International Business Machines (IBM) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
International Business Machines' Tax Provisions came in at $313 million for Q2 2026, down 22.5% from $404 million a year earlier but up 82.0% from the prior quarter.
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International Business Machines (IBM) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, International Business Machines reported Tax Provisions of -$264 million; for FY2025, it was -$242 million.
- Going back by year, Tax Provisions was -$218 million in FY2024, $1.18 billion in FY2023, -$626 million in FY2022 and $124 million in FY2021.
- The five-year range for quarterly Tax Provisions is -$1.44 billion (Q4 2025) to $686 million (Q3 2025).
- Year-over-year, Tax Provisions increased in two of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 7.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Tax Provisions over five years came in Q2 2022 (growth of 154.5%), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a decline of 22.5%).
- Business Quant data shows IBM's Tax Provisions at $172 million (Q1 2026), -$1.44 billion (Q4 2025) and $686 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,892.50 Bn | 3,815.66 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 8.28 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 238.73 Bn | 189.54 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 313.00 Mn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 114.72 Bn | 98.25 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 2.04 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 94.20 Bn | 82.76 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 46.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nebius | 38.48 Bn | 11.91 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 13.70 Mn |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 29.87 Bn | 16.96 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 62.00 Mn |
| 7 | Verisign | 27.08 Bn | 24.44 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 67.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 18.92 Bn | 10.61 Bn | 651.35 Mn | -1.19 Bn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.68 Bn | 10.25 Bn | 828.20 Mn | 76.90 Mn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 13.49 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 20.62 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 313.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 172.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 686.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 404.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 103.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 379.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -485.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 389.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -502.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 474.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 159.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 419.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 124.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 444.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 257.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -39.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 406.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -224.00 Mn |
API Access
International Business Machines Tax Provisions 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=tax-provisions&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();