How much would $1,000 invested in IBM be worth today?

$1,000 invested in IBM on October 17, 2016 would be worth $2,379 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 9.1% a year compounded (CAGR).

How far back does the IBM calculator go?

IBM data begins January 2, 1970, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 56 years, 9 months of history.

Does this include dividends?

Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

If You Invested $1,000 in IBM: What It Would Be Worth Today

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IBM

$232.14-0.85%

as of close, Oct 16, 2026

☾ AH $232.14 -0.85%

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Your investment#

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Result#

$1,000Oct 17, 2016$2,379Oct 16, 20262.4×your money

$1,000 invested in IBM on October 17, 2016 was worth $2,379 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s 9.1% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 2.4 times your money.

Over the same dates the same $1,000 would be worth $4,208 in the S&P 500 and $6,511 in the Nasdaq-100: IBM trailed both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100.

Price only$1,569if dividends were spent

Biggest fall−40.6%Mar 1, 2017 to Mar 23, 2020

At a flat 5% a year$1,629a savings account's rate

Gain$1,379on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 67% of all 562 periods of 10 years since 1970.

Your dates

−50%0%90%

Worst: −10.5% a year, Sep 1983 to Sep 1993Best: 24.5% a year, Sep 1993 to Sep 2003

One scale for every length, so longer periods bunch up. Point at a bar.

Growth of $1,000 in IBM, October 17, 2016 to October 16, 2026#

Your $1,000$Your buySame plan in the S&P 500The highA low

Lowest value$710 · Mar 2020Highest value$3,350 · Jun 2026$2,345 · Aug 2025$

$0$1,000$3,000$4,000$2,379

20182020202220242026

How far IBM was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −40.6% from Mar 1, 2017 to Mar 23, 2020, back to the high by Jun 9, 2021.

−40.6% from its high−37.5% from its high−31.0% from its high−19.8% from its high

high−41%

Your one buy. $1,000 on October 17, 2016, worth $2,379 on October 16, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

2.4×paid

What $1,000 would be worth on October 16, 2026, by start date#

Each point is the same amount invested that day and held to October 16, 2026, dividends reinvested. Above the line it made money.

Your start

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19801990200020102020

$1,000 invested in IBM, by year#

Started on each year's first close and held to Oct 16, 2026, dividends reinvested.

Started	Worth Oct 16, 2026	Multiple	A year (CAGR)	Same in the Nasdaq-100
2017	$2,183	2.2×	8.3%	$6,344
2018	$2,278	2.3×	9.8%	$4,742
2019	$2,917	2.9×	14.7%	$4,812
2020	$2,368	2.4×	13.5%	$3,420
2021	$2,459	2.5×	16.8%	$2,373
2022	$2,039	2.0×	16.1%	$1,818
2023	$1,867	1.9×	17.9%	$2,741
2024	$1,559	1.6×	17.3%	$1,789
2025	$1,105	1.1×	5.7%	$1,403
2026	$813	0.81×	—	$1,162

Methodology#

A buy is made at the start date's close, or the next session's when the market was closed that day, and valued at the end date's close; a monthly or yearly plan buys on the same day of each month or year. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. IBM data begins January 2, 1970; values as of October 16, 2026 and refresh daily. The ranking compares month-end to month-end periods. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

See the live IBM chart and fundamentals on the IBM quote page or the S&P 500 return calculator.

FAQ#

How much would $1,000 invested in IBM be worth today?: $1,000 invested in IBM on October 17, 2016 would be worth $2,379 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 9.1% a year compounded (CAGR).
How far back does the IBM calculator go?: IBM data begins January 2, 1970, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 56 years, 9 months of history.
Does this include dividends?: Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

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