International Business Machines IBM Quick ratio
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Where this comes from
Calculated from International Business Machines’s reported figures.
Based on the most recent quarter.
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 quick ratio?
- International Business Machines (IBM) reported quick ratio of 0.8× in Q1 2026.
- How has International Business Machines's quick ratio changed year-over-year?
- International Business Machines's quick ratio decreased by 21.4% year-over-year, from 1× to 0.8×.
- What is the long-term trend for International Business Machines's quick ratio?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), International Business Machines's quick ratio has grown at a 2.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.3× to 3.7×.
- What does quick ratio mean?
- Can the company cover short-term bills without having to sell inventory first?
- How do you interpret quick ratio?
- More conservative than the current ratio. A wide gap between the two flags heavy reliance on inventory to meet near-term obligations.
- How does quick ratio compare across companies?
- Most informative for inventory-heavy businesses; converges with the current ratio for firms that carry little inventory.