Who owns Altra?
Altra is owned by VF Corporation (the United States, NYSE: VFC).[1]
Evidence: V.F. Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-05-20, SEC EDGAR, 20 May 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- V.F. Corporation verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Denver, Colorado
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Utah
- Founded
- 2009
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Sportswear & footwear › Athletic footwear
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: VFC
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Altra
Altra makes running shoes with a zero drop between heel and forefoot and a wide toe box, a design intended to let the foot sit and splay as it would unshod. VF acquired the brand with Icebreaker's parent in 2018.
What VF Corporation's annual report says about Altra
Sentences about Altra from VF Corporation's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Altra is a performance-based footwear brand primarily in the road and trail running categories.
Altra products are sold globally primarily through premium outdoor and specialty stores, independent distributors, 2 VF-operated stores, on websites with strategic digital partners and online at www.altrarunning.com.
How often VF Corporation names Altra in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Altra
- Current owner VF Corporation [1] verified
Where Altra sits in VF Corporation
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by VF Corporation
VF Corporation controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- Dickies (1922)
- Napapijri (1987)
- Smartwool (1994)
- The North Face (1966)
- Timberland (1973)
- Vans (1966)
Other brands in athletic footwear, and who owns them
The 22 brands in athletic footwear on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Servis, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| ASICS | ASICS | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| New Balance | New Balance | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Jordan Brand | Nike | 🇺🇸 United States |
| ACE | Servis | 🇵🇰 Pakistan |
| FootJoy | Acushnet | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Adidas | Adidas | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| ANTA | Anta Sports | 🇨🇳 China |
| Reebok | Authentic Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: VF Corporation
VF Corporation is a publicly listed company headquartered in Denver, Colorado, United States, founded in 1899. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: VFC.
VF Corporation began in 1899 as a Pennsylvania glove maker and became one of the largest apparel groups in the world by acquiring outdoor, workwear and denim brands. It spun off its jeans business as Kontoor Brands in 2019, taking Lee and Wrangler out of the portfolio.
VF Corporation: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Altra 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; Altra is not one of them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Altra?
The parent company of Altra is VF Corporation, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Altra American?
Yes. Altra originated in the United States in 2009 and its owner, VF Corporation, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Altra still owned by VF Corporation?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Altra is still owned by VF Corporation. 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] V.F. Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-05-20 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 20 May 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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