Arvind Krishna is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of International Business Machines Corp (IBM). The company reported total compensation of $37,989,685 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,500,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $23,988,586 |
| Option awards | $6,606,312 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $5,250,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $42,970 |
| All other compensation | $601,817 |
| Total | $37,989,685 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure International Business Machines Corp filed March 10, 2026, accession 0000051143-26-000025.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,500,000 | $0 | $23,988,586 | $6,606,312 | $5,250,000 | $42,970 | $601,817 | $37,989,685 |
| FY2023 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,500,000 | $0 | $11,483,809 | $3,339,560 | $3,510,000 | $23,183 | $541,874 | $20,398,426 |
| FY2022 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,500,000 | $0 | $8,927,701 | $2,033,636 | $3,480,000 | $0 | $638,738 | $16,580,075 |
| FY2021 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,500,000 | $0 | $12,605,507 | $0 | $2,940,000 | $0 | $505,452 | $17,550,959 |
| FY2020 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,352,591 | $0 | $13,159,118 | $0 | $2,181,000 | $42,806 | $274,167 | $17,009,682 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for International Business Machines Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $29,671,500 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $8,318,185 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 15th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 20 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group International Business Machines Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Arvind Krishna this page | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $37,989,685 |
| James J. Kavanaugh | Senior Vice President, Finance & Operations and Chief Financial Officer | $18,840,663 |
| Robert Thomas | Senior Vice President, Software & Chief Commercial Officer | $17,494,094 |
| Gary Cohn | Vice Chairman | $16,235,775 |
| Anne Robinson | Senior Vice President | $12,456,310 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full International Business Machines Corp compensation brief.
Arvind Krishna's compensation sits inside International Business Machines Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.
The International Business Machines Corp (IBM) compensation brief