Who owns Tilex?
Tilex is owned by Clorox (the United States, NYSE: CLX).[1]
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
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Oakland, California
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1978
- Category
- Home care › Household cleaning › Bleach & disinfectant
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CLX
- Trademark registrant
- The Clorox Company (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Tilex
Tilex is a bathroom cleaner sold specifically for mould and mildew on tile grout, a narrow use that has kept it a leading brand in its category for decades without needing to compete on general cleaning. Clorox owns it, and the product is essentially a bleach solution formulated to cling to vertical surfaces.
How often Clorox names Tilex 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.
Trademark record for Tilex
The USPTO record for the Tilex mark lists The Clorox Company as the owner of record (serial number 85481991). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Tilex
Where Tilex 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)
- Pine-Sol (1929)
Other brands in bleach & disinfectant, and who owns them
The 17 brands in bleach & disinfectant on Brandtree belong to 10 owners. The largest is Grupo AlEn, with 4; Clorox has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Blancatel | Grupo AlEn | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Kalipto | Bombril | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Ecolab (institutional cleaning and sanitizing) | Ecolab | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Harpic | Reckitt | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| WC Net | Bolton Group | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Bacillol | HARTMANN | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Olimpia | La Fabril | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| S.O.S | Tempo Scan | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
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.
🇺🇸 Tilex 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; Tilex 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 Tilex?
The parent company of Tilex is Clorox, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Tilex American?
Yes. Tilex originated in the United States in 1978 and its owner, Clorox, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Tilex still owned by Clorox?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Tilex is still owned by Clorox. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] USPTO: TILEX, serial 85481991 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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