Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
International Business Machines Finite Lived Intangible Assets - Gross increased by 0.8% to $22.22B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 15.4%, from $19.25B to $22.22B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Finite Lived Intangible Assets - Gross shows an upward trend with a 8.1% CAGR.
An increase typically signals recent strategic acquisitions or significant investment in intellectual property, while a decrease reflects asset retirement or impairment.
This is the total historical cost of intangible assets with a defined useful life, such as patents, trademarks, and acqu...
Large healthcare companies frequently carry significant gross intangible assets due to the high volume of M&A activity in the sector.
finite_lived_intangible_assets_gross| Q4 '22 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $17.59B | $16.83B | $18.00B | $18.27B | $18.27B | $18.18B | $19.51B | $19.25B | $21.48B | $22.02B | $22.04B | $22.22B |
| QoQ Change | — | -4.3% | +7.0% | +1.4% | +0.0% | -0.5% | +7.3% | -1.3% | +11.6% | +2.5% | +0.1% | +0.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +3.8% | — | +8.0% | +8.3% | +5.4% | +17.6% | +21.1% | +13.0% | +15.4% |