Who owns Fairy?
Fairy is owned by Procter & Gamble (the United States, NYSE: PG).[1]
Evidence: The Procter & Gamble Company Form 10-K for fiscal 2026, note 15 - subsequent events, SEC EDGAR. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The Procter & Gamble Company verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1898
- Category
- Home care › Household cleaning › Dishwashing
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: PG
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Fairy
Fairy began as a British soap in 1898, made by Thomas Hedley of Newcastle, and became a washing-up liquid in 1960. Procter & Gamble acquired Hedley in 1930. The brand covers dishwashing liquid, dishwasher tablets and, in some markets, laundry products for sensitive skin.
How often Procter & Gamble names Fairy 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.
Ownership timeline of Fairy
- Current owner Procter & Gamble [1] verified
Where Fairy sits in Procter & Gamble
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble controls 38 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in home care.
Also in home care
- Ariel (1967)
- Bounce (1972)
- Cascade (1953)
- Dawn (1973)
- Downy (1960)
- Febreze (1996)
- Gain (1969)
- Mr. Clean (1958)
- Swiffer (1999)
- Tide (1946)
Founded in the 1890s
- Vicks (1890)
Other brands in dishwashing, and who owns them
The 27 brands in dishwashing on Brandtree belong to 20 owners. The largest is Ypê, with 3; Procter & Gamble has 3.
About the owner: Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a publicly listed company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, founded in 1837. Brandtree records 38 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: PG.
Procter & Gamble was founded in Cincinnati in 1837 by a candle maker and a soap maker who had married sisters. It deliberately narrowed to around 65 brands in the mid-2010s, selling roughly a hundred others, and now reports through fabric and home care, baby and feminine care, beauty, health care and grooming.
Procter & Gamble: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇬🇧 Fairy and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Fairy among them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Fairy?
The parent company of Fairy is Procter & Gamble, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Fairy British or American?
Fairy originated in the United Kingdom in 1898, but it is owned today by Procter & Gamble, which is headquartered in the United States. So Fairy is a British-origin brand under American ownership.
Is Fairy still owned by Procter & Gamble?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Fairy is still owned by Procter & Gamble. 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] The Procter & Gamble Company Form 10-K for fiscal 2026, note 15 - subsequent events — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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