IBM announced its third-quarter earnings, with both revenue and adjusted EPS exceeding Wall Street expectations. The company's revenue reached $17.103 billion, a 5% year-over-year increase; adjusted EPS was $2.95, up 11% year-over-year.

IBM also raised its full-year free cash flow growth guidance to "over $1 billion" and increased its full-year software revenue growth forecast to 7%-8%. Software business revenue was $7.804 billion, up 8% year-over-year, serving as the primary growth driver this quarter. AI-related work accounted for approximately 30% of consulting revenue, but overall consulting business revenue remained flat.