International Business Machines Payments to Acquire and Develop Software decreased by 7.0% to $159.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.3%, from $151.00M to $159.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments to Acquire and Develop Software shows relatively stable performance with a -2.2% CAGR.
investing_payments_to_acquire_and_develop_software| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $204.00M | $176.00M | $151.00M | $169.00M | $172.00M | $138.00M | $147.00M | $168.00M | $137.00M | $112.00M | $148.00M | $134.00M | $224.00M | $138.00M | $141.00M | $151.00M | $163.00M | $162.00M | $171.00M | $159.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -13.7% | -14.2% | +11.9% | +1.8% | -19.8% | +6.5% | +14.3% | -18.5% | -18.2% | +32.1% | -9.5% | +67.2% | -38.4% | +2.2% | +7.1% | +7.9% | -0.6% | +5.6% | -7.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -15.7% | -21.6% | -2.6% | -0.6% | -20.3% | -18.8% | +0.7% | -20.2% | +63.5% | +23.2% | -4.7% | +12.7% | -27.2% | +17.4% | +21.3% | +5.3% |