Who owns Kathmandu?
Kathmandu is owned by KMD Brands (New Zealand, NZX: KMD).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: KMD Brands Annual Integrated Report 2025, KMD Brands Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- KMD Brands Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand, Christchurch
- Origin
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand, Christchurch
- Founded
- 1987
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Sportswear & footwear › Outdoor & workwear
- Parent ticker
- NZX: KMD ASX: KMD
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Kathmandu
Kathmandu is an outdoor and travel clothing, footwear and equipment brand founded in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1987, which KMD Brands says equips people for travel and adventure and hopes to make the world's most loved outdoor brand. Its sales in the year to 31 July 2025 were NZ$362 million, slightly up on the year before. It runs a circular business line, REDU, and relaunched its Out There Rewards loyalty programme in 2024.
Ownership timeline of Kathmandu
- Current owner KMD Brands [1] reported
Where Kathmandu sits in KMD Brands
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by KMD Brands
KMD Brands controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
Other brands in outdoor & workwear, and who owns them
The 52 brands in outdoor & workwear on Brandtree belong to 28 owners. The largest is Clarus, with 5; KMD Brands has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| PG Golf | Acushnet | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Black Diamond | Clarus | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Arc'teryx | Amer Sports | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Cannon | Johnson Outdoors | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dickies | VF Corporation | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Callaway Golf | Callaway Golf | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Columbia | Columbia Sportswear | 🇺🇸 United States |
| B'Twin | Decathlon | 🇫🇷 France |
About the owner: KMD Brands
KMD Brands is a publicly listed company headquartered in Christchurch, New Zealand. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as NZX: KMD and ASX: KMD.
KMD Brands is a Christchurch company listed on the New Zealand and Australian stock exchanges, and a certified B Corporation, that describes itself as three brands: the outdoor and travel label Kathmandu, the Australian surf company Rip Curl and the Montana hiking footwear maker Oboz. Its sales in the year to 31 July 2025 were NZ$989 million, more than half of them Rip Curl's, through owned stores, licensed stores, wholesale and online in over 8,000 locations. A business review of its capital structure and portfolio, reported in May 2026, was expected to finish around its September 2026 annual results.
🇳🇿 Kathmandu and other New Zealand brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 76 brands that began in New Zealand. 20 of them (26%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Kathmandu is not one of them.
- Macpac — Super Retail Group 🇦🇺
- AA Insurance — Suncorp Group 🇦🇺
- Air Chathams — Air Chathams 🇳🇿
- Air New Zealand — Air New Zealand 🇳🇿
- Anchor — Lactalis 🇫🇷
- Anchor Food Professionals — Fonterra 🇳🇿
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kathmandu?
The parent company of Kathmandu is KMD Brands, a publicly listed company headquartered in New Zealand.
Is Kathmandu New Zealand?
Yes. Kathmandu originated in New Zealand in 1987 and its owner, KMD Brands, is also headquartered in New Zealand.
Is Kathmandu still owned by KMD Brands?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Kathmandu is still owned by KMD Brands. 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] KMD Brands Annual Integrated Report 2025 — KMD Brands Limited, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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