| USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2012 | Dec 31, 2011 | Dec 31, 2010 | Dec 31, 2009 |
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Current assets | |||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 13,587 | $ 13,947 | $ 13,068 | ||||||||||||||
Restricted cash | 54 | 214 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
Marketable securities | 830 | 644 | 373 | ||||||||||||||
Notes and accounts receivable—trade (net of allowances of $99 in 2025 and $114 in 2024) | 8,112 | 6,804 | 7,214 | ||||||||||||||
Short-term financing receivables | |||||||||||||||||
Held for investment (net of allowances of $106 in 2025 and $109 in 2024) | 7,344 | 6,259 | 6,102 | ||||||||||||||
Held for sale | 1,131 | 900 | 692 | ||||||||||||||
Other accounts receivable (net of allowances of $37 in 2025 and $31 in 2024) | 1,052 | 947 | 640 | ||||||||||||||
Inventory | 1,220 | 1,289 | 1,161 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred costs | 825 | 788 | 842 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred taxes | 8,610 | 6,978 | 6,656 | ||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 2,530 | 2,520 | 2,639 | ||||||||||||||
Total current assets | 36,944 | 34,482 | 32,908 | ||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 17,874 | 17,691 | 18,122 | ||||||||||||||
Less: Accumulated depreciation | 11,975 | 11,959 | 12,621 | ||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment—net | 5,899 | 5,731 | 5,501 | ||||||||||||||
Operating right-of-use assets—net | 3,129 | 3,197 | 3,220 | ||||||||||||||
Long-term financing receivables (net of allowances of $34 in 2025 and $19 in 2024) | 7,708 | 5,353 | 5,766 | ||||||||||||||
Prepaid pension assets | 7,544 | 7,492 | 7,506 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred taxes (Note N) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Goodwill | 67,717 | 60,706 | 60,178 | ||||||||||||||
Intangible assets—net | 11,391 | 10,660 | 11,036 | ||||||||||||||
Investments and sundry assets | 2,112 | 1,787 | 1,626 | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | 151,880 | 137,175 | 135,241 | ||||||||||||||
Liabilities and equity | |||||||||||||||||
Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
Taxes | 2,347 | 2,033 | 2,270 | ||||||||||||||
Short-term debt | 6,424 | 5,089 | 6,426 | ||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | 4,756 | 4,032 | 4,132 | ||||||||||||||
Compensation and benefits | 4,114 | 3,605 | 3,501 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred income | 16,101 | 13,907 | 13,451 | ||||||||||||||
Operating lease liabilities | 800 | 768 | 820 | ||||||||||||||
Other accrued expenses and liabilities | 4,116 | 3,709 | 3,521 | ||||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 38,658 | 33,142 | 34,122 | ||||||||||||||
Long-term debt | 54,836 | 49,884 | 50,121 | ||||||||||||||
Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations | 9,018 | 9,432 | 10,808 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred income | 4,271 | 3,622 | 3,533 | ||||||||||||||
Operating lease liabilities | 2,547 | 2,655 | 2,568 | ||||||||||||||
Other liabilities | 9,810 | 11,048 | 11,475 | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 119,139 | 109,783 | 112,628 | ||||||||||||||
Equity | |||||||||||||||||
IBM stockholders' equity | |||||||||||||||||
Common stock and additional paid-in capital | 63,318 | 61,380 | 59,643 | ||||||||||||||
Retained earnings | 155,648 | 151,163 | 151,276 | ||||||||||||||
Treasury stock, at cost (shares: 2025—1,353,666,394; 2024—1,352,874,243) | 170,605 | 169,968 | 169,624 | ||||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) | (15,713) | (15,269) | (18,761) | ||||||||||||||
Total IBM stockholders' equity | 32,648 | 27,307 | 22,533 | ||||||||||||||
Noncontrolling interests | 93 | 86 | 80 | ||||||||||||||
Total equity | 32,740 | 27,393 | 22,613 | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ 151,880 | $ 137,175 | $ 135,241 |