Who owns Ipiranga?
Ipiranga is owned by Ultrapar (Brazil, B3: UGPA3).[1]
Evidence: Ultrapar Participações S.A. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-29, SEC EDGAR, 29 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ultrapar Participações S.A. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇷 Brazil, São Paulo
- Origin
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Category
- Energy › Oil & gas › Fuel stations
- Parent ticker
- B3: UGPA3 NYSE: UGP
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Ipiranga
Ultrapar's 2025 Form 20-F says Ipiranga is one of Brazil's largest fuel distributors, with about 5.8 thousand service stations, the Ipimax premium additive fuels, 1.5 thousand AmPm stores and 1.1 thousand Jet Oil units. It defines Ipiranga as Ultra Mobilidade S.A., the holding company that owns Ipiranga Produtos de Petróleo S.A.
What Ultrapar's annual report says about Ipiranga
Sentences about Ipiranga from Ultrapar's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Ipiranga: one of the largest fuel distributors in Brazil, with a strong presence in the daily lives of millions of consumers.
Ipiranga offers a comprehensive mobility value proposition that combines the sale of high-quality fuels, with assured provenance, through a network of approximately 5.8 thousand service stations - including the premium line of additive fuels, Ipimax with an ecosystem of complementary services.
In addition to its retail operations, Ipiranga serves the B2B market through Ipiranga Empresas, leads the Brazilian lubricants sector through ICONIC, its joint venture with Chevron, and operates in the TRR ( Transportador Revendedor Retalhista Retail Reseller Transporter) segment through NeoDiesel, expanding its presence across different channels and customer profiles.
How often Ultrapar names Ipiranga 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 more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Ipiranga
Where Ipiranga sits in Ultrapar
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Ultrapar
Ultrapar controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in energy.
Also in energy
- Ultragaz (1937)
Other brands in fuel stations, and who owns them
The 48 brands in fuel stations on Brandtree belong to 36 owners. The largest is bp, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Aral | bp | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Casey's | Casey's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Ampol | Ampol | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Caltex | Chevron | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Circle K | Couche-Tard | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Esso | ExxonMobil | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AVIN | Motor Oil Hellas | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Murphy USA | Murphy USA | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Ultrapar
Ultrapar is a publicly listed company headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as B3: UGPA3 and NYSE: UGP.
Ultrapar Participações' 4Q25 earnings release, dated São Paulo, 4 March 2026, gives B3 code UGPA3 and NYSE symbol UGP and says it operates in energy, mobility and logistics infrastructure through Ultragaz, Ipiranga, Ultracargo and Hidrovias do Brasil. Its Ultracargo segment reported installed capacity of 1.09 million cubic metres in 2025.
🇧🇷 Ipiranga and other Brazilian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 149 brands that began in Brazil. 31 of them (21%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Ipiranga is not one of them.
- Auren Energia — Auren Energia 🇧🇷
- Brava Energia — Ecopetrol 🇨🇴
- Comgás — Cosan 🇧🇷
- Confab — Tenaris 🇱🇺
- Engie Brasil Energia — Engie Brasil Energia 🇧🇷
- Petrobras — Petrobras 🇧🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Ipiranga?
The parent company of Ipiranga is Ultrapar, a publicly listed company headquartered in Brazil.
Is Ipiranga Brazilian?
Yes. Ipiranga originated in Brazil and its owner, Ultrapar, is also headquartered in Brazil.
Is Ipiranga still owned by Ultrapar?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, Ipiranga is still owned by Ultrapar. 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] Ultrapar Participações S.A. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-29 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 29 April 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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