IBM dividend yield, history and ex-dates

IBM (IBM) dey pay quarterly dividend. As of the latest declaration, IBM pay $1.69 per share, with annual rate of $6.76, giving dividend yield of about 2.88% based on recent price of $234.51. Its latest ex-dividend date na Aug 10, 2026, and the next one na not yet declared. This page dey track IBM dividend, and e dey refresh every week from exchange record.

WITH d AS (
    SELECT argMax(cash_amount, ex_dividend_date) AS latest,
           argMax(frequency, ex_dividend_date) AS freq,
           max(ex_dividend_date) AS last_ex,
           maxIf(ex_dividend_date, ex_dividend_date > today()) AS nxt
    FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
    WHERE ticker = 'IBM' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 900
),
p AS (
    SELECT argMax(toFloat64(close), window_start) AS price
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ticker = 'IBM' AND window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 8 DAY
)
SELECT round(d.latest, 3) AS latest_dividend,
       multiIf(d.freq = 12, 'monthly', d.freq = 4, 'quarterly', d.freq = 2, 'semi-annual', 'annual') AS frequency,
       round(d.latest * d.freq, 2) AS annual_dividend,
       round(p.price, 2) AS recent_price,
       round(d.latest * d.freq / p.price * 100, 2) AS dividend_yield_pct,
       formatDateTime(d.last_ex, '%b %e, %Y') AS last_ex_date,
       if(d.nxt > today(), formatDateTime(d.nxt, '%b %e, %Y'), 'not yet declared') AS next_ex_date
FROM d CROSS JOIN p

IBM dividend yield and payout

To collect dividend, you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date. IBM dividend yield above na the annual rate divided by recent price. E dey move opposite the share price, so yield figure only get meaning alongside the date wey dem measure am. The per-share amounts for here na the cash dividends declared, not special or one-time distributions.

IBM dividend history

The latest regular dividends wey IBM don pay, starting with the newest:

SELECT toDate(ex_dividend_date) AS date,
       round(cash_amount, 4) AS dividend_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'IBM' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 1100
ORDER BY ex_dividend_date DESC
LIMIT 10

The payment pattern dey show the schedule: quarterly payer dey send payment on that timetable. The per-share amount na wetin dey increase, remain the same, or reduce over time.

IBM dividend growth by year

When you add the regular dividends inside each calendar year, the individual payments turn into a growth picture.

SELECT toString(toYear(ex_dividend_date)) AS year,
       round(sum(cash_amount), 2) AS dividends_paid_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'IBM' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12)
  AND ex_dividend_date >= toDate('2019-01-01') AND ex_dividend_date < toDate(concat(toString(toYear(today())), '-01-01'))
GROUP BY year
ORDER BY year

For 2019, IBM pay $6.43 per share across the year. By 2025, the annual total don reach $6.71. Rising line mean say the company dey increase the payout every year. Flat line mean say dividend remain the same. Falling line mean say dem cut am. The year-by-year record na the most useful thing to check before you treat stock as income holding. Na this part of dividend the single yield number for screener dey hide.

IBM good dividend stock?

Two numbers dey frame the question, and both dey this page: the yield (2.88%) and the direction of the annual payout above. Yield wey dey below broad-market average, together with payout wey dey rise steadily, na the profile of dividend-growth name. For this kind stock, the attraction na small payment today wey dey compound. High yield beside flat or falling payout na income-now profile. E deserve closer look to see whether earnings fit cover the payment. IBM record above show which of the two profiles e resemble. Dividend history alone no fit show safety. Safety depend on earnings and free cash flow, not on the record of past payments. So, stretched payout ratio fit come before a cut wey the history never record yet.

When IBM ex-dividend date dey?

Ex-dividend date na the cutoff. Buy IBM before that date and the upcoming dividend na your own. Buy on the date and the dividend go to the seller. On ex-date, the stock dey open lower by roughly the dividend amount because the cash dey leave the company. IBM latest ex-dividend date na Aug 10, 2026. The record date follow one business day later under T+1 settlement, while pay date come some weeks after that. Upcoming ex-dates across the market dey for the ex-dividend calendar.

FAQ

IBM dey pay dividend?

Yes. IBM dey pay quarterly dividend. The latest one na $1.69 per share, wey annualize to about $6.76 per share.

Wetin be IBM dividend yield?

IBM dividend yield na about 2.88%. Dem calculate am by dividing the $6.76 annual dividend by recent price of $234.51. Yield dey rise when price fall, and e dey fall when price rise, so na snapshot, not fixed number.

When IBM next ex-dividend date dey?

IBM latest ex-dividend date na Aug 10, 2026, and the next one na not yet declared. As quarterly payer, IBM dey set new ex-date on that schedule. Date go show as declared here once the company announce am.

How much IBM dividend be?

The latest regular dividend na $1.69 per share. With quarterly payment schedule, e annualize to about $6.76 per share.

Every figure above na stored query wey fit be inspected, and dem dey refresh am every week. Open the SQL under any panel to audit am, or pull any ticker dividend record for Strasmore terminal.