International Business Machines (IBM) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026)
International Business Machines' Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $1.59 billion in Q2 2026, up 1.7% from $1.56 billion a year earlier and up 0.9% from the prior quarter.
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International Business Machines (IBM) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, International Business Machines' Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $6.31 billion through Jun 30, 2026, up 1.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $6.26 billion, up 1.8% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has now increased for 16 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $6.15 billion in FY2024 (+1.8%), $6.04 billion in FY2023 (+1.5%), $5.95 billion in FY2022 (+1.3%) and $5.87 billion in FY2021 (+1.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for 28 straight quarters, with growth averaging 1.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Per Business Quant data, IBM's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $1.58 billion (Q1 2026), $1.57 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.57 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,781.98 Bn | 3,705.13 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 6.76 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 207.92 Bn | 158.82 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 1.59 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 114.07 Bn | 97.60 Bn | 499.52 Mn | - |
| 4 | Equinix | 99.76 Bn | 88.32 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 510.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nebius | 58.67 Bn | 32.10 Bn | 448.70 Mn | - |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 46.87 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
| 7 | Verisign | 25.50 Bn | 22.71 Bn | 384.60 Mn | 73.60 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 18.59 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 651.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 15.65 Bn | 9.06 Bn | 613.75 Mn | - |
| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 14.31 Bn | 12.31 Bn | 154.66 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.59 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.58 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.57 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.57 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.56 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.55 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.52 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.52 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.52 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.51 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.49 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.49 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.47 Bn |
API Access
International Business Machines Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "ticker": "IBM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();