Who owns Athleta?
Athleta is owned by Gap Inc. (the United States, NYSE: GAP), which has owned the brand since 1 September 2008.[1]
Evidence: The Gap, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-17, SEC EDGAR, 17 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The Gap, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, San Francisco, California
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1998
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Sportswear & footwear › Activewear
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: GAP
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Athleta
Athleta sells women's activewear and was founded in 1998 as a catalogue business. Gap acquired it in 2008, and it is a certified B Corporation, unusual for a subsidiary of a large listed retailer. It was Gap's answer to Lululemon, and for several years it was the fastest-growing chain in the group while the main Gap brand declined.
What Gap Inc.'s annual report says about Athleta
Sentences about Athleta from Gap Inc.'s latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Athleta is a premium performance lifestyle brand with a mission to inspire women and girls to build confidence, strength, and belonging through movement igniting the Power of She.
Founded in 1998 and acquired by Gap Inc. in 2008, Athleta is certified as a benefit corporation ("B Corp") that bridges product innovation with style for women and girls.
How often Gap Inc. names Athleta 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.
Ownership timeline of Athleta
Where Athleta sits in Gap Inc.
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Gap Inc.
Gap Inc. controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- Banana Republic (1978)
- Gap (1969)
- Old Navy (1994)
Other brands in activewear, and who owns them
The 22 brands in activewear on Brandtree belong to 17 owners. The largest is Li Ning, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Kason | Li Ning | 🇨🇳 China |
| Briko | BasicNet | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| lululemon | Lululemon | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Stylerunner | Accent Group | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Wilson | Amer Sports | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| OFFLINE by Aerie | American Eagle Outfitters | 🇺🇸 United States |
| FILA (Greater China) | Anta Sports | 🇨🇳 China |
| TravisMathew | Callaway Golf | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Gap Inc.
Gap Inc. is a publicly listed company headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States, founded in 1969. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: GAP.
Gap Inc. was founded in San Francisco in 1969 by a couple who could not find jeans that fitted, and named it after the generation gap. It operates four chains at different price points and the founding Fisher family remains a substantial shareholder.
🇺🇸 Athleta 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; Athleta is not one of them.
- 7 For All Mankind — Delta Galil 🇮🇱
- AKHG — Duluth Holdings 🇺🇸
- Adore Me — Victoria's Secret 🇺🇸
- Aerie — American Eagle Outfitters 🇺🇸
- All in Motion — Target 🇺🇸
- Allen Edmonds — Caleres 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Athleta?
The parent company of Athleta is Gap Inc., a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Athleta American?
Yes. Athleta originated in the United States in 1998 and its owner, Gap Inc., is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Gap Inc. owned Athleta?
Gap Inc. has owned Athleta since 1 September 2008.
Is Athleta still owned by Gap Inc.?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, Athleta is still owned by Gap Inc. 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 Gap, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-17 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 17 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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