Who owns DHL Express?
DHL Express is owned by DHL Group (Germany, XETRA: DHL).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: DHL Group list of shareholdings 31 December 2025, Deutsche Post AG. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Deutsche Post AG reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Bonn
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Category
- Travel & transport › Parcel & freight logistics
- Parent ticker
- XETRA: DHL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About DHL Express
DHL Express is run through Deutsche Post DHL Express Holding GmbH, which the group's list of shareholdings at 31 December 2025 shows as a 100% subsidiary based in Schkeuditz, alongside national DHL Express companies such as DHL Express (UK) Limited and DHL Express Germany GmbH, each at 100%.
Ownership timeline of DHL Express
Where DHL Express sits in DHL Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by DHL Group
DHL Group controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 9 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.
| 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: DHL Group
DHL Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as XETRA: DHL.
Deutsche Post AG is the parent company of DHL Group. Its 31 December 2025 list of shareholdings names the DHL airline companies in the group, and the 2025 annual report says DHL Express continues to invest in its two continental European airlines, DHL Air Austria and European Air Transport. Some airlines are consolidated on contractual arrangements rather than majority equity, and the shareholdings list gives their equity share separately.
🇩🇪 DHL Express 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; DHL Express is not one of them.
- Berlin Brandenburg Airport — FBB 🇩🇪
- Condor — Condor 🇩🇪
- Discover Airlines — Lufthansa Group 🇩🇪
- FlixBus — Flix 🇩🇪
- IntercityHotel — H World 🇨🇳
- Munich Airport — Munich Airport 🇩🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of DHL Express?
The parent company of DHL Express is DHL Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Germany.
Is DHL Express German?
Yes. DHL Express originated in Germany and its owner, DHL Group, is also headquartered in Germany.
Is DHL Express still owned by DHL Group?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, DHL Express is still owned by DHL Group. 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] DHL Group list of shareholdings 31 December 2025 — Deutsche Post AG, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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