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International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Operating margin

International Business Machines Corporation's operating margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 16.1%, down 0.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (16.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.33% (fiscal 2020) to 18.4% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Information Technology Services industry median of 3.30% and above the Technology sector median of 0.08%.

Operating margin, annual

Annual

Period Operating margin Change (points)
FY2025 16.1% 2.72
FY2024 13.4% (0.42)
FY2023 13.8% 1.37
FY2022 12.4% 1.51
FY2021 10.9% 3.57
FY2020 7.33% (4.63)
FY2019 12.0% (3.36)
FY2018 15.3% 0.57
FY2017 14.8% (0.17)
FY2016 14.9% (3.44)

Quarterly

Period Operating margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 15.2% 4.63
Mar 2026 10.6% (11.12)
Dec 2025 21.7% 6.23
Sep 2025 15.5% (1.31)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 7.33% High 18.4%
Ten-year median 13.8%
Current reading's percentile 91

Operating margin against peers

Company Operating margin
FISV Fiserv, Inc. compare 22.3%
INFY American Noble Gas Inc. compare 20.3%
BR Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. compare 17.4%
WIT Wipro Limited compare 16.3%
IBM International Business Machines Corporation 16.1%
CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation compare 15.9%
FIS Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. compare 15.7%
ACN Accenture PLC compare 14.5%
CDW CDW Corporation compare 7.14%
Information Technology Services industry median 3.30%
Technology sector median 0.08%
Market median 0.00%

What Operating margin is

EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.

EBIT ÷ Revenue

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