International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Competitors & Peers
The 5 largest companies in the same industry as International Business Machines Corporation, by market value — each comparable links to its own dossier. Numbers are code-computed, never estimated.
| Ticker | Relationship | Price | Comparables |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8056.T | Peer | $4,796.00 | P/E 15.0RSI 54Cap 463.4 B |
| ACN | Competitor | $176.11 | P/E 14.1RSI 44Cap 107.8 B |
| INFY | Peer | $10.50 | P/E 13.0RSI 34Cap 42.5 B |
| WIT | Peer | $1.65 | P/E 13.0RSI 38Cap 16.7 B |
| FIS | Peer | $35.41 | P/E 5.4RSI 32Cap 18.3 B |
How these relationships were derived
Every relationship below carries its provenance. A confirmed edge is sourced from a public filing or disclosure and links to it; an AI-inferred edge is surfaced by the relationship model and is unverified — shown for color, not as evidence.
Confirmed relationships (cited)
Sourced from a public filing or disclosure — each links to its origin.
- HCPPartner
IBM completed its acquisition of HashiCorp on February 27, 2025, for $6.4 billion in cash ($35.00 per share) to expand its hybrid cloud lifecycle management and automation capabilities.
Confirmed — SEC filing / public disclosuresec.gov ↗ - HCPMerger
IBM completed its acquisition of HashiCorp on February 27, 2025, for $6.4 billion in cash ($35.00 per share) to expand its hybrid cloud lifecycle management and automation capabilities.
Confirmed — SEC filing / public disclosuresec.gov ↗ - MHHSupplier
Own 10-K customer-concentration disclosure: Ibm = 13% of revenue.
Confirmed — SEC filing / public disclosuresec.gov ↗
Model-inferred relationships (unverified)
Suggested by the relationship model, with no public source on file. Treat each as a lead worth checking, not as evidence.
- RHTPartner
IBM acquired Red Hat in July 2019 for approximately $34 billion, integrating its open-source enterprise software and hybrid cloud platform (OpenShift) as the core engine of IBM's hybrid cloud business.
Model-inferred, unverified — treat as a lead, not evidence - RHTMerger
IBM acquired Red Hat in July 2019 for approximately $34 billion, integrating its open-source enterprise software and hybrid cloud platform (OpenShift) as the core engine of IBM's hybrid cloud business.
Model-inferred, unverified — treat as a lead, not evidence - KDPartner
Kyndryl was spun off from IBM and maintains shared customer services.
Model-inferred, unverified — treat as a lead, not evidence - 005930.KSManufacturer
Samsung Foundry is IBM's primary semiconductor contract manufacturing partner, fabricating IBM's Power10 (7nm EUV) and Telum/Telum II (7nm/5nm) processors used in IBM's mainframe and high-performance server architectures.
Model-inferred, unverified — treat as a lead, not evidence - MSFTCompetitor
Microsoft and IBM compete directly in cloud infrastructure services (Azure vs IBM Cloud) and enterprise AI platforms (Azure AI & Copilot vs IBM watsonx).
Model-inferred, unverified — treat as a lead, not evidence - SAPPartner
IBM and SAP have a strategic consulting and infrastructure partnership where IBM is a premium supplier for 'RISE with SAP' and integrates watsonx AI capabilities into SAP cloud applications.
Model-inferred, unverified — treat as a lead, not evidence - MRAMCustomer
IBM integrates Everspin's 1Gb spin-transfer torque MRAM into its FlashCore Module (FCM) storage drives to handle write caching and prevent data loss during power failure.
Model-inferred, unverified — treat as a lead, not evidence - AMDPartner
IBM and AMD partner to deploy AMD Instinct MI300X AI accelerators as a service on IBM Cloud Virtual Servers and Red Hat OpenShift, enhancing choice for enterprise LLM workloads.
Model-inferred, unverified — treat as a lead, not evidence - BOXCustomer
IBM partners and deploys Box content management solutions internally.
Model-inferred, unverified — treat as a lead, not evidence - ACNCompetitor
Accenture and IBM Consulting compete directly in global IT consulting, digital transformation, systems integration, and professional service markets.
Model-inferred, unverified — treat as a lead, not evidence - ORCLCompetitor
Oracle competes with IBM in enterprise database management systems (Oracle Database vs DB2), application servers (WebLogic vs WebSphere), and middleware.
Model-inferred, unverified — treat as a lead, not evidence - NVDAPartner
IBM and NVIDIA partner to offer NVIDIA GPU-accelerated computing infrastructure on IBM Cloud and to integrate NVIDIA's AI Enterprise software with IBM's watsonx platform.
Model-inferred, unverified — treat as a lead, not evidence - AMZNCompetitor
Amazon Web Services (AWS) competes directly with IBM Cloud for cloud infrastructure customers, though they also maintain a deep software partnership.
Model-inferred, unverified — treat as a lead, not evidence - TCS.NSCompetitor
Global IT services.
Model-inferred, unverified — treat as a lead, not evidence - DLRSupplier
IBM Cloud uses Digital Realty colocation.
Model-inferred, unverified — treat as a lead, not evidence - AAPLPartner
IBM MaxAI + watsonx integration on Apple platforms via Apple Business Manager.
Model-inferred, unverified — treat as a lead, not evidence