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Financing Receivables
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Receivables [Abstract]  
Financing Receivables Financing Receivables:
Financing receivables primarily consist of client loan and installment payment receivables (loans), investment in sales-type and direct financing leases (collectively referred to as client financing receivables) and commercial financing receivables. Loans are provided primarily to clients to finance the purchase of IBM hardware, software and services. Payment terms on these financing arrangements are for terms generally up to seven years. Investment in sales-type and direct financing leases relate principally to the company’s Infrastructure products and are for terms generally up to five years. Commercial financing receivables, which consist of both held-for-investment and held-for-sale receivables, relate primarily to working capital financing for business partners and distributors of IBM products and services. Payment terms for working capital financing generally range from 30 to 60 days.
A summary of the components of the company’s financing receivables is presented as follows:
Client Financing Receivables
Client Loan and Installment Payment ReceivablesInvestment in Sales-Type and Direct Financing
Commercial Financing Receivables
(Dollars in millions)Held forHeld for
At June 30, 2025(Loans)LeasesInvestment
Sale (1)
Total
Financing receivables, gross$8,060 $3,769 $541 $746 $13,116 
Unearned income(645)(401)— — (1,045)
Unguaranteed residual value— 574 — — 574 
Amortized cost$7,415 $3,942 $541 $746 $12,644 
Allowance for credit losses(69)(67)(5)— (141)
Total financing receivables, net$7,346 $3,875 $536 $746 $12,503 
Current portion$3,561 $1,489 $536 $746 $6,333 
Noncurrent portion$3,785 $2,386 $— $— $6,171 
Client Financing Receivables
Client Loan and Installment Payment ReceivablesInvestment in Sales-Type and Direct Financing
Commercial Financing Receivables
(Dollars in millions)Held forHeld for
At December 31, 2024(Loans)LeasesInvestment
Sale (1)
Total
Financing receivables, gross$7,425 $3,406 $1,322 $900 $13,052 
Unearned income(547)(344)— — (891)
Unguaranteed residual value— 479 — — 479 
Amortized cost$6,878 $3,540 $1,322 $900 $12,639 
Allowance for credit losses(73)(50)(5)— (128)
Total financing receivables, net$6,804 $3,491 $1,317 $900 $12,512 
Current portion$3,535 $1,408 $1,317 $900 $7,159 
Noncurrent portion$3,269 $2,083 $— $— $5,353 
(1)The carrying value of the receivables classified as held for sale approximates fair value.
The company has a long-standing practice of taking mitigation actions, in certain circumstances, to transfer credit risk to third parties. These actions may include credit insurance, financial guarantees, nonrecourse secured borrowings, true sales, or sales of equipment under operating lease. Sale of receivables arrangements are also utilized in the normal course of business as part of the company’s cash and liquidity management.
Financing receivables pledged as collateral for secured borrowings were $166 million and $213 million at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. These borrowings are included in note 12, “Borrowings.”
Transfer of Financial Assets
Effective January 1, 2025, the company extended its existing agreement for a 26-month term with a third-party investor to sell up to $1.3 billion of IBM short-term commercial financing receivables on a revolving basis. In addition, the company enters into agreements with third-party financial institutions to sell certain of its client financing receivables, including both loan and lease receivables, for cash proceeds. There were no material client financing receivables transferred for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
The following table presents the total amount of commercial financing receivables transferred.
(Dollars in millions)
For the six months ended June 30:20252024
Commercial financing receivables:
Receivables transferred during the period$3,715 $3,686 
Receivables uncollected at end of period (1)
$686 $786 
(1)Of the total amount of commercial financing receivables sold and derecognized from the Consolidated Balance Sheet, the amounts presented remained uncollected from business partners as of June 30, 2025 and 2024.
The transfer of these receivables qualified as true sales and therefore reduced financing receivables. The cash proceeds from the sales are included in cash flows from operating activities. For the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the net loss, including fees, associated with the transfer of commercial financing receivables was $25 million and $33 million, respectively, and is included in other (income) and expense in the Consolidated Income Statement. For the company’s policy on determining treatment for transfer of financial assets, refer to note A, “Significant Accounting Policies,” in the company’s 2024 Annual Report.
Financing Receivables by Portfolio Segment
The following tables present the amortized cost basis for client financing receivables at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, further segmented by three classes: Americas, Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific. The commercial financing receivables portfolio segment is excluded from the tables in the sections below as the receivables are short term in nature and the current estimated risk of loss and resulting impact to the company’s financial results are not material.
(Dollars in millions)    
At June 30, 2025:AmericasEMEAAsia PacificTotal
Amortized cost$6,293 $3,515 $1,549 $11,357 
Allowance for credit losses:    
Beginning balance at January 1, 2025$69 $45 $$123 
Write-offs$(14)$$$(14)
Recoveries
Additions/(releases)16 
Other (1)
11 
Ending balance at June 30, 2025$69 $56 $11 $136 
(1)Primarily represents translation adjustments.
(Dollars in millions)    
At December 31, 2024:AmericasEMEAAsia PacificTotal
Amortized cost$5,861 $3,128 $1,429 $10,418 
Allowance for credit losses:   
Beginning balance at January 1, 2024$92 $48 $11 $150 
Write-offs$(2)$(1)$$(3)
Recoveries
Additions/(releases)(10)(2)(12)
Other (1)
(11)(2)(14)
Ending balance at December 31, 2024$69 $45 $$123 
(1)Primarily represents translation adjustments.
When determining the allowances, financing receivables are evaluated either on an individual or a collective basis. For the company’s policy on determining allowances for credit losses, refer to note A, “Significant Accounting Policies,” in the company’s 2024 Annual Report.
Past Due Financing Receivables
The company summarizes information about the amortized cost basis for client financing receivables, including amortized cost aged over 90 days and still accruing, billed invoices aged over 90 days and still accruing, and amortized cost not accruing.
(Dollars in millions)Total
Amortized
Cost
Amortized
Cost
> 90 Days (1)
Amortized
Cost
> 90 Days and
Accruing (1)
Billed
Invoices
> 90 Days and
Accruing
Amortized
Cost
Not
Accruing (2)
At June 30, 2025:
Americas$6,293 $56 $$$50 
EMEA3,515 32 32 
Asia Pacific1,549 10 
Total client financing receivables$11,357 $99 $12 $$90 
(Dollars in millions)Total
Amortized
Cost
Amortized
Cost
> 90 Days (1)
Amortized
Cost
> 90 Days and
Accruing (1)
Billed
Invoices
> 90 Days and
Accruing
Amortized
Cost
Not
Accruing (2)
At December 31, 2024:
Americas$5,861 $66 $$$62 
EMEA3,128 29 28 
Asia Pacific1,429 
Total client financing receivables$10,418 $103 $$$97 
(1)At a contract level, which includes total billed and unbilled amounts for financing receivables aged greater than 90 days.
(2)Of the amortized cost not accruing, there was a related allowance of $88 million and $94 million at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Financing income recognized on these receivables was immaterial for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Credit Quality Indicators
The company’s credit quality indicators, which are based on rating agency data, publicly available information and information provided by customers, are reviewed periodically based on the relative level of risk. The resulting indicators are a numerical rating system that maps to Moody’s Investors Service credit ratings as shown below. The company uses information provided by Moody’s, where available, as one of many inputs in its determination of customer credit ratings. The credit quality of the customer is evaluated based on these indicators and is assigned the same risk rating whether the receivable is a lease or a loan.
The following tables present the amortized cost basis for client financing receivables by credit quality indicator at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Receivables with a credit quality indicator ranging from Aaa to Baa3 are considered investment grade. All others are considered non-investment grade. The credit quality indicators reflect mitigating credit enhancement actions taken by customers which reduce the risk to IBM. Gross write-offs by vintage year at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were not material.
(Dollars in millions)AmericasEMEAAsia Pacific
At June 30, 2025:Aaa – Baa3
Ba1 – C
Aaa – Baa3
Ba1 – C
Aaa – Baa3
Ba1 – C
Vintage year:      
2025$2,058 $251 $774 $208 $385 $64 
20241,545 332 944 461 469 57 
2023926 297 295 216 252 14 
2022587 68 302 130 191 21 
2021127 11 83 16 49 
2020 and prior40 50 42 46 31 14 
Total$5,282 $1,010 $2,439 $1,076 $1,377 $172 
(Dollars in millions)AmericasEMEAAsia Pacific
At December 31, 2024:Aaa – Baa3
Ba1 – C
Aaa – Baa3
Ba1 – C
Aaa – Baa3
Ba1 – C
Vintage year:      
2024$2,080 $621 $1,145 $514 $616 $77 
20231,372 310 341 258 285 19 
2022950 113 408 194 254 26 
2021233 24 125 27 69 
202043 17 29 15 36 
2019 and prior53 44 37 35 26 
Total$4,732 $1,129 $2,085 $1,043 $1,287 $142 
Modifications
The company did not have any significant modifications due to clients experiencing financial difficulty during the six months ended June 30, 2025 or for the year ended December 31, 2024.