Growth Metrics

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

International Business Machines (IBM) has 17 years of Share-based Compensation data on record, last reported at $430.0 million in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Share-based Compensation rose 24.64% year-over-year to $430.0 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $1.7 billion, up 30.82%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $1.7 billion, 30.82% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation reached $430.0 million in Q4 2025 per IBM's latest filing, down from $443.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $443.0 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $213.0 million in Q1 2021.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $306.4 million, with a median of $287.5 million recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Share-based Compensation: fell 5.73% in 2021, then skyrocketed 39.56% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $263.0 million in 2021, then dropped by 5.7% to $248.0 million in 2022, then increased by 16.94% to $290.0 million in 2023, then grew by 18.97% to $345.0 million in 2024, then grew by 24.64% to $430.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Share-based Compensation were $430.0 million in Q4 2025, $443.0 million in Q3 2025, and $441.0 million in Q2 2025.