IBM Corp (IBM) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 225 recorded IBM dividend payments, running from May 1, 1970 to May 8, 2026 — 57 calendar years. Together those payments total $115.95 per share. IBM has most often paid quarterly.
IBM has increased its payment rate for 30 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the IBM payment rate compounded at +1.5% a year, and +3.1% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
IBM's payment rate fell in 1993, 1994. The steepest drop was -67.4%.
IBM dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6.71 | 4 | $1.68 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | $6.67 | 4 | $1.67 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | $6.63 | 4 | $1.66 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | $6.59 | 4 | $1.65 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | $6.33 | 4 | $1.57 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | $6.22 | 4 | $1.56 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | $6.15 | 4 | $1.55 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | $5.94 | 4 | $1.50 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | $5.64 | 4 | $1.43 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | $5.26 | 4 | $1.34 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | $4.78 | 4 | $1.24 | +18.2% |
| 2014 | $4.06 | 4 | $1.05 | +15.8% |
| 2013 | $3.54 | 4 | $0.908 | +11.8% |
| 2012 | $3.15 | 4 | $0.813 | +13.3% |
| 2011 | $2.77 | 4 | $0.717 | +15.4% |
| 2010 | $2.39 | 4 | $0.621 | +18.2% |
| 2009 | $2.06 | 4 | $0.526 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | $1.82 | 4 | $0.478 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | $1.43 | 4 | $0.382 | +33.3% |
| 2006 | $1.05 | 4 | $0.287 | +50.0% |
| 2005 | $0.746 | 4 | $0.191 | +11.1% |
| 2004 | $0.669 | 4 | $0.172 | +12.5% |
| 2003 | $0.602 | 4 | $0.153 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | $0.564 | 4 | $0.143 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | $0.526 | 4 | $0.134 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | $0.488 | 4 | $0.124 | +8.3% |
| 1999 | $0.449 | 4 | $0.115 | +9.1% |
| 1998 | $0.411 | 4 | $0.105 | +10.0% |
| 1997 | $0.370 | 4 | $0.0956 | +14.3% |
| 1996 | $0.311 | 4 | $0.0837 | +40.0% |
| 1995 | $0.239 | 4 | $0.0598 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | $0.239 | 4 | $0.0598 | -36.7% |
| 1993 | $0.378 | 4 | $0.0944 | -67.4% |
| 1992 | $1.16 | 4 | $0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | $1.16 | 4 | $0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | $1.16 | 4 | $0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | $1.13 | 4 | $0.289 | +10.0% |
| 1988 | $1.05 | 4 | $0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | $1.05 | 4 | $0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | $1.05 | 4 | $0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | $1.05 | 4 | $0.263 | +7.3% |
| 1984 | $0.980 | 4 | $0.245 | +7.9% |
| 1983 | $0.887 | 4 | $0.227 | +10.5% |
| 1982 | $0.822 | 4 | $0.206 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | $0.822 | 4 | $0.206 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | $0.822 | 4 | $0.206 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | $0.822 | 4 | $0.206 | +19.4% |
| 1978 | $0.688 | 4 | $0.172 | +15.2% |
| 1977 | $0.598 | 4 | $0.149 | +25.0% |
| 1976 | $0.478 | 4 | $0.120 | +23.1% |
| 1975 | $0.388 | 4 | $0.0971 | +16.9% |
| 1974 | $0.332 | 4 | $0.0831 | +24.1% |
| 1973 | $0.268 | 4 | $0.0669 | +3.7% |
| 1972 | $0.258 | 4 | $0.0645 | +3.8% |
| 1971 | $0.249 | 4 | $0.0621 | — |
| 1970 | $0.172 | 3 (timing) | $0.0574 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than IBM's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent IBM dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | $1.69 |
| February 10, 2026 | $1.68 |
| November 10, 2025 | $1.68 |
| August 8, 2025 | $1.68 |
| May 9, 2025 | $1.68 |
| February 10, 2025 | $1.67 |
| November 12, 2024 | $1.67 |
| August 9, 2024 | $1.67 |
| May 9, 2024 | $1.67 |
| February 8, 2024 | $1.66 |
| November 9, 2023 | $1.66 |
| August 9, 2023 | $1.66 |
| May 9, 2023 | $1.66 |
| February 9, 2023 | $1.65 |
| November 9, 2022 | $1.65 |
| August 9, 2022 | $1.65 |
| May 9, 2022 | $1.65 |
| February 10, 2022 | $1.64 |
| November 9, 2021 | $1.64 |
| August 9, 2021 | $1.57 |
| May 7, 2021 | $1.57 |
| February 9, 2021 | $1.56 |
| November 9, 2020 | $1.56 |
| August 7, 2020 | $1.56 |
| May 7, 2020 | $1.56 |
| February 7, 2020 | $1.55 |
| November 7, 2019 | $1.55 |
| August 8, 2019 | $1.55 |
| May 9, 2019 | $1.55 |
| February 7, 2019 | $1.50 |
| November 8, 2018 | $1.50 |
| August 9, 2018 | $1.50 |
| May 9, 2018 | $1.50 |
| February 8, 2018 | $1.43 |
| November 9, 2017 | $1.43 |
| August 8, 2017 | $1.43 |
| May 8, 2017 | $1.43 |
| February 8, 2017 | $1.34 |
| November 8, 2016 | $1.34 |
| August 8, 2016 | $1.34 |
| May 6, 2016 | $1.34 |
| February 8, 2016 | $1.24 |
| November 6, 2015 | $1.24 |
| August 6, 2015 | $1.24 |
| May 6, 2015 | $1.24 |
| February 6, 2015 | $1.05 |
| November 6, 2014 | $1.05 |
| August 6, 2014 | $1.05 |
| May 7, 2014 | $1.05 |
| February 6, 2014 | $0.908 |
| November 6, 2013 | $0.908 |
| August 7, 2013 | $0.908 |
| May 8, 2013 | $0.908 |
| February 6, 2013 | $0.813 |
| November 7, 2012 | $0.813 |
| August 8, 2012 | $0.813 |
| May 8, 2012 | $0.813 |
| February 8, 2012 | $0.717 |
| November 8, 2011 | $0.717 |
| August 8, 2011 | $0.717 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 225 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
IBM dividend history questions
How many dividends has IBM paid?
DivTrkr has 225 recorded IBM dividend payments between May 1, 1970 and May 8, 2026, totalling $115.95 per share across 57 calendar years.
Has IBM ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The IBM per-payment rate fell in 1993, 1994, the steepest being -67.4%.
How fast is the IBM dividend growing?
The IBM payment rate compounded at +1.5% a year over the last five complete years and +3.1% a year over the last ten.
How often does IBM pay a dividend?
IBM has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current IBM dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track IBM free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.