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“We exited 2024 at $3.5 billion of annual run rate savings achieved and we now believe we can achieve approximately $4.5 billion in annual run rate savings by the end of 2025.”
Said Jul 23, 2025Deadline Dec 31, 2025IBM 2Q25 Earnings Prepared Remarks, second-quarter 2025 earnings call, July 23, 2025 (Form 8-K Exhibit 99.1)
IBM's 4Q25 earnings prepared remarks (January 28, 2026) state the company exited 2025 with $4.5 billion of annual run-rate productivity savings, hitting the target exactly, and raised the goal to $5.5 billion by the end of 2026.