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Rankings/IBM/Q2 2025 Analysis

International Business Machines Corp

IBM
Q2 2025(IBM Q1 FY2025)Estimated6% AI
AI Revenue %
6%
AI Fair Value
$9.6B
AI Revenue (Q)
$867.7M
Total Revenue (Q)
$14.5B
Source: SEC EDGAR SEC Filing Filing
View SEC Filing on SEC.gov

Analysis

IBM reported Q1 total revenue of $14,541M. New Software revenue categories: Hybrid Cloud (Red Hat) $1,687M, Automation $1,584M, Data $1,236M, Transaction Processing $1,828M (total Software $6,336M). Consulting $5,068M (Strategy & Technology $2,782M, Intelligent Operations $2,286M). Infrastructure $2,886M, Financing $191M. The new sub-segment breakout is more informative: Automation ($1,584M, up from $1,391M = 13.9% growth) and Data ($1,236M, up from $1,173M = 5.4% growth) contain the bulk of watsonx and AI-related software products. However, these categories also contain substantial non-AI products (traditional automation tools, non-AI data management). The filing still provides no AI-specific revenue quantification. Segment profit margins expanding: Software profit $1,847M on $6,336M revenue = 29.1% margin (up from 25.4%). Conservative estimate: AI products represent roughly 20% of the combined Automation + Data sub-segments ($2,820M x 20% = $564M), plus ~$200M in AI consulting and ~$110M in AI infrastructure = ~$874M. $874M / $14,541M = 6.0%.
Analyzed by claude-opus-4-6

Quoted Figures

Total revenue $14,541M; Software $6,336M (Hybrid Cloud $1,687M, Automation $1,584M, Data $1,236M, TP $1,828M), Consulting $5,068M, Infrastructure $2,886M, Financing $191M
Revenue Disaggregation
Automation revenue $1,584M vs prior year $1,391M (13.9% growth); Data revenue $1,236M vs prior year $1,173M (5.4% growth)
Revenue Disaggregation
Software segment profit $1,847M, 29.1% margin (up from 25.4%)
Segment Information

AI Products Identified (Ring 1)

watsonx.aiwatsonx.datawatsonx.governancewatsonx Code Assistantwatsonx Assistantwatsonx Orchestrate

AI-Enabled Items (Ring 2 — Not Counted)

These items use AI but are not counted in the AI revenue estimate because they primarily serve non-AI functions.

Red Hat OpenShift AIIBM Consulting AI practiceAutomation sub-segmentData sub-segment

Confidence Tier

EstimatedNo direct AI revenue disclosure — estimated from product mix