Who owns Red Hat?
Red Hat is owned by IBM (the United States, NYSE: IBM).[1]
Evidence: International Business Machines Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-24, SEC EDGAR, 24 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- International Business Machines Corporation verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Armonk
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Technology › Software › Enterprise software
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: IBM
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Red Hat
Red Hat is an enterprise open source software company. IBM's annual report refers to the Red Hat closing in 2019, and its list of subsidiaries names Red Hat companies in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand and Singapore at 100 per cent.
Ownership timeline of Red Hat
Where Red Hat sits in IBM
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by IBM
IBM controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in technology.
Also in technology
Other brands in enterprise software, and who owns them
The 30 brands in enterprise software on Brandtree belong to 17 owners. The largest is Globant, with 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Blankfactor | Globant | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| AccuTrade | Cars.com | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Encompass | ICE | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AxiomSL | Nasdaq | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AutoDS | Fiverr | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| CoreCard | Euronet | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cornerstone | IDEXX | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Recorded Future | Mastercard | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: IBM
IBM is a publicly listed company headquartered in Armonk, United States. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: IBM.
International Business Machines Corporation is based in Armonk, New York. Its Exhibit 21 list of subsidiaries as of 31 December 2025 includes Red Hat subsidiaries in many countries, and its annual report records the acquisition of HashiCorp, Inc. on 27 February 2025.
🇺🇸 Red Hat and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Red Hat is not one of them.
- AccuTrade — Cars.com 🇺🇸
- AxiomSL — Nasdaq 🇺🇸
- Blankfactor — Globant 🇱🇺
- Brainium — PLAYSTUDIOS 🇺🇸
- CoreCard — Euronet 🇺🇸
- Cornerstone — IDEXX 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Red Hat?
The parent company of Red Hat is IBM, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Red Hat American?
Yes. Red Hat originated in the United States and its owner, IBM, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Red Hat still owned by IBM?
Yes. As of 21 October 2026, Red Hat is still owned by IBM. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] International Business Machines Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-24 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 24 February 2026; retrieved 21 October 2026.
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