Bn | 89.76 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 462.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nebius | 61.44 Bn | 34.87 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 173.90 Mn |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 49.38 Bn | 36.47 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 178.00 Mn |
| 7 | Verisign | 26.06 Bn | 23.28 Bn | 384.60 Mn | 60.80 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 19.56 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 72.41 Mn |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 15.64 Bn | 9.05 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 187.69 Mn |
| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 14.71 Bn | 12.71 Bn | 154.66 Mn | 45.21 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.75 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.87 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.91 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.94 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.79 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.90 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.85 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.31 Bn |
International Business Machines Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();