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International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM)

Balance Sheet: Assets 
Quarterly Data

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

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International Business Machines Corp., consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents 10,819 13,587 11,569 11,943 11,035 13,947 13,197 12,210 14,603 13,068 7,257 9,394 9,337 7,886 7,816 7,034 9,934 6,650 7,455 7,350 10,531
Restricted cash 45 54 30 83 126 214 17 2,268 162 21 19 31 198 103 159 220 286 307 352 215 142
Marketable securities 964 830 3,286 3,504 6,430 644 505 1,481 4,512 373 3,721 6,904 8,057 852 1,753 524 550 600 600 600 600
Notes and accounts receivable, trade, net of allowances 6,493 8,112 5,532 5,974 5,857 6,804 5,390 5,769 6,041 7,214 5,330 5,673 5,757 6,541 5,526 5,867 5,963 6,754 6,609 6,827 6,458
Short-term financing receivables, held for investment, net of allowances 5,767 7,344 5,156 5,586 5,128 6,259 5,256 5,075 4,877 6,102 5,032 5,564 6,057 6,851 6,280 6,619 6,759 7,221 7,161 8,194 8,822
Short-term financing receivables, held for sale 743 1,131 745 746 588 900 509 723 644 692 593 865 605 939 395 614 410 793
Other accounts receivable, net of allowances 1,242 1,052 1,174 1,187 897 947 928 757 760 640 842 838 812 817 902 909 1,003 1,002 899 802 787
Finished goods 268 230 314 188 203 134 169 141 131 78 160 174 199 158 209 184 269 208 287 213 234
Work in process and raw materials 1,208 990 1,083 1,063 1,228 1,155 1,198 1,093 1,081 1,083 1,239 1,327 1,404 1,394 1,585 1,500 1,507 1,441 1,604 1,594 1,594
Inventory, at lower of average cost or net realizable value 1,476 1,220 1,397 1,251 1,431 1,289 1,367 1,234 1,212 1,161 1,399 1,501 1,603 1,552 1,794 1,684 1,776 1,649 1,891 1,807 1,828
Deferred costs 1,157 1,084 1,113 1,182 1,074 959 966 997 1,047 998 931 957 1,055 967 921 1,010 1,103 1,097 2,046 2,211 2,223
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 3,208 2,530 2,738 2,797 2,770 2,519 2,408 2,785 2,805 2,639 2,581 2,731 2,501 2,610 3,453 3,415 3,546 3,466 2,954 2,768 2,647
Current assets 31,914 36,944 32,740 34,253 35,336 34,482 30,543 33,299 36,663 32,908 27,705 34,458 35,982 29,118 28,999 27,896 31,330 29,539 29,967 30,774 34,038
Property, plant and equipment 17,765 17,874 18,058 18,160 17,827 17,690 17,994 17,911 18,071 18,122 18,217 18,588 18,761 18,695 18,675 19,079 20,007 20,084 32,349 32,575 32,269
Accumulated depreciation (11,984) (11,975) (12,207) (12,217) (12,085) (11,959) (12,380) (12,311) (12,477) (12,621) (12,848) (13,145) (13,417) (13,361) (13,525) (13,804) (14,448) (14,390) (23,211) (23,152) (22,817)
Property, plant and equipment, net 5,781 5,899 5,851 5,943 5,742 5,731 5,614 5,600 5,594 5,501 5,369 5,443 5,344 5,334 5,150 5,275 5,559 5,694 9,138 9,423 9,452
Operating right-of-use assets, net 3,219 3,129 3,223 3,315 3,323 3,197 3,355 3,130 3,204 3,220 3,112 2,653 2,789 2,878 2,740 2,848 3,108 3,222 4,253 4,387 4,483
Long-term financing receivables, net of allowances 7,014 7,708 6,258 6,171 4,920 5,353 4,931 5,483 4,927 5,766 4,789 5,221 5,065 5,806 4,781 5,316 4,610 5,425 5,046 5,674 5,922
Prepaid pension assets 7,578 7,544 8,044 7,983 7,670 7,492 7,975 7,630 7,545 7,506 8,901 8,735 8,487 8,236 9,695 9,930 9,995 9,850 8,197 8,046 7,800
Deferred costs 831 825 768 795 769 788 788 820 810 842 822 897 846 866 818 865 916 924 2,248 2,362 2,336
Deferred taxes 8,552 8,610 8,505 8,475 7,594 6,978 6,943 6,378 6,465 6,656 6,168 6,340 6,419 6,256 6,868 7,073 7,567 7,370 8,967 8,954 8,953
Goodwill 74,709 67,717 67,396 67,506 66,065 60,706 61,092 59,416 59,534 60,178 59,596 56,385 56,193 55,949 54,218 55,039 56,106 55,643 61,378 61,645 59,984
Intangible assets, net 14,624 11,391 11,729 12,253 12,392 10,660 11,090 10,251 10,750 11,036 11,278 10,496 10,905 11,184 10,967 11,571 12,312 12,511 13,025 13,539 13,535
Investments and sundry assets 2,007 2,113 1,798 1,891 1,856 1,788 2,008 1,841 1,677 1,628 1,581 1,585 1,607 1,616 1,614 1,690 1,772 1,823 1,995 2,010 2,126
Noncurrent assets 124,315 114,936 113,572 114,332 110,331 102,693 103,796 100,549 100,506 102,333 101,616 97,755 97,655 98,125 96,851 99,607 101,945 102,462 114,247 116,040 114,591
Total assets 156,229 151,880 146,312 148,585 145,667 137,175 134,339 133,848 137,169 135,241 129,321 132,213 133,637 127,243 125,850 127,503 133,275 132,001 144,214 146,814 148,629

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).


Total assets exhibited a U-shaped trajectory over the analyzed period, declining from 148.6 billion USD in March 2021 to a trough of 125.8 billion USD in September 2022, before entering a sustained recovery phase to reach 156.2 billion USD by March 2026. This overall growth in the latter half of the period is primarily driven by an expansion in noncurrent assets, particularly goodwill and intangible assets.

Liquidity and Short-Term Asset Management
Cash and cash equivalents demonstrated significant volatility, fluctuating between a low of 6.6 billion USD in December 2021 and a peak of 14.6 billion USD in March 2024. Marketable securities showed even more pronounced variability, with notable spikes in March 2023 (8.1 billion USD) and March 2025 (6.4 billion USD), suggesting active tactical management of short-term investment portfolios. Total current assets generally remained within a range of 27 billion to 36 billion USD, with periodic peaks coinciding with higher cash balances.
Operational Asset Trends
Net property, plant, and equipment experienced a sharp contraction between September 2021 (9.1 billion USD) and December 2021 (5.7 billion USD), after which the balance remained relatively stagnant, fluctuating narrowly between 5.3 billion and 5.9 billion USD through March 2026. Inventory levels showed a gradual downward trend from 2021 levels, stabilizing around 1.2 billion to 1.5 billion USD. Trade receivables remained consistent, typically ranging between 5.3 billion and 7.2 billion USD, though a notable peak occurred in December 2025 at 8.1 billion USD.
Strategic and Long-Term Asset Growth
Goodwill represents the largest component of the balance sheet and serves as the primary driver of total asset growth. After a period of relative stability around 55 billion to 60 billion USD, goodwill rose sharply starting in 2025, reaching 74.7 billion USD by March 2026. This trend is mirrored in net intangible assets, which jumped from 11.4 billion USD in September 2025 to 14.6 billion USD in March 2026. These concurrent increases strongly indicate significant acquisition activity during the final year of the period.
Other Noncurrent Assets
Deferred tax assets showed a general upward trend from 6.3 billion USD in June 2023 to 8.6 billion USD by December 2025. Prepaid pension assets remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 7.5 billion and 10 billion USD, providing a consistent buffer within the noncurrent asset structure.

The transition in asset composition reveals a strategic shift toward intangible-heavy growth. While operational assets like PP&E remained flat, the substantial increase in goodwill and intangible assets by March 2026 indicates that recent balance sheet expansion is derived from external acquisitions rather than internal capital expenditures.

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