Growth Metrics

International Business Machines (IBM) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

International Business Machines has reported Share-based Compensation over the past 17 years, most recently at $430.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Share-based Compensation at $430.0 million for Q4 2025, up 24.64% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $1.7 billion (up 30.82% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $1.7 billion, up 30.82%.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q4 2025 was $430.0 million at International Business Machines, down from $443.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Share-based Compensation for IBM hit a ceiling of $443.0 million in Q3 2025 and a floor of $213.0 million in Q1 2021.
  • Median Share-based Compensation over the past 5 years was $287.5 million (2023), compared with a mean of $306.4 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Share-based Compensation: decreased 5.73% in 2021 and later soared 39.56% in 2025.
  • International Business Machines' Share-based Compensation stood at $263.0 million in 2021, then decreased by 5.7% to $248.0 million in 2022, then rose by 16.94% to $290.0 million in 2023, then increased by 18.97% to $345.0 million in 2024, then increased by 24.64% to $430.0 million in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Share-based Compensation were $430.0 million (Q4 2025), $443.0 million (Q3 2025), and $441.0 million (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.