Who owns Black Diamond?
Black Diamond is owned by Clarus (the United States, NASDAQ: CLAR), which has owned the brand since 2010.[1]
Evidence: Clarus Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-05, SEC EDGAR, 5 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Clarus Corporation verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Salt Lake City
- Founded
- 1957
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Sportswear & footwear › Outdoor & workwear
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: CLAR
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Black Diamond
Black Diamond makes climbing, skiing and mountain sports equipment and outdoor apparel, and Clarus says the brand has been a global innovator in that field since 1957. Clarus, then named Black Diamond, Inc., acquired Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd. in May 2010. Its products are designed and tested around its Salt Lake City base in the Wasatch Mountains.
What Clarus's annual report says about Black Diamond
Sentences about Black Diamond from Clarus's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Supported by six decades of proven innovation, the Outdoor segment is led by Black Diamond, an established global leader in high-performance, activity-based climbing, skiing, and technical mountain sports equipment.
On May 8, 2025, BD European Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Share Purchase and Transfer Agreement (the "Share Purchase Agreement") to sell all of the issued and outstanding shares of Black Diamond Austria GmbH, together with its operating subsidiary, PIEPS GmbH (collectively, "PIEPS").
Following the release of critically acclaimed free climbing documentaries including The Dawn Wall and the Academy Award-winning Free Solo, mainstream consumers are increasingly exposed to the markets that Clarus and, specifically, Black Diamond work to serve.
How often Clarus names Black Diamond 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 less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Black Diamond
Where Black Diamond sits in Clarus
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Clarus
Clarus controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- MAXTRAX (2005)
- Rhino-Rack (1992)
- RockyMounts (1993)
- TRED (2012)
Other brands in outdoor & workwear, and who owns them
Clarus has more brands in outdoor & workwear on Brandtree than any other owner: 5 of 46.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| PG Golf | Acushnet | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Arc'teryx | Amer Sports | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Kathmandu | KMD Brands | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| Dickies | VF Corporation | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Columbia | Columbia Sportswear | 🇺🇸 United States |
| B'Twin | Decathlon | 🇫🇷 France |
| Patagonia | Patagonia | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Georgia Boot | Rocky Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Clarus
Clarus is a publicly listed company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: CLAR.
Clarus Corporation designs, makes and distributes outdoor equipment and lifestyle products from Salt Lake City, Utah. Its Outdoor segment is led by Black Diamond and its Adventure segment, based in Australia, holds Rhino-Rack, MAXTRAX, TRED and RockyMounts. Clarus sold its Sierra and Barnes ammunition businesses on 29 February 2024 and the PIEPS avalanche-safety business on 11 July 2025, so neither is part of its portfolio today.
🇺🇸 Black Diamond and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Black Diamond is not one of them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Black Diamond?
The parent company of Black Diamond is Clarus, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Black Diamond American?
Yes. Black Diamond originated in the United States in 1957 and its owner, Clarus, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Clarus owned Black Diamond?
Clarus has owned Black Diamond since 2010.
Is Black Diamond still owned by Clarus?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Black Diamond is still owned by Clarus. 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] Clarus Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-05 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 5 March 2026; retrieved 6 October 2026.
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