Business Segments · Revenue
Consulting — Revenue
International Business Machines Consulting — Revenue increased by 4.0% to $5.27B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.0%, from $5.07B to $5.27B. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryGrowth
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2019
Last reportedQ1 2026
Rolls up toTotal Revenue
How to read this metric
An increase indicates higher demand for professional services and successful market penetration in IT consulting.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total gross income generated by the consulting business segment from contracts with customers...
Peer comparison
Comparable to professional services revenue or consulting segment net sales at major IT service providers.
Metric ID:
ibm_segment_consulting_revenueHistorical Data
15 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $4.38B | $4.46B | $4.75B | $4.83B | $4.81B | $4.70B | $4.77B | $4.96B | $5.01B | $4.96B | $5.19B | $5.18B | $5.15B | $5.07B | $5.27B |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.8% | +6.5% | +1.7% | -0.4% | -2.3% | +1.5% | +4.0% | +1.0% | -1.0% | +4.5% | -0.1% | -0.5% | -1.6% | +4.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +9.8% | +5.5% | +0.5% | +2.8% | +4.2% | +5.6% | +4.5% | +3.3% | +3.8% | -2.3% | +4.0% |
Range$4.38B – $5.27B
CAGR+5.5%
Avg YoY Growth+3.8%
Median YoY Growth+4.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is International Business Machines's consulting — revenue?
- International Business Machines (IBM) reported consulting — revenue of $5.27B in Q1 2026.
- How has International Business Machines's consulting — revenue changed year-over-year?
- International Business Machines's consulting — revenue increased by 4.0% year-over-year, from $5.07B to $5.27B.
- What does consulting — revenue mean?
- Total revenue generated by the consulting business unit.