International Business Machines (IBM) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
International Business Machines' Tax Rate came in at 12.63% for Q2 2026, down 2.93 percentage points from 15.56% a year earlier but up 0.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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International Business Machines (IBM) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, International Business Machines reported Tax Rate of -2.53%, down 8.94 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -2.34%, up 1.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate carries a five-year change of +50.53 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Tax Rate was -3.76% in FY2024 (-17.29 pp), 13.53% in FY2023 (+67.69 pp), -54.15% in FY2022 (-56.72 pp) and 2.56% in FY2021 (+55.44 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Tax Rate is -46.74% (Q1 2024) to 60.47% (Q3 2024).
- Year-over-year, Tax Rate increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.34 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Tax Rate over five years came in Q1 2022 (a gain of 59.31 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a drop of 58.46 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows IBM's Tax Rate at 12.40% (Q1 2026), -34.64% (Q4 2025) and 28.23% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,843.70 Bn | 3,766.85 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 18.80% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 209.74 Bn | 160.64 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 12.63% |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 112.41 Bn | 95.94 Bn | 499.52 Mn | - |
| 4 | Equinix | 101.21 Bn | 89.76 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 8.80% |
| 5 | Nebius | 61.44 Bn | 34.87 Bn | 448.70 Mn | - |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 49.38 Bn | 36.47 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
| 7 | Verisign | 26.06 Bn | 23.28 Bn | 384.60 Mn | 23.12% |
| 8 | Nutanix | 19.56 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 651.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 15.64 Bn | 9.05 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 20.62% |
| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 14.71 Bn | 12.71 Bn | 154.66 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.63% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.40% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.23% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.56% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.46% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.49% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.15% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 11.07% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 7.01% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 13.30% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 9.72% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 15.35% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 55.95% |
API Access
International Business Machines Tax Rate 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-rate&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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-rate&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();