Who owns Philips (lighting)?
Philips (lighting) is made and sold by Signify (the Netherlands, Euronext Amsterdam: LIGHT) under licence; Signify does not own the name.[1] The Philips name is owned by Philips.
Evidence: Signify Annual Report 2025, Signify N.V, 24 February 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Signify N.V. reported
- Headquarters
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands, Eindhoven
- Origin
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Category
- Home care › Household goods & storage › Batteries & lighting
- Parent ticker
- Euronext Amsterdam: LIGHT
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Philips (lighting)
Philips-branded lighting is sold by Signify, not by Royal Philips. Signify's annual report refers to a Trade Mark License Agreement with Koninklijke Philips N.V. and books a brand license fee in its selling costs. Signify's brands page describes the Philips lighting range as off-the-shelf LED lamps and luminaires and simple controls for the home, connected by its WiZ system, and says Philips products have been at the forefront of innovation for over 125 years.
Ownership timeline of Philips (lighting)
Where Philips (lighting) sits in Signify
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Signify
Signify controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in home care.
Also in home care
Other brands in batteries & lighting, and who owns them
Signify has more brands in batteries & lighting on Brandtree than any other owner: 4 of 20.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Energizer | Energizer Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Eveready (India) | Eveready India | 🇮🇳 India |
| Amazon Basics | Amazon | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Anker SOLIX | Anker Innovations | 🇨🇳 China |
| Duracell | Berkshire Hathaway | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BIC Lighter | BIC | 🇫🇷 France |
| Lumishore | Garmin | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Havells | Havells | 🇮🇳 India |
About the owner: Signify
Signify is a publicly listed company headquartered in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Signify is the Dutch lighting company that was formerly Philips Lighting. Its 2025 annual report, published in February 2026, describes it as headquartered in Eindhoven and listed on Euronext Amsterdam under the symbol LIGHT, with professional, consumer, OEM and conventional lighting businesses. Philips is not its parent: Signify sells lighting under the Philips name through a Trade Mark License Agreement with Koninklijke Philips N.V., and the report records a brand license fee among its costs, so the Philips lighting name is recorded here as licensed from Royal Philips, which owns the Philips brand.
🇳🇱 Philips (lighting) and other Dutch brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 61 brands that began in the Netherlands. 34 of them (56%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Philips (lighting) is not one of them.
- Bison — Bolton Group 🇮🇹
- 4PS — Hilti 🇱🇮
- Albert Heijn — Ahold Delhaize 🇳🇱
- Amstel — Heineken 🇳🇱
- B&C International — Springs Window Fashions 🇺🇸
- Becel — KKR 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Philips (lighting)?
Signify makes and sells Philips (lighting) under a licensing agreement.
Does Signify own Philips (lighting)?
No. Signify holds a licence to make and sell Philips (lighting), which is not the same as owning it. The name belongs to Philips.
Who owns the Philips (lighting) name?
Philips owns the Philips (lighting) trademark. Signify pays to use it.
Where did Philips (lighting) come from?
Philips (lighting) originated in the Netherlands.
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] Signify Annual Report 2025 — Signify N.V., Annual report, published 24 February 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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