Who owns Pine-Sol?
Pine-Sol is owned by Clorox (the United States, NYSE: CLX), which has owned the brand since 1990.[1][2]
Evidence: The Clorox Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-08-07, SEC EDGAR, 7 August 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The Clorox Company verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Oakland, California
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1929
- Category
- Home care › Household cleaning › Surface & bathroom cleaners
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CLX
- Trademark registrant
- The Clorox Company (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Pine-Sol
Pine-Sol is a household cleaner created in 1929 by a Mississippi chemist working with pine oil, then abundant as a by-product of the local timber industry, and sold on the strength of both its disinfecting power and its smell. Clorox acquired it in 1990 and reformulated it away from pine oil in 2014.
How often Clorox names Pine-Sol 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 Pine-Sol
The USPTO record for the Pine-Sol mark lists The Clorox Company as the owner of record (serial number 85797314). That name matches the owner named above.[3]
Ownership timeline of Pine-Sol
Where Pine-Sol sits in Clorox
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Clorox
Clorox controls 12 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in home care.
Also in home care
- Brita (1966)
- Clorox (1913)
- Formula 409 (1957)
- Glad (1963)
- Kingsford (1920)
- Liquid-Plumr (1960)
- Tilex (1978)
Other brands in surface & bathroom cleaners, and who owns them
The 34 brands in surface & bathroom cleaners on Brandtree belong to 21 owners. The largest is SC Johnson, with 4; Clorox has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Method | SC Johnson | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Flash | Grupo AlEn | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Ajax | Colgate-Palmolive | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Armor All | Energizer Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Nufăr | Farmec | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| Bon Ami | Faultless Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| El Kef | Lesieur Cristal | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| Mr. Clean | Procter & Gamble | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Clorox
Clorox is a publicly listed company headquartered in Oakland, California, United States, founded in 1913. Brandtree records 12 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: CLX.
Clorox began in 1913 producing liquid bleach in Oakland, California. Procter & Gamble bought it in 1957 but was forced to divest it in 1969 after an antitrust ruling, and it has been independent since.
🇺🇸 Pine-Sol 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; Pine-Sol is not one of them.
- 3-IN-ONE — WD-40 Company 🇺🇸
- Air Wick — Reckitt 🇬🇧
- Ajax — Colgate-Palmolive 🇺🇸
- All-Clad — Groupe SEB 🇫🇷
- Amazon Basics — Amazon 🇺🇸
- American Girl — Mattel 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Pine-Sol?
The parent company of Pine-Sol is Clorox, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Pine-Sol American?
Yes. Pine-Sol originated in the United States in 1929 and its owner, Clorox, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Clorox owned Pine-Sol?
Clorox has owned Pine-Sol since 1990.
Is Pine-Sol still owned by Clorox?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Pine-Sol is still owned by Clorox. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & 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 Clorox Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-08-07 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 7 August 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] The Clorox Company: Timeline — The Clorox Company, Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026.
- [3] USPTO: PINE-SOL, serial 85797314 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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