Who owns Chubbies?
Chubbies is owned by Solo Brands (the United States, OTC: SBDS), which has owned the brand since 1 September 2021.[1][2]
Evidence: Solo Brands, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-23, SEC EDGAR, 23 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Solo Brands, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Grapevine, Texas
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 2011
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Casual & denim
- Parent ticker
- OTC: SBDS
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Chubbies
Chubbies is an American casual clothing brand that launched its casual shorts in 2011 and has since added swimwear, trousers, polo shirts, outerwear and loungewear for men and children. Solo Brands acquired Chubbies, Inc. on 1 September 2021 and reports it as one of its two segments, the only one whose net sales grew in 2025. It sells mainly online and through eleven Chubbies shops in the United States.
What Solo Brands's annual report says about Chubbies
Sentences about Chubbies from Solo Brands's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Chubbies is a fun-loving, premium apparel brand that offers well-fitted comfortable clothing with unique style.
The Chubbies brand, which launched its iconic casual shorts in 2011, now offers a variety of adjacent product lines for men and kids, such as Swimwear, Pants, Polos, Button-Ups, Tees, Outerwear and Lounge.
Chubbies has continued to challenge the men's and kids apparel worlds, with bold patterns, innovative products designed with customer insights in mind and collaborations our customers love, such as the NFL line launched in 2024 and expanded in 2025 and the holiday inspired lines that are introduced each year.
How often Solo Brands names Chubbies 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 more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Chubbies
- 2021 – present Solo Brands [1][2] verified
Where Chubbies sits in Solo Brands
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Solo Brands
Solo Brands controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
Founded in the 2010s
- Solo Stove (2011)
Other brands in casual & denim, and who owns them
The 133 brands in casual & denim on Brandtree belong to 59 owners. The largest is Azzas 2154, with 8.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Fábula | Azzas 2154 | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Carter's | Carter's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Duck Head | Oxford Industries | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cortefiel | Tendam | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| & Other Stories | H&M Group | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Bershka | Inditex | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| GU | Fast Retailing | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| BSX | Giordano | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
About the owner: Solo Brands
Solo Brands is a publicly listed company headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, United States. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as OTC: SBDS.
Solo Brands is an American outdoor products company based in Grapevine, Texas. Its annual report for 2025 says it operates four brands: Solo Stove fire pits and camp stoves, Chubbies apparel, and the two watersports brands Oru Kayak and ISLE, all of them sold mainly direct to consumers online. It grew out of Solo Stove, bought the other three in 2021 and listed that October. Net sales fell from $454.6 million in 2024 to $316.6 million in 2025, and its Class A shares now trade on the OTCQB Venture Market.
🇺🇸 Chubbies 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; Chubbies 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 Chubbies?
The parent company of Chubbies is Solo Brands, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Chubbies American?
Yes. Chubbies originated in the United States in 2011 and its owner, Solo Brands, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Solo Brands owned Chubbies?
Solo Brands has owned Chubbies since 1 September 2021.
Is Chubbies still owned by Solo Brands?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, Chubbies is still owned by Solo Brands. 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] Solo Brands, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-23 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 23 March 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
- [2] Solo Brands, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2021 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 30 March 2022; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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