Who owns Metamucil?
Metamucil is owned by Procter & Gamble (the United States, NYSE: PG).[1]
Evidence: The Procter & Gamble Company Form 10-K for fiscal 2026, note 15 - subsequent events, SEC EDGAR. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The Procter & Gamble Company verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1934
- Category
- Consumer health › Over-the-counter medicine › Digestive health
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: PG
- Trademark registrant
- Procter & Gamble Company, The (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Metamucil
Metamucil is a psyllium husk fibre supplement launched in 1934 and sold for digestive regularity and cholesterol management. It is one of Procter & Gamble's few remaining consumer health brands after it sold most of that business. Psyllium is the ground husk of a plantago seed and works by forming a gel that adds bulk.
How often Procter & Gamble names Metamucil 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.
Trademark record for Metamucil
The USPTO record for the Metamucil mark lists Procter & Gamble Company, The as the owner of record (serial number 78467962). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Metamucil
- Current owner Procter & Gamble [1] verified
Where Metamucil sits in Procter & Gamble
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble controls 38 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in consumer health.
Also in consumer health
- Pepto-Bismol (1901)
- Vicks (1890)
Founded in the 1930s
Other brands in digestive health, and who owns them
The 25 brands in digestive health on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Bayer, with 2; Procter & Gamble has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alka-Seltzer | Bayer | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Daiichi Sankyo Stomach Medicine | Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Kaopectate | Genomma Lab | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Epocler | Hypera | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Entrostop | Kalbe Farma | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Buscolysin | Sopharma | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria |
| Oracal | Birzeit Pharmaceutical | 🇵🇸 Palestine |
| First Response | Church & Dwight | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a publicly listed company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, founded in 1837. Brandtree records 38 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: PG.
Procter & Gamble was founded in Cincinnati in 1837 by a candle maker and a soap maker who had married sisters. It deliberately narrowed to around 65 brands in the mid-2010s, selling roughly a hundred others, and now reports through fabric and home care, baby and feminine care, beauty, health care and grooming.
Procter & Gamble: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Metamucil and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,550 brands that began in the United States. 479 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Metamucil is not one of them.
- Advil — Haleon 🇬🇧
- Alka-Seltzer — Bayer 🇩🇪
- Band-Aid — Kenvue 🇺🇸
- Breathe Right — Prestige Consumer Healthcare 🇺🇸
- Bufferin (United States) — Genomma Lab 🇲🇽
- Doan's — Dr. Reddy's 🇮🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Metamucil?
The parent company of Metamucil is Procter & Gamble, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Metamucil American?
Yes. Metamucil originated in the United States in 1934 and its owner, Procter & Gamble, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Metamucil still owned by Procter & Gamble?
Yes. As of 25 September 2026, Metamucil is still owned by Procter & Gamble. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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] The Procter & Gamble Company Form 10-K for fiscal 2026, note 15 - subsequent events — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: METAMUCIL, serial 78467962, registration 3094217 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 25 September 2026.
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