Who owns Shark?
Shark, a home-care brand, is owned by SharkNinja (the United States, NYSE: SN).[1]
Evidence: SharkNinja, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-02, SEC EDGAR, 2 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- SharkNinja, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Needham, Massachusetts
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1998
- Category
- Home care › Household goods & storage › Kitchenware & small appliances
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: SN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Shark
Shark makes vacuum cleaners, robot vacuums and hair styling tools, and took substantial share from Dyson in the United States by matching features at lower prices. Its lift-away canister design is the feature most associated with the brand. SharkNinja owns it alongside Ninja, and the combined company was listed separately in 2023.
How often SharkNinja names Shark 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. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Shark
- Current owner SharkNinja [1] verified
Where Shark sits in SharkNinja
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by SharkNinja
SharkNinja controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in home care.
Also in home care
- Ninja (2009)
Other brands in kitchenware & small appliances, and who owns them
The 105 brands in kitchenware & small appliances on Brandtree belong to 36 owners. The largest is Arçelik, with 13; SharkNinja has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Arçelik | Arçelik | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| AQUA | Haier | 🇨🇳 China |
| COLMO | Midea | 🇨🇳 China |
| All-Clad | Groupe SEB | 🇫🇷 France |
| Balay | BSH | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Hamilton Beach | Hamilton Beach Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Amica | Amica | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Baratza | Breville Group | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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About the owner: SharkNinja
SharkNinja is a publicly listed company headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts, United States, founded in 1994. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: SN.
SharkNinja makes household appliances under two brands and was separated from its Hong Kong-listed parent JS Global in 2023 to list independently in New York. It competes by launching products quickly at prices below established appliance makers, and its Ninja kitchen line has grown particularly fast.
🇺🇸 Shark and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,550 brands that began in the United States. 479 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Shark 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 Shark?
The parent company of Shark is SharkNinja, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Shark American?
Yes. Shark originated in the United States in 1998 and its owner, SharkNinja, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Shark still owned by SharkNinja?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Shark is still owned by SharkNinja. 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] SharkNinja, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-02 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 2 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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