Who owns Oboz?
Oboz is owned by KMD Brands (New Zealand, NZX: KMD), which has owned the brand since 2018.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Key facts
- Current owner
- KMD Brands Limited reported
- Owned since
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand, Christchurch
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Bozeman
- Founded
- 2007
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Sportswear & footwear › Outdoor & workwear
- Parent ticker
- NZX: KMD ASX: KMD
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Oboz
Oboz is a hiking footwear brand from Bozeman, Montana, whose name joins Outside and Bozeman. It has planted a tree for every pair sold since its first in 2007, more than seven million so far. It joined KMD Brands in 2018 and is the smallest of its three brands: sales fell to NZ$80 million in the year to 31 July 2025, and the group wrote NZ$40.3 million off the value of its intangible assets that year.
Ownership timeline of Oboz
- 2018 – present KMD Brands [1] reported
Where Oboz sits in KMD Brands
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Oboz?
The parent company of Oboz is KMD Brands, a publicly listed company headquartered in New Zealand.
Is Oboz American or New Zealand?
Oboz originated in the United States in 2007, but it is owned today by KMD Brands, which is headquartered in New Zealand. So Oboz is an American-origin brand under New Zealand ownership.
Since when has KMD Brands owned Oboz?
KMD Brands has owned Oboz since 2018.
Is Oboz still owned by KMD Brands?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Oboz 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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