$1,000 in International Business Machines Corporation in 2026 → $784 today
If you'd invested $1,000 in International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) on January 1, 2026, buying at the December 2025 month-end close of $296, and held to the latest close on 2026-10-16, you'd have $784. That's a -21.6% price return. Through September 2026, the latest month the fund has reported, the same $1,000 became $743 in IBM and $1,127 in an S&P 500 index fund (TSP C Fund). The fund figure includes reinvested dividends; the stock figure does not, so the comparison favors the fund.
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FAQ
How much is $1,000 invested in IBM in 2026 worth today?
$784 at the latest close (2026-10-16), a price return of -21.6%.
Did $1,000 in IBM in 2026 beat the market?
No. From the December 2025 month-end through September 2026, IBM trailed an S&P 500 index fund by 34.1%: the fund (the TSP C Fund, dividends included) turned the same $1,000 into $1,127, and IBM (price only) turned it into $743.
What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?
It is a month's last price on IEX: the last regular-session trade on the month's final trading day. Here the buy is the December 2025 close, the price entering 2026, and the position is valued at the latest close (2026-10-16).
Is the 2026 return in IBM typical?
No single year is typical. IBM's best calendar year since 2021 was 2025, at +34.7%, and its worst was 2026 (year to date), at -21.6%.
Methodology
The figures use IBM's price data from January 2026 through 2026-10-16.
The entry price is the December 2025 month-end close and the exit is the latest close, both from IEX Historical Data. Price return: adjusted for stock splits, dividends not included. The market comparison uses the TSP C Fund's monthly returns, published at tsp.gov.
Buying at a month-end close misses the highs and lows inside the month, and the figures ignore taxes and fees. To try another amount, month or monthly contribution, use the IBM calculator, which also shows the best and worst entry points in your window.
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Prices as of the last IEX trade on 2026-10-16. Data delayed end-of-day.