Discontinued — last reported Q4 '12
International Business Machines Acquired Intangible Amortization remained flat by 0.0% to $561.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 16.6%, from $481.00M to $561.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Acquired Intangible Amortization shows an upward trend with a 4.2% CAGR.
High levels indicate significant recent M&A activity, which may impact reported net income despite not affecting cash flow.
This metric represents the systematic allocation of the cost of intangible assets acquired through business combinations...
Common in industries with high M&A activity; used to normalize earnings by adding back non-cash charges.
amortization_of_acquired_intangibles| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $462.00M | $475.00M | $449.00M | $461.00M | $458.00M | $417.00M | $411.00M | $392.00M | $389.00M | $414.00M | $432.00M | $428.00M | $439.00M | $482.00M | $481.00M | $495.00M | $549.00M | $561.00M | $561.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.8% | -5.5% | +2.7% | -0.7% | -9.0% | -1.4% | -4.6% | -0.8% | +6.4% | +4.3% | -0.9% | +2.6% | +9.8% | -0.2% | +2.9% | +10.9% | +2.2% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -0.9% | -12.2% | -8.5% | -15.0% | -15.1% | -0.7% | +5.1% | +9.2% | +12.9% | +16.4% | +11.3% | +15.7% | +25.1% | +16.4% | +16.6% |