Who owns Brooks Running?
Brooks Running is owned by Berkshire Hathaway (the United States, NYSE: BRK.B), which has owned the brand since 2012.[1]
Evidence: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-02, SEC EDGAR, 2 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Omaha, Nebraska
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Seattle
- Founded
- 1914
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Sportswear & footwear › Athletic footwear
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: BRK.B
- Trademark registrant
- BROOKS SPORTS, INC. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Brooks Running
Brooks makes running shoes, founded in 1914 as a maker of bathing shoes and ballet slippers before specialising in running in the 1970s. It became a direct Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary in 2012, having previously sat within the Fruit of the Loom business.
Trademark record for Brooks Running
The USPTO record for the Brooks Running mark lists BROOKS SPORTS, INC. as the owner of record (serial number 73125926). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Brooks Running
- 2012 – present Berkshire Hathaway [1] verified
Where Brooks Running sits in Berkshire Hathaway
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies
- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
- biBERK
- BNSF Railway
- Brooks Running
- CapSpecialty
- Dairy Queen
- Duracell
- Fruit of the Loom
- GEICO
- General Re
- GUARD Insurance Group
- MedPro Group
- National Indemnity Company
- NetJets
- RSUI
- See's Candies
- Transatlantic Reinsurance
- U.S. Liability Insurance Company
Open the full Berkshire Hathaway ownership tree →
See the full Berkshire Hathaway brand portfolio (19) →
Other brands owned by Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway controls 19 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- Fruit of the Loom (1851)
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: Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, founded in 1839. Brandtree records 19 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: BRK.B.
Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company built by Warren Buffett from a failing textile mill. Alongside insurance and railroads it owns consumer businesses outright and holds large minority stakes in others, including Kraft Heinz and The Coca-Cola Company.
Berkshire Hathaway: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Brooks Running 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; Brooks Running 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 Brooks Running?
The parent company of Brooks Running is Berkshire Hathaway, a holding company headquartered in the United States.
Is Brooks Running American?
Yes. Brooks Running originated in the United States in 1914 and its owner, Berkshire Hathaway, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Berkshire Hathaway owned Brooks Running?
Berkshire Hathaway has owned Brooks Running since 2012.
Is Brooks Running still owned by Berkshire Hathaway?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, Brooks Running is still owned by Berkshire Hathaway. 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] Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-02 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 2 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: BROOKS, serial 73125926 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 10 October 2026.
Report a correction Opens a pre-filled GitHub issue. See our corrections policy.