IBM (IBM) CapEx: Latest Data, Historical Trends & Peer Comparison
What is IBM's (IBM) CapEx?
For the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended Jul 23, 2026, IBM CapEx was -1.74B, representing a -3.81% change year over year.
For fiscal Q1'26 ended Mar 31, 2026, IBM CapEx was -383.00M, representing a -19.31% change year over year.
For fiscal FY'25 ended Dec 31, 2025, IBM CapEx was -1.62B, representing a -43.35% change year over year.
CapEx Historical Trend for IBM
View IBM's annual, quarterly, and TTM CapEx data from 2004 to 2026, including historical growth rates and trend analysis.
IBM TTM Data
| Metric | Q1'04May 7, 2004 | Q2'04Jul 30, 2004 | Q3'04Nov 1, 2004 | Q4'04Feb 24, 2005 | Q1'05Apr 26, 2005 | Q2'05Jul 26, 2005 | Q3'05Oct 25, 2005 | Q4'05Feb 28, 2006 | Q1'06Apr 25, 2006 | Q2'06Jul 25, 2006 | Q3'06Oct 31, 2006 | Q4'06Feb 27, 2007 | Q1'07Apr 24, 2007 | Q2'07Jul 31, 2007 | Q3'07Oct 30, 2007 | Q4'07Feb 26, 2008 | Q1'08Apr 29, 2008 | Q2'08Jul 29, 2008 | Q3'08Oct 28, 2008 | Q4'08Feb 24, 2009 | Q1'09Apr 28, 2009 | Q2'09Jul 28, 2009 | Q3'09Oct 27, 2009 | Q4'09Feb 23, 2010 | Q1'10Apr 27, 2010 | Q2'10Jul 27, 2010 | Q3'10Oct 26, 2010 | Q4'10Feb 22, 2011 | Q1'11Apr 26, 2011 | Q2'11Jul 26, 2011 | Q3'11Oct 25, 2011 | Q4'11Feb 28, 2012 | Q1'12Apr 24, 2012 | Q2'12Jul 31, 2012 | Q3'12Oct 30, 2012 | Q4'12Feb 26, 2013 | Q1'13Apr 30, 2013 | Q2'13Jul 31, 2013 | Q3'13Oct 29, 2013 | Q4'13Feb 25, 2014 | Q1'14Apr 29, 2014 | Q2'14Jul 29, 2014 | Q3'14Oct 28, 2014 | Q4'14Feb 24, 2015 | Q1'15Apr 28, 2015 | Q2'15Jul 28, 2015 | Q3'15Oct 27, 2015 | Q4'15Feb 23, 2016 | Q1'16Apr 26, 2016 | Q2'16Jul 26, 2016 | Q3'16Oct 25, 2016 | Q4'16Feb 28, 2017 | Q1'17Apr 25, 2017 | Q2'17Jul 25, 2017 | Q3'17Oct 31, 2017 | Q4'17Feb 27, 2018 | Q1'18Apr 24, 2018 | Q2'18Jul 31, 2018 | Q3'18Oct 30, 2018 | Q4'18Feb 26, 2019 | Q1'19Apr 30, 2019 | Q2'19Jul 30, 2019 | Q3'19Oct 29, 2019 | Q4'19Feb 25, 2020 | Q1'20Apr 28, 2020 | Q2'20Jul 28, 2020 | Q3'20Oct 27, 2020 | Q4'20Feb 23, 2021 | Q1'21Apr 27, 2021 | Q2'21Jul 27, 2021 | Q3'21Nov 5, 2021 | Q4'21Feb 22, 2022 | Q1'22Apr 26, 2022 | Q2'22Jul 25, 2022 | Q3'22Oct 25, 2022 | Q4'22Feb 28, 2023 | Q1'23Apr 25, 2023 | Q2'23Jul 25, 2023 | Q3'23Oct 31, 2023 | Q4'23Feb 26, 2024 | Q1'24Apr 30, 2024 | Q2'24Jul 30, 2024 | Q3'24Oct 30, 2024 | Q4'24Feb 25, 2025 | Q1'25Apr 24, 2025 | Q2'25Jul 24, 2025 | Q3'25Oct 23, 2025 | Q4'25Feb 24, 2026 | Q1'26Apr 23, 2026 | Q2'26Jul 23, 2026 |
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CapEx YoY | -5.11B -- | -4.74B -- | -5.05B -- | -5.06B -- | -5.09B +0.39% | -5.34B -12.74% | -5.36B -6.02% | -4.63B +8.35% | -4.65B +8.49% | -4.71B +11.88% | -4.94B +7.79% | -5.17B -11.48% | -5.32B -14.35% | -5.31B -12.65% | -5.34B -8.2% | -5.50B -6.56% | -5.58B -4.94% | -5.64B -6.35% | -5.47B -2.4% | -4.89B +11.23% | -4.43B +20.59% | -4.13B +26.81% | -3.98B +27.3% | -4.08B +16.57% | -4.22B +4.83% | -4.33B -4.77% | -4.36B -9.63% | -4.75B -16.61% | -4.91B -16.28% | -4.89B -13.01% | -4.77B -9.36% | -4.67B +1.83% | -4.62B +5.89% | -4.78B +2.33% | -4.59B +3.75% | -4.72B -1.07% | -4.47B +3.16% | -4.11B +13.92% | -4.12B +10.15% | -4.14B +12.23% | -4.25B +5.03% | -4.27B -3.87% | -4.30B -4.36% | -4.18B -1.04% | -4.19B +1.32% | -4.22B +1.26% | -3.72B +13.48% | -4.15B +0.77% | -4.28B -2.12% | -4.26B -1.04% | -4.28B -14.98% | -4.15B +0.02% | -3.93B +8.27% | -3.73B +12.39% | -3.62B +15.41% | -3.77B +9.08% | -3.89B +0.89% | -4.15B -11.17% | -4.11B -13.56% | -3.96B -5.06% | -3.63B +6.65% | -3.29B +20.82% | -3.06B +25.58% | -2.91B +26.66% | -2.92B +19.54% | -3.00B +8.68% | -3.44B -12.51% | -3.23B -11.11% | -3.09B -5.85% | -3.07B -2.3% | -2.90B +15.74% | -2.77B +14.3% | -2.56B +17.42% | -2.33B +23.95% | -2.47B +14.82% | -1.97B +28.76% | -1.99B +22.07% | -2.02B +13.62% | -1.98B +19.9% | -1.81B +8.22% | -1.75B +12.15% | -1.60B +20.39% | -1.61B +18.69% | -1.69B +6.91% | -1.69B +3.37% | -1.68B -4.67% | -1.65B -2.42% | -1.74B -3.15% | -1.73B -2.6% | -1.74B -3.81% |
IBM Quarterly Data
| Metric | Q1'19Mar 31, 2019 | Q2'19Jun 30, 2019 | Q3'19Sep 30, 2019 | Q4'19Dec 31, 2019 | Q1'20Mar 31, 2020 | Q2'20Jun 30, 2020 | Q3'20Sep 30, 2020 | Q4'20Dec 31, 2020 | Q1'21Mar 31, 2021 | Q2'21Jun 30, 2021 | Q3'21Sep 30, 2021 | Q4'21Dec 31, 2021 | Q1'22Mar 31, 2022 | Q2'22Jun 30, 2022 | Q3'22Sep 30, 2022 | Q4'22Dec 31, 2022 | Q1'23Mar 31, 2023 | Q2'23Jun 30, 2023 | Q3'23Sep 30, 2023 | Q4'23Dec 31, 2023 | Q1'24Mar 31, 2024 | Q2'24Jun 30, 2024 | Q3'24Sep 30, 2024 | Q4'24Dec 31, 2024 | Q1'25Mar 31, 2025 | Q2'25Jun 30, 2025 | Q3'25Sep 30, 2025 | Q4'25Dec 31, 2025 | Q1'26Mar 31, 2026 |
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CapEx YoY | -614.00M -- | -430.00M -- | -682.00M -- | -644.00M -- | -737.00M -20.03% | -697.00M -62.09% | -828.00M -21.41% | -780.00M -21.12% | -530.00M +28.09% | -688.00M +1.29% | -637.00M +23.07% | -526.00M +32.56% | -378.00M +28.68% | -493.00M +28.34% | -447.00M +29.83% | -543.00M -3.23% | -457.00M -20.9% | -487.00M +1.22% | -281.00M +37.14% | -264.00M +51.38% | -361.00M +21.01% | -399.00M +18.07% | 55.00M +119.57% | -423.00M -60.23% | -321.00M +11.08% | -336.00M +15.79% | -410.00M -845.45% | -550.00M -30.02% | -383.00M -19.31% |
IBM Annual Data
| Metric | FY'16Dec 31, 2016 | FY'17Dec 31, 2017 | FY'18Dec 31, 2018 | FY'19Dec 31, 2019 | FY'20Dec 31, 2020 | FY'21Dec 31, 2021 | FY'22Dec 31, 2022 | FY'23Dec 31, 2023 | FY'24Dec 31, 2024 | FY'25Dec 31, 2025 |
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CapEx YoY | -3.73B -- | -3.31B +11.08% | -3.72B -12.16% | -2.37B +36.22% | -3.04B -28.35% | -2.38B +21.73% | -1.86B +21.84% | -1.49B +19.99% | -1.13B +24.24% | -1.62B -43.35% |
IBM (IBM) : Definition & Explanation
CapEx is the cash a company spends on long-lived assets such as equipment, facilities, software, or other productive assets. It shows how much the business is reinvesting.
It matters because capital spending influences future capacity, efficiency, product quality, and free cash flow.
It is usually derived from cash flow statement disclosures about purchases of property, plant, equipment, and intangible assets.
Investors usually read CapEx together with operating cash flow, free cash flow, revenue growth, and depreciation. Higher spending can be sensible if it supports good future returns, but it can also weigh on near-term cash generation.
IBM (IBM) CapEx vs Competitors | IT Services Comparison
Compare IBM's (IBM) CapEx with competitors. View latest market cap and CapEx performance.
| Ticker | Company | Market Cap | CapEx |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | IBM | 216.27B | -1.74B |
| SHOP | Shopify | 165.33B | -25.00M |
| ACN | Accenture | 121.07B | -600.41M |
| SNOW | Snowflake | 117.28B | -59.77M |
| NET | Cloudflare | 115.23B | -318.56M |
| INFY | Infosys | 43.82B | -306.00M |
| TWLO | Twilio | 37.45B | -72.10M |
| OKTA | Okta | 31.88B | -28.00M |
| MDB | MongoDB | 30.90B | -7.60M |
| VRSN | Verisign | 27.37B | -35.20M |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology | 26.97B | -319.00M |
| IREN | IREN | 18.39B | -4.45B |
| WIT | Wipro | 17.41B | -170.01M |
| DOCN | DigitalOcean | 15.30B | -313.77M |
| AKAM | Akamai Technologies | 15.02B | -817.31M |
| GIB | CGI | 14.36B | -184.70M |
| ULS | UL Solutions | 12.93B | -242.00M |
| GDDY | Godaddy | 12.34B | -25.90M |
| QXO | QXO | 11.81B | -112.20M |
| IT | Gartner | 11.73B | -93.67M |
| APLD | Applied Digital | 8.20B | -2.87B |
| GDS | GDS Holdings | 6.57B | -651.05M |
| DOX | Amdocs | 6.19B | -109.98M |
| RNG | RingCentral | 6.00B | -94.34M |
| EPAM | Epam Systems | 5.88B | -56.15M |
| MBGL | Mobility Global | 5.75B | -28.00M |
| PI | Impinj | 5.54B | -8.62M |
| RUM | RUM | 4.51B | -51.31M |
| CCC | CCC Intelligent | 3.86B | -65.42M |
| FSLY | Fastly | 3.80B | -85.12M |
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