Who owns Captain Morgan?
Captain Morgan is owned by Diageo (the United Kingdom, LSE: DGE), which has owned the brand since 2001.[1][2]
Evidence: Diageo plc Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-08-18, SEC EDGAR, 18 August 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Diageo plc verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, London
- Origin
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Founded
- 1944
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Rum
- Parent ticker
- LSE: DGE NYSE: DEO
- Trademark registrant
- DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Captain Morgan
Captain Morgan is a spiced rum created in Jamaica in 1944 and named after the Welsh privateer Henry Morgan, who was later lieutenant governor of Jamaica. Its spiced variant, launched in the 1980s, defined a category that barely existed before and made it one of the largest rum brands.
What Diageo's annual report says about Captain Morgan
Sentences about Captain Morgan from Diageo's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
In Europe, we introduced new bottles for our Smirnoff and Captain Morgan brands, delivering a 10% weight reduction and an emissions reduction of 3,200t CO 2 e.
How often Diageo names Captain Morgan 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.
Trademark record for Captain Morgan
The USPTO record for the Captain Morgan mark lists DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC. as the owner of record (serial number 76346362). That name matches the owner named above.[3]
Ownership timeline of Captain Morgan
Where Captain Morgan sits in Diageo
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Diageo
Diageo controls 23 brands on Brandtree, 23 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Baileys (1974)
- Buchanan's (1884)
- Bulleit (1987)
- Cardhu (1824)
- Casamigos (2013)
- Cîroc (2003)
- Crown Royal (1939)
- Don Julio (1942)
- Gordon's (1769)
- Guinness (1759)
- Guinness 0.0 (2020)
- Johnnie Walker (1820)
- Lagavulin (1816)
- Oban (1794)
- Pimm's (1823)
- Roe & Co (2017)
- Ron Zacapa (1976)
- Smirnoff (1864)
Other brands in rum, and who owns them
The 48 brands in rum on Brandtree belong to 22 owners. The largest is Angostura, with 7; Diageo has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Angostura rum | Angostura | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
| Blue Label Arrack | DCSL | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| Admiral Rodney | GBH | 🇲🇶 Martinique |
| Black Cat | SAB | 🇸🇷 Suriname |
| Cavalier | Antigua Distillery | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda |
| Bacardi | Bacardi | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| Diamond Reserve | Demerara Distillers | 🇬🇾 Guyana |
| Havana Club | Pernod Ricard | 🇫🇷 France |
About the owner: Diageo
Diageo is a publicly listed company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, founded in 1997. Brandtree records 23 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: DGE and NYSE: DEO.
Diageo was formed in 1997 by the merger of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan. It is the largest spirits company in the world, with a portfolio spanning Scotch whisky, vodka, gin, rum, tequila and stout.
🇯🇲 Captain Morgan and other Jamaican brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 23 brands that began in Jamaica. 4 of them (17%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Captain Morgan among them.
- Appleton Estate — Campari Group 🇳🇱
- BIGGA — Wisynco 🇯🇲
- Catherine's Peak — GraceKennedy 🇯🇲
- Swizzzle — Seprod 🇯🇲
- Hamilton's Smokehouse — Jamaica Broilers 🇯🇲
- Norman Manley International Airport — GAP 🇲🇽
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Captain Morgan?
The parent company of Captain Morgan is Diageo, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Captain Morgan Jamaican or British?
Captain Morgan originated in Jamaica in 1944, but it is owned today by Diageo, which is headquartered in the United Kingdom. So Captain Morgan is a Jamaican-origin brand under British ownership.
Since when has Diageo owned Captain Morgan?
Diageo has owned Captain Morgan since 2001.
Is Captain Morgan still owned by Diageo?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Captain Morgan is still owned by Diageo. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & 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] Diageo plc Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-08-18 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 18 August 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] Diageo: Our history — Diageo plc, Official document; retrieved 27 September 2026.
- [3] USPTO: CAPTAIN MORGAN, serial 76346362, registration 2751965 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 27 September 2026.
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