IBM generated $84 billion in total revenue over the past year. Expenses accounted for 79% of revenue at $65.9 billion, while taxes were another 4% at $3.6 billion. This left IBM with a net income of $14.3 billion, from which it paid $4.8 billion in dividends and repurchased $3.6 billion of its own stock. The remaining funds were retained by the company.