The once-a-year report arrives fifty-five days later: IBM 10-K against the quarterly form
An annual report IBM filed on 24 February 2026 for the fiscal year that ended on 31 December 2025. The gap is fifty-five days, wider than a quarterly report and different in kind.
Filing key facts
- CompanyINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP (IBM)
- FormAnnual report (10-K)
- ExchangeNYSE
- Industry (SIC)Computer & office Equipment
- Filing date2026-02-24
- Period2025-12-31
- Accession no.0000051143-26-000010
Key points
- IBM filed this 10-K on 24 February 2026 for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2025.
- The gap of fifty-five days sits five days inside the sixty-day deadline.
- Across the 36 Forms 10-K kept here the gap runs 22 to 62 days, with a median of 37.
- An annual report adds the business description and risk factors, which quarterly reports do not carry.
1The time it takes to assemble a year
The previous article covered a quarterly report at thirty-seven days. An annual report takes longer still — fifty-five days in this record. The period is four times as long, and the document itself is a different kind of thing.
2How the annual report differs from the quarterly
The longer deadline is not only a matter of volume. The annual report carries a description of the business and its risk factors, sections that have no quarterly counterpart.
3Where fifty-five days sits
The deadline is sixty days and the filing came on day fifty-five — five days ahead of it. Against a median of thirty-seven days in the records kept here, that places this filing toward the slower side. Speed here reflects company size and the complexity of the business, so it is not a measure that supports much interpretation on its own.
The next article takes up the most distant annual report in these records, at sixty-two days.
Why it matters
The complete picture of a fiscal year arrives about two months after it closes. Any research plan should assume that, immediately after year end, only the summary earnings release exists.
FAQ
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Sources (primary)
This article is an independent organization based on the U.S. SEC official disclosures below. Always verify the exact, latest details with the original filing.
- SEC EDGAR (filing index)
- Primary document (original)
- Accession no.：0000051143-26-000010