Who owns Coppertone?
Coppertone is owned by Beiersdorf (Germany, XETRA: BEI), which has owned the brand since 30 August 2019.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Annual Report 2025, Beiersdorf AG. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Beiersdorf AG reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Hamburg
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1944
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Skin care › Sun care
- Parent ticker
- XETRA: BEI
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Coppertone
Coppertone is an American sun care brand founded in 1944 by a pharmacist who developed a sunburn preventative for servicemen in the Pacific. Its Little Miss Coppertone advertisement, showing a dog pulling at a girl's swimsuit, dates to 1953. Beiersdorf acquired the brand from Bayer in 2019 for $550 million.
Ownership timeline of Coppertone
- 2019 – present Beiersdorf [1] reported
Where Coppertone sits in Beiersdorf
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Beiersdorf
Beiersdorf controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
- Chantecaille (1998)
- Eucerin (1900)
- La Prairie (1978)
- Labello (1909)
- Nivea (1911)
Other brands in sun care, and who owns them
The 8 brands in sun care on Brandtree belong to 6 owners. The largest is Cantabria Labs, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Aktuva | Cantabria Labs | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Banana Boat | Edgewell | 🇺🇸 United States |
| La Shield | Glenmark | 🇮🇳 India |
| Skin Aqua | Rohto Pharmaceutical | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Anessa | Shiseido | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Heliocare | Cantabria Labs | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Hawaiian Tropic | Edgewell | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Beiersdorf
Beiersdorf is a publicly listed company headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, founded in 1882. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as XETRA: BEI.
Beiersdorf was founded in Hamburg in 1882 by pharmacist Paul Carl Beiersdorf. Its skin care business is built around Nivea, and it is majority-controlled by the Herz family holding company maxingvest.
🇺🇸 Coppertone 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, Coppertone among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Coppertone?
The parent company of Coppertone is Beiersdorf, a publicly listed company headquartered in Germany.
Is Coppertone American or German?
Coppertone originated in the United States in 1944, but it is owned today by Beiersdorf, which is headquartered in Germany. So Coppertone is an American-origin brand under German ownership.
Since when has Beiersdorf owned Coppertone?
Beiersdorf has owned Coppertone since 30 August 2019.
Is Coppertone still owned by Beiersdorf?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Coppertone is still owned by Beiersdorf. 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] Annual Report 2025 — Beiersdorf AG, Annual report; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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