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IBM

Latest: Q3 FY26 · Thesis page →
Revenue$17.1B+4.7% YoY
Net income$2.2B+25.6% YoY
Free cash flow$3.7B+30.6% YoY
Gross margin56.8%-0.5 pts vs a year ago

Revenue vs Net income

Reported dollars from 10-Q / 10-K filings. Q4 bars are derived (annual less nine months) where the 10-K does not tag Q4 separately.

■ Revenue   ■ Net income
$0$7.1B$14.2B$21.3BQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26

Margin trend

Gross, operating and net margin. Margins are derived from reported dollars.

● Gross margin   ● Operating margin   ● Net margin
-1%22%45%69%Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26

Revenue YoY growth

Year-over-year change vs the same quarter (or fiscal year) a year earlier. Shown where the prior-year period is in the 8-quarter snapshot (latest four quarters).

+12%+9%+1%+5%Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26

Income statement

From 10-Q / 10-K XBRL. Values in reported dollars; EPS in $/share; share counts in shares.

Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Revenue$17.6B$14.5B$17.0B$16.3B$19.7B$15.9B$17.2B$17.1B
YoY————+12.1%+9.5%+1.1%+4.7%
Cost of goods sold$7.1B$6.5B$7.0B$7.0B$7.8B$7.0B$7.3B$7.4B
YoY————+9.1%+7.0%+3.6%+6.0%
Gross profit$10.4B$8.0B$10.0B$9.4B$11.9B$8.9B$9.9B$9.7B
YoY————+14.3%+11.4%-0.7%+3.8%
Research & development$2.0B$1.9B$2.1B$2.1B$2.2B$2.2B$2.3B$2.4B
YoY————+11.2%+11.4%+10.2%+14.2%
Selling, general & administrative$4.9B$4.9B$5.0B$4.7B$5.5B$5.1B$5.0B$4.6B
YoY————+12.3%+4.2%-0.9%-2.7%
Operating income————————
YoY————————
Pretax income$3.3B$1.2B$2.6B$2.4B$4.1B$1.4B$2.5B$2.5B
YoY————+25.3%+19.8%-4.5%+2.8%
Income tax$379.0M$103.0M$404.0M$686.0M$-1.4B$172.0M$313.0M$298.0M
YoY————-478.6%+67.0%-22.5%-56.6%
Net income$2.9B$1.1B$2.2B$1.7B$5.6B$1.2B$2.2B$2.2B
YoY————+92.2%+15.3%-1.3%+25.6%
EPS — basic—$1.14$2.36$1.87—$1.30$2.30$2.32
YoY—————+14.0%-2.5%+24.1%
EPS — diluted—$1.12$2.31$1.84—$1.28$2.27$2.30
YoY—————+14.3%-1.7%+25.0%
Weighted shares — basic—928.0M930.8M933.9M—938.5M941.2M944.4M
Weighted shares — diluted—945.4M948.0M948.9M—952.1M953.3M953.5M

Balance sheet

Point-in-time values at each quarter (or fiscal year) end.

Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Cash & equivalents$13.9B$11.0B$11.9B$11.6B$13.6B$10.8B$7.2B$9.2B
YoY————-2.6%-2.0%-39.9%-20.2%
Marketable securities (current)————————
YoY————————
Accounts receivable$6.8B$5.9B$6.0B$5.5B$8.1B$6.5B$6.0B$5.8B
YoY————+19.2%+10.9%+1.2%+4.7%
Inventory$1.3B$1.4B$1.3B$1.4B$1.2B$1.5B$1.7B$1.9B
YoY————-5.4%+3.1%+39.6%+39.2%
Total current assets$34.5B$35.3B$34.3B$32.7B$36.9B$31.9B$28.4B$31.2B
YoY————+7.1%-9.7%-17.1%-4.7%
Total assets$137.2B$145.7B$148.6B$146.3B$151.9B$156.2B$152.1B$155.0B
YoY————+10.7%+7.3%+2.4%+5.9%
Total current liabilities$33.1B$35.1B$37.7B$35.1B$38.7B$40.1B$35.9B$36.5B
YoY————+16.6%+14.2%-4.8%+3.8%
Total liabilities$109.8B$118.7B$121.0B$118.3B$119.1B$123.2B$117.6B$118.8B
YoY————+8.5%+3.8%-2.8%+0.4%
Total equity$27.3B$26.9B$27.5B$27.9B$32.6B$33.0B$34.5B$35.5B
YoY————+19.6%+22.7%+25.2%+27.3%
Shares outstanding926.3M———937.0M———
YoY————+1.2%———

Cash flow

Quarterly values derived from year-to-date filings (Q4 from the 10-K). Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures.

Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Operating cash flow$4.3B$4.4B$1.7B$3.1B$4.0B$5.2B$2.6B$4.0B
YoY————-6.7%+18.3%+52.7%+30.6%
Capital expenditures$303.0M$244.0M$210.0M$255.0M$382.0M$232.0M$229.0M$332.0M
YoY————+26.1%-4.9%+9.0%+30.2%
Free cash flow$4.0B$4.1B$1.5B$2.8B$3.7B$4.9B$2.4B$3.7B
YoY————-9.2%+19.7%+58.8%+30.6%
Dividends paid————————
YoY————————
Share repurchases————————
YoY————————

Margins & ratios

Derived from the reported dollars above — no separate source.

Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Gross margin59.5%55.2%58.8%57.3%60.6%56.2%57.7%56.8%
Operating margin————————
Net margin16.6%7.3%12.9%10.7%28.4%7.6%12.6%12.8%
Free cash flow margin22.9%28.4%8.8%17.3%18.6%31.0%13.8%21.6%
Effective tax rate11.5%8.9%15.6%28.2%-34.6%12.4%12.6%11.9%
Current ratio1.04x1.01x0.91x0.93x0.96x0.80x0.79x0.85x
Total liabilities / equity4.02x4.42x4.40x4.24x3.65x3.74x3.41x3.34x

Peer comparison — latest full year

Same sector (Information Technology), sorted by revenue. All figures from the same EDGAR XBRL snapshot.

TickerRevenueRevenue YoYGross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF margin
IBM FY25 · this stock$67.5B+7.6%58.2%—15.7%17.9%
AAPL FY25$416.2B+6.4%46.9%32.0%26.9%23.7%
MSFT FY26$331.8B+17.8%67.9%46.8%40.3%20.2%
NVDA FY26$215.9B+65.5%71.1%60.4%55.6%—
MU FY26$133.2B+256.3%80.7%74.6%63.8%44.3%
ORCL FY26$67.4B+17.3%—30.6%25.4%-35.2%
CSCO FY26$63.3B+11.8%64.5%24.3%21.0%20.2%
INTC FY25$52.9B-0.5%34.8%-4.2%-0.5%-9.4%
AVGO FY24$51.6B+44.0%63.0%26.1%—37.6%
QCOM FY25$44.3B+13.7%—27.9%12.5%—
CRM FY26$41.5B+9.6%77.7%20.1%18.0%34.7%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (10-Q / 10-K), snapshot generated 2026-11-03 for 218 tickers. Q4 values are derived as the 10-K annual less the first nine months, since Q4 is not separately tagged in company facts; cash-flow quarterly values are derived from year-to-date filings the same way. Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures. Blank cells mean the filing does not report that line item under a standard US-GAAP tag — nothing is estimated or filled in. Descriptive research, not investment advice. How EarnIQ builds fundamentals.