Who owns Foracort?
Foracort is owned by Cipla (India, NSE: CIPLA).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Cipla Limited Integrated Annual Report 2025-26. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Cipla Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇳 India, Mumbai
- Origin
- 🇮🇳 India
- Category
- Healthcare & pharma › Drug makers › Pharmaceuticals
- Parent ticker
- NSE: CIPLA BSE: 500087
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Foracort
Foracort is the flagship brand of Cipla's respiratory business in India, which holds about 26% of the Indian respiratory market. Its range includes the triple-therapy Foracort G, launched with the Ciphaler inhaler. The 2025-26 annual report says it became the first brand in the Indian pharmaceutical market to pass ₹1,000 crore in sales and held the market's top position all year.
Ownership timeline of Foracort
Where Foracort sits in Cipla
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Cipla
Cipla controls 7 brands on Brandtree.
Other brands in pharmaceuticals, and who owns them
The 27 brands in pharmaceuticals on Brandtree belong to 10 owners. The largest is Teva, with 4.
About the owner: Cipla
Cipla is a publicly listed company headquartered in Mumbai, India, founded in 1935. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as NSE: CIPLA and BSE: 500087.
Cipla is a Mumbai drugmaker founded by Dr K A Hamied in August 1935. Its 2025-26 annual report calls it India's third-largest pharmaceutical company and second in the South African prescription market, with 48 manufacturing sites and over 31,000 permanent employees. Consolidated revenue was ₹28,163 crore in the year to 31 March 2026. Its Indian consumer health business is run by a wholly owned subsidiary, Cipla Health Limited.
🇮🇳 Foracort and other Indian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 279 brands that began in India. 9 of them (3%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Foracort is not one of them.
- Bharat Serums and Vaccines — Mankind Pharma 🇮🇳
- Momate — Glenmark 🇮🇳
- Nise — Dr. Reddy's 🇮🇳
- Niva Bupa — Niva Bupa 🇮🇳
- Star Health Insurance — Star Health 🇮🇳
- 8PM — Radico Khaitan 🇮🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Foracort?
The parent company of Foracort is Cipla, a publicly listed company headquartered in India.
Is Foracort Indian?
Yes. Foracort originated in India and its owner, Cipla, is also headquartered in India.
Is Foracort still owned by Cipla?
Yes. As of 21 October 2026, Foracort is still owned by Cipla. 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] Cipla Limited Integrated Annual Report 2025-26 — Cipla Limited, Annual report; retrieved 21 October 2026.
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