International Business Machines (IBM) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
International Business Machines (IBM) recorded Dividends Paid - Common of $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 (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, International Business Machines' Dividends Paid - Common came in at $6.31 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, up 1.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $6.26 billion, up 1.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Common has increased for 16 straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common came in at $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 is the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Common has increased for 28 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 1.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $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 (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,843.70 Bn | 3,766.85 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 6.76 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 209.74 Bn | 160.64 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 1.59 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 112.41 Bn | 95.94 Bn | 499.52 Mn | - |
| 4 | Equinix | 101.21 Bn | 89.76 Bn | 1.40 Bn | - |
| 5 | Nebius | 61.44 Bn | 34.87 Bn | 448.70 Mn | - |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 49.38 Bn | 36.47 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
| 7 | Verisign | 26.06 Bn | 23.28 Bn | 384.60 Mn | - |
| 8 | Nutanix | 19.56 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 651.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 15.64 Bn | 9.05 Bn | 613.75 Mn | - |
| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 14.71 Bn | 12.71 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 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();