Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM)

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data

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Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

International Business Machines Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Jun 30, 2026 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
Taxes 2,023 2,053 2,347 1,663 1,681 1,573 2,033 1,584 1,691 1,710 2,270 1,559 1,606 1,650 2,196 1,667 1,742 1,798 2,289 2,159 2,260 2,640
Short-term debt 5,775 8,655 6,424 7,942 8,945 6,913 5,089 3,599 3,602 5,471 6,426 6,414 6,785 4,887 4,760 5,937 5,981 7,690 6,787 7,575 6,442 5,198
Accounts payable 4,395 4,039 4,756 3,867 3,974 3,585 4,032 3,274 3,631 3,588 4,132 3,342 3,732 3,728 4,051 3,806 3,707 3,453 3,955 4,248 4,214 4,140
Compensation and benefits 3,364 3,941 4,114 3,508 3,353 3,653 3,605 3,250 3,125 3,190 3,501 3,257 3,185 2,772 3,481 3,369 3,327 2,937 3,204 3,780 3,846 3,256
Deferred income 16,160 17,034 16,101 13,878 15,022 15,057 13,907 12,882 13,643 14,051 13,451 11,917 12,712 13,220 12,032 11,139 12,522 13,526 12,518 12,264 13,272 14,197
Current operating lease liabilities 770 798 800 807 820 798 768 790 762 784 820 807 842 869 874 844 884 954 974 1,285 1,334 1,337
Other accrued expenses and liabilities 3,425 3,581 4,116 3,477 3,931 3,527 3,708 3,474 3,194 3,603 3,522 3,310 3,651 3,867 4,111 3,704 3,681 3,698 3,892 4,521 5,248 5,774
Current liabilities 35,912 40,101 38,658 35,142 37,726 35,106 33,142 28,853 29,648 32,397 34,122 30,606 32,513 30,993 31,505 30,466 31,844 34,056 33,619 35,832 36,616 36,542
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 56,212 57,706 54,836 55,174 55,219 56,371 49,884 52,980 52,929 54,033 50,121 48,828 50,691 53,826 46,189 44,942 44,328 46,545 44,917 46,926 48,735 51,206
Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations 8,603 8,763 9,018 9,735 9,882 9,536 9,432 10,366 10,200 10,421 10,808 9,090 9,385 9,509 9,596 11,760 13,118 13,937 14,435 16,764 17,265 17,346
Deferred income 4,272 4,195 4,271 3,863 3,913 3,844 3,622 3,666 3,489 3,488 3,533 3,085 3,264 3,443 3,499 3,018 3,069 3,423 3,577 3,965 4,113 4,153
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities 2,515 2,643 2,547 2,646 2,735 2,753 2,655 2,757 2,546 2,583 2,568 2,476 1,986 2,094 2,190 2,103 2,182 2,358 2,462 3,192 3,278 3,379
Other liabilities 10,044 9,766 9,809 11,762 11,523 11,104 11,048 11,187 10,933 10,914 11,476 12,080 12,103 12,099 12,243 13,414 13,485 13,843 13,995 15,179 14,740 14,490
Noncurrent liabilities 81,646 83,073 80,481 83,180 83,272 83,608 76,641 80,956 80,097 81,439 78,506 75,559 77,429 80,971 73,717 75,237 76,182 80,106 79,386 86,026 88,131 90,574
Total liabilities 117,558 123,174 119,139 118,322 120,998 118,714 109,783 109,809 109,745 113,836 112,628 106,165 109,942 111,964 105,222 105,703 108,026 114,162 113,005 121,858 124,747 127,116
Common stock, par value $0.20 per share, and additional paid-in capital 64,600 63,936 63,318 62,819 62,392 61,913 61,380 61,013 60,501 60,145 59,643 59,313 58,963 58,675 58,343 58,117 57,802 57,603 57,319 57,189 56,912 56,788
Retained earnings 155,937 155,327 155,648 151,581 151,367 150,703 151,163 149,789 151,659 151,362 151,275 149,506 149,318 149,253 149,825 148,611 153,298 153,401 154,209 161,747 162,086 162,218
Treasury stock, at cost (170,934) (170,874) (170,605) (170,512) (170,209) (170,161) (169,967) (169,936) (169,815) (169,758) (169,624) (169,640) (169,581) (169,544) (169,484) (169,514) (169,522) (169,422) (169,393) (169,406) (169,404) (169,360)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (15,151) (15,415) (15,713) (15,983) (16,041) (15,575) (15,269) (16,418) (18,319) (18,488) (18,761) (16,098) (16,499) (16,780) (16,740) (17,138) (22,169) (22,532) (23,234) (27,302) (27,652) (28,257)
Total IBM stockholders’ equity 34,452 32,974 32,648 27,905 27,509 26,880 27,307 24,448 24,026 23,261 22,533 23,081 22,201 21,604 21,944 20,076 19,409 19,050 18,901 22,228 21,942 21,389
Noncontrolling interests 89 82 92 85 79 73 86 82 77 72 80 75 70 68 77 71 67 62 95 129 125 124
Total equity 34,541 33,056 32,740 27,990 27,588 26,953 27,393 24,530 24,103 23,333 22,613 23,156 22,271 21,672 22,021 20,147 19,476 19,112 18,996 22,357 22,067 21,513
Total liabilities and equity 152,099 156,230 151,879 146,312 148,586 145,667 137,176 134,339 133,848 137,169 135,241 129,321 132,213 133,636 127,243 125,850 127,502 133,274 132,001 144,215 146,814 148,629

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-30), 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).


The financial trajectory of the balance sheet exhibits a period of initial contraction in total liabilities and equity from early 2021 through late 2022, followed by a steady expansion phase leading into mid-2026. Total liabilities reached a trough of approximately 105 billion USD in December 2022 before trending upward to 117.5 billion USD by June 2026. Concurrently, total equity demonstrated a consistent growth trend, increasing from 21.5 billion USD in March 2021 to 34.5 billion USD by June 2026, indicating a strengthening of the solvency position over the analyzed period.

Debt and Liability Structure
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities, shows a general upward trend, rising from 51.2 billion USD in March 2021 to 56.2 billion USD in June 2026. Short-term debt exhibits significant volatility, with cyclical peaks such as 8.9 billion USD in June 2025 and troughs as low as 3.6 billion USD in June 2024. Current liabilities remained relatively stable between 28 billion USD and 40 billion USD, with periodic increases typically coinciding with year-end reporting cycles.
Equity Composition and Shareholders' Value
Total stockholders' equity grew significantly, supported by a notable reduction in accumulated other comprehensive losses, which improved from negative 28.3 billion USD in March 2021 to negative 15.2 billion USD by June 2026. This improvement partially offset the impact of continued treasury stock acquisitions, which grew from negative 169.4 billion USD to negative 170.9 billion USD. Retained earnings remained relatively resilient, ending the period at 155.9 billion USD, up from 162.2 billion USD at the start, despite the impacts of share repurchases.
Operating and Pension Obligations
Deferred income represents a substantial portion of both current and noncurrent liabilities, showing a gradual increase to 16.2 billion USD (current) and 4.3 billion USD (noncurrent) by June 2026. Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations showed a marked downward trend, decreasing from 17.3 billion USD in March 2021 to 8.6 billion USD in June 2026, suggesting a successful reduction in long-term pension liabilities.

The overall financial structure reveals a strategic shift toward a higher equity base and a managed reduction of retirement obligations. While long-term debt has increased, the simultaneous growth in total equity and the reduction of comprehensive losses suggest an improved balance between leverage and capital stability.

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