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International Business Machines Corporation

TechnologyIT Services & SoftwareIBMFortune 500 #64
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74
Latest disclosed NPS
23 Sep 2025
18
NPS entries
5 with a number
100%
NRR
24 Jan 2024
2018–26
Years covered
29 entries in all

In their words

“Renewals have been strong this quarter with our NRR up well over 100% and up 6 points over last year”
— Jim Kavanaugh, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, International Business Machines Corporation · Earnings call, Q4 2023 · 24 Jan 2024
“Net revenue retention (Red Hat, OpenShift, Ansible core subscription businesses): 110% (Q3 2023) — “110%-plus NRR on that renewal rate of that business”
— Jim Kavanaugh, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, International Business Machines Corporation · Earnings call, Q3 2023 · 25 Oct 2023
“Flywheel effect of NRR going well north of 100%”
— James Kavanaugh, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, International Business Machines Corporation · Earnings call, Q1 2023 · 19 Apr 2023

Disclosed NPS over time

Every Net Promoter Score International Business Machines Corporation has published, by date.

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NPS disclosures (18)

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23 Sep 2025
NPS74

IBM's AskHR platform significantly improved its internal Net Promoter Score from -35 to +74.

— reported by news.ssbcrack.com · 23 Sep 2025
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25 Jan 2023
NPSProgram

…cash flow growth, but I want to also be clear, revenue growth has -- which manifests itself in client satisfaction, higher NPS from our clients, better consumption of both software and consulting from our clients, which allows them to consume more and…

— Arvind Krishna - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, International Business Machines Corporation · Earnings call, Q4 2022 · 25 Jan 2023
Earnings call, Q4 2022 ↗
19 Jan 2023
NPSProgram

IBM's CEO Krishna noted improved client NPS in the last four quarters as evidence of improved growth.

— reported by business-standard.com · 19 Jan 2023
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4 Oct 2021
NPS82

…speed to value through an iterative process 400 New clients in 1H’21 alone 4,000+ Active garage engagements in 2021 82 Client NPS 38 Co-Create Enterprise Design Thinking and agile skills and knowledge transfer Bring together the right people and…

— International Business Machines Corporation · SEC 8-K filing · filed 4 Oct 2021
SEC 8-K filing ↗
2 Feb 2021
NPS27

IBM has a Net Promoter Score of 27, which new CMO Carla Piñeyro Sublett will build on.

— reported by adweek.com · 2 Feb 2021
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2 Feb 2021
NPSProgram

IBM appoints new CMO to oversee client feedback through Net Promoter Score.

— reported by prweek.com · 2 Feb 2021
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22 Jan 2021
NPSProgram

…as our innovative Dynamic Delivery model, have resulted in improved delivery quality, which are reflected in our net promoter scores and our gross margin expansion. ​ Systems Segment ​ Turning to Systems, revenue was down 19 percent, driven by…

— International Business Machines Corporation · SEC 8-K filing · filed 22 Jan 2021
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20 Oct 2020
NPSProgram

As we apply the Dynamic Delivery principles across our client base, in the third quarter we delivered more than 90 percent of our services remotely, while maintaining stable quality and increasing Net Promoter Score. ​ Looking at the profit dynamics,…

— International Business Machines Corporation · SEC 8-K filing · filed 20 Oct 2020
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21 Apr 2020
NPSProgram

So, while we have always selected on high value, and to your point on clients, we measure our net promoter score or NPS, which I think is widely regarded as being one of the best metrics of how clients value what they’re getting from you.

— Arvind Krishna, Chief Executive Officer, International Business Machines Corporation · Earnings call, Q1 2020 · 21 Apr 2020
Earnings call, Q1 2020 ↗
9 Mar 2020
NPSProgram

…objectives, which included delivering a second year of revenue growth at constant currency excluding divestitures*, achieving top tier customer satisfaction (net promoter score) levels, and transforming IBM’s portfolio for sustainable performance in…

— International Business Machines Corporation · SEC proxy statement · filed 9 Mar 2020
SEC proxy statement ↗
13 Nov 2019
NPSProgram

IBM research shows employees using Mac have higher net promoter scores and greater satisfaction compared to Windows users.

— reported by finance.yahoo.com · 13 Nov 2019
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13 Nov 2019
NPS48

IBM research shows Mac-using employees have a higher Net Promoter Score (47.5) compared to Windows users (15).

— reported by extremetech.com · 13 Nov 2019
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15 Oct 2019
NPSProgram

IBM Global Business Services improved its Net Promoter Score by 16 points as a key indicator of client satisfaction and loyalty.

— reported by valdostadailytimes.com · 15 Oct 2019
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1 Oct 2019
NPS50

IBM's Net Promoter Score for its Global Print Solution increased from 25 to 50, demonstrating improved customer-centric approach.

— reported by finance.yahoo.com · 1 Oct 2019
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5 Sep 2019
NPSProgram

IBM implemented a Global NPS (Net Promoter Score) solution propagated across its Global Partner Ecosystem.

— reported by gigabitmagazine.com · 5 Sep 2019
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30 Apr 2018
NPSProgram

IBM CMO Michelle Peluso stated the company has instrumented all offerings to collect Net Promoter Score feedback and relentlessly optimizes the customer journey.

— reported by forbes.com · 30 Apr 2018
forbes.com ↗
20 Mar 2018
NPSProgram

IBM implemented internal net promoter scores for clients to better gauge customer satisfaction as part of its broader business transformation.

— reported by host.madison.com · 20 Mar 2018
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2 Mar 2018
NPSProgram

IBM measures employee experience offerings' effectiveness via Net Promoter Scores, a more accurate measure than previously used five-point satisfaction scale.

— reported by hreonline.com · 2 Mar 2018
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Retention disclosures (11)

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14 May 2026
Retention130%

IBM's net revenue retention has exceeded 130% since an acquisition closed, indicating strong customer expansion.

— reported by proactiveinvestors.com · 14 May 2026
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24 Mar 2026
Retention

IBM highlights how faster AI-powered customer service responses improve customer loyalty and retention.

— reported by ibm.com · 24 Mar 2026
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3 Apr 2024
Retention

IBM promotes enterprise generative AI approach with guidance on creating effective customer retention strategies.

— reported by ibm.com · 3 Apr 2024
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24 Jan 2024
NRR100%

Net revenue retention (Red Hat/renewals): 100% (Q4 2023) — “Renewals have been strong this quarter with our NRR up well over 100% and up 6 points over last year”

— Jim Kavanaugh, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, International Business Machines Corporation · Earnings call, Q4 2023 · 24 Jan 2024
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25 Oct 2023
NRR107%

Net revenue retention (Transaction Processing): 107% (Q3 2023) — “getting great NRR of 7 points versus history”

— International Business Machines Corporation management · Earnings call, Q3 2023 · 25 Oct 2023
Earnings call, Q3 2023 ↗
25 Oct 2023
NRR110%

Net revenue retention (Red Hat, OpenShift, Ansible core subscription businesses): 110% (Q3 2023) — “110%-plus NRR on that renewal rate of that business”

— Jim Kavanaugh, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, International Business Machines Corporation · Earnings call, Q3 2023 · 25 Oct 2023
Earnings call, Q3 2023 ↗
19 Apr 2023
NRR100%

Net revenue retention (Software): 100% (Q1 2023) — “flywheel effect of NRR going well north of 100%”

— James Kavanaugh, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, International Business Machines Corporation · Earnings call, Q1 2023 · 19 Apr 2023
Earnings call, Q1 2023 ↗
20 Oct 2021
NRR100%

Net revenue retention (Software): 100% (Q3 2021) — “NRR north of 100% again for the third consecutive quarter”

— James J. Kavanaugh, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, International Business Machines Corporation · Earnings call, Q3 2021 · 20 Oct 2021
Earnings call, Q3 2021 ↗
9 Oct 2021
Retention

IBM Customer Success Managers drive adoption, expansion, retention and advocacy of products with customers.

— reported by wraltechwire.com · 9 Oct 2021
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20 Jul 2021
NRR100%

Net revenue retention (Cloud Paks): 100% (Q2 2021) — “Our Cloud Paks on NRR, net revenue renewal were north of 100%”

— Jim Kavanaugh, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, International Business Machines Corporation · Earnings call, Q2 2021 · 20 Jul 2021
Earnings call, Q2 2021 ↗
13 Sep 2019
Retention

IBM study shows consumers demand data security to ensure long-term business success and customer retention.

— reported by zdnet.com · 13 Sep 2019
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About these figures

Every figure here was publicly disclosed by the named company: press releases, annual reports, SEC filings, earnings calls and news coverage. Companies tend to publish their NPS when it is good, so these numbers run higher than a true industry average: read them as what leading companies in this vertical say publicly, not as an industry benchmark.

NPS runs from −100 to +100. Retention figures are reported as the company defines them (net revenue retention, gross revenue retention, customer retention rate, churn). Every entry links to its source in the full database.