Growth Metrics

International Business Machines (IBM) Short-term Investments (2016 - 2026)

International Business Machines has reported Short-term Investments over the past 18 years, most recently at $4.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Short-term Investments fell 34.82% to $4.2 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $4.2 billion through Mar 2026, down 34.82% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $4.4 billion for FY2025, 24.38% up from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments was $4.2 billion for Q1 2026 at International Business Machines, down from $4.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Short-term Investments peaked at $8.1 billion in Q1 2023 and troughed at $524.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Short-term Investments is $3.8 billion (2024), against an average of $3.9 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Short-term Investments: soared 1364.91% in 2023 and later tumbled 78.55% in 2024.
  • Tracing IBM's Short-term Investments over 5 years: stood at $4.1 billion in 2022, then increased by 4.79% to $4.3 billion in 2023, then fell by 17.48% to $3.5 billion in 2024, then increased by 24.38% to $4.4 billion in 2025, then fell by 4.81% to $4.2 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Short-term Investments over the past three periods came in at $4.2 billion, $4.4 billion, and $3.8 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.