Latest period
953M
YoY change
+1.2%
5Y CAGR
+1.1%
Peak year (FY1985)
2.46B
Latest annual
949M
Shares Outstanding history chart for IBM (IBM) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 949M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for IBM (IBM) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: +1.2%
Shares Outstanding history table for IBM (IBM) from 1985 to 2025
| FY2025 | 949M | +1.2% | +11.5M | ||
| FY2024 | 937M | +1.6% | +15.1M | ||
| FY2023 | 922M | +1.1% | +9.81M | ||
| FY2022 | 912M | +0.8% | +7.63M | ||
| FY2021 | 905M | +0.9% | +8.08M | ||
| FY2020 | 897M | +0.4% | +3.75M | ||
| FY2019 | 893M | -2.6% | -23.5M | ||
| FY2018 | 916M | -2.3% | -21.1M | ||
| FY2017 | 937M | -2.2% | -21.3M | ||
| FY2016 | 959M | -2.4% | -24M | ||
| FY2015 | 983M | -2.7% | -27.3M | ||
| FY2014 | 1.01B | -8.4% | -93M | ||
| FY2013 | 1.1B | -4.5% | -52.4M | ||
| FY2012 | 1.16B | -4.8% | -58.4M | ||
| FY2011 | 1.21B | -5.7% | -73.6M | ||
| FY2010 | 1.29B | -4.0% | -54M | ||
| FY2009 | 1.34B | -2.9% | -40.4M | ||
| FY2008 | 1.38B | -4.7% | -68.8M | ||
| FY2007 | 1.45B | -6.6% | -103M | ||
| FY2006 | 1.55B | -4.6% | -74.1M | ||
| FY2005 | 1.63B | -4.8% | -81.2M | ||
| FY2004 | 1.71B | -2.7% | -47.2M | ||
| FY2003 | 1.76B | +1.5% | +25.1M | ||
| FY2002 | 1.73B | -2.4% | -42.2M | ||
| FY2001 | 1.77B | -2.2% | -39M | ||
| FY2000 | 1.81B | -3.2% | -59M | ||
| FY1999 | 1.87B | -2.6% | -49.1M | ||
| FY1998 | 1.92B | -5.0% | -102M | ||
| FY1997 | 2.02B | -5.2% | -111M | ||
| FY1996 | 2.13B | -6.3% | -144M | ||
| FY1995 | 2.28B | -2.7% | -62.3M | ||
| FY1994 | 2.34B | +2.2% | +51.1M | ||
| FY1993 | 2.29B | +0.0% | +746K | ||
| FY1992 | 2.29B | +1.4% | +32M | ||
| FY1991 | 2.26B | -1.4% | -33M | ||
| FY1990 | 2.29B | -1.3% | -30.8M | ||
| FY1989 | 2.32B | -2.0% | -47.1M | ||
| FY1988 | 2.37B | -1.9% | -45.1M | ||
| FY1987 | 2.41B | -1.3% | -31.4M | ||
| FY1986 | 2.44B | -0.5% | -11.7M | ||
| FY1985 | 2.46B | — | — |
- FY2025949M+1.2%
- FY2024937M+1.6%
- FY2023922M+1.1%
- FY2022912M+0.8%
- FY2021905M+0.9%
- FY2020897M+0.4%
- FY2019893M-2.6%
- FY2018916M-2.3%
- FY2017937M-2.2%
- FY2016959M-2.4%
- FY2015983M-2.7%
- FY20141.01B-8.4%
- FY20131.1B-4.5%
- FY20121.16B-4.8%
- FY20111.21B-5.7%
- FY20101.29B-4.0%
- FY20091.34B-2.9%
- FY20081.38B-4.7%
- FY20071.45B-6.6%
- FY20061.55B-4.6%
- FY20051.63B-4.8%
- FY20041.71B-2.7%
- FY20031.76B+1.5%
- FY20021.73B-2.4%
- FY20011.77B-2.2%
- FY20001.81B-3.2%
- FY19991.87B-2.6%
- FY19981.92B-5.0%
- FY19972.02B-5.2%
- FY19962.13B-6.3%
- FY19952.28B-2.7%
- FY19942.34B+2.2%
- FY19932.29B+0.0%
- FY19922.29B+1.4%
- FY19912.26B-1.4%
- FY19902.29B-1.3%
- FY19892.32B-2.0%
- FY19882.37B-1.9%
- FY19872.41B-1.3%
- FY19862.44B-0.5%
- FY19852.46B—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from IBM's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Shares Outstanding at IBM (IBM)
According to IBM's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 953M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
IBM (IBM) most recent annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 949M (2025) – edged up 1.2% year-over-year.
IBM diluted shares outstanding has grown for 6 consecutive years, with a +1.1% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
IBM diluted shares outstanding plunged from 2.46B in 1985 to 949M in 2025, a 61.4% drawdown.
Across the available history, diluted shares outstanding reached its high of 2.46B in 1985 and its low of 893M in 2019.
IBM Shares Outstanding by Year
IBM Shares Outstanding 2025: 949M
IBM posted diluted shares outstanding of 949M in 2025, edged up 1.2% from 2024.
IBM Shares Outstanding 2024: 937M
In 2024, IBM reported diluted shares outstanding of 937M, edged up 1.6% from 2023.
IBM Shares Outstanding 2023: 922M
IBM diluted shares outstanding in 2023 was 922M, edged up 1.1% from 2022.
IBM Shares Outstanding 2022: 912M
2022's diluted shares outstanding for IBM came in at 912M, edged up 0.8% from 2021.
IBM Shares Outstanding 2021: 905M
IBM diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 905M.
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Sector peers by Shares Outstanding
Technology peers of IBM (IBM), ranked by their latest diluted shares outstanding
| 24.5B | |
| 15B | |
| 7.45B | |
| 7.06B | |
| 5.19B | |
| 4.85B | |
| 1.64B | |
| 1.13B |
- 24.5B
- 15B
- 7.45B
- 7.06B
- 5.19B
- 4.85B
- 1.64B
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