IBM

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Technology company building Watsonx AI platform and enterprise AI solutions.

Total funding—
Market cap$216.6B
Employees264,300
Founded1911
HeadquartersArmonk, USA
StatusPublic
Market cap — stockanalysis.com · 27 Aug 2026Employees — sec.gov · 31 Dec 2025Founded — en.wikipedia.org · 27 Aug 2026
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Employees

Regulatory filing · 31 Dec 2025

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP Form 10-K (Item 1, Human Capital), SEC, filed 2026-02-24, for the period ended 2025-12-31. Filing states: "Human Capital table: employees and related workforce at December 31, 2025 (in thousands) -- IBM/wholly owned subsidiaries: 264.3." CIK 51143.

Founded

Wikipedia · 27 Aug 2026

Wikipedia infobox "founded" field, read 2026-08-27.

Revenue (TTM)

Regulatory filing · 31 Dec 2025

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP Form 10-K, SEC, filed 2026-02-24, for fiscal year ended 2025-12-31. us-gaap:Revenues per XBRL, audited. This is the trailing twelve months AS OF the fiscal year end, not as of today. CIK 51143.

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