Annotated balance sheet · halal screening

International Business Machines Corporation

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Annotated balance sheet · halal screening

International Business Machines Corporation — Q1 2026

Source: SEC Form 10-Q filed 2026-03-31 · via FMP · USD millions · Open filing

Assets

Current Assets

Cash & cash equivalents①

$10,819

Marketable securities①

$964

Accounts receivable

$14,245

Inventories

$1,476

Other current assets

$1,201

Total current assets

$28,705

Non-current Assets

Property, plant & equipment, net②tangible

$5,781

Operating lease right-of-use assets②tangible

Long-term marketable securities①

$2,009

Goodwill

$74,709

Intangible assets, net

$14,624

Other non-current assets

$18,640

Total non-current assets

$115,763

TOTAL ASSETS

$156,229

CHECK ①

Cash + Securities Ratio

under AAOIFI

5.9%

✓ PASS

Threshold≤ 30%Buffer24.1 percentage points to spare

Breach risk

Comfortable

0%← Pass zone | Fail zone →45%

Caps how much of a company's value can be held in interest-bearing financial assets — too much suggests the business is more about earning interest than producing real goods/services.

SourceAAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 (Financial Papers — Shares and Bonds), §3.5.1

Liabilities

Current Liabilities

Accounts payable

$4,039

Other current liabilities

$3,940

Deferred revenue

$17,034

Commercial paper③interest-bearing

Short-term debt③interest-bearing

$8,655

Total current liabilities

$33,668

Non-current Liabilities

Long-term debt③interest-bearing

$57,706

Other non-current liabilities

$18,530

Total non-current liabilities

$76,236

TOTAL LIABILITIES

$123,174

CHECK ③

Interest-bearing Debt Ratio

under AAOIFI

28.4%

✓ PASS

Threshold≤ 30%Buffer1.6 percentage points to spare

Breach risk

Near limit

0%← Pass zone | Fail zone →45%

Caps how much of a company's value comes from interest-bearing loans. Companies that rely heavily on riba (interest-based debt) fail this check even if their business itself is permissible.

SourceAAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 (Financial Papers — Shares and Bonds), §3.4.2

Income Statement Excerpt (trailing 12 months)

Total revenue

$68,911

Of which:

Product & services revenue

$68,911

Interest income④non-permissible

$474

CHECK ④

Non-permissible Income Ratio

under AAOIFI

0.7%

✓ PASS

Threshold≤ 5%Buffer4.3 percentage points to spare

Breach risk

Comfortable

0%← Pass zone | Fail zone →8%

Caps what fraction of company revenue can come from non-permissible sources. If your stock passes but interest income is high, you'd 'purify' your share of that income through charity.

SourceAAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 (Financial Papers — Shares and Bonds), §3.6

Final verdict — under AAOIFI Standard

Halal

Sector check passes: ✓ yes

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