Who owns Varilux?
Varilux is owned by EssilorLuxottica (France, EPA: EL).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: EssilorLuxottica 2025 Universal Registration Document, 6 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- EssilorLuxottica SA reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Charenton-le-Pont
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Founded
- 1959
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Accessories & footwear › Eyewear
- Parent ticker
- EPA: EL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Varilux
Varilux is the progressive lens that Bernard Maitenaz, an engineer at the Paris eyewear cooperative Société des Lunetiers, created in 1959. It is sold through Essilor, now part of EssilorLuxottica, which calls it the progressive lens brand most recommended by eye care professionals, backed by more than 70 patents. The Varilux XR series launched in 2023 and Varilux Physio extensee in 2025 use AI in lens design.
Ownership timeline of Varilux
- Current owner EssilorLuxottica [1] reported
Where Varilux sits in EssilorLuxottica
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by EssilorLuxottica
EssilorLuxottica controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
Other brands in eyewear, and who owns them
EssilorLuxottica has more brands in eyewear on Brandtree than any other owner: 6 of 25.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Fielmann | Fielmann Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Aqualens | Lenskart | 🇮🇳 India |
| America's Best Contacts and Eyeglasses | National Vision | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Blenders Eyewear | Safilo | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Titan Eye+ | Titan | 🇮🇳 India |
| Warby Parker | Warby Parker | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Medical Óptica Audición | Fielmann Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Óptica & Audiología Universitaria | Fielmann Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
About the owner: EssilorLuxottica
EssilorLuxottica is a publicly listed company headquartered in Charenton-le-Pont, France. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: EL.
EssilorLuxottica is the French-Italian eyewear and lens group formed by combining Essilor, which traces its roots to a Paris cooperative of eyewear makers founded in 1849, and Luxottica, founded by Leonardo Del Vecchio in 1961. It reported revenue of 28.5 billion euros in 2025 and operated 17,750 stores at the end of that year. Alongside owned brands such as Ray-Ban, Oakley and Varilux, it makes eyewear under licence for fashion houses, Prada being its largest licence.
EssilorLuxottica: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇫🇷 Varilux and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 327 brands that began in France. 102 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Varilux is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Varilux?
The parent company of Varilux is EssilorLuxottica, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is Varilux French?
Yes. Varilux originated in France in 1959 and its owner, EssilorLuxottica, is also headquartered in France.
Is Varilux still owned by EssilorLuxottica?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Varilux is still owned by EssilorLuxottica. 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] EssilorLuxottica 2025 Universal Registration Document — EssilorLuxottica, Annual report, published 6 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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