What does unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation mean?

Contractual commitments to purchase goods or services that are legally binding but have not yet been recognized as liabilities on the balance sheet because the goods or services have not been received. These obligations represent future cash outflows that are essential for ongoing operations.

International Business Machines IBM Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$15.9B+9.5%

Gross profit$8.9B+11.4%

Net income$1.2B+15.3%

EPS (diluted)$1.28+14.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$10.9B-2.7%

Total debt$77.4B+4.9%

Total equity$33.0B+22.7%

Total assets$156.23B+7.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$5.2B+18.3%

CapEx$232.0M-4.9%

Free cash flow$4.9B+19.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$234.13B-1.3%

Enterprise value$300.62B+0.3%

P/E21.8×-21.6×

P/S3.4×-0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin58.4%+1.3pp

Net margin15.6%+6.9pp

FCF margin18.7%-1.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity35.9%+14.1pp

Debt / equity2.3×-0.4×

Current ratio0.8×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by International Business Machines in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmount.

The official record: International Business Machines’s 10-K, filed February 24, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is International Business Machines's unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation?: International Business Machines (IBM) reported unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation of $314M in Q4 2025.
What does unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation mean?: Contractual commitments to purchase goods or services that are legally binding but have not yet been recognized as liabilities on the balance sheet because the goods or services have not been received. These obligations represent future cash outflows that are essential for ongoing operations.