If you'd put $1,000 into IBM stock 20 years ago, here's what you'd have today
A long-term investment in the global technology and consulting company shows that consistency and dividends can still deliver gains, even if the returns don't match the market's top performers.
Isys Morrow
In this article published April 15, 2026, in Kiplinger:
IBM stock was a fantastic buy-and-hold bet over those many decades. From 1926 to December 2019, IBM created $525.9 billion in shareholder wealth.
— Hendrik Bessembinder, Francis J. and Mary B. Labriola Chair in Competitive Business and professor of finance
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