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Cash on Hand for IBM (IBM)

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Metric

Latest period

$11.78B

YoY change

-0.8%

5Y CAGR

+0.9%

Peak year (2007)

$16.15B

Cash on Hand history chart for IBM (IBM) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: $14.47B

Cash on Hand growth chart for IBM (IBM) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: -0.8%

Cash on Hand history table for IBM (IBM) from 1985 to 2025

  • 2025$14.47B-0.8%
  • 2024$14.59B+8.6%
  • 2023$13.44B+53.8%
  • 2022$8.74B+20.5%
  • 2021$7.25B-47.5%
  • 2020$13.81B+55.8%
  • 2019$8.87B-26.1%
  • 2018$12.00B-4.6%
  • 2017$12.58B+47.5%
  • 2016$8.53B+4.1%
  • 2015$8.19B-3.3%
  • 2014$8.48B-23.4%
  • 2013$11.07B-0.6%
  • 2012$11.13B-6.7%
  • 2011$11.92B+2.3%
  • 2010$11.65B-16.6%
  • 2009$13.97B+8.3%
  • 2008$12.91B-20.1%
  • 2007$16.15B+51.5%
  • 2006$10.66B-22.1%
  • 2005$13.69B+29.5%
  • 2004$10.57B+38.2%
  • 2003$7.65B+28.0%
  • 2002$5.97B-6.5%
  • 2001$6.39B+71.8%
  • 2000$3.72B-36.2%
  • 1999$5.83B+1.1%
  • 1998$5.77B-23.6%
  • 1997$7.55B-7.2%
  • 1996$8.14B+5.7%
  • 1995$7.70B-27.0%
  • 1994$10.55B+80.1%
  • 1993$5.86B+31.8%
  • 1992$4.45B+12.7%
  • 1991$3.94B+2.4%
  • 1990$3.85B+4.1%
  • 1989$3.70B-39.6%
  • 1988$6.12B-12.1%
  • 1987$6.97B-4.0%
  • 1986$7.26B+29.1%
  • 1985$5.62B—

Cash on Hand values are taken from IBM's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Cash on Hand at IBM (IBM)

According to IBM's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $11.78B. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

The 2025 reading of IBM (IBM) cash and short-term investments is $14.47B – edged down 0.8% year-over-year.

IBM cash and short-term investments has grown on net over the period, with a +0.9% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).

Between 2007 and 2025, IBM cash and short-term investments declined 10.4%, falling from $16.15B to $14.47B.

The highest annual cash and short-term investments of $16.15B was reported in 2007. The lowest in the available history was $3.70B in 1989.

IBM Cash on Hand by Year

IBM Cash on Hand 2025: $14.47B

IBM cash and short-term investments in 2025 was $14.47B, edged down 0.8% below 2024.

IBM Cash on Hand 2024: $14.59B

2024's cash and short-term investments for IBM came in at $14.59B, grew 8.6% from 2023.

IBM Cash on Hand 2023: $13.44B

IBM posted cash and short-term investments of $13.44B in 2023, surged 53.8% from 2022.

IBM Cash on Hand 2022: $8.74B

In 2022, IBM reported cash and short-term investments of $8.74B, grew 20.5% from 2021.

IBM Cash on Hand 2021: $7.25B

IBM cash and short-term investments in 2021 was $7.25B.

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