Who owns Lacoste Fragrances?
Lacoste Fragrances is made and sold by Inter Parfums (the United States, NASDAQ: IPAR) under licence, an arrangement in place since 2024; Inter Parfums does not own the name.[1] The Lacoste Fragrances name is owned by Lacoste.
Evidence: Inter Parfums, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-10, SEC EDGAR, 10 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Inter Parfums, Inc. verified
- Since
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Cosmetics & fragrance › Fragrance
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: IPAR
- Trademark registrant
- LACOSTE ALLIGATOR S.A. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Lacoste Fragrances
Lacoste perfume and cosmetics have been made by Interparfums SA under an exclusive worldwide 15-year licence since it took effect in January 2024; it runs through 31 December 2038 and the crocodile itself stays with Lacoste. The first year was spent rebuilding the range: Lacoste Original, the brand's first men's line, was recreated and the L.12.12 line introduced in 2024, with Original Parfum, Original Femme and a Silver duo following in 2025. Sales passed 100 million dollars in 2025, ahead of the licensee's own estimates.
Trademark record for Lacoste Fragrances
The USPTO record for the Lacoste Fragrances mark lists LACOSTE ALLIGATOR S.A. as the owner of record (serial number 73041882). 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.[2]
Ownership timeline of Lacoste Fragrances
Where Lacoste Fragrances sits in Inter Parfums
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Inter Parfums
Inter Parfums controls 6 brands on Brandtree.
- Goutal Paris
- Lanvin (fragrances) (1889)
- Off-White (fragrances) (2012)
- Rochas (1925)
- Solférino (2025)
Other brands in fragrance, and who owns them
The 19 brands in fragrance on Brandtree belong to 9 owners. The largest is Puig, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Byredo | Puig | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| AERIN | Estée Lauder | 🇺🇸 United States |
| O Boticário | Grupo Boticário | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Eskulin | Kino Indonesia | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Creed | L'Oréal | 🇫🇷 France |
| Brut | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Chanel No. 5 | Chanel | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Twelve Plus | Osotspa | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
About the owner: Inter Parfums
Inter Parfums is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, United States, founded in 1982.
Inter Parfums has been in the prestige fragrance business since 1982 and answers the question of who is behind a designer perfume more often than the designer does. It develops, produces and distributes fragrances for about two dozen fashion, jewellery and lifestyle names, most of them under licence from the brand owner rather than owned outright, and it owns no factories: it acts as a general contractor and has third-party fillers assemble the finished goods. European brands run through Interparfums SA in Paris, a separately listed company 72 per cent owned by the New York parent, and 28 per cent of whose shares trade on Euronext. Its four largest brands in 2025 were Jimmy Choo at 17 per cent of net sales, Coach and Montblanc at 15 per cent each and GUESS at 12 per cent.
Inter Parfums: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇫🇷 Lacoste Fragrances and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 318 brands that began in France. 99 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Lacoste Fragrances among them.
- A-Derma — Pierre Fabre 🇫🇷
- Axe — Unilever 🇬🇧
- BIC Razors — BIC 🇫🇷
- Bioderma — NAOS 🇫🇷
- Botot — Bolton Group 🇮🇹
- Chanel No. 5 — Chanel 🇬🇧
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Lacoste Fragrances?
Inter Parfums makes and sells Lacoste Fragrances under a licensing agreement that has been in place since 2024.
Does Inter Parfums own Lacoste Fragrances?
No. Inter Parfums holds a licence to make and sell Lacoste Fragrances, which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Lacoste Fragrances come from?
Lacoste Fragrances originated in France.
Sources (2) & 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] Inter Parfums, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-10 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 10 March 2026; retrieved 27 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: LACOSTE, serial 73041882 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 27 September 2026.
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