Growth Metrics

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

International Business Machines has reported Tax Provisions over the past 18 years, most recently at $172.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Provisions rose 66.99% to $172.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$173.0 million through Mar 2026, down 144.82% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$242.0 million for FY2025, 11.01% down from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions was $172.0 million for Q1 2026 at International Business Machines, up from -$1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Tax Provisions peaked at $686.0 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$1.4 billion in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Provisions is $172.0 million (2026), against an average of $15.4 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Tax Provisions: surged 417.95% in 2023 and later plummeted 504.84% in 2024.
  • Tracing IBM's Tax Provisions over 5 years: stood at $444.0 million in 2022, then rose by 6.76% to $474.0 million in 2023, then fell by 20.04% to $379.0 million in 2024, then plummeted by 478.63% to -$1.4 billion in 2025, then surged by 111.99% to $172.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Tax Provisions over the past three periods came in at $172.0 million, -$1.4 billion, and $686.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.