Who owns Schenker?
Schenker is owned by DSV (Denmark, Nasdaq Copenhagen: DSV), which has owned the brand since 30 April 2025.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: DSV Annual Report 2025, DSV A/S, 4 February 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- DSV A/S reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇰 Denmark, Hedehusene
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Category
- Travel & transport › Parcel & freight logistics
- Parent ticker
- Nasdaq Copenhagen: DSV
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Schenker
Schenker, long known as DB Schenker, is the global freight forwarding and contract logistics business that DSV acquired in full from Deutsche Bahn AG on 30 April 2025, according to DSV's 2025 annual report and its completion release. The report describes it as operated by Schenker Aktiengesellschaft and affiliates, with more than 85,000 employees, and says DSV is integrating it into its own organisation, with completion expected by the end of 2026.
Ownership timeline of Schenker
Where Schenker sits in DSV
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by DSV
DSV controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in parcel & freight logistics, and who owns them
The 221 brands in parcel & freight logistics on Brandtree belong to 181 owners. The largest is Radiant Logistics, with 5; DSV has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Adcom Express | Radiant Logistics | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Forward Air | Forward Air | 🇺🇸 United States |
| ABF Freight | ArcBest | 🇺🇸 United States |
| C.H. Robinson | C.H. Robinson | 🇺🇸 United States |
| FedEx Express | FedEx | 🇺🇸 United States |
| GLS | IDS | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| InPost | InPost | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| Wilhelmsen Port Services | Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding | 🇳🇴 Norway |
About the owner: DSV
DSV is a publicly listed company headquartered in Hedehusene, Denmark. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as Nasdaq Copenhagen: DSV.
DSV A/S is a Danish transport and logistics company whose 2025 annual report gives its address as Hovedgaden 630, Hedehusene, and its listing as Nasdaq Copenhagen under the symbol DSV. The report says DSV completed the acquisition of 100% of DB Schenker from Deutsche Bahn AG on 30 April 2025, and consolidated it from 1 May 2025. It expects to finish integrating Schenker by the end of 2026.
🇩🇪 Schenker and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 243 brands that began in Germany. 90 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Schenker among them.
- AeroLogic — DHL Group 🇩🇪
- Berlin Brandenburg Airport — FBB 🇩🇪
- Condor — Condor 🇩🇪
- Discover Airlines — Lufthansa Group 🇩🇪
- FlixBus — Flix 🇩🇪
- IntercityHotel — H World 🇨🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Schenker?
The parent company of Schenker is DSV, a publicly listed company headquartered in Denmark.
Is Schenker German or Danish?
Schenker originated in Germany, but it is owned today by DSV, which is headquartered in Denmark. So Schenker is a German-origin brand under Danish ownership.
Since when has DSV owned Schenker?
DSV has owned Schenker since 30 April 2025.
Is Schenker still owned by DSV?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Schenker is still owned by DSV. 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] DSV Annual Report 2025 — DSV A/S, Annual report, published 4 February 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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