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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
OR
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d)
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM _________________ TO _________________
001-40853
(Commission file number)
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
86-1185492
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(IRS employer identification number)
One Vanderbilt Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, New York
10017
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
855-596-3795
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of each exchangeon which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
KD
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section l3 or l5(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☒
Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐
Smaller reporting company ☐
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of October 29, 2025 was 228,564,347.
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Part I - Financial Information:
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited):
3
Consolidated Income Statement for the three and six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
4
Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025
5
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
6
Consolidated Statement of Equity for the three and six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
8
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
28
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
40
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Part II - Other Information:
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
41
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 5. Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits
42
2
Part I - Financial Information
KYNDRYL HOLDINGS, INC.CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT(In millions, except per share amounts)(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Six Months Ended September 30,
2025
2024
Revenues
$
3,721
3,774
7,464
7,513
Cost of services
2,920
3,024
5,867
5,958
Selling, general and administrative expenses
659
647
1,305
1,304
Workforce rebalancing charges
19
39
44
74
Transaction-related costs
—
21
Interest expense
20
25
52
Other expense
18
Total costs and expenses
3,622
3,779
7,274
7,454
Income (loss) before income taxes
98
(5)
190
59
Provision for income taxes
30
38
66
91
Net income (loss)
68
(43)
124
(32)
Basic earnings (loss) per share
0.29
(0.19)
0.54
(0.14)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
0.52
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding
230.6
231.6
230.4
231.1
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding
235.9
237.5
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
KYNDRYL HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(15)
151
207
88
Unrealized gains (losses) on net investment hedges
14
(42)
(138)
(28)
Total foreign currency translation adjustments
(2)
109
69
60
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period
(14)
(4)
Reclassification of (gains) losses to net income
1
Total unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges
(1)
Retirement-related benefit plans – amortization of net (gains) losses
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax
99
73
53
Income tax (expense) benefit related to items of other comprehensive income (loss)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
102
72
54
Total comprehensive income (loss)
196
22
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(In millions, except per share amount)
September 30,
March 31,
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
1,331
1,786
Restricted cash
Accounts receivable (net of allowances for credit losses of $9 at September 30, 2025 and $13 at March 31, 2025)
1,316
1,345
Deferred costs (current portion)
1,101
1,009
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
538
446
Total current assets
4,291
4,589
Property and equipment, net
2,628
2,570
Operating right-of-use assets, net
869
731
Deferred costs (noncurrent portion)
1,890
1,040
Deferred taxes
227
204
Goodwill
791
790
Intangible assets, net
168
218
Pension assets
173
148
Other noncurrent assets
206
162
Total assets
11,244
10,452
Liabilities:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
1,117
1,351
Value-added tax and income tax liabilities
286
256
Current portion of long-term debt
129
Accrued compensation and benefits
459
652
Deferred income (current portion)
827
746
Operating lease liabilities (current portion)
291
274
Accrued contract costs
415
437
Other accrued expenses and liabilities
679
454
Total current liabilities
4,197
4,300
Long-term debt
3,004
3,042
Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations
513
483
Deferred income (noncurrent portion)
393
341
Operating lease liabilities (noncurrent portion)
607
511
Other noncurrent liabilities
1,191
443
Total liabilities
9,904
9,121
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and additional paid-in capital (shares authorized: 1,000.0; shares issued: September 30, 2025 – 243.9, March 31, 2025 – 238.2)
4,686
4,631
Accumulated deficit
(1,943)
(2,067)
Treasury stock, at cost (shares: September 30, 2025 – 14.5, March 31, 2025 – 7.5)
(427)
(184)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(1,088)
(1,160)
Total stockholders’ equity before non-controlling interests
1,227
1,219
Non-controlling interests
112
113
Total equity
1,340
Total liabilities and equity
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Cash flows from operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization:
Depreciation of property, equipment and capitalized software
384
276
Depreciation of right-of-use assets
147
154
Amortization of transition costs and prepaid software
613
Amortization of capitalized contract costs
231
205
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets
17
Stock-based compensation
50
49
(17)
Net (gain) loss on asset sales and other
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Right-of-use assets and liabilities (excluding depreciation)
(173)
(145)
Workforce rebalancing liabilities
(13)
Receivables
193
(328)
(237)
Taxes
23
(31)
Deferred costs (excluding amortization)
(1,697)
(852)
Other assets and other liabilities
645
(133)
Net cash provided by operating activities
101
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures
(272)
(256)
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment
51
Acquisitions and divestitures, net of cash acquired
(46)
Other investing activities, net
26
Net cash used in investing activities
(196)
(241)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt repayments
(70)
(73)
Common stock repurchases
(151)
Common stock repurchases for tax withholdings
(89)
(24)
Other financing activities, net
Net cash used in financing activities
(310)
(101)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
(453)
(224)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
1,789
1,554
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
1,336
1,330
Supplemental data
Income taxes paid, net of refunds received
92
89
Interest paid on debt
58
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY
(In millions)
Common Stock and
Accumulated
Additional
Other
Non-
Paid-In Capital
Comprehensive
Treasury
Controlling
Total
Shares
Amount
Income (Loss)
Stock
Deficit
Interests
Equity
Equity – July 1, 2025
4,656
(1,094)
(317)
(2,011)
110
1,343
Net income
Activity related to employee stock plans
1.7
Purchases of treasury stock
(3.4)
(111)
Changes in non-controlling interests
Equity – September 30, 2025
229.4
Equity – July 1, 2024
231.0
4,549
(1,192)
(53)
(2,308)
105
1.9
(0.7)
Equity – September 30, 2024
232.2
4,575
(1,090)
(69)
(2,351)
107
1,172
Equity – April 1, 2025
5.7
55
(7.0)
(243)
Equity – April 1, 2024
4,524
(1,145)
(45)
(2,319)
1,122
2.8
(1.0)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Description of Business
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (“we”, “the Company” or “Kyndryl”) is a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, offering advisory, implementation and managed service capabilities to thousands of customers in more than 60 countries. As the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider, the Company designs, builds, manages and modernizes the complex information systems that the world depends on every day.
Prior to November 3, 2021, the Company was wholly owned by International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM” or “former Parent”). In November 2021, our former Parent effected the spin-off (the “Separation” or the “Spin-off”) of the infrastructure services unit of its Global Technology Services segment through the distribution of shares of Kyndryl’s common stock to IBM stockholders.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and footnotes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Management believes the accompanying financial statements include all adjustments necessary to state fairly the Company’s financial position and its results of operations for all the periods presented. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.
Within the financial statements and tables presented, certain columns and rows may not add due to the use of rounded numbers for disclosure purposes. Percentages presented are calculated from the underlying whole-dollar amounts.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying financial statements are presented on a consolidated basis. All significant transactions and intercompany accounts between Kyndryl entities were eliminated.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts that are reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying disclosures. Estimates are used in determining the following, among others: revenue, costs to complete service contracts, income taxes, pension assumptions, valuation of assets including goodwill and intangible assets, the depreciable and amortizable lives of long-lived assets, loss contingencies, allowance for credit losses, deferred transition costs, and other matters. We prepared these estimates based on the most current and best available information, but actual results could differ materially from these estimates and assumptions.
The Company uses the estimated annual effective tax rate method in computing its interim tax provision in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The estimated annual effective tax rate is applied to the year-to-date ordinary income, exclusive of discrete items, to arrive at the reported interim tax provision.
NOTE 2. ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Recent Pronouncements
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) – Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which is intended to enhance the transparency and usefulness of income tax disclosures through improved reporting related to the rate reconciliation
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
and income taxes paid. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the disclosures in its consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which is intended to improve the usefulness of expense information contained in public entity income statements through the disaggregation of relevant expense captions in the notes to the financial statements. The guidance should be applied prospectively, effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the disclosures in its consolidated financial statements.
In May 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-03, Business Combinations (Topic 805) and Consolidation (Topic 810): Determining the Accounting Acquirer in the Acquisition of a Variable Interest Entity, which amends the guidance for determining the acquirer in certain transactions. The guidance should be applied prospectively, effective for the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, with early adoption permitted. The Company has evaluated the impact of the guidance and does not expect it to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which amends the criteria for capitalization of internal-use software costs. The guidance is effective for the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027 and interim reporting periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company has evaluated the impact of the guidance and does not expect it to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 3. REVENUE RECOGNITION
Disaggregation of Revenue
The Company views its segment results to be the best view of disaggregated revenue. Refer to Note 4 – Segments.
Remaining Performance Obligations
The remaining performance obligation (“RPO”) represents the aggregate amount of contractual deliverables yet to be recognized as revenue at the end of the reporting period. It is intended to be a statement of overall work under contract that has not yet been performed and does not include contracts for which the customer is not committed. The customer is not considered committed when it is able to terminate for convenience without payment of a substantive penalty. The RPO also includes estimates of variable consideration. RPO estimates are subject to change and are affected by several factors, including terminations, changes in the scope of contracts, periodic revalidations, adjustments for revenue that has not materialized and adjustments for currency.
At September 30, 2025, the aggregate amount of RPO related to customer contracts that are unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied was $34.0 billion. Approximately 57 percent of the amount is expected to be recognized as revenue in the next two years, approximately 38 percent in the subsequent three years, and the balance thereafter.
During the three and six months ended September 30, 2025, revenue was increased by $18 million and $25 million, respectively, and during the three and six months ended September 30, 2024, revenue was increased by $13 million and $20 million, respectively, for performance obligations satisfied (or partially satisfied) in previous periods, mainly due to changes in estimates.
Contract Balances
The following table provides information about accounts receivable, contract assets and deferred income balances:
Accounts receivable (net of allowances for credit losses of $9 at September 30, 2025 and $13 at March 31, 2025)*
Contract assets†
Deferred income (current)
Deferred income (noncurrent)
†
Contract assets represent goods or services delivered by the Company which give the Company the right to consideration that is typically subject to milestone completion or client acceptance and are included within prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
The amount of revenue recognized during the three and six months ended September 30, 2025 that was included within the deferred income balance at the beginning of the period was $362 million and $517 million, respectively. The amount of revenue recognized during the three and six months ended September 30, 2024 that was included within the deferred income balance at the beginning of the period was $335 million and $524 million, respectively.
The following table provides roll-forwards of the accounts receivable allowance for expected credit losses for the six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
Beginning balance
13
Additions (releases)
(6)
Write-offs
Other*
Ending balance
*
Primarily represents translation adjustments.
The allowance for expected credit losses for contract assets was not material in any of the periods presented.
Major Clients
No single client represented more than 10 percent of the Company’s total revenue during the three and six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. No single client represented more than 10 percent of the Company’s total accounts receivable balance as of September 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025.
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Deferred Costs
The following table provides amounts of capitalized costs to acquire and fulfill customer contracts at September 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025:
Deferred transition costs
777
697
Prepaid software costs
1,720
876
Capitalized costs to fulfill contracts
221
195
Capitalized costs to obtain contracts
281
Total deferred costs*
2,991
2,049
Of the total deferred costs, $1,101 million was current and $1,890 million was noncurrent at September 30, 2025, and $1,009 million was current and $1,040 million was noncurrent at March 31, 2025.
The amount of total deferred costs amortized for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was $431 million, composed of $59 million of amortization of deferred transition costs, $246 million of amortization of prepaid software and $125 million of amortization of capitalized contract costs. The amount of total deferred costs amortized for the six months ended September 30, 2025 was $844 million, composed of $122 million of amortization of deferred transition costs, $491 million of amortization of prepaid software and $231 million of amortization of capitalized contract costs. The amount of total deferred costs amortized for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was $435 million, composed of $75 million of amortization of deferred transition costs, $262 million of amortization of prepaid software and $98 million of amortization of capitalized contract costs. The amount of total deferred costs amortized for the six months ended September 30, 2024 was $852 million, composed of $147 million of amortization of deferred transition costs, $500 million of amortization of prepaid software and $205 million of amortization of capitalized contract costs.
NOTE 4. SEGMENTS
Our reportable segments correspond to how the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), our chief executive officer, reviews performance and allocates resources. Our four reportable segments consist of the following:
United States: This reportable segment is comprised of Kyndryl’s operations in the United States.
Japan: This reportable segment is comprised of Kyndryl’s operations in Japan.
Principal Markets: This reportable segment represents the aggregation of our operations in Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Spain / Portugal, and the United Kingdom / Ireland.
Strategic Markets: This reportable segment is comprised of our operations in all other countries in which we operate.
The measure of segment operating performance used by Kyndryl’s CODM is adjusted EBITDA, which allows our CODM to evaluate operating results excluding certain items whose fluctuation from period to period do not necessarily correspond to changes in the operations of our business. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) excluding income taxes, interest expense, depreciation and amortization (excluding depreciation of right-of-use assets and amortization of capitalized contract costs), charges related to ceasing to use leased and owned fixed assets, charges related to lease terminations, transaction-related costs and benefits, pension expenses other than pension servicing costs and multi-employer plan costs, stock-based compensation expense, workforce rebalancing charges incurred prior to March 31, 2024, impairment expense, significant litigation costs and benefits, and currency impacts of highly inflationary countries. The CODM reviews revenue and adjusted EBITDA to assess performance and allocate resources to the segments. The Company does not allocate assets to the above reportable segments for our CODM’s review.
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Our geographic markets frequently work together to sell and implement certain contracts. The resulting revenues and costs from these contracts may be apportioned among the participating geographic markets. The economic environment and its effects on the industries served by our geographic markets affect revenues and operating expenses within our geographic markets to differing degrees. Currency fluctuations also tend to affect our geographic markets differently, depending on the geographic concentrations and locations of their businesses.
The following tables reflect the results of the Company’s segments:
Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
United
Principal
Strategic
States
Japan
Markets
Segments
Revenue
899
581
1,334
906
Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization*
557
366
904
599
2,425
Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization*
145
90
216
155
605
Other items†
Segment adjusted EBITDA
123
210
142
669
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
960
604
1,318
892
620
416
901
593
2,529
161
85
209
135
590
77
159
94
187
138
579
* Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization and selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization are both used in calculating segment adjusted EBITDA and exclude depreciation of property, equipment and capitalized software and amortization of transition costs and prepaid software.
† Other items include workforce rebalancing charges and other expense.
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Six Months Ended September 30, 2025
1,810
1,160
2,690
1,804
1,127
737
1,832
1,183
4,879
282
175
434
298
1,188
391
238
407
306
1,342
Six Months Ended September 30, 2024
1,946
1,174
2,633
1,761
1,278
814
1,753
5,028
343
171
428
279
1,220
33
108
292
177
258
1,156
The following table reconciles segment adjusted EBITDA to consolidated pretax income (loss):
Charges related to ceasing to use leased/fixed assets and lease terminations
(10)
(20)
(21)
Stock-based compensation expense
(26)
(25)
(50)
(49)
(39)
(52)
(193)
(150)
(384)
(276)
Amortization expense
(312)
(347)
(627)
(664)
Corporate expense not allocated to the segments
(22)
Other adjustments*
27
Pretax income (loss)
NOTE 5. TAXES
For the three months ended September 30, 2025, the Company’s effective tax rate was 30.6%, compared to (703.7%) for the three months ended September 30, 2024. For the six months ended September 30, 2025, the Company’s effective tax rate was 34.7%, compared to 154.2% for the six months ended September 30, 2024. The Company’s
negative effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2024 reflects a tax expense on a pretax book loss in that period.
The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and six months ended September 30, 2025, and the six months ended September 30, 2024, was higher than the Company’s statutory tax rate primarily due to taxes on foreign operations and valuation allowances recorded in certain jurisdictions against deferred tax assets that are not more likely than not to be realized.
In July 2025, the U.S. government enacted new tax legislation that, among other things, made permanent items such as 100% bonus depreciation on certain fixed assets, immediate expensing of domestic research costs and an increased business interest expense limitation. It also included modifications to several international tax provisions. The Company recorded no material incremental tax expense or benefit in the current quarter related to the legislation.
NOTE 6. EARNINGS PER SHARE
We did not declare any dividends in the periods presented. The following table provides the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock for the three and six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
(In millions, except per share amounts)
Net income (loss) on which basic and diluted earnings per share is calculated
Number of shares on which basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated
Dilutive effect of stock options and equity awards
5.2
7.0
Number of shares on which diluted earnings per share is calculated
The following securities were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been anti-dilutive:
Nonvested restricted stock units
2.5
7.4
1.6
7.8
Nonvested performance-conditioned stock units
4.2
5.4
3.7
5.0
Nonvested market-conditioned stock units
3.2
3.1
Stock options issued and outstanding
3.4
3.5
6.7
19.4
5.3
19.3
NOTE 7. FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company classifies certain assets and liabilities based on the following fair value hierarchy:
The level of an asset or liability within the fair value hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The determination of fair value considers various factors including yield curves and time value underlying the financial instruments. For derivatives and debt securities, the Company uses a discounted cash flow analysis using discount rates commensurate with the duration of the instrument.
In determining the fair value of financial instruments, the Company considers certain market valuation adjustments to the “base valuations” using the methodologies described below for several parameters that market participants would consider in determining fair value:
Certain non-financial assets such as property, plant and equipment, operating right-of-use assets, land, goodwill and intangible assets are recorded at fair value or at cost, as appropriate, in the period they are initially recognized, and such balances may be adjusted in subsequent periods if an event occurs or circumstances change that indicate that the asset may be impaired. The impairment models used for non-financial assets depend on the type of asset. The fair value measurements, in such instances, would be classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
We perform a qualitative assessment of asset impairments on a periodic basis and recognize an impairment if there are sufficient indicators that the fair value is less than carrying value. There were no impairments of non-financial assets recognized for the three and six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
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Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value
The following table presents the Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025:
Fair Value
Hierarchy
At September 30, 2025
At March 31, 2025
Level
Assets
Liabilities
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts
106
(95)
29
(23)
Cross-currency swap contracts
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
34
139
(105)
45
43
The gross balances of derivative assets, including accrued interest, are contained within prepaid expenses and other current assets and other noncurrent assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The gross balances of derivative liabilities are contained within other accrued expenses and liabilities and other noncurrent liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company may enter into master netting agreements with certain counterparties that allow for netting of exposures. There was no netting of derivative assets against liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025. The Company manages counterparty risk by seeking counterparties of high credit quality and by monitoring credit ratings, credit spreads and other relevant public information about its counterparties. The Company does not anticipate nonperformance by any of the counterparties.
Financial Assets and Liabilities Not Measured at Fair Value
Accounts receivable are financial assets with carrying values that approximate fair value. Accounts payable, other accrued expenses and short-term debt are financial liabilities with carrying values that approximate fair value. If measured at fair value in the consolidated financial statements, these financial instruments would be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy, except for short-term debt, which would be classified as Level 2.
The Company also has time deposits that have maturities of 90 days or less, and their carrying values approximate fair value. They are measured for impairment on a recurring basis by comparing their fair value with their amortized cost basis. There were no impairments of financial assets recognized for any of the periods presented. The balances of these time deposits with maturities of 90 days or less contained within cash and cash equivalents in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025 were $471 million and $765 million, respectively. If measured at fair value in the consolidated financial statements, time deposits with maturities of 90 days or less would be categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The fair value of our outstanding debt (excluding finance lease obligations) is based on various methodologies, including quoted prices in active markets for identical debt instruments, which is a Level 1 measurement, or calculated fair value using an expected present value technique that uses rates currently available to the Company for debt in active markets with similar terms and remaining maturities, which is a Level 2 measurement. See Note 9 – Borrowings for additional information. Our outstanding debt (excluding finance lease obligations) had a carrying value of $2.9 billion as of September 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, with an estimated fair value of $2.8 billion and $2.7 billion as of September 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively.
16
Transfers of Financial Assets
The Company has entered into agreements with third-party financial institutions to sell certain financial assets (primarily trade receivables) without recourse. The Company has determined these are true sales. The carrying value of the financial asset sold is derecognized, and a net gain or loss on the sale is recognized, at the time of the transfer.
The net proceeds from these arrangements are reflected as cash provided by operating activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. Gross proceeds from receivables sold to third parties under this program were $563 million and $1.2 billion for the three and six months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $1.1 billion and $1.9 billion for the three and six months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. The fees associated with the transfers of receivables were $5 million and $10 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $10 million and $20 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2024, respectively.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The following table summarizes the notional amounts of the Company’s outstanding derivatives:
Foreign Exchange Contracts
Cross-currency Swap Contracts
Total Notional Amount
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Cash flow hedges
668
357
Net investment hedges
1,082
500
1,582
1,485
1,985
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
1,446
1,148
The notional amounts of derivative instruments do not necessarily represent the amounts exchanged by the Company with third parties and are not necessarily a direct measure of the financial exposure.
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments
Cash Flow Hedges
The Company has foreign exchange derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges to manage the volatility of cash flows that relate to operating expenses and intercompany payments for royalties denominated in certain currencies. Changes in fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges are recorded, net of applicable taxes, in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and subsequently reclassified into the same income statement line item as the hedged exposure when the underlying hedged item is recognized in earnings. The cash flows associated with derivatives designated as cash flow hedges are reported in cash flows from operating activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
At September 30, 2025, the maximum remaining length of time over which the Company has hedged its exposure is approximately one year. At September 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, the weighted-average remaining maturity of these instruments was approximately 0.4 years and 0.5 years, respectively. At September 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, in connection with cash flow hedges of foreign currency transactions, the Company had unrealized losses of $2 million and $1 million (each before taxes), respectively, in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). The Company estimates that $2 million (before taxes) of deferred net losses on derivatives in AOCI at September 30, 2025 will be reclassified to net income within the next twelve months, providing an offsetting economic impact against the underlying anticipated transactions.
Net Investment Hedges
The Company has entered into and designated cross-currency interest rate swap contracts and currency forward contracts as net investment hedges to mitigate foreign exchange exposure related to net investments. Under the terms of the cross-currency swaps, the Company makes fixed-rate payments in foreign currencies and receives fixed-rate amounts in U.S. dollars, with the exchange of the underlying notional amounts at maturity whereby the Company will receive U.S. dollars and pay foreign currencies at exchange rates which are determined at contract inception. Under the terms of the currency forward contracts, the Company commits to sell the local currency of certain subsidiaries in exchange for U.S. dollars at specified forward rates. Derivatives designated as net investment hedges are accounted for using the spot method, with changes in the fair value of the derivatives attributable to changes in spot rates recorded within foreign currency translation (“CTA”) as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) and remaining there until the hedged net investments are sold or substantially liquidated. The changes in the fair value of the derivatives that are attributable to changes in the difference between the forward rate and spot rate are excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. The changes in fair value that are attributable to the excluded components are initially recorded in CTA and then recognized in interest expense on the Consolidated Income Statement over the life of the derivative instruments. Cash flows from derivatives designated as net investment hedges are reported as cash flows from investing activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, except for cash flows from the periodic interest settlements of cross-currency interest rate swaps designated as net investment hedges, which are reported as cash flows from operating activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
At September 30, 2025, the maximum remaining length of time over which the Company has hedged its exposure is approximately eight years. The weighted-average remaining maturity of the Company’s net investment hedge instruments was approximately three years at September 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025. At September 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, the Company had unrealized losses of $145 million and $6 million (each before taxes), respectively, in AOCI related to net investment hedges.
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
The Company enters into currency forward and swap contracts to hedge exposures related to assets, liabilities and earnings across its subsidiaries. These contracts are not designated as hedging instruments, and therefore changes in fair value of these contracts are reported in earnings in other expense in the Consolidated Income Statement. The gains and losses on these contracts generally offset the gains and losses in the underlying hedged exposures, which are also reported in other expense in the Consolidated Income Statement. Cash flows from derivatives not designated as hedges are reported in cash flows from investing activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. The terms of these swap contracts are generally less than one year.
The Effect of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Income Statement
The effects of derivatives designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Income Statement and Other Comprehensive Income are as follows:
Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Consolidated
Gain (Loss) Reclassified
Amounts Excluded from
Three months ended
Recognized in OCI
Income Statement
from AOCI to Income
Effectiveness Testing
September 30:
Line Item
Derivative instruments in cash flow hedges:
Derivative instruments in net investment hedges:
Cross-currency swaps
(16)
(51)
Six months ended September 30:
(3)
(8)
(130)
(19)
(142)
(34)
The effects of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Income Statement are as follows:
Gain (Loss)
Recognized on Derivatives
Three months ended September 30:
31
For the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, our net income included a gain of $1 million and a loss of $74 million (each before taxes), respectively, from foreign currency transactions. For the six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, our net income included a loss of $60 million and a loss of $47 million (each before taxes), respectively, from foreign currency transactions.
NOTE 8. INTANGIBLE ASSETS INCLUDING GOODWILL
Intangible Assets
The following table presents the Company’s intangible asset balances by major asset class.
Gross Carrying
Net Carrying
Amortization
Capitalized software
(44)
103
(76)
141
Customer relationships*
(71)
121
(60)
61
Completed technology
Patents and trademarks*
(11)
(131)
365
(148)
* Amounts include effects from foreign currency translation.
The net carrying amount of intangible assets decreased by $50 million during the six months ended September 30, 2025, primarily due to the reclassification of certain capitalized software intangibles to prepaid assets and other noncurrent assets resulting from the migration of on-premises software to a cloud-based solution. The aggregate intangible asset amortization expense was $13 million and $28 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $17 million and $36 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. This included amortization of capitalized software of $7 million and $14 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, which was reported in “Depreciation of property, equipment and capitalized software” on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
The future amortization expense relating to intangible assets currently recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheet was estimated to be the following at September 30, 2025:
Capitalized
Customer
Completed
Patents and
Software
Relationships
Technology
Trademarks
Year ending March 31:
2026 (remaining six months)
2027
2028
35
2029
2030
Thereafter
The changes in the goodwill balances by segment for the six months ended September 30, 2025 were as follows:
Foreign Currency
Balance at
Translation
Segment
March 31, 2025
Adjustments
September 30, 2025
United States
489
Principal Markets
Strategic Markets
198
There were no goodwill impairment losses recorded for the six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. Management reviews goodwill for impairment annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable by first assessing qualitative factors to determine if it is more likely than not that fair value is less than carrying value.
NOTE 9. BORROWINGS
Debt
The following table presents the components of our debt:
Interest Rate
Maturity
Unsecured senior notes due 2026
2.05%
October 2026
700
Unsecured senior notes due 2028
2.70%
October 2028
Unsecured senior notes due 2031
3.15%
October 2031
650
Unsecured senior notes due 2034
6.35%*
February 2034
Unsecured senior notes due 2041
4.10%
October 2041
550
Finance lease and other obligations
5.49%†
2025-2031
244
290
3,144
3,190
Less: Unamortized discount
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs
Less: Current portion of long-term debt
Total long-term debt
Including the cross-currency swaps that the Company entered into subsequent to the issuance of the unsecured senior notes due 2034, the effective interest rate on such notes was approximately 3.84% at the time of issuance. For more information, see Note 7 – Financial Assets and Liabilities.
†Weighted-average discount rate.
Contractual obligations of long-term debt outstanding at September 30, 2025, exclusive of finance lease obligations, are as follows:
(Dollars in millions)*
710
1,700
2,925
As of September 30, 2025, there were no borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit agreement. The Company is in compliance with its debt covenants in all periods presented.
NOTE 10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company guarantees certain loans and financial commitments. The maximum potential future payment under these financial guarantees and the fair value of these guarantees recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025 were not material. Additionally, the Company has contractual commitments that are noncancellable with certain software, hardware and cloud partners used in the delivery of services to customers. During the six months ended September 30, 2025, contractual commitments decreased due to satisfaction of existing commitments outpacing new additions.
As a Fortune 500 company with customers and employees around the world, Kyndryl is subject to, or could become subject to, either as plaintiff or defendant, a variety of contingencies, including claims, demands and suits, investigations, tax matters and proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of its business. Given the rapidly evolving external landscape of cybersecurity, privacy and data protection laws, regulations and threat actors, the Company or its clients could become subject to actions or proceedings in various jurisdictions. Also, as is typical for companies of Kyndryl’s scope and scale, the Company is subject to, or could become subject to, actions and proceedings in various jurisdictions involving a wide range of labor and employment issues (including matters related to contested employment decisions, country-specific labor and employment laws, and the Company’s benefit plans), as well as actions with respect to contracts, securities, foreign operations, competition law and environmental matters. These actions may be commenced by a number of different parties, including competitors, clients, employees, government and regulatory agencies, stockholders and representatives of the locations in which the Company does business. Some of the actions to which the Company is, or may become, party may involve particularly complex technical issues, and some actions may raise novel questions under the laws of the various jurisdictions in which these matters arise. Additionally, the Company is, or may be, a party to agreements pursuant to which it may be obligated to indemnify the other party with respect to certain matters.
The Company records a provision with respect to a claim, suit, investigation or proceeding when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. In accordance with the relevant accounting guidance, the Company provides disclosures of matters for which the likelihood of material loss is at least reasonably possible. In addition, the Company may also disclose matters based on its consideration of other matters and qualitative factors.
The Company reviews claims, suits, investigations and proceedings at least quarterly, and decisions are made with respect to recording or adjusting provisions and disclosing reasonably possible losses or range of losses
(individually or in the aggregate) to reflect the impact and status of settlement discussions, discovery, procedural and substantive rulings, reviews by counsel and other information pertinent to a particular matter.
Whether any losses, damages or remedies finally determined in any claim, suit, investigation or proceeding could reasonably have a material effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows will depend on a number of variables, including the timing and amount of such losses or damages; the structure and type of any such remedies; the significance of the impact any such losses, damages or remedies may have in the consolidated financial statements; and the unique facts and circumstances of the particular matter that may give rise to additional factors. While the Company will continue to defend itself vigorously, it is possible that the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows could be affected in any particular period by the resolution of one or more of these matters.
NOTE 11. EQUITY
The following tables present reclassifications and taxes related to items of other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
Pretax
Tax (Expense)
Net-of-Tax
Benefit
For the three months ended September 30, 2025:
Other comprehensive income
For the three months ended September 30, 2024:
(9)
For the six months ended September 30, 2025:
For the six months ended September 30, 2024:
(12)
24
The following tables present the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
Net Unrealized
Foreign
Net Change
Gain (Losses)
Currency
Retirement-
on Cash
Related
Flow Hedges
Adjustments*
Benefit Plans
July 1, 2025
(945)
(143)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
(947)
July 1, 2024
(1,016)
(175)
September 30, 2024
(907)
(172)
April 1, 2025
April 1, 2024
(967)
(178)
Foreign currency translation adjustments are presented gross.
Share Repurchase Program
In November 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $300 million of the Company’s common stock (the “Share Repurchase Program”). Under the Share Repurchase Program, the Company may repurchase shares of its common stock from time to time in open market transactions and may also repurchase shares in accelerated share buyback programs, tender offers, privately negotiated transactions or by other means. Repurchases may also be made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The timing and amount of repurchase transactions will be determined by the Company’s management based on its evaluation of market conditions, share price, legal requirements and other factors. The program does not have a set expiration date and may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time without prior notice.
During the three and six months ended September 30, 2025, the Company repurchased 2.9 and 4.6 million shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $89 and $154 million, respectively, under the Share Repurchase Program.
In November 2025, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved an increase to the Share Repurchase Program, which added $400 million of capacity to the $51 million of capacity remaining as of September 30, 2025.
NOTE 12. RETIREMENT-RELATED BENEFITS
The following table presents the components of net periodic pension cost for the defined benefit pension plans recognized in the Consolidated Income Statement for the three and six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
Service cost
Interest cost*
Expected return on plan assets*
(30)
Amortization of prior service costs (credits)*
Curtailments and settlements*
Recognized actuarial losses (gains)*
Net periodic pension cost
* These components of net periodic pension cost are included in other expense in the Consolidated Income Statement.
The components of net periodic benefit cost for the nonpension postretirement benefit plans and multi-employer plans recognized in the Consolidated Income Statement were not material for any period presented.
NOTE 13. WORKFORCE REBALANCING AND SITE-RATIONALIZATION CHARGES
During the six months ended September 30, 2025, the Company initiated actions to reduce our overall cost structure and increase our operating efficiency which we expect to continue through the end of the fiscal year 2026. We expect these actions will result in workforce rebalancing charges (the “Fiscal 2026 Program”) of approximately $80 million.
During the year ended March 31, 2025, the Company implemented actions to reduce our overall cost structure and increase our operating efficiency (the “Fiscal 2025 Program”). The total charges incurred related to the Fiscal 2025 Program were $162 million, consisting of $114 million in workforce rebalancing charges and $48 million in charges related to ceasing to use leased and owned fixed assets. The Company expects that these actions will reduce future payroll costs, rent expenses and depreciation of property and equipment.
The following table presents the segment breakout of charges incurred during the three and six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
Costs Incurred to Date
Fiscal 2026
Fiscal 2025
Program
62
36
Total charges
The following table presents the classification of workforce rebalancing and site-rationalization activities in the Consolidated Income Statement during the three and six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
114
The following table presents the components of and changes in our workforce rebalancing liabilities during the six months ended September 30, 2025.
Program*
Balance at March 31, 2025
Charges
Cash payments
Balance at September 30, 2025
NOTE 14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In November 2025, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding equity interests of Solvinity Group B.V., a provider of managed cloud platforms and services in the Netherlands, for cash consideration of approximately €100 million. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval and the required consultation with employee representatives.
Item 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
Overview
Revenue growth (GAAP)
%
(7)
Revenue growth in constant currency*
Adjusted EBITDA*
641
1,288
1,113
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. was formed as a wholly-owned subsidiary of IBM in September 2021 to hold the operations of the infrastructure services unit of IBM’s Global Technology Services segment. On November 3, 2021, Kyndryl separated from IBM through a spin-off that was tax-free for U.S. federal tax purposes. Following the Separation, Kyndryl became an independent, publicly-traded company and the world’s leading IT infrastructure services provider.
Financial Performance Summary
Macro Dynamics
Most economists, including the International Monetary Fund, expect positive but subdued global macroeconomic growth in calendar year 2025 and calendar year 2026 amid ongoing trade tensions and heightened macroeconomic uncertainties. Global markets have experienced volatility from time to time in recent months, driven by geopolitical developments, concerns over changes in global trade policies and the imposition of import tariffs by the United States, reactions from other nations and proposed U.S. government spending reductions. Increased economic uncertainty can impact the level and composition of global macroeconomic activity.
Financial Performance
For the three months ended September 30, 2025, we reported $3.7 billion in revenue, a decrease of 1% compared to the prior-year period. The revenue performance included a favorable currency exchange rate impact of three points. United States revenue declined 6 percent, Japan revenue decreased 4 percent, Principal Markets revenue increased 1 percent and Strategic Markets revenue increased 2 percent, in each case compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024. Net income of $68 million increased by $111 million versus the prior-year period, reflecting progress on our key initiatives to drive operating efficiencies and higher margins on recent signings.
For the six months ended September 30, 2025, we reported $7.5 billion in revenue, a decrease of 1% compared to the prior-year period. The revenue performance included a favorable currency exchange rate impact of two points.
Management Discussion (continued)
United States revenue declined 7 percent, Japan revenue decreased 1 percent, Principal Markets revenue increased 2 percent and Strategic Markets revenue increased 2 percent, in each case compared to the six months ended September 30, 2024. Net income of $124 million increased by $156 million versus the prior-year period reflecting a $30 million decline in workforce rebalancing charges, no current-period transaction-related costs and progress on our key initiatives to drive operating efficiencies and higher margins on recent signings.
Segment Results
The following table presents our reportable segments’ revenue and adjusted EBITDA for the three and six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. Segment revenue and revenue growth in constant currency exclude any transactions between the segments.
Year-over-Year Change
2025 vs. 2024
Total revenue
Corporate and other†
NM
Total adjusted EBITDA*
NM – not meaningful
† Represents net amounts not allocated to segments.
We report our financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We also present certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide useful supplemental information to investors. We provide these non-GAAP financial measures as we believe they enhance visibility to underlying results and the impact of management decisions on operational performance, enable better comparison to peer companies and allow us to provide a long-term strategic view of the business going forward.
Revenue growth in constant currency is a non-GAAP measure that eliminates the effects of exchange rate fluctuations when translating from foreign currencies to the United States dollar. It is calculated by using the average exchange rates that existed for the same period of the prior year. Constant-currency measures are provided so that revenue can be viewed without the effect of fluctuations in currency exchange rates, which is consistent with how management evaluates our revenue results and trends.
Additionally, management uses adjusted EBITDA to evaluate our performance. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure and defined as net income (loss) excluding income taxes, interest expense, depreciation and amortization (excluding depreciation of right-of-use assets and amortization of capitalized contract costs), charges related to ceasing to use leased/fixed assets, charges related to lease terminations, transaction-related costs, pension expenses other than
pension servicing costs and multi-employer plan costs, stock-based compensation expense, workforce rebalancing charges incurred prior to March 31, 2024, impairment expense, significant litigation costs and benefits, and currency impacts of highly inflationary countries. We believe that adjusted EBITDA is a helpful supplemental measure to assist investors in evaluating our operating results as it excludes certain items whose fluctuation from period to period does not necessarily correspond to changes in the operations of our business.
These disclosures are provided in addition to and not as a substitute for the percentage change in revenue and profit or loss measures on a U.S. GAAP basis compared to the corresponding period in the prior year. Other companies may calculate and define similarly labeled items differently, which may limit the usefulness of these measures for comparative purposes.
The following table provides a reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA:
150
312
347
627
664
(27)
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)
Revenue year-over-year change
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA year-over-year change
For the three months ended September 30, 2025, United States revenue of $899 million decreased 6 percent compared to the prior-year quarter, driven by the Company’s efforts to reduce certain low-margin revenues and the expiration of certain low- and negative-margin contracts entered into before the Spin-off. Adjusted EBITDA increased $36 million from the prior-year quarter, primarily driven by progress on our key initiatives to drive operating efficiencies.
For the six months ended September 30, 2025, United States revenue of $1.8 billion decreased 7 percent compared to the prior-year period, driven by the Company’s efforts to reduce certain low-margin revenues and the expiration of certain low- and negative-margin contracts entered into before the Spin-off. Adjusted EBITDA increased $99 million from the prior-year period, primarily driven by progress on our key initiatives to drive operating efficiencies, including lower sales, general and administrative expenses.
0
Revenue growth in constant currency
For the three months ended September 30, 2025, Japan revenue of $581 million decreased 4 percent, and decreased 5 percent in constant currency, compared to the prior-year quarter, driven by actions the Company has taken to reduce low-margin components of its customer relationships. Adjusted EBITDA increased $29 million from the prior-year quarter, driven by progress on our key initiatives to drive operating efficiencies.
For the six months ended September 30, 2025, Japan revenue of $1.2 billion decreased 1 percent, and decreased 5 percent in constant currency, compared to the prior-year period, driven by actions the Company has taken to reduce low-margin components of its customer relationships. Adjusted EBITDA increased $61 million from the prior-year period, driven by progress on our key initiatives to drive operating efficiencies.
For the three months ended September 30, 2025, Principal Markets revenue of $1.3 billion increased 1 percent compared to the prior-year quarter, driven by a favorable currency exchange rate impact of four points. Adjusted EBITDA increased $23 million from the prior-year quarter, primarily due to progress on our key initiatives to drive operating efficiencies and higher margins on recent signings.
For the six months ended September 30, 2025, Principal Markets revenue of $2.7 billion increased 2 percent compared to the prior-year period, driven by a favorable currency exchange rate impact of four points. Adjusted EBITDA decreased $21 million from the prior-year period, primarily due to a vendor credit in the prior year, partially offset by progress on our key initiatives to drive operating efficiencies and higher margins on recent signings.
For the three months ended September 30, 2025, Strategic Markets revenue of $906 million increased 2 percent compared to the prior-year quarter, driven by a favorable currency exchange rate impact of four points. Adjusted
EBITDA increased $4 million from the prior-year quarter, primarily due to progress on our key initiatives to drive operating efficiencies and higher margins on recent signings.
For the six months ended September 30, 2025, Strategic Markets revenue of $1.8 billion increased 2 percent compared to the prior-year period, driven by a favorable currency exchange rate impact of two points. Adjusted EBITDA increased $48 million from the prior-year period, primarily due to progress on our key initiatives to drive operating efficiencies and higher margins on recent signings.
Corporate and Other
Corporate and other had an adjusted EBITDA loss of $28 million in the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to a loss of $22 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024. Corporate and other had an adjusted EBITDA loss of $53 million in the six months ended September 30, 2025, compared to a loss of $42 million in the six months ended September 30, 2024.
Costs and Expenses
Percent of Revenue
Change
100.0
78.5
80.1
17.7
17.1
0.5
1.0
0.7
0.1
1.2
Cost of services was 78.5% of revenue in the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to 80.1% in the three months ended September 30, 2024, driven by progress on our key initiatives to drive operating efficiencies and higher margins on recent signings. Selling, general and administrative expenses were 17.7% of revenue in the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 17.1% in the prior-year quarter, driven by lower revenue. Workforce rebalancing charges were 0.5% of revenue in the three months ended September 30, 2025 versus 1.0% of revenue in the prior-year quarter. Interest expense was 0.5% of revenue in the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 0.7% in the prior-year quarter. Other expense was 0.1% of revenue in the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to 1.2% of revenue in the prior-year quarter, driven by currency-related hedging losses recorded last year.
32
78.6
79.3
17.5
17.4
0.6
(40)
0.0
0.3
(100)
0.2
(59)
Income before income taxes
Cost of services was 78.6% of revenue in the six months ended September 30, 2025, compared to 79.3% in the six months ended September 30, 2024, driven by progress on our key initiatives to drive operating efficiencies and higher margins on recent signings. Selling, general and administrative expenses were 17.5% of revenue in the six months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 17.4% in the prior-year period. Workforce rebalancing charges were 0.6% of revenue in the six months ended September 30, 2025 versus 1.0% of revenue in the prior-year period. Interest expense was 0.5% of revenue in the six months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 0.7% in the prior-year period. Other expense was 0.2% of revenue in the six months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 0.6% in the prior-year period, driven by currency-related hedging losses recorded last year.
Transaction-Related Costs
The Company classifies certain expenses and benefits related to the Separation, acquisitions and divestitures as “transaction-related costs” in the Consolidated Income Statement. Transaction-related costs include gains or losses, employee retention expenses, information technology costs, marketing expenses to establish the Kyndryl brand, legal, accounting, consulting and other professional service costs, costs and benefits resulting from settlements with our former Parent associated with pre-Separation and Separation-related matters, and other costs related to contract and supplier novation and integration, associated with acquisitions, divestitures or the Separation.
Workforce Rebalancing and Site-Rationalization Charges
Fiscal 2026 Program
During the three and six months ended September 30, 2025, management initiated actions to reduce the Company’s overall cost structure and enhance operating efficiency. As a result of these actions, the Company recorded workforce rebalancing charges of $19 million and $44 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2025, respectively.
Total cash outlays for this program are expected to be approximately $80 million, of which approximately $28 million has been paid through September 30, 2025, and the remainder is expected to be paid thereafter. Management expects that these workforce rebalancing activities will reduce annual payroll costs and related expenses by more than $100 million. There can be no guarantee that we will achieve our expected cost savings.
The Company will continue to seek opportunities to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs, which may result in additional charges in future periods. For additional information, see Note 13 – Workforce Rebalancing Charges in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
Fiscal 2025 Program
During the year ended March 31, 2025, management implemented actions to reduce the Company’s overall cost structure and increase our operating efficiency. During the year ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded $114 million in workforce rebalancing charges and $48 million in charges related to ceasing to use leased and owned fixed assets.
Total cash outlays for this program are expected to be approximately $150 million, of which approximately $132 million has been paid through September 30, 2025, and the remainder is expected to be paid thereafter. Management expects that these workforce rebalancing and site-rationalization activities will reduce payroll costs, rent expenses and depreciation of property and equipment by more than $200 million in fiscal year 2026. There can be no guarantee that we will achieve our expected cost savings.
Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was $30 million, compared to $38 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. Our income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was primarily related to taxes on foreign operations and valuation allowances recorded in certain jurisdictions against deferred tax assets that are not more likely than not to be realized.
The provision for income taxes for the six months ended September 30, 2025 was $66 million, compared to $91 million for the six months ended September 30, 2024. Our income tax expense for the six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was primarily related to taxes on foreign operations and valuation allowances recorded in certain jurisdictions against deferred tax assets that are not more likely than not to be realized.
In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, management considers all available evidence for each jurisdiction, including past operating results, estimates of future taxable income, the reversal of existing temporary differences, and the feasibility of ongoing tax planning strategies and actions. Estimates of future taxable income and loss could change, perhaps materially, which may require us to revise our assessment of the recoverability of the deferred tax asset at that time.
Financial Position
Dynamics
Total assets of $11.2 billion increased by $792 million (and increased by $372 million adjusted for currency) from March 31, 2025, primarily driven by an increase in deferred costs of $942 million mainly due to an extended and amended multi-year, third-party software agreement and an increase in operating right-of-use assets, net, of $138 million due to additions outpacing amortization, partially offset by a decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $455 million mainly due to share repurchases and payments for annual incentive compensation.
Total liabilities of $9.9 billion increased by $784 million (and increased by $526 million adjusted for currency) from March 31, 2025, primarily as a result of an increase in other noncurrent liabilities of $748 million driven by the extended and amended multi-year, third-party software agreement.
Total equity of $1.3 billion increased by $8 million from March 31, 2025, principally due to our net earnings of $124 million and other comprehensive income of $72 million in the period, as well as activity related to employee stock plans of $55 million, partially offset by $154 million of share repurchases under our Share Repurchase Program and $89 million of shares repurchased for tax withholdings.
Cash Flow
Our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities are summarized in the table below.
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities
Investing activities
Financing activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was $22 million in the six months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $101 million in the prior-year period mainly due to a decline of $187 million in accounts receivables as a source of cash in the current year compared to the prior year when the collection of receivables outpaced revenues, partially offset by $161 million in higher earnings in the current year.
Net cash used in investing activities was $196 million in the six months ended September 30, 2025, compared to a net cash use of $241 million in the prior-year period due to an acquisition in the prior-year period.
Net cash used in financing activities totaled $310 million in the six months ended September 30, 2025, compared to net cash used by financing activities of $101 million in the prior-year period, mainly due to share repurchases of $154 million under the Company’s Share Repurchase Program and $89 million of shares repurchased to settle tax withholdings related to the vesting of stock-based awards.
Other Information
Signings
The following table presents the Company’s signings for the three and six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
(Dollars in billions)
Total signings
5.6
6.0
8.7
Signings decreased by $2.8 billion, or 49% in the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the prior-year quarter, and signings decreased by $2.7 billion, or 31%, in the six months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the six months ended September 30, 2024, primarily because the quarter ended September 30, 2024 included a $1.8 billion signing, the largest signing in Kyndryl’s history as an independent company. Management uses signings to monitor the performance of the business, as a measure of customer engagement and our ability to drive growth. There are no third-party standards or requirements governing the calculation of signings. We define signings as an initial estimate of the value of a customer’s commitment under a contract. The calculation involves estimates and judgments to gauge the extent of a customer’s commitment, including the type and duration of the agreement and the presence of termination charges or wind-down costs. Contract extensions and increases in scope are treated as signings only to the extent of the incremental new value. Signings can vary over time due to a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the timing of signing a small number of larger outsourcing contracts as well as the length of those contracts. The conversion of signings into revenue may vary based on the types of services and solutions, customer decisions and other factors, which may include, but are not limited to, the macroeconomic environment or external events.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents and our revolving credit agreement will be sufficient to meet our anticipated operating cash needs and to fund our planned capital investments, debt maturities and stock repurchases for at least the next twelve months.
Senior Unsecured Notes
In October 2021, in preparation for our Spin-off, we completed the offering of $2.4 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured fixed-rate notes as follows: $700 million aggregate principal amount of 2.05% Senior Notes due 2026, $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.70% Senior Notes due 2028, $650 million aggregate principal amount of 3.15% Senior Notes due 2031 and $550 million aggregate principal amount of 4.10% Senior Notes due 2041 (the “Initial Notes”). The Initial Notes were offered and sold to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S of the Securities Act. In connection with the issuance of the Initial Notes, we entered into a registration rights agreement with the purchasers of the Initial Notes, pursuant to which we completed a registered offering to exchange each series of Initial Notes for new notes with substantially identical terms during the quarter ended September 30, 2022.
In February 2024, we completed a registered offering of $500 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.35% senior unsecured notes due 2034 (the “2034 Notes”). We received proceeds of $494 million, net of debt issuance costs and discounts. The 2034 Notes are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s other existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness.
The Initial Notes and the 2034 Notes are subject to customary affirmative covenants, negative covenants and events of default for financings of this type and are redeemable at our option in a customary manner.
Revolving Credit Agreement
In October 2021, we entered into a $3.15 billion multi-currency revolving credit agreement (the “Revolving Credit Agreement”), which expires, unless extended, in October 2026. The Revolving Credit Agreement was amended in June 2023, replacing the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) with the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”). In March 2025, we further amended the agreement, extending the maturity to March 2030. Interest rates on borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement will be based on prevailing market interest rates, plus a margin, as further described in the Revolving Credit Agreement. As of September 30, 2025, there has been no drawdown on the Revolving Credit Agreement.
The Revolving Credit Agreement includes certain customary mandatory prepayment provisions. In addition, it includes customary events of default and affirmative and negative covenants as well as a maintenance covenant that will require that the ratio of our indebtedness for borrowed money to consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters be no greater than 3.50 to 1.00. The Company is in compliance with its debt covenants.
The Company has entered into arrangements with third-party financial institutions to sell certain financial assets (primarily trade receivables) without recourse. The Company has determined these are true sales. The carrying value of the financial asset sold is derecognized, and a net gain or loss on the sale is recognized, at the time of the transfer. An agreement, which was executed in November 2021 and subsequently amended, enabled us to sell certain of our trade receivables to the counterparty. The initial term of this agreement was 18 months, and the agreement automatically resets to a term of 18 months after every six months, unless either party elects not to extend. This agreement was further amended during the quarter ended September 30, 2024 to reduce the committed facility limit from $1 billion to $600 million and to add an incremental uncommitted facility limit of $200 million that is subject to the counterparty’s sole
discretion to purchase such incremental amounts. We have also entered into additional agreements with a separate third-party financial institution that enable us to sell receivables contingent on the approval of the counterparty. These agreements were first executed in June 2022 and renew automatically on their anniversary date, unless either party elects not to extend.
The net proceeds from these agreements are reflected as cash provided by operating activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. Gross proceeds from receivables sold to third parties under the aforementioned programs were $563 million and $1.2 billion for the three and six months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $1.1 billion and $1.9 billion for the three and six months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. The fees associated with the transfers of receivables were $5 million and $10 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2025, and were $10 million and $20 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2024, respectively.
Supplier Financing Program
In the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company initiated a supplier financing program with a third-party financial institution under which the Company agrees to pay the financial institution the stated amounts of invoices from participating suppliers on the originally invoiced due date, which have an average term of 90 to 120 days. The financial institution offers earlier payment of the invoices at the sole discretion of the supplier for a discounted amount. The Company does not provide secured legal assets or other forms of guarantees under the arrangements. The Company is not a party to the arrangement between its suppliers and the financial institution. The Company or the financial institution may terminate the agreement upon at least 180 days’ notice. The Company’s obligations under this program continue to be recognized as accounts payable in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The obligations outstanding under this program were immaterial at September 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025.
In November 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $300 million of the Company’s common stock. Under the Share Repurchase Program, the Company may repurchase shares of its common stock from time to time in open market transactions and may also repurchase shares in accelerated share buyback programs, tender offers, privately negotiated transactions or by other means. Repurchases may also be made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The timing and amount of repurchase transactions will be determined by the Company’s management based on its evaluation of market conditions, share price, legal requirements and other factors. The program does not have a set expiration date and may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time without prior notice.
In November 2025, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved an increase to the Share Repurchase Program, which added $400 million of repurchase capacity to the $51 million of capacity remaining as of September 30, 2025.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The application of U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions about certain items and future events that directly affect our reported financial condition. There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 for more information; we refer to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 as the “Form 10-K”.
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this report, including statements concerning the Company’s plans, objectives, goals, beliefs, business strategies, future events, business condition, results of operations, financial position, business outlook and business trends and other non-historical statements in this report are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements often contain words such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “objectives,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “position,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “seek,” “target,” “will,” “would,” and other similar words or expressions or the negative thereof or other variations thereon. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current assumptions and beliefs regarding future business and financial performance. The Company’s actual business, financial condition or results of operations may differ materially from those suggested by forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties which include, among others:
Additional risks and uncertainties include, among others, those risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, as such factors may be updated from time to time in the Company’s subsequent filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statement in this report speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Available Information
We routinely post on or make accessible through our corporate website at www.kyndryl.com and Investor Relations website at https://investors.kyndryl.com information that may be material or of interest to our investors, including news and materials regarding our financial performance, business developments, investor events and other important information regarding the Company. You may automatically receive email alerts and other information about the Company when you enroll your email address by visiting the “Investor Email Alerts” section under the “Resources” section at https://investors.kyndryl.com. We encourage investors, media, our customers, consumers, business partners and others interested in our Company to review the information we provide through these channels. The information contained on the websites referenced above is not, and shall not be deemed to be, incorporated into this filing or any of our other filings with the SEC.
For our disclosures about market risk, see the information under the heading “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in the Form 10-K. There have been no material changes to the Company’s disclosure about market risk in the Form 10-K.
The Company’s management evaluated, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Part II — Other Information
Refer to Note 10 – Commitments and Contingencies, in the notes to consolidated financial statements in this report.
For a discussion of our potential risks and uncertainties, see the information under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2025. There have been no material changes with respect to the risk factors disclosed in the Form 10-K.
A summary of our common stock repurchases during the three months ended September 30, 2025 is set forth in the table below.
Period
Total Number of Shares Repurchased(a)
Average Price Paid Per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (in millions)
July 1 - 31
207,928
40.77
133
August 1 - 31
1,447,359
30.50
September 1 - 30
1,197,396
30.98
2,852,683
None.
Not applicable.
During the three months ended September 30, 2025, none of the Company’s directors or executive officers adopted, terminated or modified a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” as such terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K.
Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibit
2.1
Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2021, by and between International Business Machines Corporation and the registrant, was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2021, and is hereby incorporated by reference.
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant was filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2021, and is hereby incorporated by reference.
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the registrant, effective January 25, 2023, was filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 27, 2023, and is hereby incorporated by reference.
31.1
Certification of principal executive officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)
31.2
Certification of principal financial officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)
32.1
Certification of principal executive officer, as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith)
32.2
Certification of principal financial officer, as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith)
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear on the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
The agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to this report are not intended to provide factual information or other disclosure other than with respect to the terms of the agreements or other documents themselves, and you should not rely on them for that purpose. In particular, any representations and warranties made by the Company in these agreements or other documents were made solely within the specific context of the relevant agreement or document and do not apply in any other context or at any time other than the date they were made.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant)
Date:
November 5, 2025
By:
/s/ Vineet Khurana
Vineet Khurana
Senior Vice President and Global Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer and Authorized Signatory)