Timberland is owned by VF Corporation (the United States, NYSE: VFC), which acquired the brand on 13 September 2011 for $2.3 billion.[1][2] Timberland was founded in 1973 in New Hampshire and was independent until 2011.
Evidence: V.F. Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-05-20, SEC EDGAR, 20 May 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Timberland introduced the waterproof yellow boot in 1973, made with injection moulding that eliminated the stitching where water got in. Adopted by New York hip-hop culture in the 1990s, it became a fashion item. VF acquired the company in 2011 for $2 billion.
Sentences about Timberland from VF Corporation's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
In the first quarter of Fiscal 2026, VF realigned its reportable segments to reflect a change in how the Timberland brand is managed and the CODM's key areas of focus.
VF began managing its Timberland and Timberland PRO brands as one operating segment during the first quarter of Fiscal 2026.
The Timberland brand offers style-forward and weather-ready footwear, apparel and accessories that combine performance benefits and versatile styling for men, women and children.
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full VF Corporation ownership tree →
See the full VF Corporation brand portfolio (7) →
VF Corporation controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
The 82 brands in footwear on Brandtree belong to 31 owners. The largest is Caleres, with 7; VF Corporation has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Allen Edmonds | Caleres | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cartago | Grendene | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Ekisha | Servis | 🇵🇰 Pakistan |
| Alexandre Birman | Azzas 2154 | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Bahamas | Relaxo | 🇮🇳 India |
| Blondo | Steve Madden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bocage | Groupe Eram | 🇫🇷 France |
| CCC | MODIVO | 🇵🇱 Poland |
VF Corporation is a publicly listed company headquartered in Denver, Colorado, United States, founded in 1899. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: VFC.
VF Corporation began in 1899 as a Pennsylvania glove maker and became one of the largest apparel groups in the world by acquiring outdoor, workwear and denim brands. It spun off its jeans business as Kontoor Brands in 2019, taking Lee and Wrangler out of the portfolio.
VF Corporation: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
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; Timberland is not one of them.
VF Corporation acquired Timberland for about $2.3 billion, adding its yellow boot to an outdoor portfolio that already held The North Face and Vans. Timberland had published an environmental and labour footprint on its boxes since 2006, unusually for footwear at the time.
The parent company of Timberland is VF Corporation, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Yes. Timberland originated in the United States in 1973 and its owner, VF Corporation, is also headquartered in the United States.
VF Corporation completed its acquisition of Timberland on 13 September 2011, after announcing the deal on 13 June 2011. The deal was valued at $2.3 billion (enterprise value).
Timberland was an independent company from its founding in 1973 in New Hampshire until VF Corporation acquired it in 2011.
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Timberland is still owned by VF Corporation. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
Report a correction Opens a pre-filled GitHub issue. See our corrections policy.
Brandtree needs to remember this choice and does not set any other cookie unless you accept.
If you choose “Accept all”, we also use Google Analytics cookies to count visits and see which pages help, so we can improve the site.
If you choose “Accept required”, no analytics cookie is set. Google Analytics still receives a cookieless ping with the page address and your IP address. No advertising is used either way. Privacy policy