Net income, at $3.29 billion, or $3.55 per share, increased from $2.71 billion, or $2.96 per share, in the year-ago quarter.
The company confronted "a very challenging, uncertain, volatile macroeconomic environment," Chief Financial Officer James Kavanaugh said in an interview with CNBC.
Free cash flow for the year totaled $11.2 billion, more than the $10.5 billion that management had called for.
IBM said software revenue came to $7.51 billion, up 3% but less than the $7.67 billion consensus among analysts surveyed by StreetAccount.
Consulting revenue, at $5.05 billion, grew about 6% and ended up less than the $5.12 StreetAccount consensus.
Persons:
Arvind Krishna, James Kavanaugh, — CNBC's Kristina Partsinevelos
Organizations:
IBM, LSEG, CNBC, StreetAccount, Consulting, IBM's, Software AG
Locations:
New Delhi