IBM (IBM) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
IBM
IBM
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
5.8%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.00x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.95B | 1.2% | — |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $1.31B | −$1.31B | 0.94B | 1.6% | — |
| 2023 | $402.00M | $1.13B | −$731.00M | 0.92B | 1.1% | 0.27% |
| 2022 | $407.00M | $987.00M | −$580.00M | 0.91B | 0.8% | 0.32% |
| 2021 | $319.00M | $982.00M | −$663.00M | 0.90B | 0.9% | 0.27% |
| 2020 | $302.00M | $937.00M | −$635.00M | 0.90B | 0.4% | 0.28% |
| 2019 | $1.63B | $679.00M | $954.00M | 0.89B | -2.6% | 1.44% |
| 2018 | $4.61B | $510.00M | $4.10B | 0.92B | -2.3% | 4.72% |
| 2017 | $4.53B | $534.00M | $4.00B | 0.94B | -2.2% | 3.35% |
| 2016 | $3.63B | $544.00M | $3.08B | 0.96B | -2.4% | 2.41% |
| 2015 | $4.86B | $468.00M | $4.39B | 0.98B | -2.7% | 3.81% |
| 2014 | $13.68B | $512.00M | $13.17B | 1.01B | -8.4% | 9.01% |
| 2013 | $13.86B | $614.00M | $13.24B | 1.10B | -4.5% | 7.21% |
| 2012 | $11.99B | $688.00M | $11.31B | 1.16B | -4.8% | 5.83% |
| 2011 | $15.05B | $697.00M | $14.35B | 1.21B | -5.7% | 7.31% |
| 2010 | $15.38B | $629.00M | $14.75B | 1.29B | -4.0% | 8.84% |
| 2009 | $7.43B | $558.00M | $6.87B | 1.34B | -2.9% | 4.51% |
| 2008 | $10.58B | $659.00M | $9.92B | 1.38B | -4.7% | 9.79% |
| 2007 | $18.83B | $713.00M | $18.11B | 1.45B | -6.6% | 13.19% |
| 2006 | $8.08B | $846.00M | $7.24B | 1.55B | -4.6% | 5.81% |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $1.04B | −$1.04B | 1.63B | -4.8% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $1.58B | −$1.58B | 1.71B | -2.7% | — |
| 2003 | $3.23B | $1.57B | $1.66B | 1.76B | 1.5% | 2.16% |
| 2002 | $3.09B | $0.00 | $3.09B | 1.73B | -2.4% | 2.45% |
| 2001 | $3.91B | $0.00 | $3.91B | 1.77B | -2.2% | 1.97% |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.81B | -3.2% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.87B | -2.6% | — |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.92B | -5.0% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.02B | -5.2% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.13B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $90.00M | $0.00 | $90.00M | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $196.00M | $0.00 | $196.00M | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $491.00M | $0.00 | $491.00M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $1.79B | $0.00 | $1.79B | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)0% of headroom
Headroom $6.03B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does IBM buy back its own stock?
- Yes, IBM (IBM) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is IBM diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has IBM's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 5.8% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).