International Business Machines Debt-to-Equity Ratio Growth & History (IBM)

International Business Machines's debt-to-equity ratio was 2.20 for fiscal 2025.

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International Business Machines annual debt-to-equity ratio history

International Business Machines annual debt-to-equity ratio

Fiscal yearPeriod endedDebt-to-equity ratioChangeGrowth
20252025-12-312.20−0.15−6.40%
20242024-12-312.35−0.61−20.55%
20232023-12-312.960.28+10.30%
20222022-12-312.69−0.59−18.09%
20212021-12-313.28−0.28−7.89%
20202020-12-313.56−0.07−1.99%
20192019-12-313.630.90+33.02%
20182018-12-312.730.07+2.58%
20172017-12-312.660.35+15.16%
20162016-12-312.31−0.49−17.37%
20152015-12-312.80−0.63−18.49%
20142014-12-313.431.69+96.90%
20132013-12-311.74−0.02−1.21%
20122012-12-311.760.21+13.42%
20112011-12-311.560.31+25.22%
20102010-12-311.240.27+28.20%
20092009-12-310.97−0.72−42.50%
20082008-12-311.69

International Business Machines debt-to-equity ratio trends

Over the last five fiscal years, International Business Machines's debt-to-equity ratio decreased from 3.56 to 2.20, a change of −1.36. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 2.06.

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What the debt-to-equity ratio means

The debt-to-equity ratio compares interest-bearing debt with shareholders’ equity. It helps show how much debt financing a company uses relative to its accounting equity, but useful comparison levels vary by industry.

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How debt-to-equity is calculated

TickerStat calculates debt-to-equity as total interest-bearing debt divided by SEC-reported shareholders’ equity for the same balance-sheet date. Total liabilities are not treated as debt, and periods with non-positive equity are omitted. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.

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