Who owns Aquarius?
Aquarius is owned by Coca-Cola (the United States, NYSE: KO).[1]
Evidence: The Coca-Cola Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-20, SEC EDGAR, 20 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The Coca-Cola Company verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Atlanta, Georgia
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 1983
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Sports & hydration drinks
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: KO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Aquarius
Aquarius is a sports and hydration drink Coca-Cola launched in Japan in 1983 and later rolled out across Europe and Latin America, where it is particularly strong in Spain and Italy. It is positioned as a lighter, less sweet alternative to conventional sports drinks.
Ownership timeline of Aquarius
Where Aquarius sits in Coca-Cola
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola controls 24 brands on Brandtree, 23 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Appletiser (1966)
- Ayataka (2007)
- BodyArmor (2011)
- Coca-Cola (1886)
- Coca-Cola Light (1983)
- Coca-Cola Zero Sugar (2005)
- Dasani (1999)
- Diet Coke (1982)
- Fanta (1940)
- Fuze Tea (2001)
- Georgia (1975)
- Innocent (1999)
- Limca (1977)
- Maaza (1976)
- Minute Maid (1945)
- Powerade (1988)
- Simply (2001)
- Smartwater (1996)
Other brands in sports & hydration drinks, and who owns them
Coca-Cola has more brands in sports & hydration drinks on Brandtree than any other owner: 3 of 20.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Gatorade | PepsiCo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Pedialyte | Abbott | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Sporade | AJE | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Idrato | Delizia | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
| 100PLUS | F&N Holdings | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Suerox | Genomma Lab | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Scream | Nongfu Spring | 🇨🇳 China |
| Pocari Sweat | Otsuka | 🇯🇵 Japan |
About the owner: Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a publicly listed company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, founded in 1892. Brandtree records 24 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: KO.
The Coca-Cola Company is an Atlanta beverage company incorporated in 1892. It owns brands and concentrate, and mostly does not bottle its own drinks: independent and partly owned bottlers such as Coca-Cola Europacific Partners handle production and distribution.
🇯🇵 Aquarius and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 448 brands that began in Japan. 22 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Aquarius among them.
- Asahi Super Dry — Asahi Group 🇯🇵
- Blendy — Ajinomoto 🇯🇵
- Café au Lait — Glico 🇯🇵
- Gogo no Kocha — Kirin 🇯🇵
- Hibiki — Suntory 🇯🇵
- ITO EN Matcha Green Tea — ITO EN 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Aquarius?
The parent company of Aquarius is Coca-Cola, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Aquarius Japanese or American?
Aquarius originated in Japan in 1983, but it is owned today by Coca-Cola, which is headquartered in the United States. So Aquarius is a Japanese-origin brand under American ownership.
Is Aquarius still owned by Coca-Cola?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Aquarius is still owned by Coca-Cola. 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] The Coca-Cola Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-20 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 20 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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