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IBM RELEASES THIRD-QUARTER RESULTS

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Accelerated Software revenue growth, expanded gross profit margin, and strong free cash flow

ARMONK, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced third-quarter 2024 earnings results.

“Our third-quarter performance was led by double-digit growth in Software, including a re-acceleration in Red Hat. We continue to see great momentum in AI as our models are trusted, fit-for-purpose, and lower cost, with performance leadership. Our generative AI book of business now stands at more than $3 billion, up more than $1 billion quarter to quarter,” said Arvind Krishna, IBM chairman, president and chief executive officer. “Heading into the final quarter of 2024, we expect fourth-quarter constant currency revenue growth to be consistent with the third quarter, with continued strength in Software. We are confident in our ability to deliver more than $12 billion in free cash flow for the year, driven by continued expansion of our operating margins.” 

Third-Quarter Highlights

Revenue
– Revenue of $15.0 billion, up 1 percent, up 2 percent at constant currency
– Software revenue up 10 percent
– Consulting revenue flat
– Infrastructure revenue down 7 percent
Profit
– Gross Profit Margin: GAAP: 56.3 percent, up 190 basis points; Operating (Non-GAAP):             
  57.5 percent, up 210 basis points
Cash Flow
– Year to date, net cash from operating activities of $9.1 billion; free cash flow of $6.6 billion

THIRD-QUARTER 2024 INCOME STATEMENT SUMMARY

 

GAAP results include impact of one-time, non-cash pension settlement charge (1)

 
 

Revenue

 

Gross

Profit

 
 

Gross

Profit

Margin

 
 

Pre-tax

Income/

(Loss) (1)

 

Pre-tax

Income

Margin (1)

 

Net

Income/

(Loss) (1)

 

Diluted

Earnings/

(Loss) Per

Share (1)

GAAP from

Continuing

Operations

$   15.0 B

 
 

$   8.4 B

 
 

56.3

%

 

$ (0.8) B

 
 

(5.4)

%

 

$  (0.3) B

 
 

$    (0.34)

 

Year/Year

1

%(2)

 

5

%

 

1.9

Pts

 

NM

 
 

-18.1

Pts

 

NM

 
 

NM

 

Operating

(Non-GAAP)

 
 
 

$   8.6 B

 
 

57.5

%

 

$    2.5 B

 
 

16.6

%

 

$     2.2 B

 
 

$     2.30

 

Year/Year

 
 
 

5

%

 

2.1

Pts

 

8

%

 

1.0

Pts

 

6

%

 

5

%

(1)  2024 GAAP results include the impact of a one-time, non-cash, pension settlement charge of $2.7 billion ($2.0 billion net of tax) related

       to the transfer of a portion of the company’s U.S. defined benefit pension obligations and related plan assets to a third-party insurer,

       announced in September 2024.

(2)  2% at constant currency.

“Our investments are paying off in Software as we’ve repositioned our portfolio in recent years. In the third quarter, Software delivered broad-based growth and now represents nearly 45 percent of our total revenue. Our ongoing focus on product mix, coupled with our productivity initiatives enables us to continue to drive operating leverage in our underlying profit performance,” said James Kavanaugh, IBM senior vice president and chief financial officer. “With our strong cash generation, we are well-positioned to continue investing for growth while returning value to shareholders through dividends.”

Segment Results for Third Quarter

Software — revenues of $6.5 billion, up 9.7 percent, up 9.6 percent at constant currency:
– Hybrid Platform & Solutions up 10 percent
      — Red Hat up 14 percent
      — Automation up 13 percent
      — Data & AI up 5 percent
      — Security down 1 percent
– Transaction Processing up 9 percent

Consulting — revenues of $5.2 billion, down 0.5 percent, down 0.2 percent at constant currency:
– Business Transformation up 2 percent
– Technology Consulting down 4 percent
– Application Operations down 1 percent

Infrastructure — revenues of $3.0 billion, down 7.0 percent, down 6.7 percent at constant currency:
– Hybrid Infrastructure down 9 percent
      — IBM Z down 19 percent
      — Distributed Infrastructure down 3 percent
– Infrastructure Support down 4 percent, down 3 percent at constant currency

Financing — revenues of $0.2 billion, down 2.5 percent, down 1.3 percent at constant currency

Cash Flow and Balance Sheet

In the third quarter, the company generated net cash from operating activities of $2.9 billion, down $0.2 billion year to year. IBM’s free cash flow was $2.1 billion, up $0.4 billion year to year. The company returned $1.5 billion to shareholders in dividends in the third quarter.

For the first nine months of the year, the company generated net cash from operating activities of $9.1 billion, down $0.4 billion year to year. IBM’s free cash flow was $6.6 billion, up $1.5 billion year to year.

IBM ended the third quarter with $13.7 billion of cash, restricted cash and marketable securities, up $0.3 billion from year-end 2023. Debt, including IBM Financing debt of $10.4 billion, totaled $56.6 billion, flat year to date.

Expectations

Revenue: The company expects fourth-quarter constant currency revenue growth consistent with the third quarter. At current foreign exchange rates, currency is expected to be about a half-point headwind to revenue growth in the quarter
Free cash flow: The company continues to expect more than $12 billion in free cash flow for the full year

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements

Except for the historical information and discussions contained herein, statements contained in this release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on the company’s current assumptions regarding future business and financial performance. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, the following: a downturn in economic environment and client spending budgets; a failure of the company’s innovation initiatives; damage to the company’s reputation; risks from investing in growth opportunities; failure of the company’s intellectual property portfolio to prevent competitive offerings and the failure of the company to obtain necessary licenses; the company’s ability to successfully manage acquisitions, alliances and dispositions, including integration challenges, failure to achieve objectives, the assumption of liabilities and higher debt levels; fluctuations in financial results; impact of local legal, economic, political, health and other conditions; the company’s failure to meet growth and productivity objectives; ineffective internal controls; the company’s use of accounting estimates; impairment of the company’s goodwill or amortizable intangible assets; the company’s ability to attract and retain key employees and its reliance on critical skills; impacts of relationships with critical suppliers; product quality issues; impacts of business with government clients; reliance on third party distribution channels and ecosystems; cybersecurity and data privacy considerations; adverse effects related to climate change and environmental matters; tax matters; legal proceedings and investigatory risks; the company’s pension plans; currency fluctuations and customer financing risks; impact of changes in market liquidity conditions and customer credit risk on receivables; potential failure of the separation of Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. to qualify for tax-free treatment; risk factors related to IBM securities; and other risks, uncertainties and factors discussed in the company’s Form 10-Qs, Form 10-K and in the company’s other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or in materials incorporated therein by reference.

Statements in this communication regarding the strategic acquisition that are forward-looking may include projections as to closing date for the transaction, the extent of, and the time necessary to obtain, the regulatory approvals required for the transaction, the anticipated benefits of the transaction, the impact of the transaction on IBM’s business, the synergies from the transaction, and the combined company’s future operating results.

Any forward-looking statement in this release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as required by law, the company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

Presentation of Information in this Press Release

For generative AI, book of business includes Software transactional revenue, SaaS Annual Contract Value and Consulting signings. The generative AI book of business is further defined within Exhibit 99.2 in the Form 8-K that includes this press release.

In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding the company’s results as determined by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the company has also disclosed in this press release the following non-GAAP information, which management believes provides useful information to investors:

IBM results —

adjusting for currency (i.e., at constant currency);
presenting operating (non-GAAP) earnings per share amounts and related income statement items;
free cash flow;
adjusted EBITDA.

The rationale for management’s use of these non-GAAP measures is included in Exhibit 99.2 in the Form 8-K that includes this press release and is being submitted today to the SEC.

Conference Call and Webcast

IBM’s regular quarterly earnings conference call is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. ET, today. The Webcast may be accessed via a link at https://www.ibm.com/investor/events/earnings-3q24. Presentation charts will be available shortly before the Webcast.

Financial Results Below (certain amounts may not add due to use of rounded numbers; percentages presented are calculated from the underlying whole-dollar amounts).

Contact:       IBM
                      Sarah Meron, 347-891-1770
                      sarah.meron@ibm.com

                      Tim Davidson, 914-844-7847
                      tfdavids@us.ibm.com

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL RESULTS

(Unaudited; Dollars in millions except per share amounts)

 
 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 
 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 
 

2024

 
 

2023 (1)

 
 

2024

 
 

2023 (1)

 

REVENUE BY SEGMENT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Software

$                   6,524

 
 

$                   5,947

 
 

$                19,162

 
 

$                17,832

 

Consulting

5,152

 
 

5,178

 
 

15,517

 
 

15,601

 

Infrastructure

3,042

 
 

3,272

 
 

9,764

 
 

9,988

 

Financing

181

 
 

186

 
 

543

 
 

566

 

Other

68

 
 

170

 
 

214

 
 

491

 

TOTAL REVENUE

14,968

 
 

14,752

 
 

45,199

 
 

44,479

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

GROSS PROFIT

8,420

 
 

8,023

 
 

25,112

 
 

24,033

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

GROSS PROFIT MARGIN

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Software

83.2

%

 

82.3

%

 

83.1

%

 

82.3

%

Consulting

28.4

%

 

27.6

%

 

26.7

%

 

26.3

%

Infrastructure

55.0

%

 

53.7

%

 

55.3

%

 

54.0

%

Financing

47.2

%

 

49.7

%

 

48.2

%

 

47.5

%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

TOTAL GROSS PROFIT MARGIN

56.3

%

 

54.4

%

 

55.6

%

 

54.0

%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

EXPENSE AND OTHER INCOME

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

S,G&A

4,911

 
 

4,458

 
 

14,823

 
 

14,212

 

R,D&E

1,876

 
 

1,685

 
 

5,512

 
 

5,027

 

Intellectual property and custom development income

(238)

 
 

(190)

 
 

(696)

 
 

(618)

 

Other (income) and expense

2,244

 
 

(215)

 
 

1,694

 
 

(721)

 

Interest expense

429

 
 

412

 
 

1,288

 
 

1,202

 

TOTAL EXPENSE AND OTHER INCOME

9,222

 
 

6,150

 
 

22,621

 
 

19,102

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

INCOME/(LOSS)  FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

BEFORE INCOME TAXES

(802)

 
 

1,873

 
 

2,491

 
 

4,931

 

Pre-tax margin

(5.4)

%

 

12.7

%

 

5.5

%

 

11.1

%

Provision for/(Benefit from) income taxes

(485)

 
 

159

 
 

(597)

 
 

702

 

Effective tax rate

60.4

%

 

8.5

%

 

(24.0)

%

 

14.2

%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

INCOME/(LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

$                     (317)

 
 

$                   1,714

 
 

$                   3,088

 
 

$                   4,229

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Income/ (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes

(13)

 
 

(10)

 
 

21

 
 

(15)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

NET INCOME/(LOSS) (2)

$                     (330)

 
 

$                   1,704

 
 

$                   3,109

 
 

$                   4,214

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

EARNINGS/(LOSS) PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK (2)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Assuming Dilution

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Continuing Operations

$                    (0.34)

 
 

$                      1.86

 
 

$                      3.30

 
 

$                      4.59

 

Discontinued Operations

$                    (0.01)

 
 

$                    (0.01)

 
 

$                      0.02

 
 

$                    (0.02)

 

TOTAL

$                    (0.36)

 
 

$                      1.84

 
 

$                      3.32

 
 

$                      4.58

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Basic

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Continuing Operations

$                    (0.34)

 
 

$                      1.88

 
 

$                      3.36

 
 

$                      4.65

 

Discontinued Operations

$                    (0.01)

 
 

$                    (0.01)

 
 

$                      0.02

 
 

$                    (0.02)

 

TOTAL

$                    (0.36)

 
 

$                      1.87

 
 

$                      3.38

 
 

$                      4.63

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES

OUTSTANDING (M’s)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Assuming Dilution

923.6

 
 

923.7

 
 

935.4

 
 

920.3

 

Basic

923.6

 
 

912.8

 
 

920.3

 
 

910.1

 

____________________

(1)  Recast to reflect January 2024 segment changes.

(2)  2024 includes the impact of a one-time, non-cash, pension settlement charge of $2.7 billion ($2.0 billion net of tax).

 

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(Unaudited)

 

(Dollars in Millions)

 

At

September 30,
2024

 

At

December 31,
2023

ASSETS:

 
 
 
 

Current Assets:

 
 
 
 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$                    13,197

 

$                    13,068

Restricted cash

 

17

 

21

Marketable securities

 

505

 

373

Notes and accounts receivable – trade, net

 

5,390

 

7,214

Short-term financing receivables, net

 

5,765

 

6,793

Other accounts receivable, net

 

928

 

640

Inventories

 

1,367

 

1,161

Deferred costs

 

966

 

998

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

2,408

 

2,639

Total Current Assets

 

30,543

 

32,908

 
 
 
 
 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

5,614

 

5,501

Operating right-of-use assets, net

 

3,355

 

3,220

Long-term financing receivables, net

 

4,931

 

5,766

Prepaid pension assets

 

7,975

 

7,506

Deferred costs

 

788

 

842

Deferred taxes

 

6,943

 

6,656

Goodwill

 

61,092

 

60,178

Intangibles, net

 

11,090

 

11,036

Investments and sundry assets

 

2,009

 

1,626

Total Assets

 

$                  134,339

 

$                  135,241

 
 
 
 
 

LIABILITIES:

 
 
 
 

Current Liabilities:

 
 
 
 

Taxes

 

$                      1,584

 

$                      2,270

Short-term debt

 

3,599

 

6,426

Accounts payable

 

3,274

 

4,132

Deferred income

 

12,882

 

13,451

Operating lease liabilities

 

790

 

820

Other liabilities

 

6,725

 

7,022

Total Current Liabilities

 

28,853

 

34,122

 
 
 
 
 

Long-term debt

 

52,980

 

50,121

Retirement-related obligations

 

10,366

 

10,808

Deferred income

 

3,666

 

3,533

Operating lease liabilities

 

2,757

 

2,568

Other liabilities

 

11,186

 

11,475

Total Liabilities

 

109,809

 

112,628

 
 
 
 
 

EQUITY:

 
 
 
 

IBM Stockholders’ Equity:

 
 
 
 

Common stock

 

61,013

 

59,643

Retained earnings

 

149,789

 

151,276

Treasury stock – at cost

 

(169,935)

 

(169,624)

Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)

 

(16,418)

 

(18,761)

Total IBM Stockholders’ Equity

 

24,448

 

22,533

 
 
 
 
 

Noncontrolling interests

 

82

 

80

Total Equity

 

24,530

 

22,613

 
 
 
 
 

Total Liabilities and Equity

 

$                  134,339

 

$                  135,241

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

CASH FLOW ANALYSIS

(Unaudited)

 
 
 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

(Dollars in Millions)

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Net Cash from Operations per GAAP

 

$            2,881

 

$            3,055

 

$         9,115

 

$            9,468

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Less: change in IBM Financing receivables

 

873

 

1,092

 

1,824

 

3,119

Capital Expenditures, net

 

55

 

(282)

 

(705)

 

(1,226)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Free Cash Flow

 

2,064

 

1,682

 

6,586

 

5,123

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Acquisitions

 

(2,513)

 

(4,589)

 

(2,748)

 

(4,945)

Divestitures

 

2

 

(10)

 

705

 

(4)

Dividends

 

(1,542)

 

(1,515)

 

(4,601)

 

(4,522)

Non-Financing Debt

 

(383)

 

(942)

 

693

 

7,572

Other (includes IBM Financing net receivables and debt)

 

131

 

41

 

(379)

 

(1,068)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Short-term

Marketable Securities

 

$          (2,241)

 

$          (5,333)

 

$              257

 

$            2,156

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

CASH FLOW

(Unaudited)

 
 
 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

(Dollars in Millions)

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Net Income/(loss) from Operations

 

$                       (330)

 

$                     1,704

 

$                     3,109

 

$                     4,214

Pension Settlement Charge

 

2,725

 

–

 

2,725

 

–

Depreciation/Amortization of Intangibles (1)

 

1,268

 

1,093

 

3,555

 

3,243

Stock-based Compensation

 

330

 

286

 

966

 

843

Operating assets and liabilities/Other, net (2)

 

(1,984)

 

(1,119)

 

(3,063)

 

(1,952)

IBM Financing A/R

 

873

 

1,092

 

1,824

 

3,119

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

$                     2,881

 

$                     3,055

 

$                     9,115

 

$                     9,468

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Capital Expenditures, net of payments & proceeds (3)

 

55

 

(282)

 

(705)

 

(1,226)

Divestitures, net of cash transferred

 

2

 

(10)

 

705

 

(4)

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

(2,513)

 

(4,589)

 

(2,748)

 

(4,945)

Marketable Securities / Other Investments, net

 

869

 

2,927

 

(810)

 

(3,732)

Net Cash Provided by/(Used in) Investing Activities

 

$                    (1,587)

 

$                   (1,953)

 

$                   (3,558)

 

$                    (9,906)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Debt, net of payments & proceeds

 

(1,259)

 

(1,550)

 

(777)

 

4,619

Dividends

 

(1,542)

 

(1,515)

 

(4,601)

 

(4,522)

Financing – Other

 

35

 

(67)

 

(26)

 

(252)

Net Cash Provided by/(Used in) Financing Activities

 

$                    (2,766)

 

$                   (3,132)

 

$                   (5,403)

 

$                       (154)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Effect of Exchange Rate changes on Cash

 

207

 

(119)

 

(29)

 

(120)

Net Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

 

$                    (1,264)

 

$                   (2,149)

 

$                        125

 

$                       (713)

____________________

(1)  Includes operating lease right-of-use assets amortization. 

(2)  Includes a $0.7 billion tax effect associated with the one-time, non-cash pension settlement charge in the third-quarter 2024. 

(3)  2024 includes proceeds of $0.4 billion from the sale of certain QRadar SaaS assets. 

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

GAAP NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION

(Unaudited)

 
 
 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

(Dollars in Billions)

 

2024

 

2023

 

Yr/Yr

 

2024

 

2023

 

Yr/Yr

Net Income/(Loss) as reported (GAAP) (1)

 

$         (0.3)

 

$           1.7

 

$         (2.0)

 

$           3.1

 

$           4.2

 

$         (1.1)

Less: Income/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

Income/(Loss) from continuing operations

 

(0.3)

 

1.7

 

(2.0)

 

3.1

 

4.2

 

(1.1)

Provision for/(Benefit from) income taxes from continuing ops.

 

(0.5)

 

0.2

 

(0.6)

 

(0.6)

 

0.7

 

(1.3)

Pre-tax income/(loss) from continuing operations (GAAP)

 

(0.8)

 

1.9

 

(2.7)

 

2.5

 

4.9

 

(2.4)

Non-operating adjustments (before tax)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Acquisition-related charges (2)

 

0.5

 

0.4

 

0.1

 

1.5

 

1.2

 

0.2

Non-operating retirement-related costs/(income) (1)

 

2.8

 

0.0

 

2.8

 

3.0

 

0.0

 

3.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Operating (non-GAAP) pre-tax income/(loss) from continuing ops.

 

2.5

 

2.3

 

0.2

 

6.9

 

6.1

 

0.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Net interest expense

 

0.3

 

0.3

 

0.0

 

0.7

 

0.7

 

0.0

Depreciation/Amortization of non-acquired intangible assets

 

0.7

 

0.7

 

0.0

 

2.1

 

2.0

 

0.1

Stock-based compensation

 

0.3

 

0.3

 

0.0

 

1.0

 

0.8

 

0.1

Workforce rebalancing charges

 

0.3

 

0.0

 

0.3

 

0.7

 

0.4

 

0.3

Corporate (gains) and charges (3)

 

(0.4)

 

0.0

 

(0.3)

 

(0.6)

 

0.0

 

(0.6)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$           3.8

 

$           3.5

 

$           0.2

 

$        10.8

 

$        10.1

 

$           0.8

____________________

(1) 2024 includes the impact of a one-time, non-cash pension settlement charge of $2.7 billion ($2.0 billion net of tax). 

(2) Primarily consists of amortization of acquired intangible assets. 

(3) Corporate (gains) and charges primarily consists of unique corporate actions such as gains on divestitures and asset sales (e.g., certain QRadar SaaS assets). 

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

SEGMENT DATA

(Unaudited)

 
 
 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2024

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(Dollars in Millions)

 

Software

 
 

Consulting

 
 

Infrastructure

 
 

Financing

 

Revenue

 

$                       6,524

 
 

$                        5,152

 
 

$                        3,042

 
 

$                            181

 

Segment Profit

 

$                       1,969

 
 

$                           559

 
 

$                           422

 
 

$                              86

 

Segment Profit Margin

 

30.2

%

 

10.9

%

 

13.9

%

 

47.5

%

Change YTY Revenue

 

9.7

%

 

(0.5)

%

 

(7.0)

%

 

(2.5)

%

Change YTY Revenue – Constant Currency

 

9.6

%

 

(0.2)

%

 

(6.7)

%

 

(1.3)

%

 
 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 (1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(Dollars in Millions)

 

 Software

 
 

Consulting

 
 

Infrastructure

 
 

Financing

 

Revenue

 

$                       5,947

 
 

$                        5,178

 
 

$                        3,272

 
 

$                            186

 

Segment Profit

 

$                       1,722

 
 

$                           566

 
 

$                           490

 
 

$                              91

 

Segment Profit Margin

 

29.0

%

 

10.9

%

 

15.0

%

 

49.2

%

__________________

(1) Recast to reflect January 2024 segment changes. 

 
 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(Dollars in Millions)

 

Software

 
 

Consulting

 
 

Infrastructure

 
 

Financing

 

Revenue

 

$                     19,162

 
 

$                     15,517

 
 

$                       9,764

 
 

$                           543

 

Segment Profit

 

$                       5,582

 
 

$                       1,447

 
 

$                       1,387

 
 

$                           254

 

Segment Profit Margin

 

29.1

%

 

9.3

%

 

14.2

%

 

46.9

%

Change YTY Revenue

 

7.5

%

 

(0.5)

%

 

(2.3)

%

 

(4.1)

%

Change YTY Revenue – Constant Currency

 

8.0

%

 

1.1

%

 

(1.2)

%

 

(3.1)

%

 
 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 (1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(Dollars in Millions)

 

 Software

 
 

Consulting

 
 

Infrastructure

 
 

Financing

 

Revenue

 

$                     17,832

 
 

$                     15,601

 
 

$                       9,988

 
 

$                           566

 

Segment Profit

 

$                       4,850

 
 

$                       1,476

 
 

$                       1,529

 
 

$                           256

 

Segment Profit Margin

 

27.2

%

 

9.5

%

 

15.3

%

 

45.2

%

____________________

(1) Recast to reflect January 2024 segment changes. 

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

U.S. GAAP TO OPERATING (Non-GAAP) RESULTS RECONCILIATION

(Unaudited; Dollars in millions except per share amounts)

 
 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2024

 
 

Continuing Operations

 
 

GAAP

 
 

Acquisition-

Related

Adjustments (1)

 
 

Retirement-

Related

Adjustments (2)

 
 

Tax

Reform

Impacts

 
 

Operating

(Non-GAAP)

 

Gross Profit

$       8,420

 
 

$                          192

 
 

$                                     —

 
 

$                       —

 
 

$           8,612

 

Gross Profit Margin

56.3

%

 

1.3

pts

 

—

pts

 

—

pts

 

57.5

%

S,G&A

$       4,911

 
 

$                        (300)

 
 

$                                     —

 
 

$                       —

 
 

$           4,611

 

Other (Income) & Expense

2,244

 
 

—

 
 

(2,797)

 
 

—

 
 

(553)

 

Total Expense & Other (Income)

9,222

 
 

(300)

 
 

(2,797)

 
 

—

 
 

6,125

 

Pre-tax Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations

(802)

 
 

492

 
 

2,797

 
 

—

 
 

2,487

 

Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations

(5.4)

%

 

3.3

pts

 

18.7

pts

 

—

pts

 

16.6

%

Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes (3)

$        (485)

 
 

$                          119

 
 

$                                  700

 
 

$                       (2)

 
 

$              332

 

Effective Tax Rate

60.4

%

 

(7.2)

pts

 

(39.8)

pts

 

(0.1)

pts

 

13.4

%

Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations

$        (317)

 
 

$                          373

 
 

$                               2,097

 
 

$                        2

 
 

$           2,155

 

Income Margin from Continuing Operations

(2.1)

%

 

2.5

pts

 

14.0

pts

 

0.0

pts

 

14.4

%

Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Share: Continuing

Operations (4)

$       (0.34)

 
 

$                         0.40

 
 

$                                 2.27

 
 

$                   0.00

 
 

$             2.30

 
 
 
 
 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2023

 
 

Continuing Operations

 
 

GAAP

 
 

Acquisition-

Related

Adjustments (1)

 
 

Retirement-

Related

Adjustments (2)

 
 

Tax

Reform

Impacts

 
 

Operating

(Non-GAAP)

 

Gross Profit

$       8,023

 
 

$                          162

 
 

$                                     —

 
 

$                       —

 
 

$           8,185

 

Gross Profit Margin

54.4

%

 

1.1

pts

 

—

pts

 

—

pts

 

55.5

%

S,G&A

$       4,458

 
 

$                        (277)

 
 

$                                     —

 
 

$                       —

 
 

$           4,181

 

Other (Income) & Expense

(215)

 
 

0

 
 

12

 
 

—

 
 

(203)

 

Total Expense & Other (Income)

6,150

 
 

(277)

 
 

12

 
 

—

 
 

5,885

 

Pre-tax Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations

1,873

 
 

438

 
 

(12)

 
 

—

 
 

2,299

 

Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations

12.7

%

 

3.0

pts

 

(0.1)

pts

 

—

pts

 

15.6

%

Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes (3)

$          159

 
 

$                            99

 
 

$                                   (14)

 
 

$                      24

 
 

$              268

 

Effective Tax Rate

8.5

%

 

2.7

pts

 

(0.5)

pts

 

1.0

pts

 

11.7

%

Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations

$       1,714

 
 

$                          340

 
 

$                                      1

 
 

$                     (24)

 
 

$           2,031

 

Income Margin from Continuing Operations

11.6

%

 

2.3

pts

 

0.0

pts

 

(0.2)

pts

 

13.8

%

Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Share: Continuing

Operations

$         1.86

 
 

$                         0.37

 
 

$                                 0.00

 
 

$                  (0.03)

 
 

$             2.20

 

____________________

(1)    Includes amortization of purchased intangible assets, in process R&D, transaction costs, applicable restructuring and related expenses, tax charges related to acquisition integration and pre-closing charges, such as financing costs.

(2)    Includes amortization of prior service costs, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, amortized actuarial gains/losses, the impacts of any plan curtailments/settlements and pension insolvency costs and other costs. 2024 also includes the impact of a one-time, non-cash, pre-tax pension settlement charge of  $2.7 billion ($2.0 billion net of tax).

(3)    Tax impact on operating (non-GAAP) pre-tax income from continuing operations is calculated under the same accounting principles applied to the As Reported pre-tax income under ASC 740, which employs an annual effective tax rate method to the results.

(4)   Operating (non-GAAP) earnings per share was calculated using 938.4 million shares, which includes 14.9 million dilutive potential shares under our stock-based compensation plans and contingently issuable shares. Due to the GAAP net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2024, these dilutive potential shares were excluded from the GAAP loss per share calculation as the effect would have been antidilutive. The difference in share count resulted in an additional $(0.04) reconciling item.

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

U.S. GAAP TO OPERATING (Non-GAAP) RESULTS RECONCILIATION

(Unaudited; Dollars in millions except per share amounts)

 
 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024

 
 

Continuing Operations

 
 

GAAP

 
 

Acquisition-

Related

Adjustments (1)

 
 

Retirement-

Related

Adjustments (2)

 
 

Tax

Reform

Impacts (3)

 
 

Operating

(Non-GAAP)

 

Gross Profit

$     25,112

 
 

$                         533

 
 

$                                  —

 
 

$                   —

 
 

$         25,645

 

Gross Profit Margin

55.6

%

 

1.2

pts

 

—

pts

 

—

pts

 

56.7

%

S,G&A

$     14,823

 
 

$                       (854)

 
 

$                                  —

 
 

$                   —

 
 

$         13,969

 

Other (Income) & Expense

1,694

 
 

(68)

 
 

(2,991)

 
 

—

 
 

(1,364)

 

Total Expense & Other (Income)

22,621

 
 

(922)

 
 

(2,991)

 
 

—

 
 

18,709

 

Pre-tax Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations

2,491

 
 

1,454

 
 

2,991

 
 

—

 
 

6,936

 

Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations

5.5

%

 

3.2

pts

 

6.6

pts

 

—

pts

 

15.3

%

Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes (4)

$        (597)

 
 

$                         374

 
 

$                               731

 
 

$                434

 
 

$              942

 

Effective Tax Rate

(24.0)

%

 

10.4

pts

 

20.9

pts

 

6.3

pts

 

13.6

%

Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations

$      3,088

 
 

$                      1,081

 
 

$                            2,259

 
 

$               (434)

 
 

$           5,994

 

Income Margin from Continuing Operations

6.8

%

 

2.4

pts

 

5.0

pts

 

(1.0)

pts

 

13.3

%

Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Share: Continuing

Operations

$        3.30

 
 

$                        1.16

 
 

$                              2.42

 
 

$              (0.46)

 
 

$             6.41

 
 
 
 
 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

 
 

Continuing Operations

 
 

GAAP

 
 

Acquisition-

Related

Adjustments (1)

 
 

Retirement-

Related

Adjustments (2)

 
 

Tax

Reform

Impacts

 
 

Operating

(Non-GAAP)

 

Gross Profit

$     24,033

 
 

$                         460

 
 

$                                  —

 
 

$                   —

 
 

$         24,492

 

Gross Profit Margin

54.0

%

 

1.0

pts

 

—

pts

 

—

pts

 

55.1

%

S,G&A

$     14,212

 
 

$                       (768)

 
 

$                                  —

 
 

$                   —

 
 

$         13,444

 

Other (Income) & Expense

(721)

 
 

(2)

 
 

16

 
 

—

 
 

(707)

 

Total Expense & Other (Income)

19,102

 
 

(770)

 
 

16

 
 

—

 
 

18,348

 

Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations

4,931

 
 

1,229

 
 

(16)

 
 

—

 
 

6,144

 

Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing

Operations

11.1

%

 

2.8

pts

 

0.0

pts

 

—

pts

 

13.8

%

Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes (4)

$          702

 
 

$                         277

 
 

$                                (27)

 
 

$                 (91)

 
 

$              861

 

Effective Tax Rate

14.2

%

 

1.7

pts

 

(0.4)

pts

 

(1.5)

pts

 

14.0

%

Income from Continuing Operations

$       4,229

 
 

$                         953

 
 

$                                  11

 
 

$                  91

 
 

$           5,283

 

Income Margin from Continuing Operations

9.5

%

 

2.1

pts

 

0.0

pts

 

0.2

pts

 

11.9

%

Diluted Earnings Per Share: Continuing

Operations

$         4.59

 
 

$                        1.04

 
 

$                              0.01

 
 

$               0.10

 
 

$             5.74

 

____________________

(1)    Includes amortization of purchased intangible assets, in process R&D, transaction costs, applicable restructuring and related expenses, tax charges related to acquisition integration and pre-closing charges, such as financing costs. 2024 also includes a loss of $68 million on foreign exchange derivative contracts entered into by the company prior to the acquisition of StreamSets and webMethods from Software AG.

(2)    Includes amortization of prior service costs, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, amortized actuarial gains/losses, the impacts of any plan curtailments/settlements and pension insolvency costs and other costs. 2024 also includes the impact of a one-time, non-cash, pre-tax pension settlement charge of  $2.7 billion ($2.0 billion net of tax).

(3)   2024 includes a net benefit from discrete tax events.

(4)   Tax impact on operating (non-GAAP) pre-tax income from continuing operations is calculated under the same accounting principles applied to the As Reported pre-tax income under ASC 740, which employs an annual effective tax rate method to the results.

   

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

GAAP OPERATING CASH FLOW TO ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION

(Unaudited)

 
 
 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

(Dollars in Billions)

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

$           2.9

 

$             3.1

 

$           9.1

 

$           9.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Add:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Net interest expense

 

0.3

 

0.3

 

0.7

 

0.7

Provision for/(Benefit from) income taxes from continuing operations

 

(0.5)

 

0.2

 

(0.6)

 

0.7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Less change in:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Financing receivables

 

0.9

 

1.1

 

1.8

 

3.1

Other assets and liabilities/other, net (1)

 

(2.0)

 

(1.2)

 

(3.5)

 

(2.3)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$           3.8

 

$             3.5

 

$        10.8

 

$        10.1

____________________

(1)    Other assets and liabilities/other, net mainly consists of operating assets and liabilities/Other, net in the Cash Flow chart, workforce 

         rebalancing charges, non-operating impacts and corporate (gains) and charges. 

 

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After 15 years on the LPGA Tour, O’Toole earns a career-defining achievement through strategic decision-making, capping a standout season as she prepares to welcome her first child

NAPLES, Fla., Nov. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, and the LPGA Tour today announced Ryann O’Toole as the winner of the 2026 Aon Risk Reward Challenge, earning the Aon trophy and $1 million prize.

O’Toole’s victory was built on a season of consistently making the right decisions when risk and opportunity were at its highest. Analysis of her performance on the Aon Risk Reward Challenge holes shows how she converted those moments into competitive advantage, finishing 22-under-par across her counting scores and delivering some of her best golf of the season when it mattered most.

Across 12 Challenge holes, with her two best scores counting on each, O’Toole finished 21-under-par on the par 5s, including four eagles. She hit 21 of 24 greens in regulation, or 87.5%, 22 percentage points higher than her overall season average and recorded 15 one-putts without a single three-putt.

Her performance on the Challenge holes reflected a broader transformation in her game. After ranking 125th on the LPGA Tour in par-5 scoring in 2025, O’Toole climbed to 11th in 2026, the best ranking of her 16-year career. At age 39, she also averaged a career-best 270.6 yards off the tee, combining improved distance with consistent execution to capitalize on opportunity throughout the season.

For O’Toole, those decisions extended beyond the golf course. Having built a commanding lead in the Challenge standings and secured the minimum number of rounds required to qualify, she made the decision to conclude her 2026 LPGA Tour season following the FM Championship as she prepared for the birth of her first child. It meant leaving the final outcome of the Challenge in the hands of the remaining field, confident in the position she had created through her performance across the season.

“Ryann is a veteran who knows exactly when to take a risk and how to deliver on it, and watching her win the 2026 Aon Risk Reward Challenge has been inspiring,” said Craig Kessler, LPGA Commissioner. “A year after going back to Q-Series to earn her card, Ryann finished on top while playing a limited schedule, all while navigating her pregnancy and supporting her brother in his recovery from a severe accident. That’s really special golf.”

“Aon’s philosophy of making better decisions in the face of uncertainty resonates with me more than ever this year,” said O’Toole. “Sometimes the greatest rewards come from continuing to trust yourself, staying committed to what matters most, and embracing the opportunities in front of you, even when the path doesn’t look exactly how you imagined.”

A 15-year veteran of the LPGA Tour, O’Toole has built a career defined by dedication, perseverance and longevity. Her 2026 Aon Risk Reward Challenge victory represents one of the most significant achievements of her professional career, with the $1 million prize nearly doubling her highest single-season on-course earnings.

“Ryann’s performance shows what better decision making looks like: understanding the risk, recognizing the opportunity and having the confidence to act when it matters most,” said Anne Corona, CEO of North America, Aon. “We are proud to celebrate her as the newest Aon Risk Reward Challenge champion, and we wish Ryann and her partner, Gina, all the best as they prepare to welcome their first child.”

O’Toole adds the Aon Risk Reward Challenge title to her list of career accomplishments, joining past champions Carlota Ciganda, Hannah Green, Minjee Lee, Angel Yin and Jeeno Thitikul and Jennifer Kupcho.

“For Ryann and Gina, as they get ready to welcome their son, I know this $1 million prize means a lot,” said Kessler. We’re so grateful to Aon for rewarding smart, brave golf and helping shine a light on stories like Ryann’s. Congratulations, Ryann – we can’t wait to see you back out here with your newest fan cheering you on.”

For more information on Aon’s sports partnerships across the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, Scuderia Ferrari and Ferrari Hypersail, see here.  

About the Aon Risk Reward Challenge
In the seventh season, the Aon Risk Reward Challenge brings better decision-making to life though elite performance. The Challenge tabulates the two best scores from every participating event a player competes in with players required to compete in a minimum of 40 rounds throughout the season to qualify. Players must weigh risk and opportunity, while data and analysis provides insight into the decisions they make and how those decisions translate into performance.

The Challenge runs across 28 regular season tournaments with the Golf Channel as its official broadcast partner. Each week in broadcast, Aon provides insights specific to the Aon Risk Reward Challenge hole.  

To view the final Aon Risk Reward Challenge leaderboard on the LPGA Tour and for more information, click here. 

About Aon
Aon plc (NYSE: AON) exists to shape decisions for the better — to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. Through actionable analytic insight, globally integrated Risk Capital and Human Capital expertise, and locally relevant solutions, our colleagues provide clients in over 120 countries with the clarity and confidence to make better risk and people decisions that protect and grow their businesses. 

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About the LPGA
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is the world’s premier women’s professional golf organization. Created in 1950 by 13 pioneering female Founders, the LPGA, whose Members now represent nearly 40 countries, is the longest-standing professional women’s sports organization. Through the LPGA Tour, the Epson Tour, the LPGA Professionals, and a joint venture with the Ladies European Tour, the LPGA provides female professionals the opportunity to pursue their dreams in the game of golf at the highest level. In addition to its professional tours and teaching accreditation programs, the LPGA features a fully integrated Foundation, which provides best-in-class programming for female golfers through its junior golf programming, and its LPGA Amateurs division, which offers its members playing and learning opportunities around the world. The LPGA aims to use its unique platform to inspire, transform and advance opportunities for girls and women, on and off the golf course. 

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Another Vision of Modernization for the Asia-Pacific

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BEIJING, Nov. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from China.org.cn on another vision of modernization for the Asia-Pacific.

Every winter, nearly 100,000 migratory birds fly south from Siberia and land in downtown Shenzhen. Year after year, what kind of city keeps drawing them back?

The answer begins at sea. At Nansha Port in Guangzhou stands the world’s first fully automated river-sea-rail multimodal terminal, where unmanned vehicles guided by BeiDou satellites operate around the clock. In the cold-chain center next door, the “Cherry Express” and “Durian Express” bring Asia-Pacific’s freshest fruit to Chinese tables, while Chinese-made goods set off from the same shore, for the same ocean.

Take a look inside the factories. In Shunde, Foshan, the world’s largest microwave oven manufacturing base — a World Economic Forum “Lighthouse Factory” — runs a single production line that flexibly switches between multiple models, selling to more than 100 countries and regions. In Dongguan, OPPO has filed over 120,000 patent applications worldwide; while an office chair, designed globally and made locally, now seats people in 127 countries. A complete supply chain and an open business ecosystem give manufacturers here confidence.

Now, let’s return to where the birds land. The Futian Mangrove Nature Reserve is China’s only national nature reserve in the heart of a city. In 2026, the International Mangrove Center began operating right here — the world’s first intergovernmental organization dedicated to mangrove conservation. During this year’s APEC Ministerial Meeting on Forestry, delegates from 21 economies planted mangrove seedlings to be transplanted into the reserve’s “APEC Ministers’ Forest.” And in nearby Zhongshan, Ming Yang is developing wind power solutions that now reach more than 60 countries. Here, growth and conservation are never mutually exclusive.

What holds all this together is the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge: Spanning 55 kilometers, it is the world’s longest sea crossing, handling over 107 million passenger trips by the end of 2025. In 2025, trade through the bridge’s ports of entry exceeded 300 billion yuan; with nearly 3 million cross-border e-commerce parcels crossing it every day as of July 2026. The bridge has not only boosted trade, but also brought people closer together. Despite occupying less than 0.6% of China’s land, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area generates about one-ninth of the national economy —bringing modernization into the lives of millions.

In 2026, as APEC comes to Shenzhen, the world will see China and another possibility: that modernization has no single standard answer, and the fast lane of development can still leave room for the flight paths of migratory birds. As cargo ships set sail, production lines hum, and the birds return on schedule,  this land is writing a practical, warm-hearted new chapter for the Asia-Pacific.

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Arch Systems Brings Its Factory AI Platform to Defense Manufacturers with FedRAMP Class D Certification Through Partnership with Knox Systems

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Defense manufacturers can now run Arch’s Data Foundation and its full Intelligence Layer of AI applications and agents inside secure, compliant infrastructure they own and control

PALO ALTO, Calif. and WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Arch Systems, a leader in manufacturing data and analytics solutions, today announced that its Data Foundation and full Intelligence Layer can be deployed in Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Class D environments through partnership with Knox Systems (Knox), the largest, longest-running federal managed cloud. Defense manufacturers can now run the same platform, applications, and AI agents that power the world’s most advanced electronics and AI hardware factories, inside infrastructure they own and control.

Every defense manufacturer faces the same bind. The AI now transforming commercial factories depends on a data foundation that integrates machine data with Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) context, enabling predictive insights and AI-guided actions on the floor. But defense work demands that this foundation sit inside infrastructure the manufacturer owns and controls. Until now, those two requirements were in tension: build and manage everything yourself, or go without.

The Knox partnership resolves that tension. Knox operates a FedRAMP Class D environment in which Arch stands up a single-tenant instance each customer owns and controls. Arch becomes part of the customer’s infrastructure, not an alternative to it. Manufacturers who prefer their existing private cloud can deploy there instead. Both paths deliver the same thing: the latest AI models, Arch’s data architecture, and full Arch support.

Arch built its track record in some of the most challenging factories in the world: mission-critical discrete goods, low-volume and high-mix production, and complex product types. It has worked with defense manufacturers for years, but only at the edge, and with the private-cloud half of its architecture out of reach. That full hybrid architecture is now available to defense customers for the first time, including the complete Data Foundation with Connector Platform, which unifies a mixed-vendor floor and its MES and ERP context into a single data model.

“For years, defense manufacturers had to build and manage their own infrastructure to run AI on the factory floor. Now they can deploy our commercial-grade platform, proven at scale, in a way that meets the strictest security requirements. They no longer have to choose between security and progress,” said Andrew Scheuermann, CEO of Arch Systems.

The rigorous and exclusive FedRAMP program is designed to standardize security assessment and authorization for cloud service offerings, accelerating the adoption of government-grade cloud solutions by federal agencies. Knox reduced the authorization bottleneck and compliance timelines for Arch, while also enabling the company to handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Controlled data can flow into that same unified model, and the AI agents built on it can go to work on the business cases where the stakes are highest.

“Defense manufacturers have had to choose between the AI capabilities they need and the infrastructure controls their mission demands,” said Irina Denisenko, CEO of Knox Systems. “Knox exists to close that gap. By partnering with Arch, we’re giving defense manufacturers a direct path to the same AI-driven factory intelligence commercial industry already relies on without asking them to compromise on security.”

These capabilities are generally available now to qualified federal, defense, and regulated manufacturing customers. Learn more at Arch Systems. To learn more about FedRAMP Certification via Knox, visit knoxsystems.com.

About Arch Systems

Arch Systems delivers AI-powered factory intelligence that helps manufacturers improve performance, reduce downtime, and enhance efficiency across their operations. By turning factory data into real-time decisions and actions, Arch enables teams to scale expertise, improve key performance indicators, and drive consistent outcomes across global manufacturing environments.

About Knox Systems

Knox Systems operates the largest managed federal cloud, trusted by top agencies and partners across defense and civilian sectors. Built for speed, resilience, and compliance, Knox delivers FedRAMP authorization in 90 days – turning the biggest bottleneck in government IT into the fastest path to modernization. Knox proudly serves Adobe, Celonis, OutSystems, Armis, BigID, and more AI and SaaS providers, accelerating secure innovation across the federal landscape. Learn more at knoxsystems.com.

Media contacts: media@archsys.io, knox@w2comm.com

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