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International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Share Buybacks

The buybacks for International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is $402.00 Million with a year-over-year change of -1.23%. Share buybacks (stock repurchases) represent cash spent by the company to buy back its own shares in the open market, reducing shares outstanding and returning capital to shareholders.

IBM Buybacks Chart

IBM Buybacks
$402.00M-87.56% 20Y
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Current Buybacks

$402.00M

$402.00 Million

Year-over-Year Change

-1.23%

vs. $407.00M prior year

Historical Data

21

Years of data available

Annual Buybacks History

YearBuybacksYoY Change% Change
2023$402.00M$-5.00M-1.23%
2022$407.00M+$88.00M+27.59%
2021$319.00M+$17.00M+5.63%
2020$302.00M$-1.33B-81.51%
2019$1.63B$-2.98B-64.61%
2018$4.61B+$81.00M+1.79%
2017$4.53B+$905.00M+24.94%
2016$3.63B$-1.23B-25.30%
2015$4.86B$-8.82B-64.49%
2014$13.68B$-180.00M-1.30%
2013$13.86B+$1.86B+15.54%
2012$11.99B$-3.05B-20.28%
2011$15.05B$-329.00M-2.14%
2010$15.38B+$7.95B+106.96%
2009$7.43B$-3.15B-29.77%
2008$10.58B$-8.25B-43.82%
2007$18.83B+$10.74B+132.90%
2006$8.08B+$4.85B+150.12%
2003$3.23B+$145.00M+4.70%
2002$3.09B$-819.00M-20.97%
2001$3.91B
Data as of Thursday, June 11, 2026

About International Business Machines Corporation

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) delivers comprehensive technology solutions and services across the globe. The company's operations are structured into four primary segments: Software, Consulting, Infrastructure, and Financing. The Software division provides hybrid cloud platforms and a range of software offerings, including Red Hat's enterprise open-source solutions. It also develops software for business automation, AIOps and management, integration, and application servers, in addition to data and artificial intelligence tools. This segment further supplies security software and services for threat, data, and identity management, and offers critical transaction processing software that supports essential on-premise workloads for industries such as banking, airlines, and retail. The Consulting arm delivers business transformation services, which encompass strategy development, business process design and operational improvements, data and analytics insights, and system integration. It additionally provides technology consulting and specialized application and cloud platform services. IBM's Infrastructure segment offers both on-premises and cloud-based server and storage solutions, specifically tailored for clients' crucial and regulated operations. It also extends support and solutions for hybrid cloud infrastructure, alongside remanufacturing and remarketing services for used equipment. The Financing segment provides various financial services, such as leasing, installment payment plans, loan financing, and short-term working capital solutions. Originally established in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co., the company is now known as International Business Machines Corporation and maintains its headquarters in Armonk, New York.

Armonk, NY
270,300 employees
Technology / Information Technology Services
Sector
Technology
Industry
Information Technology Services
CEO
Arvind Krishna