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International Business Machines (IBM) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

International Business Machines (IBM) posted Share-based Compensation of $498.0 million for Q2 2026, down 1.58% on a QoQ basis from $506.0 million in Q1 2026, and up 12.93% year-over-year from $441.0 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

International Business Machines (IBM) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

International Business Machines has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 years, with the latest figure at $498.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 12.93% year-over-year to $498.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $1.9 billion, a 23.73% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.7 billion, up 30.82% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $498.0 million for Q2 2026 at International Business Machines, down from $506.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $1.4 billion in Q2 2022, with the low at $234.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $408.9 million, with a median of $325.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Share-based Compensation surged 1029.03% in 2022, then tumbled 79.43% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $248.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 16.94% to $290.0 million in 2023, then increased by 18.97% to $345.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 24.64% to $430.0 million in 2025, then rose by 15.81% to $498.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $498.0 million (Q2 2026), $506.0 million (Q1 2026), and $430.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 3,681.04 Bn 3,548.29 Bn 60.48 Bn 3.12 Bn
2 International Business Machines 229.16 Bn 217.90 Bn 9.91 Bn 498.00 Mn
3 Nebius 56.81 Bn 48.77 Bn 448.70 Mn 102.50 Mn
4 CoreWeave 49.03 Bn 43.49 Bn 1.70 Bn 6.37 Bn
5 Nutanix 17.82 Bn 15.80 Bn 610.79 Mn 684.20 Mn
6 DigitalOcean Holdings 12.89 Bn 12.13 Bn 154.66 Mn 189.99 Mn
7 Kingsoft Cloud Holdings 2.97 Bn 2.28 Bn 68.71 Mn -
8 SharonAI Holdings 2.13 Bn 263.45 Mn 1.17 Mn 8.11 Mn
9 Tuya 1.10 Bn 120.87 Mn 43.05 Mn -
10 Backblaze 715.48 Mn 664.10 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 498.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 506.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 430.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 443.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 441.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 401.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 345.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 330.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 316.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 320.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 290.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 287.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 288.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 268.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 248.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 315.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 1.40 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 234.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 263.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 277.00 Mn