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IBM Returns by Year

Historical annual and monthly returns for IBM (IBM).

Performance snapshot

For IBM (IBM), the strongest completed calendar year was 2009, when the stock returned 58.6%, while its weakest was 2002, with a return of -35.5%. Across the 26 completed calendar years from 2000 through 2025, its average annual return was 9.3% and its compounded annual return was 6.8%. IBM posted positive returns in 16 of those 26 years (62%). In 2025, the latest completed year, it returned 38.3%. In 2026 year to date, IBM has returned -24.0%.

IBM Annual Returns (%)

IBM Monthly and Annual Returns (%)


Methodology and data notes

Returns are calculated from the adjusted daily closing prices for IBM (IBM). Annual returns measure the percentage change between the final available trading prices of consecutive calendar years. Monthly returns use the corresponding month-end observations. Adjusted prices account for stock splits and distributions when supplied by the market-data provider. Results are nominal and are not adjusted for inflation.