Who owns Scholl?
Scholl is owned by Reckitt (the United Kingdom, LSE: RKT).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Reckitt Benckiser Group plc Annual Report and Accounts 2025, 5 March 2026 (archived copy). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Reckitt Benckiser Group plc reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Slough
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1906
- Category
- Consumer health › First aid & wound care › Bandages & wound care
- Parent ticker
- LSE: RKT
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Scholl
Scholl was founded in 1906 by a Chicago shoemaker who qualified as a doctor to give his foot care products authority. Reckitt holds the brand outside North America, covering insoles, foot files and footwear. In North America the Dr. Scholl's name belongs to a different company, so the brand has two separate owners by territory.
Ownership timeline of Scholl
Where Scholl sits in Reckitt
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Reckitt
Reckitt controls 20 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in consumer health.
Also in consumer health
Other brands in bandages & wound care, and who owns them
The 21 brands in bandages & wound care on Brandtree belong to 13 owners. The largest is HARTMANN, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Atrauman | HARTMANN | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Biatain | Coloplast | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Aquacel | Convatec | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Allevyn | Smith+Nephew | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Nexcare | 3M | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Hansaplast | Beiersdorf | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Pantinol Plus | Birzeit Pharmaceutical | 🇵🇸 Palestine |
| Cipladine | Cipla | 🇮🇳 India |
About the owner: Reckitt
Reckitt is a publicly listed company headquartered in Slough, United Kingdom, founded in 1999. Brandtree records 20 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: RKT.
Reckitt was formed in 1999 by the merger of Britain's Reckitt & Colman with the Dutch-German Benckiser. It concentrates on hygiene, health and nutrition, and has been shrinking its portfolio since a difficult acquisition of infant formula maker Mead Johnson in 2017.
🇺🇸 Scholl 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, Scholl among them.
- Advil — Haleon 🇬🇧
- Alka-Seltzer — Bayer 🇩🇪
- Band-Aid — Kenvue 🇺🇸
- Breathe Right — Prestige Consumer Healthcare 🇺🇸
- Bufferin (United States) — Genomma Lab 🇲🇽
- Doan's — Dr. Reddy's 🇮🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Scholl?
The parent company of Scholl is Reckitt, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Scholl American or British?
Scholl originated in the United States in 1906, but it is owned today by Reckitt, which is headquartered in the United Kingdom. So Scholl is an American-origin brand under British ownership.
Is Scholl still owned by Reckitt?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Scholl is still owned by Reckitt. 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] Reckitt Benckiser Group plc Annual Report and Accounts 2025 — Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, Annual report, published 5 March 2026; retrieved 23 October 2026. The original address no longer opens it, so the link goes to an archived copy (original address).
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