Who owns Windex?
Windex is owned by SC Johnson (the United States).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: SC Johnson — our products and brands, S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Racine, Wisconsin
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1933
- Category
- Home care › Household cleaning › Surface & bathroom cleaners
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Windex
Windex glass cleaner was created in 1933 and was originally so flammable that it had to be sold in metal cans. Its formulation was changed and its blue colour became its most recognisable feature. SC Johnson acquired the brand from Bristol-Myers in 1993.
Ownership timeline of Windex
- Current owner SC Johnson [1] reported
Where Windex sits in SC Johnson
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by SC Johnson
SC Johnson controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in home care.
Also in home care
Other brands in surface & bathroom cleaners, and who owns them
SC Johnson has more brands in surface & bathroom cleaners on Brandtree than any other owner: 4 of 34.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Formula 409 | Clorox | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Flash | Grupo AlEn | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Ajax | Colgate-Palmolive | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Armor All | Energizer Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Nufăr | Farmec | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| Bon Ami | Faultless Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| El Kef | Lesieur Cristal | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| Mr. Clean | Procter & Gamble | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: SC Johnson
SC Johnson is a family-owned company headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin, United States, founded in 1886. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control.
SC Johnson has been owned and run by five generations of the Johnson family since 1886, when it began selling parquet flooring and then the wax to care for it. It publishes no financial statements.
🇺🇸 Windex and other American brands
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; Windex 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 Windex?
The parent company of Windex is SC Johnson, a family-owned company headquartered in the United States.
Is Windex American?
Yes. Windex originated in the United States in 1933 and its owner, SC Johnson, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Windex still owned by SC Johnson?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Windex is still owned by SC Johnson. 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] SC Johnson — our products and brands — S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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