Share buybacks · 2011–2019
International Business Machines share buybacks
$1.4B−69.4% · FY2019
International Business Machines (IBM) reported $1.4B in share buybacks for fiscal 2019, −69.4% year on year.
| Fiscal year | Share buybacks | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20192019-12-31 | $1.4B | −69.4% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $4.4B | +2.4% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $4.3B | +23.9% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $3.5B | −24.0% | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | $4.6B | −66.3% | Open → |
| FY20142014-12-31 | $13.7B | −1.3% | Open → |
| FY20132013-12-31 | $13.9B | +15.5% | Open → |
| FY20122012-12-31 | $12.0B | −20.3% | Open → |
| FY20112011-12-31 | $15.0B | — | Open → |
Share buybacks — Share buybacks are the cash a company spent during the year repurchasing its own stock, taken from the financing section of the cash-flow statement. Most companies buy back nothing at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the minority that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2019 compound annual growth −25.9%
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