Who owns Hilti?
Hilti is owned by Hilti Aktiengesellschaft (Liechtenstein).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Hilti 2025 Annual Report, Hilti Aktiengesellschaft. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Hilti Aktiengesellschaft reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, Schaan
- Origin
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, Schaan
- Founded
- 1941 by Eugen Hilti, Martin Hilti
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Home improvement › Tools & hardware
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Hilti
Hilti is the red-cased tool brand used on building sites worldwide, covering anchor systems, cordless drills and breakers, diamond coring, firestop and construction chemicals. Unlike most tool brands it is sold direct rather than through hardware shops, by a sales force that visits sites, which is why the company counts customer contacts rather than retail listings. More than 70 new products and services carried the name in 2025.
Ownership timeline of Hilti
Where Hilti sits in Hilti
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Hilti
Hilti controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
Other brands in tools & hardware, and who owns them
The 45 brands in tools & hardware on Brandtree belong to 16 owners. The largest is Hillman, with 10; Hilti has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Fas-n-Tite | Hillman | 🇺🇸 United States |
| CLC Work Gear | Hultafors Group | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Bahco | Snap-on | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Erbauer | Kingfisher | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Fiskars | Fiskars Group | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Emtek | Fortune Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Husky | The Home Depot | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Blackwoods | Wesfarmers | 🇦🇺 Australia |
About the owner: Hilti
Hilti is a privately held company headquartered in Schaan, Liechtenstein, founded in 1941. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control.
Hilti supplies the construction industry with power tools, anchors, fasteners, construction chemicals, software and services, and is the largest company in Liechtenstein. It was founded in 1941 by the brothers Eugen and Martin Hilti, and its headquarters have been in Schaan ever since; it is privately owned by the Martin Hilti Family Trust, which the group says ensures its long-term continuity. It sells through roughly 70 country organisations in more than 120 countries, reports about 300,000 customer contacts a day, and had 34,420 team members at the end of 2025 on sales of CHF 6.3 billion. In 2025 it spent CHF 459 million, 7.3 per cent of sales, on research and development.
🇱🇮 Hilti and other Liechtenstein brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 5 brands that began in Liechtenstein. 2 of them (40%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Hilti is not one of them.
- Elips Life — Swiss Re 🇨🇭
- Hilcona — Bell Food Group 🇨🇭
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Hilti?
The parent company of Hilti is Hilti Aktiengesellschaft, a privately held company headquartered in Liechtenstein.
Is Hilti Liechtenstein?
Yes. Hilti originated in Liechtenstein in 1941 and its owner, Hilti Aktiengesellschaft, is also headquartered in Liechtenstein.
Is Hilti still owned by Hilti Aktiengesellschaft?
Yes. As of 21 September 2026, Hilti is still owned by Hilti Aktiengesellschaft. 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] Hilti 2025 Annual Report — Hilti Aktiengesellschaft, Annual report; retrieved 21 September 2026.
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