Birkenstock: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Birkenstock (NYSE: BIRK) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Linz am Rhein, Germany that owns 1 consumer brand.[1]
Birkenstock traces to a cobbler recorded in German church archives in 1774, and its contoured footbed was patented in 1902. L Catterton, the private equity firm backed by LVMH and the Arnault family, acquired a majority in 2021 and listed the company in New York in 2023.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Birkenstock Holding plc
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇩🇪 Linz am Rhein, Germany
- Founded
- 1774
- Tickers
- NYSE: BIRK
- Wikidata
- Q893510
- Website
- www.birkenstock-group.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Birkenstock in numbers
- Birkenstock owns 1 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is apparel, footwear & accessories with 1 brands.[1]
Everything Birkenstock owns
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Birkenstock own?
Birkenstock owns 1 consumer brands tracked here, including Birkenstock.
Is Birkenstock a German company?
Yes. Birkenstock is headquartered in Linz am Rhein, Germany and was founded in 1774.
Who owns Birkenstock?
Birkenstock is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as BIRK on the NYSE.
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] Birkenstock Holding plc Annual Report 2025 — Birkenstock Holding plc, Annual report, published 19 December 2025; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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