Who owns Vista Optical?
Vista Optical is owned by National Vision (the United States, NASDAQ: EYE).[1]
Evidence: National Vision Holdings, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-04, SEC EDGAR, 4 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- National Vision Holdings, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Duluth, Georgia
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Accessories & footwear › Eyewear
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: EYE
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Vista Optical
Vista Optical is the name National Vision trades under where it is a tenant in someone else's premises, an arrangement it calls its Host brands. At 3 January 2026 there were 53 Vista Optical shops on United States military bases and 18 inside Fred Meyer stores. Eye examinations in nearly all of them are given by independent optometrists, and the glasses are made in the same central laboratories as the group's other chains. The company warns that these shops depend on its agreements with the hosts being renewed.
What National Vision's annual report says about Vista Optical
Sentences about Vista Optical from National Vision's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
We have two Host brands consisting of 53 Vista Optical locations on military bases and 18 Vista Optical locations within select Fred Meyer stores as of January 3, 2026.
We derive revenues and operating cash flows from our relationships with our Host partners through our operation of, as of January 3, 2026, 18 Vista Optical locations within select Fred Meyer stores and 53 Vista Optical locations on select military bases.
Additionally, the loss of our Vista Optical locations could impair our ability to attract and retain management and retail associates, compete for managed vision care contracts, obtain favorable terms, such as discounts and rebates, from optical vendors and generate cash to fund our business and service our debt obligations.
How often National Vision names Vista Optical 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 more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Vista Optical
- Current owner National Vision [1] verified
Where Vista Optical sits in National Vision
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full National Vision ownership tree →
See the full National Vision brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by National Vision
National Vision controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
Other brands in eyewear, and who owns them
The 25 brands in eyewear on Brandtree belong to 7 owners. The largest is EssilorLuxottica, with 6; National Vision has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Arnette | EssilorLuxottica | 🇫🇷 France |
| Fielmann | Fielmann Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Aqualens | Lenskart | 🇮🇳 India |
| Blenders Eyewear | Safilo | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Titan Eye+ | Titan | 🇮🇳 India |
| Warby Parker | Warby Parker | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Oakley | EssilorLuxottica | 🇫🇷 France |
| Oliver Peoples | EssilorLuxottica | 🇫🇷 France |
About the owner: National Vision
National Vision is a publicly listed company headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, United States. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: EYE.
National Vision is one of the largest optical retailers in the United States and works at the value end of the market, selling eye examinations, glasses and contact lenses. At its 2025 year end on 3 January 2026 it had 1,250 shops under four names: two it calls its owned brands, America's Best and Eyeglass World, and two Vista Optical chains run inside other organisations' premises. It does its business through a wholly owned subsidiary, National Vision, Inc., from offices in Duluth, Georgia. The optical shops it once ran inside Walmart stores are gone: that partnership ended in 2024 and is reported as a discontinued operation.
National Vision: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Vista Optical and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Vista Optical is not one of them.
- 7 For All Mankind — Delta Galil 🇮🇱
- AKHG — Duluth Holdings 🇺🇸
- Adore Me — Victoria's Secret 🇺🇸
- Aerie — American Eagle Outfitters 🇺🇸
- All in Motion — Target 🇺🇸
- Allen Edmonds — Caleres 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Vista Optical?
The parent company of Vista Optical is National Vision, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Vista Optical American?
Yes. Vista Optical originated in the United States and its owner, National Vision, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Vista Optical still owned by National Vision?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, Vista Optical is still owned by National Vision. 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] National Vision Holdings, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-04 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 4 March 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
Report a correction Opens a pre-filled GitHub issue. See our corrections policy.