Who owns Aquafina?
Aquafina is owned by PepsiCo (the United States, NASDAQ: PEP).[1]
Evidence: PepsiCo, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-03, SEC EDGAR, 3 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- PepsiCo, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Purchase, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1994
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Bottled water
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: PEP
- Trademark registrant
- PepsiCo, Inc. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Aquafina
Aquafina is PepsiCo's purified bottled water brand, introduced in 1994 and made by treating municipal water through reverse osmosis rather than bottling at a spring. PepsiCo added that disclosure to the label in 2007 after campaigners argued that the packaging implied a natural source.
What PepsiCo's annual report says about Aquafina
Sentences about Aquafina from PepsiCo's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
PepsiCo Beverages North America Either independently or in conjunction with third parties, PBNA makes, markets and sells beverage concentrates, fountain syrups and finished goods under various beverage brands including Aquafina, Bubly, Diet Mountain Dew, Diet Pepsi, Gatorade, Gatorade Zero, Mountain Dew, Mountain Dew Baja Blast, Pepsi, Pepsi Wild Cherry, Pepsi Zero Sugar and Propel.
International Beverages Franchise IB Franchise makes, markets and sells beverage concentrates to authorized and independent bottlers under various beverage brands including 7UP, Aquafina, Gatorade, Mirinda, Mountain Dew, Pepsi, Pepsi Black, Pepsi Zero Sugar, and Sting Energy.
EMEA also, either independently or in conjunction with third parties, makes, markets, distributes and sells a number of beverage brands including 7UP, Adrenaline Rush, Aquafina, Lubimy, Mirinda, Pepsi and Pepsi Zero Sugar.
How often PepsiCo names Aquafina 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.
Trademark record for Aquafina
The USPTO record for the Aquafina mark lists PepsiCo, Inc. as the owner of record (serial number 74492315). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Aquafina
Where Aquafina sits in PepsiCo
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by PepsiCo
PepsiCo controls 29 brands on Brandtree, 12 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- 7UP (1929)
- bubly (2018)
- Diet Pepsi (1964)
- Gatorade (1965)
- Mirinda (1959)
- Mountain Dew (1940)
- Pepsi (1893)
- Pepsi Max (1993)
- Propel (2000)
- Rockstar Energy (2001)
- Starry (2023)
Founded in the 1990s
Other brands in bottled water, and who owns them
The 121 brands in bottled water on Brandtree belong to 72 owners. The largest is Spadel, with 5; PepsiCo has 2.
About the owner: PepsiCo
PepsiCo is a publicly listed company headquartered in Purchase, New York, United States, founded in 1965. Brandtree records 29 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: PEP.
PepsiCo was formed in 1965 by the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay. Roughly half its revenue comes from snacks rather than drinks, which distinguishes it from its main soft-drink competitor.
🇺🇸 Aquafina 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; Aquafina is not one of them.
- 7UP (United States) — Keurig Dr Pepper 🇺🇸
- Alani Nu — Celsius Holdings 🇺🇸
- André — Gallo 🇺🇸
- Angry Orchard — Boston Beer 🇺🇸
- Apple & Eve — Lassonde 🇨🇦
- Archery Summit — Crimson Wine Group 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Aquafina?
The parent company of Aquafina is PepsiCo, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Aquafina American?
Yes. Aquafina originated in the United States in 1994 and its owner, PepsiCo, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Aquafina still owned by PepsiCo?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Aquafina is still owned by PepsiCo. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] PepsiCo, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-03 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 3 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: AQUAFINA, serial 74492315, registration 1917411 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 26 September 2026.
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