International Business Machines IBM Free cash flow
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Where this comes from
Calculated from International Business Machines’s reported figures.
The official record: International Business Machines’s 10-Q, filed April 23, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is International Business Machines's free cash flow?
- International Business Machines (IBM) reported free cash flow of $4.94B in Q1 2026.
- How has International Business Machines's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
- International Business Machines's free cash flow increased by 19.7% year-over-year, from $4.13B to $4.94B.
- What is the long-term trend for International Business Machines's free cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), International Business Machines's free cash flow has grown at a 3.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $10.73B to $12.1B.
- What does free cash flow mean?
- Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.