International Business Machines (IBM) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
International Business Machines' Short-term Investments was $1.83 billion in Q3 2026, down 44.5% from $3.29 billion a year earlier but up 90.1% from the prior quarter.
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International Business Machines (IBM) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Short-term Investments at International Business Machines came in at $830 million, up 28.9% from FY2024.
- Short-term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Short-term Investments was $644 million in FY2024 (+72.7%), $373 million in FY2023 (-56.2%), $852 million in FY2022 (+42.0%) and $600 million in FY2021 (unchanged).
- Quarterly Short-term Investments has moved between $373 million (Q4 2023) and $8.06 billion (Q1 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Short-term Investments has declined for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 78.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments over five years was Q3 2025 (growth of 550.7%); the worst was Q3 2024 (a decline of 86.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, IBM's Short-term Investments in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $960 million (Q2 2026), $964 million (Q1 2026) and $830 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,890.86 Bn | 3,826.35 Bn | 62.56 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 233.55 Bn | 188.83 Bn | 9.71 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 109.18 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 557.23 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 104.31 Bn | 92.20 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 5 | CoreWeave | 29.43 Bn | 14.28 Bn | 2.48 Bn |
| 6 | Nebius | 29.32 Bn | 122.11 Mn | 761.10 Mn |
| 7 | Verisign | 28.11 Bn | 25.46 Bn | 393.20 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 16.34 Bn | 8.02 Bn | 651.35 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.97 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 843.00 Mn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.30 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 617.27 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.83 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 960.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 964.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 830.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 644.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 505.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 373.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.90 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 852.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.75 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 524.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 550.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 600.00 Mn |
API Access
International Business Machines Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();