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Who owns Motrin?

Motrin is owned by Kenvue (the United States, NYSE: KVUE), which was separated from Johnson & Johnson on 23 August 2023.[1][2] Before Kenvue, Motrin was owned by Johnson & Johnson from 2006 to 2023.[2]

Evidence: Kenvue Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-20, SEC EDGAR, 20 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .

Key facts

Current owner
Kenvue Inc. verified
Owned since
· deal details
Previous owner
Johnson & Johnson (2006–2023)
Owner HQ
🇺🇸 United States, Summit, New Jersey
Origin
🇺🇸 United States
Founded
1974
Category
Consumer health › Over-the-counter medicine › Pain relief
Parent ticker
NYSE: KVUE
Last verified
· 2 sources

About Motrin

Motrin is an ibuprofen brand introduced in 1974 as a prescription anti-inflammatory and moved over the counter in 1984. It is sold mainly in North America, where it competes directly with Advil, and it transferred from Johnson & Johnson to Kenvue in the 2023 separation.

How often Kenvue names Motrin 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.

Annual report filedTimes Motrin is named
20266
20256
20246

Ownership timeline of Motrin

Owners of Motrin over 1974 to 2026 Johnson & Johnson 2006–2023; Kenvue 2023–present Johnson & Johnson 19801990200020102020
  1. 2006 – 2023 Johnson & Johnson — separated out 23 August 2023 [2] verified
  2. 2023 – present Kenvue — separated 23 August 2023 [1][2] verified

Where Motrin sits in Kenvue

Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.

Where Motrin sits in Kenvue Tree of 13 brands under Kenvue. Kenvue Motrin Aveeno Band-Aid Benadryl Carefree Johnson's Baby and 7 more

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Other brands owned by Kenvue

Kenvue controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in consumer health.

Also in consumer health

Founded in the 1970s

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Other brands in pain relief, and who owns them

The 37 brands in pain relief on Brandtree belong to 21 owners. The largest is Haleon, with 3; Kenvue has 3.

BrandOwnerOwner based in
Advil Haleon 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Air Salonpas Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical 🇯🇵 Japan
Dafalgan Taisho Pharmaceutical 🇯🇵 Japan
Nicotex Cipla 🇮🇳 India
Mentho Plus Emami 🇮🇳 India
Bufferin (United States) Genomma Lab 🇲🇽 Mexico
Doril Hypera 🇧🇷 Brazil
Daleron Krka 🇸🇮 Slovenia

Every brand in pain relief and its owner →

About the owner: Kenvue

Kenvue is a publicly listed company headquartered in Summit, New Jersey, United States, founded in 2023. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: KVUE.

Kenvue is the consumer health business separated from Johnson & Johnson, listed in May 2023 and fully split off that August. It holds the self-care, skin health and essential health brands that Johnson & Johnson had built up over a century. Kimberly-Clark agreed to acquire Kenvue in November 2025.

Kenvue: full profile, brands and acquisition history →

🇺🇸 Motrin 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; Motrin is not one of them.

All American brands and who owns them →

Deals involving Motrin

Spin-off closed

Tylenol, Band-Aid, Listerine, Neutrogena, Aveeno, Johnson's Baby, Nicorette, Zyrtec, Motrin, Benadryl, OGX, Carefree and Stayfree separated from Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson separated its consumer health business as Kenvue, which listed in May 2023 and was fully split off through an exchange offer completed on 23 August 2023. Tylenol, Band-Aid, Listerine, Neutrogena and Johnson's Baby all moved to the new company.

Buyer
Kenvue
Regulatory
None recorded

Frequently asked questions

Who is the parent company of Motrin?

The parent company of Motrin is Kenvue, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.

Is Motrin American?

Yes. Motrin originated in the United States in 1974 and its owner, Kenvue, is also headquartered in the United States.

Since when has Kenvue owned Motrin?

Kenvue has owned Motrin since 23 August 2023.

Who owned Motrin before Kenvue?

Before Kenvue, Motrin was owned by Johnson & Johnson from 2006 until 2023.

Is Motrin still owned by Kenvue?

Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Motrin is still owned by Kenvue. 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. [1] Kenvue Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-20 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 20 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
  2. [2] Kenvue Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K; retrieved 16 September 2026.

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