Growth Metrics

International Business Machines (IBM) Times Interest Earned (2016 - 2026)

International Business Machines has reported Times Interest Earned over the past 18 years, most recently at $3.57 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Times Interest Earned rose 35.88% to $3.57 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $5.81 through Mar 2026, up 17.15% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $5.61 for FY2025, 14.58% up from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned was $3.57 for Q1 2026 at International Business Machines, down from $8.95 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Times Interest Earned peaked at $10.42 in Q4 2022 and troughed at $2.25 in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Times Interest Earned is $4.84 (2022), against an average of $5.36.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Times Interest Earned: fell 23.73% in 2023 and later skyrocketed 35.88% in 2026.
  • Tracing IBM's Times Interest Earned over 5 years: stood at $10.42 in 2022, then dropped by 11.68% to $9.2 in 2023, then dropped by 7.58% to $8.51 in 2024, then increased by 5.23% to $8.95 in 2025, then tumbled by 60.13% to $3.57 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned over the past three periods came in at $3.57, $8.95, and $5.14 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.