All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
IBM real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, IBM returned −16.98% over the past year and −23.21% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 5, 1984, IBM is up +615.54% in real purchasing-power return, or +4.80%/yr, and is currently −29.50% below its real total-return high on Jun. 2, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026
| Mon 1984-11-05💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM × |
+615.54%
+4.80%/yr |
+5.70%/yr
R2=0.763 |
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| International Business Machines NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Mon 1984-11-05💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| IBM × |
$10,000.00
1984-11-05 |
$71,553.57
2026-10-16 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| IBM × | −23.21% | −16.98% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| IBM × |
−29.50%
on 2026-10-16 from 2026-06-02 peak |
−75.83%
on 1993-08-16 from 1987-08-20 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM × | −16.98% |
−2.02% −1.02%/yr |
+66.79% +18.59%/yr |
+66.07% +10.68%/yr |
+70.82% +5.50%/yr |
| Year | IBM |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −23.21% |
| 2025 | +34.63% |
| 2024 | +35.37% |
| 2023 | +17.90% |
| 2022 | +3.92% |
| 2021 | +9.08% |
| 2020 | −2.49% |
| 2019 | +20.82% |
| 2018 | −24.01% |
| 2017 | −5.97% |
| 2016 | +22.67% |
| 2015 | −12.07% |
| 2014 | −13.04% |
| 2013 | −1.66% |
| 2012 | +4.12% |
| 2011 | +23.74% |
| 2010 | +12.58% |
| 2009 | +54.44% |
| 2008 | −20.85% |
| 2007 | +8.40% |
| 2006 | +16.83% |
| 2005 | −18.62% |
| 2004 | +3.81% |
| 2003 | +18.28% |
| 2002 | −36.96% |
| 2001 | +40.82% |
| 2000 | −23.43% |
| 1999 | +14.50% |
| 1998 | +74.66% |
| 1997 | +36.98% |
| 1996 | +62.31% |
| 1995 | +22.56% |
| 1994 | +28.77% |
| 1993 | +12.73% |
| 1992 | −41.73% |
| 1991 | −20.00% |
| 1990 | +18.46% |
| 1989 | −23.00% |
| 1988 | +4.95% |
| 1987 | −4.95% |
| 1986 | −21.21% |
| 1985 | +25.85% |
| 1984 | −2.86% |
