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The cash flow of INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION over the past 10 years

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In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION's operating cash flow was $13.19B and its capital expenditures $1.74B, leaving free cash flow of $11.46B. Free cash flow was above zero in all 10 years shown. It ranged from $8.46B in fiscal 2022 to $14.97B in fiscal 2020. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2016, at $4.15B.

Year by year

Fiscal yearOperating cash flowCapital expendituresFree cash flow*
2025ended Dec 31, 2025$13.19B$1.74B*$11.46B
2024ended Dec 31, 2024$13.45B$1.69B*$11.76B
2023ended Dec 31, 2023$13.93B$1.81B*$12.12B
2022ended Dec 31, 2022$10.44B$1.97B*$8.46B
2021ended Dec 31, 2021$12.8B$2.77B*$10.03B
2020ended Dec 31, 2020$18.2B$3.23B*$14.97B
2019ended Dec 31, 2019$14.77B$2.91B*$11.86B
2018ended Dec 31, 2018$15.25B$3.96B*$11.28B
2017ended Dec 31, 2017$16.72B$3.77B*$12.95B
2016ended Dec 31, 2016$17.08B$4.15B*$12.93B

Fiscal years as INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.

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