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IBM RELEASES THIRD-QUARTER RESULTS
Acceleration in revenue growth and profit across all segments; Raises outlook for full-year revenue growth and free cash flow

ARMONK, N.Y., October 22, 2025 . . . IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced third-quarter 2025 earnings results.
“This quarter we accelerated performance across all of our segments, and again exceeded expectations for revenue, profit and free cash flow. Clients globally continue to leverage our technology and domain expertise to drive productivity in their operations and deliver real business value with AI. Our AI book of business now stands at more than $9.5 billion," said Arvind Krishna, IBM chairman, president and chief executive officer. "Given the strength of our business, we are raising our full-year outlook for revenue growth and free cash flow.”
Third-Quarter Highlights
Revenue
Revenue of $16.3 billion, up 9 percent, up 7 percent at constant currency
Software revenue up 10 percent, up 9 percent at constant currency
Consulting revenue up 3 percent, up 2 percent at constant currency
Infrastructure revenue up 17 percent, up 15 percent at constant currency
Profit
Gross Profit Margin: GAAP: 57.3 percent, up 1.1 points; Operating (Non-GAAP): 58.7 percent, up 1.2 points
Pre-Tax Income Margin: GAAP: 14.9 percent, up 20.2 points; Operating (Non-GAAP): 18.6 percent, up 2.0 points
Cash Flow
Year to date, net cash from operating activities of $9.2 billion; free cash flow of $7.2 billion

THIRD-QUARTER 2025 INCOME STATEMENT SUMMARY
RevenueGross
Profit
Gross Profit MarginPre-tax
Income
Pre-tax
Income
Margin
Net
Income
Diluted
Earnings Per Share
GAAP from Continuing Operations$16.3B$9.4B57.3%$2.4B14.9%$1.7B
(2)
$1.84
(2)
Year/Year9
% (1)
11%1.1PtsNM
(3)
20.2
Pts (3)
NM
(2,3)
NM
(2,3)
Operating
(Non-GAAP)
$9.6B58.7%$3.0B18.6%$2.5B$2.65
Year/Year11%1.2Pts22%2.0Pts17%15%
(1) 7% at constant currency.
(2) 2025 GAAP results include a one-time, non-cash income tax charge associated with the enactment of H.R. 1 in July of 2025.
(3) GAAP YTY results include the impact of a pension settlement charge in third-quarter 2024.
NM - not meaningful

“New innovation, the strength and diversity of our portfolio, and our disciplined execution led to acceleration in revenue growth and profit in the quarter," said James Kavanaugh, IBM senior vice president and chief financial officer. "Consistent focus on the fundamentals of our business delivered double-digit growth in adjusted EBITDA, and drove another quarter of strong free cash flow, the fuel for our investments and ability to return value to shareholders.”




Segment Results for Third Quarter
Software — revenues of $7.2 billion, up 10 percent, up 9 percent at constant currency:
Hybrid Cloud (Red Hat) up 14 percent, up 12 percent at constant currency
Automation up 24 percent, up 22 percent at constant currency
Data up 8 percent, up 7 percent at constant currency
Transaction Processing down 1 percent, down 3 percent at constant currency

Consulting — revenues of $5.3 billion, up 3 percent, up 2 percent at constant currency:
Strategy and Technology up 2 percent, flat at constant currency
Intelligent Operations up 5 percent, up 4 percent at constant currency

Infrastructure — revenues of $3.6 billion, up 17 percent, up 15 percent at constant currency:
Hybrid Infrastructure up 28 percent, up 26 percent at constant currency
IBM Z up 61 percent, up 59 percent at constant currency
Distributed Infrastructure up 10 percent, up 8 percent at constant currency
Infrastructure Support up 1 percent, flat at constant currency

Financing — revenues of $0.2 billion, up 10 percent, up 8 percent at constant currency
Cash Flow and Balance Sheet
In the third quarter, the company generated net cash from operating activities of $3.1 billion, up $0.2 billion year to year. IBM’s free cash flow was $2.4 billion, up $0.3 billion year to year. The company returned $1.6 billion to shareholders in dividends in the third quarter.
For the first nine months of the year, the company generated net cash from operating activities of $9.2 billion, flat year to year. IBM's free cash flow was $7.2 billion, up $0.6 billion year to year.
IBM ended the third quarter with $14.9 billion of cash, restricted cash and marketable securities, up $0.1 billion from year-end 2024. Debt, including IBM Financing debt of $11.3 billion, totaled $63.1 billion, up $8.1 billion year to date.
Full-Year 2025 Expectations
Revenue: The company now expects constant currency revenue growth of more than 5 percent. At current foreign exchange rates, currency is expected to be about a one-and-a-half-point tailwind to growth for the year.
Free cash flow: The company now expects about $14 billion in free cash flow for the full year.
Dividend Declaration
On October 22, 2025, the IBM board of directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $1.68 per common share, to stockholders of record on November 10, 2025. With payment of the December 10, 2025 dividend, IBM will have paid consecutive quarterly dividends every year since 1916.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
Except for the historical information and discussions contained herein, statements contained in this release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on the company’s current assumptions regarding future business and financial performance. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, the following: a downturn in economic environment and client spending budgets; a failure of the company’s innovation initiatives; damage to the company’s reputation; risks from investing in growth opportunities; failure of the company’s intellectual property portfolio to



prevent competitive offerings and the failure of the company to obtain necessary licenses; the company’s ability to successfully manage acquisitions, alliances and divestitures, including integration challenges, failure to achieve objectives, the assumption or retention of liabilities and higher debt levels; fluctuations in financial results; impact of local legal, economic, political, health and other conditions; the company’s failure to meet growth and productivity objectives; ineffective internal controls; the company’s use of accounting estimates; impairment of the company’s goodwill or amortizable intangible assets; the company’s ability to attract and retain key employees and its reliance on critical skills; impacts of relationships with critical suppliers; product and service quality issues; the development and use of AI and generative AI, including the company's increased offerings and use of AI-based technologies; impacts of business with government clients; reliance on third party distribution channels and ecosystems; cybersecurity, privacy, and AI considerations; adverse effects related to climate change and other environmental matters; tax matters; legal proceedings and investigatory risks; the company’s pension plans; currency fluctuations and customer financing risks; impact of changes in market liquidity conditions and customer credit risk on receivables; risk factors related to IBM securities; and other risks, uncertainties and factors discussed in the company’s Form 10-Qs, Form 10-K and in the company’s other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or in materials incorporated therein by reference.
Any forward-looking statement in this release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as required by law, the company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Presentation of Information in this Press Release
For generative AI, book of business includes inception to date Software transactional revenue, plus new SaaS Annual Contract Value and Consulting signings related to specific offerings. The generative AI book of business is further defined within .2 in the Form 8-K that includes this press release.
In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding the company’s results as determined by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the company has also disclosed in this press release the following non-GAAP information, which management believes provides useful information to investors:
IBM results —
adjusting for currency (i.e., at constant currency);
presenting operating (non-GAAP) earnings per share amounts and related income statement items;
free cash flow;
net cash from operating activities excluding IBM Financing receivables;
adjusted EBITDA.
The rationale for management’s use of these non-GAAP measures is included in .2 in the Form 8-K that includes this press release and is being submitted today to the SEC.
Conference Call and Webcast
IBM’s regular quarterly earnings conference call is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. ET, today. The Webcast may be accessed via a link at https://www.ibm.com/investor/events/earnings-3q25. Presentation charts will be available shortly before the Webcast.







Financial Results Below (certain amounts may not add due to use of rounded numbers; percentages presented are calculated from the underlying whole-dollar amounts).

Contact:
IBM
Tim Davidson, 914-844-7847
tfdavids@us.ibm.com
Erin McElwee, 347-920-6825
erin.mcelwee@ibm.com



INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL RESULTS
(Unaudited; Dollars in millions except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2025202420252024
REVENUE BY SEGMENT
Software$7,209 $6,524 $20,932 $19,162 
Consulting5,324 5,152 15,706 15,517 
Infrastructure3,559 3,042 10,586 9,764 
Financing200 181 557 543 
Other38 68 68 214 
TOTAL REVENUE16,331 14,968 47,849 45,199 
GROSS PROFIT9,360 8,420 27,369 25,112 
GROSS PROFIT MARGIN    
Software83.1 %83.2 %83.5 %83.1 %
Consulting29.3 %28.4 %28.0 %26.7 %
Infrastructure57.2 %55.0 %57.7 %55.3 %
Financing45.6 %47.2 %45.7 %48.2 %
TOTAL GROSS PROFIT MARGIN57.3 %56.3 %57.2 %55.6 %
EXPENSE AND OTHER INCOME
SG&A4,748 4,911 14,661 14,823 
R&D2,082 1,876 6,129 5,512 
Intellectual property and custom development income(219)(238)(687)(696)
Other (income) and expense (1)
(173)2,244 (376)1,694 
Interest expense492 429 1,457 1,288 
TOTAL EXPENSE AND OTHER INCOME6,931 9,222 21,184 22,621 
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
2,430 (802)6,185 2,491 
Pre-tax margin14.9 %(5.4)%12.9 %5.5 %
Provision for/(Benefit from) income taxes (1)
686 (485)1,193 (597)
Effective tax rate28.2 %60.4 %19.3 %(24.0)%
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS$1,744 $(317)$4,992 $3,088 
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes(13)21 
NET INCOME/(LOSS) (1)
$1,744 $(330)$4,993 $3,109 
EARNINGS/(LOSS) PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK (1)
   
Assuming Dilution    
Continuing Operations$1.84 $(0.34)$5.27 $3.30 
Discontinued Operations$0.00 $(0.01)$0.00 $0.02 
TOTAL $1.84 $(0.36)$5.27 $3.32 
Basic    
Continuing Operations$1.87 $(0.34)$5.36 $3.36 
Discontinued Operations$0.00 $(0.01)$0.00 $0.02 
TOTAL $1.87 $(0.36)$5.36 $3.38 
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING (M’s)
Assuming Dilution948.9923.6947.4935.4
Basic933.9923.6930.9920.3
(1) 2024 includes the impact of a pension settlement charge of $2.7 billion ($2.0 billion net of tax).



INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in Millions)At September 30,
2025
At December 31,
2024
ASSETS:
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$11,569 $13,947 
Restricted cash30 214 
Marketable securities3,286 644 
Notes and accounts receivable - trade, net5,532 6,804 
Short-term financing receivables
  Held for investment, net5,156 6,259 
  Held for sale 745 900 
Other accounts receivable, net1,174 947 
Inventories1,397 1,289 
Deferred costs1,113 959 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets2,739 2,520 
Total Current Assets32,740 34,482 
Property, plant and equipment, net5,851 5,731 
Operating right-of-use assets, net3,223 3,197 
Long-term financing receivables, net6,258 5,353 
Prepaid pension assets8,044 7,492 
Deferred costs768 788 
Deferred taxes8,505 6,978 
Goodwill67,396 60,706 
Intangibles, net11,729 10,660 
Investments and sundry assets1,796 1,787 
Total Assets$146,312 $137,175 
LIABILITIES:
Current Liabilities:
Taxes$1,663 $2,033 
Short-term debt7,942 5,089 
Accounts payable3,867 4,032 
Compensation and benefits 3,508 3,605 
Deferred income13,878 13,907 
Operating lease liabilities807 768 
Other liabilities 3,477 3,709 
Total Current Liabilities35,142 33,142 
Long-term debt55,174 49,884 
Retirement-related obligations9,735 9,432 
Deferred income3,863 3,622 
Operating lease liabilities2,646 2,655 
Other liabilities11,762 11,048 
Total Liabilities118,322 109,783 
EQUITY:  
IBM Stockholders’ Equity:  
Common stock62,819 61,380 
Retained earnings151,581 151,163 
Treasury stock - at cost(170,512)(169,968)
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)(15,983)(15,269)
Total IBM Stockholders’ Equity27,905 27,307 
Noncontrolling interests85 86 
Total Equity27,990 27,393 
Total Liabilities and Equity$146,312 $137,175 




INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
CASH FLOW
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(Dollars in Millions)2025202420252024
Net Income/(Loss) from Operations$1,744 $(330)$4,993 $3,109 
Pension Settlement Charge2,725 2,725 
Depreciation/Amortization of Intangibles (1)
1,283 1,268 3,725 3,555 
Stock-based Compensation444 330 1,285 966 
Operating assets and liabilities/Other, net (2)
(688)(1,984)(1,755)(3,063)
IBM Financing A/R298 873 905 1,824 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities$3,081 $2,881 $9,153 $9,115 
Capital Expenditures, net of payments & proceeds (3)
(410)55 (1,067)(705)
Divestitures, net of cash transferred(1)705 
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired(58)(2,513)(7,903)(2,748)
Marketable Securities / Other Investments, net30 869 (2,748)(810)
Net Cash Provided by/(Used in) Investing Activities$(437)$(1,587)$(11,719)$(3,558)
Debt, net of payments & proceeds(1,108)(1,259)4,683 (777)
Dividends(1,569)(1,542)(4,681)(4,601)
Financing - Other(334)35 (425)(26)
Net Cash Provided by/(Used in) Financing Activities$(3,012)$(2,766)$(423)$(5,403)
Effect of Exchange Rate changes on Cash(59)207 429 (29)
Net Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash$(426)$(1,264)$(2,561)$125 
(1) Includes operating lease right-of-use assets amortization.
(2) 2025 includes a one-time, non-cash income tax charge of $0.3 billion associated with the enactment of H.R. 1 in July of 2025, and 2024 includes a $0.7 billion tax benefit associated with the pension settlement charge in the third quarter.
(3) 2024 includes proceeds of $0.4 billion from the sale of certain QRadar SaaS assets in the third quarter.





INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
GAAP NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(Dollars in Billions)20252024Yr/Yr20252024Yr/Yr
Net Income (Loss) as reported (GAAP) (1)
$1.7 $(0.3)$2.1 $5.0 $3.1 $1.9 
Less: Income/(Loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Income/(Loss) from continuing operations1.7 (0.3)2.1 5.0 3.1 1.9 
Provision for/(Benefit from) income taxes from continuing ops.0.7 (0.5)1.2 1.2 (0.6)1.8 
Pre-tax income/(loss) from continuing operations (GAAP)2.4 (0.8)3.2 6.2 2.5 3.7 
Non-operating adjustments (before tax)
Acquisition-related charges (2)
0.6 0.5 0.1 1.7 1.5 0.3 
Non-operating retirement-related costs/(income) (1)
0.0 2.8 (2.8)0.1 3.0 (2.9)
Operating (non-GAAP) pre-tax income from continuing ops.3.0 2.5 0.5 8.0 6.9 1.0 
Net interest expense0.3 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.7 0.3 
Depreciation/Amortization of non-acquired intangible assets0.7 0.7 0.0 2.1 2.1 0.0 
Stock-based compensation0.4 0.3 0.1 1.3 1.0 0.3 
Workforce rebalancing charges0.0 0.3 (0.3)0.4 0.7 (0.3)
Corporate (gains) and charges (3)
0.0 (0.4)0.4 0.0 (0.6)0.6 
Adjusted EBITDA$4.6 $3.8 $0.8 $12.7 $10.8 $1.8 
(1) 2024 includes the impact of a pension settlement charge of $2.7 billion ($2.0 billion net of tax).
(2) Primarily consists of amortization of acquired intangible assets.
(3) Corporate (gains) and charges primarily consists of unique corporate actions such as gains on divestitures and asset sales (e.g., certain QRadar SaaS assets in 2024).































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SEGMENT DATA
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
 
(Dollars in Millions)SoftwareConsultingInfrastructureFinancing
Revenue$7,209 $5,324 $3,559 $200 
Segment Profit$2,374 $686 $644 $123 
Segment Profit Margin32.9 %12.9 %18.1 %61.6 %
Change YTY Revenue10.5 %3.3 %17.0 %10.4 %
Change YTY Revenue - Constant Currency8.8 %1.5 %15.1 %8.5 %

Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
 
(Dollars in Millions) SoftwareConsultingInfrastructureFinancing
Revenue$6,524 $5,152 $3,042 $181 
Segment Profit$1,969 $559 $422 $86 
Segment Profit Margin30.2 %10.9 %13.9 %47.5 %



Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
 
(Dollars in Millions)SoftwareConsultingInfrastructureFinancing
Revenue$20,932 $15,706 $10,586 $557 
Segment Profit$6,517 $1,807 $1,857 $371 
Segment Profit Margin31.1 %11.5 %17.5 %66.5 %
Change YTY Revenue9.2 %1.2 %8.4 %2.7 %
Change YTY Revenue - Constant Currency8.4 %0.2 %7.7 %2.6 %

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
(Dollars in Millions) SoftwareConsultingInfrastructureFinancing
Revenue$19,162 $15,517 $9,764 $543 
Segment Profit$5,582 $1,447 $1,387 $254 
Segment Profit Margin29.1 %9.3 %14.2 %46.9 %




INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
U.S. GAAP TO OPERATING (Non-GAAP) RESULTS RECONCILIATION
(Unaudited; Dollars in millions except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
Continuing Operations
GAAP
Acquisition-
Related
Adjustments (1)
Retirement-
Related
Adjustments (2)
Tax
Reform
Impacts (3)
Operating
(Non-GAAP)
Gross Profit$9,360 $231 $— $— $9,591 
Gross Profit Margin57.3 %1.4 pts— pts— pts58.7 %
SG&A$4,748 $(354)$— $— $4,394 
Other (Income) & Expense(173)(6)(13)— (191)
Total Expense & Other (Income)6,931 (359)(13)— 6,559 
Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations2,430 590 13 — 3,033 
Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations14.9 %3.6 pts0.1 pts— pts18.6 %
Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes (4)
$686 $136 $$(309)$516 
Effective Tax Rate28.2 %(1.0)pts0.0 pts(10.2)pts17.0 %
Income from Continuing Operations$1,744 $454 $10 $309 $2,517 
Income Margin from Continuing Operations10.7 %2.8 pts0.1 pts1.9 pts15.4 %
Diluted Earnings Per Share: Continuing Operations$1.84 $0.48 $0.01 $0.33 $2.65 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
Continuing Operations
GAAP
Acquisition-
Related
Adjustments (1)
Retirement-
Related
Adjustments (2)
Tax
Reform
Impacts
Operating
(Non-GAAP)
Gross Profit$8,420 $192 $— $— $8,612 
Gross Profit Margin56.3 %1.3 pts— pts— pts57.5 %
SG&A$4,911 $(300)$— $— $4,611 
Other (Income) & Expense2,244 — (2,797)— (553)
Total Expense & Other (Income)9,222 (300)(2,797)— 6,125 
Pre-tax Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations(802)492 2,797 — 2,487 
Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations(5.4)%3.3 pts18.7 pts— pts16.6 %
Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes (4)
$(485)$119 $700 $(2)$332 
Effective Tax Rate60.4 %(7.2)pts(39.8)pts(0.1)pts13.4 %
Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations$(317)$373 $2,097 $$2,155 
Income/(Loss) Margin from Continuing Operations(2.1)%2.5 pts14.0 pts0.0 pts14.4 %
Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Share: Continuing Operations (5)
$(0.34)$0.40 $2.27 $0.00 $2.30 
(1)Includes amortization of acquired intangible assets, in-process R&D, transaction costs, applicable retention, restructuring and related expenses, tax charges related to acquisition integration and pre-closing charges, such as financing costs.
(2)Includes amortization of prior service costs, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, amortized actuarial gains/losses, the impacts of any plan curtailments/settlements and pension insolvency costs and other costs. 2024 also includes the impact of a pension settlement charge.
(3)2025 includes a one-time, non-cash income tax charge associated with the enactment of H.R. 1 in July of 2025.
(4)The tax impact on operating (non-GAAP) pre-tax income from continuing operations is calculated under the same accounting principles applied to the GAAP pre-tax income.
(5)Due to the GAAP net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2024, dilutive potential shares were excluded from the GAAP loss per share as the effect would have been antidilutive. The difference in share count resulted in an additional $(0.04) reconciling item.



INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
U.S. GAAP TO OPERATING (Non-GAAP) RESULTS RECONCILIATION
(Unaudited; Dollars in millions except per share amounts)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
Continuing Operations
GAAP
Acquisition-
Related
Adjustments (1)
Retirement-
Related
Adjustments (2)
Tax
Reform
Impacts (3)
Operating
(Non-GAAP)
Gross Profit$27,369 $657 $— $— $28,025 
Gross Profit Margin57.2 %1.4 pts— pts— pts58.6 %
SG&A$14,661 $(1,055)$— $— $13,606 
R&D6,129 (4)— — 6,125 
Other (Income) & Expense(376)(7)(61)— (444)
Total Expense & Other (Income)21,184 (1,066)(61)— 20,058 
Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations6,185 1,723 61 — 7,968 
Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations12.9 %3.6 pts0.1 pts— pts16.7 %
Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes (4)
$1,193 $396 $$(307)$1,282 
Effective Tax Rate19.3 %0.8 pts(0.2)pts(3.9)pts16.1 %
Income from Continuing Operations$4,992 $1,326 $61 $307 $6,686 
Income Margin from Continuing Operations10.4 %2.8 pts0.1 pts0.6 pts14.0 %
Diluted Earnings Per Share: Continuing Operations$5.27 $1.40 $0.06 $0.32 $7.06 


Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
Continuing Operations
GAAP
Acquisition-
Related
Adjustments (1)
Retirement-
Related
Adjustments (2)
Tax
Reform
Impacts (3)
Operating
(Non-GAAP)
Gross Profit$25,112 $533 $— $— $25,645 
Gross Profit Margin55.6 %1.2 pts— pts— pts56.7 %
SG&A$14,823 $(854)$— $— $13,969 
Other (Income) & Expense1,694 (68)(2,991)— (1,364)
Total Expense & Other (Income)22,621 (922)(2,991)— 18,709 
Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations2,491 1,454 2,991 — 6,936 
Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations5.5 %3.2 pts6.6 pts— pts15.3 %
Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes (4)
$(597)$374 $731 $434 $942 
Effective Tax Rate(24.0)%10.4 pts20.9 pts6.3 pts13.6 %
Income from Continuing Operations$3,088 $1,081 $2,259 $(434)$5,994 
Income Margin from Continuing Operations6.8 %2.4 pts5.0 pts(1.0)pts13.3 %
Diluted Earnings Per Share: Continuing Operations$3.30 $1.16 $2.42 $(0.46)$6.41 
(1)Includes amortization of acquired intangible assets, in process R&D, transaction costs, applicable restructuring and related expenses, tax charges related to acquisition integration and pre-closing charges, such as financing costs. 2024 also includes a loss of $68 million on foreign exchange derivative contracts entered into by the company prior to the acquisition of StreamSets and webMethods from Software AG.
(2)Includes amortization of prior service costs, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, amortized actuarial gains/losses, the impacts of any plan curtailments/settlements and pension insolvency costs and other costs. 2024 also includes the impact of a pension settlement charge.
(3)2025 includes a one-time, non-cash income tax charge associated with the enactment of H.R. 1 in July of 2025, and 2024 includes a benefit from income taxes due to the resolution of certain tax audit matters in the first quarter.
(4)Tax impact on operating (non-GAAP) pre-tax income from continuing operations is calculated under the same accounting principles applied to the GAAP pre-tax income.



INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
GAAP OPERATING CASH FLOW TO FREE CASH FLOW RECONCILIATION
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(Dollars in Millions)2025202420252024
Net Cash from Operations per GAAP$3,081 $2,881 $9,153 $9,115 
Less: change in IBM Financing receivables298 873 905 1,824 
Net cash from operating activities excl. IBM Financing receivables2,783 2,009 8,248 7,292 
Capital Expenditures, net(410)55 (1,067)(705)
Free Cash Flow$2,373 $2,064 $7,181 $6,586 






INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
GAAP OPERATING CASH FLOW TO ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(Dollars in Billions)2025202420252024
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities$3.1 $2.9 $9.2 $9.1 
Add:
Net interest expense0.3 0.3 0.9 0.7 
Provision for/(Benefit from) income taxes from continuing operations0.7 (0.5)1.2 (0.6)
Less change in:
Financing receivables0.3 0.9 0.9 1.8 
Other assets and liabilities/other, net (1)
(0.8)(2.0)(2.3)(3.5)
Adjusted EBITDA$4.6 $3.8 $12.7 $10.8 
(1)Other assets and liabilities/other, net mainly consists of Operating assets and liabilities/Other, net in the Cash Flow chart, workforce rebalancing charges, non-operating impacts and corporate (gains) and charges.