Who owns Tarte?
Tarte is owned by KOSÉ (Japan, TSE: 4922), which has owned the brand since 2014.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Key facts
- Current owner
- KOSÉ Corporation reported
- Owned since
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Cosmetics & fragrance › Makeup
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 4922
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Tarte
Tarte is an American cosmetics company that KOSÉ acquired in 2014 as a wholly owned subsidiary, and KOSÉ made no further acquisitions until it bought Thailand's PURI in December 2024. KOSÉ says Tarte is recognised as one of the most successful examples of a Japanese company acquiring a US brand, and it is one of the three businesses, with DECORTÉ and ALBION, at the centre of the group's profit structure.
Ownership timeline of Tarte
Where Tarte sits in KOSÉ
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Tarte?
The parent company of Tarte is KOSÉ, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Tarte American or Japanese?
Tarte originated in the United States, but it is owned today by KOSÉ, which is headquartered in Japan. So Tarte is an American-origin brand under Japanese ownership.
Since when has KOSÉ owned Tarte?
KOSÉ has owned Tarte since 2014.
Is Tarte still owned by KOSÉ?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Tarte is still owned by KOSÉ. 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] KOSÉ REPORT 2025 Integrated Report — KOSÉ Corporation, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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