International Business Machines (IBM) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
International Business Machines' (IBM) Payout Ratio came in at 0.59 for Q2 2026, down 44.7% from 1.06 a year earlier but up 0.7% from the prior quarter.
Analysis
International Business Machines (IBM) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since Q2 2009, International Business Machines has reported Payout Ratio for 69 quarters.
- In prior years, International Business Machines' Payout Ratio was 1.02 in FY2024 (+26.8%), 0.81 in FY2023 (-77.8%), 3.63 in FY2022 (+255.1%) and 1.02 in FY2021 (-1.5%).
- Quarterly Payout Ratio has run from a low of 0.58 in Q1 2026 to a high of 4.70 in Q3 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 2.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q3 2022, with growth of 282.8%; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a decline of 81.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.58 (Q1 2026), 0.59 (Q4 2025) and 0.79 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,843.70 Bn | 3,766.85 Bn | 60.48 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 209.74 Bn | 160.64 Bn | 9.91 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
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.59 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.58 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.59 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.79 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.06 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.13 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.02 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.96 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.72 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.74 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.81 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.87 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.96 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.26 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.63 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.70 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.06 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.07 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.02 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.23 |
API Access
International Business Machines Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();