Who owns Hill's Pet Nutrition?
Hill's Pet Nutrition is owned by Colgate-Palmolive (the United States, NYSE: CL), which has owned the brand since 1976.[1][2]
Evidence: Colgate-Palmolive Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-23, SEC EDGAR, 23 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Colgate-Palmolive Company verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Topeka, Kansas
- Founded
- 1907
- Category
- Pet & animal care › Pet food › Dog food
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CL
- Trademark registrant
- Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Hill's Pet Nutrition
Hill's makes veterinary and specialty pet food, founded in Topeka, Kansas in 1907 and known for the Prescription Diet range sold through veterinary practices for specific conditions. Colgate-Palmolive acquired the business in 1976, and it is now one of the company's most profitable divisions.
What Colgate-Palmolive's annual report says about Hill's Pet Nutrition
Sentences about Hill's Pet Nutrition from Colgate-Palmolive's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Through our Hill's Pet Nutrition segment ("Hill's" or "Pet Nutrition"), we are a leader in specialty pet nutrition products for dogs and cats with products marketed in over 80 countries and territories worldwide.
Through Hill's Pet Nutrition, we also compete on a worldwide basis in the pet nutrition market, selling products principally through authorized pet supply retailers, veterinarians and eCommerce retailers.
This acquisition provides our Hill's Pet Nutrition segment with an entry into the fast-growing fresh pet food category in Australia.
How often Colgate-Palmolive names Hill's Pet Nutrition 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. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Trademark record for Hill's Pet Nutrition
The USPTO record for the Hill's Pet Nutrition mark lists Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. as the owner of record (serial number 77948006). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[3]
Ownership timeline of Hill's Pet Nutrition
- 1976 – present Colgate-Palmolive [1][2] verified
Where Hill's Pet Nutrition sits in Colgate-Palmolive
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Colgate-Palmolive
Colgate-Palmolive controls 15 brands on Brandtree.
Other brands in dog food, and who owns them
The 36 brands in dog food on Brandtree belong to 17 owners. The largest is VAFO, with 8.
About the owner: Colgate-Palmolive
Colgate-Palmolive is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, United States, founded in 1806. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: CL.
Colgate-Palmolive traces to a New York soap and candle business started in 1806 and took its present form in 1928. Oral care is its largest business, and its Hill's Pet Nutrition subsidiary is a major veterinary pet food maker.
Colgate-Palmolive: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Hill's Pet Nutrition?
The parent company of Hill's Pet Nutrition is Colgate-Palmolive, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Hill's Pet Nutrition American?
Yes. Hill's Pet Nutrition originated in the United States in 1907 and its owner, Colgate-Palmolive, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Colgate-Palmolive owned Hill's Pet Nutrition?
Colgate-Palmolive has owned Hill's Pet Nutrition since 1976.
Is Hill's Pet Nutrition still owned by Colgate-Palmolive?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, Hill's Pet Nutrition is still owned by Colgate-Palmolive. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & 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] Colgate-Palmolive Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-23 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 23 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] Colgate-Palmolive: Our History — Colgate-Palmolive Company, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
- [3] USPTO: HILL'S, serial 77948006 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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