Who owns Minn Kota?
Minn Kota is owned by Johnson Outdoors (the United States, NASDAQ: JOUT).[1]
Evidence: Johnson Outdoors Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-12-12, SEC EDGAR, 12 December 2025. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Johnson Outdoors Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Racine, Wisconsin
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Automotive › Motorcycles
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: JOUT
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Minn Kota
Minn Kota is the electric motor brand of Johnson Outdoors' Fishing segment, covering motors for quiet trolling or primary propulsion, marine battery chargers and shallow-water anchors. The 10-K says Minn Kota trolling motors and anchors are designed and made mainly at the company's Mankato, Minnesota plant and sold through outdoor retailers and boat builders.
Ownership timeline of Minn Kota
- Current owner Johnson Outdoors [1] verified
Where Minn Kota sits in Johnson Outdoors
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Johnson Outdoors
Johnson Outdoors controls 5 brands on Brandtree.
Other brands in motorcycles, and who owns them
The 64 brands in motorcycles on Brandtree belong to 17 owners. The largest is Bajaj Auto, with 13.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Avenger | Bajaj Auto | 🇮🇳 India |
| Destini | Hero MotoCorp | 🇮🇳 India |
| Norton Motorcycles | TVS Motor | 🇮🇳 India |
| Bayliner | Brunswick | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Can-Am Off-Road | BRP | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Ape | Piaggio | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| FOX | Fox Factory | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BSA | Mahindra & Mahindra | 🇮🇳 India |
About the owner: Johnson Outdoors
Johnson Outdoors is a publicly listed company headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin, United States. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: JOUT.
Johnson Outdoors makes branded seasonal recreation products used for fishing from a boat, diving, paddling, hiking and camping. Its 10-K for the year to 3 October 2025 says it was incorporated in Wisconsin in 1987 as successor to various businesses, and is controlled by its chairman and chief executive Helen P. Johnson-Leipold, members of her family and related entities. Fiscal 2025 net sales were $592.4 million, of which Fishing made $459.2 million.
Johnson Outdoors: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Minn Kota and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Minn Kota is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Minn Kota?
The parent company of Minn Kota is Johnson Outdoors, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Minn Kota American?
Yes. Minn Kota originated in the United States and its owner, Johnson Outdoors, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Minn Kota still owned by Johnson Outdoors?
Yes. As of 20 October 2026, Minn Kota is still owned by Johnson Outdoors. 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] Johnson Outdoors Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-12-12 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 12 December 2025; retrieved 20 October 2026.
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