INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP's cash came from and where it went: from running the business, from investing (buying or selling equipment, companies and investments) and from financing (borrowing, paying back loans, buying back shares, paying dividends). One row per year or quarter. A minus sign means cash went out. Financing is shown line by line: buybacks, dividends, debt paid back, new debt and the rest. All amounts are the filed figures for that period.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from running the business, $13.19B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $10.30B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $3.83B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $520.00M went out.
A minus sign means cash went out. * = worked out from the filed year-to-date figures (hover to see how); greyed = already counted inside another line.
Each year (12 month)
| Fiscal year end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Commercial paper | Staff share tax | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-31 | $13.19B | -$10.30B | | -$6.25B | -$29.00M | -$1.02B | $233.00M | -$139.00M | $3.38B* | -$520.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $13.45B | -$4.94B | | -$6.15B | $30.00M | -$651.00M | $317.00M | -$145.00M | -$483.00M* | $1.07B |
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| 2023-12-31 | $13.93B | -$7.07B | | -$6.04B | -$7.00M | -$402.00M | $51.00M | -$239.00M | $4.87B* | $5.10B |
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| 2022-12-31 | $10.44B | -$4.20B | | -$5.95B | $217.00M | -$407.00M | | -$103.00M | $1.28B* | $1.03B |
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| 2021-12-31 | $12.80B | -$5.97B | | -$5.87B | -$40.00M | -$319.00M | | $70.00M | -$7.20B* | -$6.72B |
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| 2020-12-31 | $18.20B | -$3.03B | | -$5.80B | -$853.00M | -$302.00M | | $92.00M | -$2.86B* | $5.36B |
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| 2019-12-31 | $14.77B | -$26.94B | -$1.36B | -$5.71B | -$2.60B | -$272.00M | | $99.00M | $18.88B* | -$3.29B |
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| 2018-12-31 | $15.25B | -$4.91B | -$4.44B | -$5.67B | $1.34B | -$171.00M | | $111.00M | -$1.64B* | -$630.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $16.72B | -$7.08B | -$4.34B | -$5.51B | $620.00M | -$193.00M | | $175.00M | $2.83B* | $4.16B |
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| 2016-12-31 | $17.08B | -$10.93B | -$3.50B | -$5.26B | $26.00M | -$126.00M | | $204.00M | $2.74B* | $188.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $17.25B | -$8.16B | -$4.61B | -$4.90B | $101.00M | -$248.00M | | | $240.00M* | -$790.00M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $16.87B | -$3.00B | -$13.68B | -$4.26B | -$1.75B | | | | $4.25B* | -$2.24B |
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| 2013-12-31 | $17.48B | -$7.33B | -$13.86B | -$4.06B | $621.00M | | | | $7.41B* | $304.00M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $19.59B | -$9.00B | -$11.99B | -$3.77B | -$441.00M | | | | $4.23B* | -$1.51B |
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| 2011-12-31 | $19.85B | -$4.40B | -$15.05B | -$3.47B | $1.32B | | | | $3.50B* | |
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| 2010-12-31 | $19.55B | -$8.51B | -$15.38B | -$3.18B | $817.00M | | | | $5.31B* | -$1.52B |
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| 2009-12-31 | $20.77B | -$6.73B | -$7.43B | -$2.86B | -$651.00M | | | | -$3.76B* | -$558.00M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $18.81B | -$9.29B | -$10.58B | -$2.58B | -$6.03B | | | | $7.35B* | -$2.25B |
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| 2007-12-31 | $16.09B | -$4.67B | -$18.83B | -$2.15B | $1.67B | | | | $14.56B* | $6.97B |
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Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Commercial paper | Staff share tax | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-06-30 | $2.60B* | -$481.00M* | | -$1.59B* | $0.00* | -$115.00M* | -$49.00M* | -$3.97B* | |
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| 2026-03-31 | $5.17B | -$10.49B | | -$1.58B | $0.00 | -$350.00M | -$42.00M | $4.69B* | -$2.78B |
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| 2025-12-31 | $4.04B* | $1.42B* | | -$1.57B* | $0.00* | -$167.00M* | -$30.00M* | -$1.64B* | |
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| 2025-09-30 | $3.08B* | -$438.00M* | | -$1.57B* | $0.00* | -$414.00M* | -$55.00M* | -$974.00M* | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $1.70B* | $1.70B* | | -$1.56B* | $0.00* | -$153.00M* | -$22.00M* | -$1.12B* | |
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| 2025-03-31 | $4.37B | -$12.98B | | -$1.55B | -$29.00M | -$284.00M | -$32.00M | $7.34B* | -$3.00B |
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| 2024-12-31 | $4.33B* | -$1.38B* | | -$1.55B* | $21.00M* | -$112.00M* | -$21.00M* | -$18.00M* | |
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| 2024-09-30 | $2.88B* | -$1.59B* | | -$1.54B* | $9.00M* | -$189.00M* | -$29.00M* | -$1.01B* | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $2.07B* | $2.24B* | | -$1.54B* | -$1.00M* | -$151.00M* | -$51.00M* | -$2.78B* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $4.17B | -$4.21B | | -$1.52B | $1.00M | -$199.00M | -$44.00M | $3.64B* | $1.68B |
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| 2023-12-31 | $4.46B* | $2.84B* | | -$1.52B* | -$13.00M* | -$64.00M* | -$325.00M* | $305.00M* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $3.06B* | -$1.95B* | | -$1.51B* | $9.00M* | -$98.00M* | $30.00M* | -$1.56B* | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $2.64B* | $7.00M* | | -$1.51B* | $0.00* | -$144.00M* | $59.00M* | -$1.14B* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $3.77B | -$7.96B | | -$1.50B | -$3.00M | -$96.00M | -$3.00M | $7.31B* | $1.55B |
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| 2022-12-31 | $3.96B* | -$1.32B* | | -$1.49B* | -$4.00M* | -$78.00M* | -$209.00M* | -$1.07B* | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $1.90B* | -$1.70B* | | -$1.49B* | $230.00M* | -$14.00M* | $81.00M* | $1.91B* | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $1.32B* | $172.00M* | | -$1.49B* | -$1.00M* | -$235.00M* | $40.00M* | -$2.51B* | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $3.25B | -$1.36B | | -$1.48B | -$8.00M | -$80.00M | -$15.00M | $2.96B* | $3.26B |
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| 2021-12-31 | $2.54B* | -$675.00M* | | -$1.47B* | -$880.00M* | -$67.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$270.00M* | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $2.71B* | -$629.00M* | | -$1.47B* | $908.00M* | -$18.00M* | $27.00M* | -$1.19B* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $2.63B* | -$2.67B* | | -$1.47B* | $21.00M* | -$193.00M* | $29.00M* | -$1.52B* | |
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| 2021-03-31 | $4.91B | -$2.00B | | -$1.46B | -$89.00M | -$41.00M | $15.00M | -$4.21B* | -$3.00B |
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| 2020-12-31 | $5.86B* | -$558.00M* | | -$1.45B* | -$386.00M* | -$77.00M* | $20.00M* | -$4.40B* | |
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| 2020-09-30 | $4.29B* | -$332.00M* | | -$1.45B* | -$18.00M* | -$14.00M* | $29.00M* | -$233.00M* | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $3.58B* | -$1.24B* | | -$1.45B* | -$1.03B* | -$167.00M* | $30.00M* | $998.00M* | |
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| 2020-03-31 | $4.48B | -$902.00M | | -$1.44B | $586.00M | -$44.00M | $13.00M | $770.00M* | $3.06B |
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| 2019-12-31 | $3.45B* | $128.00M* | $0.00* | -$1.44B* | -$457.00M* | -$86.00M* | $31.00M* | -$3.73B* | |
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| 2019-09-30 | $3.62B* | -$30.37B* | -$125.00M* | -$1.44B* | -$1.83B* | -$34.00M* | $27.00M* | -$4.78B* | |
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| 2019-06-30 | $2.94B* | $4.16B* | -$316.00M* | -$1.44B* | -$328.00M* | -$91.00M* | $32.00M* | $23.17B* | |
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| 2019-03-31 | $4.76B | -$853.00M | -$920.00M | -$1.40B | $21.00M | -$61.00M | $9.00M | $4.21B* | $5.67B |
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| 2018-12-31 | $4.12B* | $455.00M* | -$2.05B* | -$1.42B* | $965.00M* | -$23.00M* | $29.00M* | -$2.11B* | |
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| 2018-09-30 | $4.23B* | -$2.97B* | -$626.00M* | -$1.43B* | -$21.00M* | -$5.00M* | $30.00M* | $1.62B* | |
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| 2018-06-30 | $2.29B* | -$635.00M* | -$990.00M* | -$1.44B* | -$15.00M* | -$90.00M* | $36.00M* | -$23.00M* | |
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| 2018-03-31 | $4.60B | -$1.76B | -$777.00M | -$1.38B | $412.00M | -$53.00M | $16.00M | -$1.13B* | $28.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $5.73B* | -$3.81B* | -$666.00M* | -$1.39B* | $1.41B* | -$40.00M* | $38.00M* | -$278.00M* | $1.06B* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $3.57B* | -$1.91B* | -$949.00M* | -$1.40B* | $179.00M* | -$6.00M* | $40.00M* | -$625.00M* | -$781.00M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $3.47B* | -$1.67B* | -$1.43B* | -$1.40B* | -$93.00M* | -$97.00M* | $43.00M* | $2.37B* | $1.60B* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $3.96B | $303.00M | -$1.29B | -$1.32B | -$880.00M | -$50.00M | $54.00M | $1.36B* | $2.22B |
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| 2016-12-31 | $3.98B* | -$3.64B* | -$870.00M* | -$1.33B* | $890.00M* | -$11.00M* | | $22.00M* | -$1.21B* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $4.12B* | -$951.00M* | -$857.00M* | -$1.34B* | $45.00M* | -$3.00M* | | -$2.03B* | -$978.00M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $3.46B* | -$4.45B* | -$836.00M* | -$1.34B* | $1.00M* | -$85.00M* | | -$980.00M* | -$4.34B* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $5.53B | -$1.89B | -$939.00M | -$1.25B | -$910.00M | -$27.00M | | $5.93B* | $6.67B |
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| 2015-12-31 | $5.53B* | -$5.45B* | -$763.00M* | -$1.26B* | -$979.00M* | | | $1.41B* | -$1.79B* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $4.24B* | -$1.34B* | -$1.54B* | -$1.27B* | $903.00M* | | | $62.00M* | $1.09B* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $3.88B* | -$1.93B* | -$1.14B* | -$1.28B* | $953.00M* | | | -$1.10B* | -$402.00M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $3.61B | $560.00M | -$1.17B | -$1.09B | -$776.00M | | | -$373.00M* | $319.00M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $6.06B* | -$1.24B* | -$132.00M* | -$1.09B* | -$5.64B* | | | $1.16B* | -$1.08B* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $3.90B* | -$800.00M* | -$1.72B* | -$1.09B* | -$103.00M* | | | $92.00M* | -$155.00M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $3.58B* | -$1.00B* | -$3.66B* | -$1.10B* | $3.15B* | | | -$648.00M* | $307.00M* |
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| 2014-03-31 | $3.33B | $35.00M | -$8.17B | -$990.00M | $845.00M | | | $3.64B* | -$1.31B |
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| 2013-12-31 | $6.53B* | -$2.90B* | -$5.80B* | -$1.02B* | -$453.00M* | | | $4.26B* | $644.00M* |
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| 2013-09-30 | $3.76B* | -$2.55B* | -$1.92B* | -$1.04B* | $1.45B* | | | $677.00M* | $514.00M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $3.17B* | -$864.00M* | -$3.55B* | -$1.05B* | $983.00M* | | | $290.00M* | -$1.03B* |
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| 2013-03-31 | $4.02B | -$1.01B | -$2.59B | -$948.00M | -$1.36B | | | $2.18B* | $173.00M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $6.35B* | -$4.09B* | -$3.01B* | -$957.00M* | $1.74B* | | | -$1.56B* | |
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| 2012-09-30 | $4.51B* | -$999.00M* | -$2.99B* | -$968.00M* | $59.00M* | | | $1.39B* | |
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| 2012-06-30 | $4.43B* | -$1.68B* | -$2.99B* | -$978.00M* | -$129.00M* | | | $732.00M* | |
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| 2012-03-31 | $4.29B | -$2.23B | -$3.02B | -$870.00M | -$2.11B | | | $3.68B* | |
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| 2011-12-31 | $7.10B* | -$3.50B* | -$3.58B* | -$880.00M* | $1.21B* | | | $446.00M* | |
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| 2011-09-30 | $4.68B* | -$805.00M* | -$3.44B* | -$893.00M* | -$767.00M* | | | $1.44B* | |
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| 2011-06-30 | $4.28B* | -$584.00M* | -$3.98B* | -$905.00M* | -$1.25B* | | | $1.23B* | -$1.05B* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $3.79B | $498.00M | -$4.04B | -$795.00M | $2.13B | | | $391.00M* | $2.10B |
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| 2010-09-30 | $4.55B* | -$1.78B* | -$3.65B* | -$818.00M* | -$568.00M* | | | $1.58B* | -$466.00M* |
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| 2010-06-30 | $3.77B* | -$1.95B* | -$4.10B* | -$833.00M* | $300.00M* | | | $891.00M* | -$2.15B* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $4.44B | -$699.00M | -$4.02B | -$718.00M | $1.67B | | | -$306.00M* | $289.00M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $6.45B* | -$2.50B* | -$3.06B* | -$727.00M* | -$500.00M* | | | $3.08B* | $2.65B* |
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| 2009-09-30 | $5.20B* | -$2.34B* | -$929.00M* | -$726.00M* | $783.00M* | | | -$4.30B* | -$2.15B* |
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| 2009-06-30 | $4.74B* | -$1.85B* | -$1.67B* | -$732.00M* | -$1.11B* | | | -$225.00M* | -$616.00M* |
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| 2009-03-31 | $4.39B | -$48.00M | -$1.76B | -$675.00M | $181.00M | | | -$2.32B* | -$447.00M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $6.62B* | -$880.00M* | -$740.00M* | -$669.00M* | -$4.50B* | | | $3.04B* | $2.99B* |
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| 2008-09-30 | $3.74B* | -$1.50B* | -$2.67B* | -$677.00M* | $750.00M* | | | $720.00M* | $129.00M* |
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