Who owns Tampax?
Tampax is owned by Procter & Gamble (the United States, NYSE: PG), which has owned the brand since 21 July 1997.[1][2]
Evidence: The Procter & Gamble Company Form 10-K for fiscal 2026, note 15 - subsequent events, SEC EDGAR. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The Procter & Gamble Company verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1936
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Feminine care & incontinence › Feminine care
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: PG
- Trademark registrant
- TAMBRANDS INC. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Tampax
Tampax tampons were invented by Colorado physician Earle Haas, who patented a cardboard applicator design in 1931; the business was bought and built by Gertrude Tendrich, who made the first products on a sewing machine. Procter & Gamble acquired the brand in 1997.
What Procter & Gamble's annual report says about Tampax
Sentences about Tampax from Procter & Gamble's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
We compete in the menstrual care sub-category primarily behind our Always and Tampax brands with nearly 35% global market share.
How often Procter & Gamble names Tampax 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 Tampax
The USPTO record for the Tampax mark lists TAMBRANDS INC. as the owner of record (serial number 71323876). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[3]
Ownership timeline of Tampax
- 1997 – present Procter & Gamble [1][2] verified
Where Tampax sits in Procter & Gamble
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble controls 38 brands on Brandtree, 23 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
- Always (1983)
- Bounty (1965)
- Braun (1921)
- Charmin (1928)
- Crest (1955)
- Gillette (1901)
- Head & Shoulders (1961)
- Herbal Essences (1971)
- Ivory (1879)
- Luvs (1976)
- Native (2015)
- Olay (1952)
- Old Spice (1937)
- Oral-B (1950)
- Pampers (1961)
- Pantene (1945)
- Puffs (1960)
- Safeguard (1963)
Founded in the 1930s
- Metamucil (1934)
Other brands in feminine care, and who owns them
Procter & Gamble has more brands in feminine care on Brandtree than any other owner: 3 of 25.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Carefree | Kenvue | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Kotex | Kimberly-Clark | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Absolute | Kino Indonesia | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Femina | Square Toiletries | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh |
| Savlon Freedom | ACI Limited | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh |
| Chilly | Bolton Group | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Mia | CMPC | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| elis | Daio Paper | 🇯🇵 Japan |
About the owner: Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a publicly listed company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, founded in 1837. Brandtree records 38 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: PG.
Procter & Gamble was founded in Cincinnati in 1837 by a candle maker and a soap maker who had married sisters. It deliberately narrowed to around 65 brands in the mid-2010s, selling roughly a hundred others, and now reports through fabric and home care, baby and feminine care, beauty, health care and grooming.
Procter & Gamble: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Tampax 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; Tampax is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Tampax?
The parent company of Tampax is Procter & Gamble, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Tampax American?
Yes. Tampax originated in the United States in 1936 and its owner, Procter & Gamble, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Procter & Gamble owned Tampax?
Procter & Gamble has owned Tampax since 21 July 1997.
Is Tampax still owned by Procter & Gamble?
Yes. As of 8 October 2026, Tampax is still owned by Procter & Gamble. 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 Procter & Gamble Company Form 10-K for fiscal 2026, note 15 - subsequent events — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] The Procter & Gamble Company Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, note 2 - Acquisitions — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 10 September 1997; retrieved 25 September 2026.
- [3] USPTO: TAMPAX, serial 71323876, registration 0294959 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 25 September 2026.
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