Growth Metrics

International Business Machines (IBM) Tax Provisions (2016 - 2026)

International Business Machines has reported Tax Provisions over the past 17 years, most recently at -$1.4 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Tax Provisions at -$1.4 billion for Q4 2025, down 478.63% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was -$242.0 million (down 10.5% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was -$242.0 million, down 11.01%.
  • Tax Provisions for Q4 2025 was -$1.4 billion at International Business Machines, down from $686.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Tax Provisions for IBM hit a ceiling of $686.0 million in Q3 2025 and a floor of -$1.4 billion in Q4 2025.
  • Median Tax Provisions over the past 5 years was $141.5 million (2023), compared with a mean of $10.6 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Tax Provisions: soared 417.95% in 2023 and later tumbled 504.84% in 2024.
  • International Business Machines' Tax Provisions stood at $406.0 million in 2021, then grew by 9.36% to $444.0 million in 2022, then grew by 6.76% to $474.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 20.04% to $379.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 478.63% to -$1.4 billion in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Tax Provisions were -$1.4 billion (Q4 2025), $686.0 million (Q3 2025), and $404.0 million (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.