International Business Machines Corporation IBM

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International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Return on invested capital

International Business Machines Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 7.86%, down 0.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.53%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.73% (fiscal 2020) to 20.3% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is above the Information Technology Services industry median of 0.57% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2025 8.53% 0.77
FY2024 7.76% (0.35)
FY2023 8.11% 0.79
FY2022 7.32% 1.13
FY2021 6.19% 2.46
FY2020 3.73% (2.03)
FY2019 5.76% (9.32)
FY2018 15.1% 0.97
FY2017 14.1% (0.21)
FY2016 14.3% (6.02)

Against its own ten years

Low 3.73% High 20.3%
Ten-year median 8.11%
Current reading's percentile 64

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
INFY American Noble Gas Inc. compare 39.4%
ACN Accenture PLC compare 23.7%
WIT Wipro Limited compare 17.0%
CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation compare 14.4%
BR Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. compare 14.3%
CDW CDW Corporation compare 13.3%
IBM International Business Machines Corporation 7.86%
FISV Fiserv, Inc. compare 5.38%
FIS Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. compare 3.71%
Information Technology Services industry median 0.57%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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