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International Business Machines company profile

CEO
Arvind Krishna
Employees
264,300
Headquarters
One New Orchard Road, Armonk, NY 10504, US
Sector
Technology
Industry
Information Technology Services
IPO date
24 Sept 1915
Stock exchange
NYSE
ISIN
US4592001014

Website:ibm.com

About the company

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) delivers comprehensive technology solutions and services across the globe. The company's operations are structured into four primary segments: Software, Consulting, Infrastructure, and Financing. The Software division provides hybrid cloud platforms and a range of software offerings, including Red Hat's enterprise open-source solutions. It also develops software for business automation, AIOps and management, integration, and application servers, in addition to data and artificial intelligence tools. This segment further supplies security software and services for threat, data, and identity management, and offers critical transaction processing software that supports essential on-premise workloads for industries such as banking, airlines, and retail. The Consulting arm delivers business transformation services, which encompass strategy development, business process design and operational improvements, data and analytics insights, and system integration. It additionally provides technology consulting and specialized application and cloud platform services. IBM's Infrastructure segment offers both on-premises and cloud-based server and storage solutions, specifically tailored for clients' crucial and regulated operations. It also extends support and solutions for hybrid cloud infrastructure, alongside remanufacturing and remarketing services for used equipment. The Financing segment provides various financial services, such as leasing, installment payment plans, loan financing, and short-term working capital solutions. Originally established in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co., the company is now known as International Business Machines Corporation and maintains its headquarters in Armonk, New York.

Employees

International Business Machines had about 0 employees at the end of fiscal year 2025 (31 December 2025), by its annual report. That is 100.0% fewer than a year before.

Employees Change on the year
Fiscal yearEmployeesChange on the yearRevenue per employeeNet income per employee
FY20250-100.00%——
FY2024270,300-4.22%232.16K USD22.28K USD
FY2023282,200+13,988.87%219.21K USD26.58K USD
FY20222,003-99.29%30.22M USD818.77K USD
FY2021282,100-18.44%203.30K USD20.35K USD
FY2020345,900-1.90%159.52K USD16.16K USD
FY2019352,600+0.57%163.68K USD26.75K USD
FY2018350,600-4.36%227.01K USD24.89K USD
FY2017366,600-3.60%215.87K USD15.69K USD
FY2016380,300+0.67%210.15K USD31.22K USD
FY2015377,757-0.48%216.39K USD34.92K USD
FY2014379,592-11.97%244.45K USD31.67K USD
FY2013431,212-0.70%228.12K USD38.22K USD
FY2012434,246+0.20%236.90K USD38.24K USD
FY2011433,362+1.55%246.71K USD36.59K USD
FY2010426,751+6.85%234.03K USD34.76K USD
FY2009399,409+0.24%239.75K USD33.61K USD
FY2008398,455+3.08%260.08K USD30.95K USD
FY2007386,558+8.66%255.55K USD26.95K USD
FY2006355,766+8.01%256.98K USD26.68K USD
FY2005329,373+0.11%276.69K USD24.09K USD
FY2004329,001+3.05%292.68K USD22.73K USD
FY2003319,273+1.07%279.17K USD20.54K USD
FY2002315,889-1.25%257.01K USD11.33K USD
FY2001319,876+1.13%259.69K USD24.14K USD
FY2000316,303+2.90%279.47K USD25.59K USD
FY1999307,401+5.61%284.80K USD25.09K USD
FY1998291,067+8.02%280.58K USD21.74K USD
FY1997269,465+11.99%291.35K USD22.61K USD
FY1996240,615+6.78%305.15K USD22.56K USD
FY1995225,347+2.51%319.24K USD18.54K USD
FY1994219,839-14.19%285.06K USD13.74K USD
FY1993256,207—244.79K USD-31.17K USD

Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.

Who owns International Business Machines

Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 66.0% of International Business Machines's shares on 30 June 2026, 3,790 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.

Institutions 66.0%Other shareholders 34.0%

Shares free to trade

Free float 943.18M shares ·99.8% Closely held 1.94M shares ·0.2%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Common questions about International Business Machines

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