Victorinox: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Victorinox is a family-owned company headquartered in Ibach, Switzerland that owns 2 consumer brands across 2 categories.[1]
Victorinox was founded in 1884 by a Swiss cutler who won the contract to supply soldiers' knives, and the name combines his mother's name Victoria with inox, for stainless steel. It is owned by a foundation and has never made redundancies, using a reserve fund built for that purpose.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Victorinox AG
- Type
- family-owned company · see all family-owned company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇨🇭 Ibach, Switzerland
- Founded
- 1884
- Wikidata
- Q679272
- Website
- www.victorinox.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Victorinox in numbers
- Victorinox owns 2 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is home care with 1 brands.[1]
Everything Victorinox owns
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Victorinox own?
Victorinox owns 2 consumer brands tracked here, including Swiss Army Knife and Victorinox Swiss Army.
Is Victorinox a Swiss company?
Yes. Victorinox is headquartered in Ibach, Switzerland and was founded in 1884.
Who owns Victorinox?
Victorinox is privately held. Victorinox was founded in 1884 by a Swiss cutler who won the contract to supply soldiers' knives, and the name combines his mother's name Victoria with inox, for stainless steel.
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] Victorinox — company — Victorinox AG, Official document; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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