Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Quarterly Data
Solvency ratios also known as long-term debt ratios measure a company ability to meet long-term obligations.
Solvency Ratios (Summary)
International Business Machines Corp., solvency ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | International Business Machines Corp. debt to equity ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. | International Business Machines Corp. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | International Business Machines Corp. debt to capital ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. | International Business Machines Corp. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | International Business Machines Corp. debt to assets ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. | International Business Machines Corp. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | International Business Machines Corp. financial leverage ratio decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | International Business Machines Corp. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Debt to Equity
International Business Machines Corp., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term debt | 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) | 7,183) | 10,285) | 9,289) | 11,642) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 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) | 54,355) | 55,129) | 55,449) | 52,685) | ||||||
| Total debt | 54,973) | 56,579) | 56,531) | 59,504) | 56,547) | 55,242) | 57,476) | 58,713) | 50,949) | 50,879) | 50,309) | 54,235) | 51,704) | 54,501) | 55,177) | 56,404) | 61,538) | 65,414) | 64,738) | 64,327) | ||||||
| Total IBM stockholders’ equity | 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) | 20,597) | 21,208) | 20,551) | 19,999) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity1 | 2.01 | 2.31 | 2.35 | 2.56 | 2.51 | 2.39 | 2.59 | 2.72 | 2.32 | 2.53 | 2.59 | 2.85 | 2.74 | 2.45 | 2.51 | 2.64 | 2.99 | 3.08 | 3.15 | 3.22 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.39 | ||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 0.53 | 0.62 | 0.32 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.32 | ||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 0.32 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.82 | 0.87 | 0.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.27 | 0.45 | 0.66 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.12 | ||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.66 | ||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 9.98 | 15.65 | 22.97 | 37.53 | 84.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.08 | 7.79 | 8.94 | 7.46 | 5.93 | 3.63 | 3.32 | 2.95 | ||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.42 | 0.90 | 1.14 | 2.99 | 5.05 | 7.24 | 17.51 | 10.89 | 31.19 | 7.08 | 5.08 | 3.20 | 3.04 | 4.18 | 2.80 | 1.98 | 0.91 | 0.95 | ||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 0.19 | ||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.28 | 0.31 | ||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.08 | ||||||
| Workday Inc. | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.80 | 0.86 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.60 | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Total IBM stockholders’ equity
= 54,973 ÷ 27,307 = 2.01
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | International Business Machines Corp. debt to equity ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)
International Business Machines Corp., debt to equity (including operating lease liability) calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term debt | 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) | 7,183) | 10,285) | 9,289) | 11,642) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 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) | 54,355) | 55,129) | 55,449) | 52,685) | ||||||
| Total debt | 54,973) | 56,579) | 56,531) | 59,504) | 56,547) | 55,242) | 57,476) | 58,713) | 50,949) | 50,879) | 50,309) | 54,235) | 51,704) | 54,501) | 55,177) | 56,404) | 61,538) | 65,414) | 64,738) | 64,327) | ||||||
| Current operating lease liabilities | 768) | 790) | 762) | 784) | 820) | 807) | 842) | 869) | 874) | 844) | 884) | 954) | 974) | 1,285) | 1,334) | 1,337) | 1,357) | 1,336) | 1,343) | 1,327) | ||||||
| Noncurrent operating lease liabilities | 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) | 3,574) | 3,635) | 3,684) | 3,799) | ||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | 58,396) | 60,126) | 59,839) | 62,871) | 59,935) | 58,525) | 60,304) | 61,676) | 54,013) | 53,826) | 53,375) | 57,547) | 55,140) | 58,978) | 59,789) | 61,120) | 66,469) | 70,385) | 69,765) | 69,453) | ||||||
| Total IBM stockholders’ equity | 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) | 20,597) | 21,208) | 20,551) | 19,999) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity (including operating lease liability)1 | 2.14 | 2.46 | 2.49 | 2.70 | 2.66 | 2.54 | 2.72 | 2.85 | 2.46 | 2.68 | 2.75 | 3.02 | 2.92 | 2.65 | 2.72 | 2.86 | 3.23 | 3.32 | 3.39 | 3.47 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | ||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.45 | ||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.49 | 0.70 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.20 | ||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.72 | ||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.25 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.26 | 0.34 | 0.50 | 1.02 | 1.30 | 3.20 | 5.42 | 7.80 | 18.82 | 11.70 | 33.58 | 7.65 | 5.58 | 3.52 | 3.35 | 4.61 | 3.10 | 2.45 | 1.13 | 1.20 | ||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.35 | 0.38 | ||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.51 | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.69 | 0.75 | 0.82 | 0.48 | 0.53 | ||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.21 | ||||||
| Workday Inc. | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.86 | 0.92 | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.75 | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total IBM stockholders’ equity
= 58,396 ÷ 27,307 = 2.14
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. | International Business Machines Corp. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Debt to Capital
International Business Machines Corp., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term debt | 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) | 7,183) | 10,285) | 9,289) | 11,642) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 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) | 54,355) | 55,129) | 55,449) | 52,685) | ||||||
| Total debt | 54,973) | 56,579) | 56,531) | 59,504) | 56,547) | 55,242) | 57,476) | 58,713) | 50,949) | 50,879) | 50,309) | 54,235) | 51,704) | 54,501) | 55,177) | 56,404) | 61,538) | 65,414) | 64,738) | 64,327) | ||||||
| Total IBM stockholders’ equity | 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) | 20,597) | 21,208) | 20,551) | 19,999) | ||||||
| Total capital | 82,280) | 81,027) | 80,557) | 82,765) | 79,080) | 78,323) | 79,677) | 80,317) | 72,893) | 70,955) | 69,718) | 73,285) | 70,605) | 76,729) | 77,119) | 77,793) | 82,135) | 86,622) | 85,289) | 84,326) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital1 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.76 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | ||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.24 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | ||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.31 | 0.40 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.10 | ||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.40 | ||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 0.91 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.02 | 0.94 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.88 | 0.86 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.75 | ||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.47 | 0.53 | 0.75 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.97 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.74 | 0.66 | 0.48 | 0.49 | ||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.16 | ||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.22 | 0.24 | ||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.07 | ||||||
| Workday Inc. | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 54,973 ÷ 82,280 = 0.67
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | International Business Machines Corp. debt to capital ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)
International Business Machines Corp., debt to capital (including operating lease liability) calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term debt | 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) | 7,183) | 10,285) | 9,289) | 11,642) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 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) | 54,355) | 55,129) | 55,449) | 52,685) | ||||||
| Total debt | 54,973) | 56,579) | 56,531) | 59,504) | 56,547) | 55,242) | 57,476) | 58,713) | 50,949) | 50,879) | 50,309) | 54,235) | 51,704) | 54,501) | 55,177) | 56,404) | 61,538) | 65,414) | 64,738) | 64,327) | ||||||
| Current operating lease liabilities | 768) | 790) | 762) | 784) | 820) | 807) | 842) | 869) | 874) | 844) | 884) | 954) | 974) | 1,285) | 1,334) | 1,337) | 1,357) | 1,336) | 1,343) | 1,327) | ||||||
| Noncurrent operating lease liabilities | 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) | 3,574) | 3,635) | 3,684) | 3,799) | ||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | 58,396) | 60,126) | 59,839) | 62,871) | 59,935) | 58,525) | 60,304) | 61,676) | 54,013) | 53,826) | 53,375) | 57,547) | 55,140) | 58,978) | 59,789) | 61,120) | 66,469) | 70,385) | 69,765) | 69,453) | ||||||
| Total IBM stockholders’ equity | 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) | 20,597) | 21,208) | 20,551) | 19,999) | ||||||
| Total capital (including operating lease liability) | 85,703) | 84,574) | 83,865) | 86,132) | 82,468) | 81,606) | 82,505) | 83,280) | 75,957) | 73,902) | 72,784) | 76,597) | 74,041) | 81,206) | 81,731) | 82,509) | 87,066) | 91,593) | 90,316) | 89,452) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital (including operating lease liability)1 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.78 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | ||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.31 | ||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.33 | 0.41 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.17 | ||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.42 | ||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.20 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.76 | 0.84 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.97 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.82 | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.53 | 0.55 | ||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.26 | 0.27 | ||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.33 | 0.35 | ||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.17 | ||||||
| Workday Inc. | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.43 | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total capital (including operating lease liability)
= 58,396 ÷ 85,703 = 0.68
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. | International Business Machines Corp. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Debt to Assets
International Business Machines Corp., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term debt | 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) | 7,183) | 10,285) | 9,289) | 11,642) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 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) | 54,355) | 55,129) | 55,449) | 52,685) | ||||||
| Total debt | 54,973) | 56,579) | 56,531) | 59,504) | 56,547) | 55,242) | 57,476) | 58,713) | 50,949) | 50,879) | 50,309) | 54,235) | 51,704) | 54,501) | 55,177) | 56,404) | 61,538) | 65,414) | 64,738) | 64,327) | ||||||
| Total assets | 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) | 155,971) | 154,128) | 154,200) | 153,403) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets1 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | ||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | ||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | ||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.25 | ||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.51 | ||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.21 | ||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.10 | ||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.11 | 0.11 | ||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 | ||||||
| Workday Inc. | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 54,973 ÷ 137,175 = 0.40
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | International Business Machines Corp. debt to assets ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)
International Business Machines Corp., debt to assets (including operating lease liability) calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term debt | 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) | 7,183) | 10,285) | 9,289) | 11,642) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 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) | 54,355) | 55,129) | 55,449) | 52,685) | ||||||
| Total debt | 54,973) | 56,579) | 56,531) | 59,504) | 56,547) | 55,242) | 57,476) | 58,713) | 50,949) | 50,879) | 50,309) | 54,235) | 51,704) | 54,501) | 55,177) | 56,404) | 61,538) | 65,414) | 64,738) | 64,327) | ||||||
| Current operating lease liabilities | 768) | 790) | 762) | 784) | 820) | 807) | 842) | 869) | 874) | 844) | 884) | 954) | 974) | 1,285) | 1,334) | 1,337) | 1,357) | 1,336) | 1,343) | 1,327) | ||||||
| Noncurrent operating lease liabilities | 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) | 3,574) | 3,635) | 3,684) | 3,799) | ||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | 58,396) | 60,126) | 59,839) | 62,871) | 59,935) | 58,525) | 60,304) | 61,676) | 54,013) | 53,826) | 53,375) | 57,547) | 55,140) | 58,978) | 59,789) | 61,120) | 66,469) | 70,385) | 69,765) | 69,453) | ||||||
| Total assets | 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) | 155,971) | 154,128) | 154,200) | 153,403) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets (including operating lease liability)1 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.45 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | ||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | ||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.12 | ||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | ||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.15 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.27 | ||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.19 | ||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.18 | 0.19 | ||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.12 | ||||||
| Workday Inc. | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total assets
= 58,396 ÷ 137,175 = 0.43
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. | International Business Machines Corp. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Financial Leverage
International Business Machines Corp., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 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) | 155,971) | 154,128) | 154,200) | 153,403) | ||||||
| Total IBM stockholders’ equity | 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) | 20,597) | 21,208) | 20,551) | 19,999) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial leverage1 | 5.02 | 5.49 | 5.57 | 5.90 | 6.00 | 5.60 | 5.96 | 6.19 | 5.80 | 6.27 | 6.57 | 7.00 | 6.98 | 6.49 | 6.69 | 6.95 | 7.57 | 7.27 | 7.50 | 7.67 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Leverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 1.98 | 1.95 | 1.89 | 1.93 | 1.99 | 1.98 | 2.01 | 2.05 | 2.14 | 2.16 | 2.16 | 2.15 | 2.21 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.14 | 2.18 | 2.19 | 2.17 | 2.19 | ||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 2.14 | 2.05 | 2.02 | 1.86 | 1.80 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.93 | 1.86 | 1.88 | 1.89 | 1.84 | 1.81 | 1.85 | 1.84 | 1.83 | 1.91 | 1.99 | 2.03 | ||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 1.92 | 2.01 | 1.70 | 1.60 | 1.67 | 1.74 | 1.77 | 1.76 | 1.87 | 1.83 | 1.66 | 1.59 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.64 | 1.57 | 1.58 | 1.73 | 1.77 | 1.75 | ||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 2.88 | 2.87 | 3.00 | 3.20 | 3.43 | 3.40 | 3.39 | 3.48 | 3.53 | 3.48 | 3.47 | 3.39 | 3.14 | 2.15 | 2.04 | 2.02 | 1.89 | 1.75 | 1.61 | 6.29 | ||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 1.74 | 1.68 | 1.76 | 1.68 | 1.61 | 1.64 | 1.72 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1.68 | 1.69 | 1.53 | 1.57 | 1.58 | 1.65 | 1.85 | 2.14 | 1.64 | 1.80 | 1.70 | ||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 1.91 | 1.91 | 1.97 | 2.02 | 2.00 | 1.95 | 1.99 | 2.07 | 2.19 | 2.12 | 2.13 | 2.21 | 2.35 | 2.30 | 2.34 | 2.44 | 2.55 | 2.49 | 2.57 | 2.63 | ||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 16.20 | 24.38 | 34.74 | 57.66 | 125.24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.03 | 13.27 | 13.90 | 11.96 | 9.56 | 6.79 | 6.33 | 5.76 | ||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.42 | 1.43 | 1.49 | 1.67 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 3.87 | 4.01 | 4.20 | 6.82 | 8.29 | 11.50 | 18.06 | 24.69 | 58.35 | 32.88 | 88.29 | 20.09 | 16.14 | 9.59 | 9.15 | 11.68 | 8.23 | 8.73 | 4.47 | 4.50 | ||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 1.67 | 1.57 | 1.59 | 1.63 | 1.69 | 1.55 | 1.57 | 1.58 | 1.64 | 1.53 | 1.60 | 1.52 | 1.60 | 1.47 | 1.50 | 1.55 | 1.63 | 1.50 | 1.94 | 2.02 | ||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 2.12 | 1.98 | 2.10 | 2.16 | 2.28 | 2.10 | 2.15 | 2.43 | 2.64 | 2.46 | 2.65 | 2.75 | 2.92 | 2.68 | 2.81 | 2.90 | 3.07 | 2.88 | 2.63 | 2.73 | ||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 1.45 | 1.51 | 1.54 | 1.58 | 1.68 | 1.67 | 1.68 | 1.70 | 1.71 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.67 | 1.71 | 1.74 | ||||||
| Workday Inc. | 2.04 | 2.10 | 2.19 | 2.23 | 2.41 | 2.29 | 2.58 | 2.68 | 2.31 | 2.24 | 2.36 | 2.53 | 2.66 | 2.55 | 2.64 | 2.78 | 2.74 | 2.65 | 2.71 | 2.85 | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total IBM stockholders’ equity
= 137,175 ÷ 27,307 = 5.02
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | International Business Machines Corp. financial leverage ratio decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Interest Coverage
International Business Machines Corp., interest coverage calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 2,914) | (330) | 1,834) | 1,605) | 3,288) | 1,704) | 1,583) | 927) | 2,710) | (3,196) | 1,392) | 733) | 2,333) | 1,130) | 1,325) | 955) | 1,356) | 1,698) | 1,361) | 1,175) | ||||||
| Less: Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | (13) | (13) | 4) | 30) | 3) | (10) | 2) | (7) | (159) | 18) | (73) | 71) | (129) | 93) | 515) | 552) | 92) | (1) | (1) | (1) | ||||||
| Add: Income tax expense | 379) | (485) | 389) | (501) | 474) | 159) | 419) | 124) | 443) | (1,287) | 257) | (39) | 407) | (224) | 101) | (159) | 24) | 128) | 209) | (1,225) | ||||||
| Add: Interest expense | 424) | 429) | 427) | 432) | 405) | 412) | 423) | 367) | 313) | 295) | 297) | 311) | 304) | 290) | 281) | 280) | 316) | 323) | 323) | 326) | ||||||
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) | 3,730) | (373) | 2,646) | 1,506) | 4,164) | 2,285) | 2,423) | 1,425) | 3,625) | (4,206) | 2,019) | 934) | 3,173) | 1,103) | 1,192) | 524) | 1,604) | 2,150) | 1,894) | 277) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest coverage1 | 4.39 | 4.69 | 6.33 | 6.21 | 6.41 | 6.44 | 2.34 | 2.25 | 1.95 | 1.59 | 6.01 | 5.40 | 5.19 | 3.79 | 4.56 | 4.97 | 4.60 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Coverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 165.48 | 175.20 | 175.18 | 168.23 | 193.31 | 220.23 | 212.89 | 217.31 | 195.34 | 188.01 | 133.08 | 133.32 | 131.46 | 126.89 | 196.99 | 191.96 | 205.84 | 248.30 | 245.62 | 270.18 | ||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 42.01 | 46.90 | 53.43 | 58.12 | 61.17 | 58.59 | 55.57 | 53.27 | 54.64 | 54.21 | 54.34 | 53.39 | 51.49 | 49.52 | 45.92 | 42.50 | 37.00 | 32.36 | 28.08 | 23.87 | ||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 19.37 | 24.99 | 33.48 | 36.67 | 36.43 | 32.16 | 34.13 | 38.63 | 46.58 | 57.84 | 58.34 | 52.92 | 46.26 | 44.21 | 40.38 | 35.68 | 31.50 | — | — | — | ||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 5.77 | 1.41 | -1.80 | -4.04 | -5.31 | -4.72 | -4.71 | -5.09 | -5.34 | -6.41 | -8.16 | -12.40 | -55.36 | -151.33 | -185.47 | -226.03 | -315.25 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 15.67 | 15.74 | 14.07 | 13.20 | 13.05 | 14.66 | 16.17 | 19.99 | 32.38 | 55.36 | 62.71 | 93.29 | 89.14 | 92.00 | 89.58 | 120.30 | 158.00 | 158.50 | 164.67 | 148.46 | ||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 4.34 | 4.08 | 3.88 | 3.74 | 3.60 | 3.96 | 4.41 | 3.33 | 3.78 | 3.98 | 4.23 | 6.06 | 6.21 | 6.27 | 6.48 | 6.76 | 7.05 | 7.31 | 7.14 | 6.96 | ||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 3,786.90 | 499.52 | 149.97 | 69.33 | 34.43 | -5.32 | -49.82 | -87.97 | -176.15 | -201.09 | -194.27 | -133.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 120.07 | 72.96 | 46.08 | 35.96 | 21.82 | 10.40 | 4.05 | -1.99 | -6.56 | -4.28 | -3.42 | -2.65 | -1.85 | -1.68 | -1.49 | -1.36 | -1.61 | -1.55 | -0.92 | -0.09 | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Interest coverage
= (EBITQ4 2024
+ EBITQ3 2024
+ EBITQ2 2024
+ EBITQ1 2024)
÷ (Interest expenseQ4 2024
+ Interest expenseQ3 2024
+ Interest expenseQ2 2024
+ Interest expenseQ1 2024)
= (3,730 + -373 + 2,646 + 1,506)
÷ (424 + 429 + 427 + 432)
= 4.39
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | International Business Machines Corp. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |