Who owns Dove?
Dove is owned by Unilever (the United Kingdom, LSE: ULVR).[1]
Key facts
- Current owner
- Unilever PLC verified
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, London
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1957
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Bath, soap & hand care › Bar soap & body wash
- Parent ticker
- LSE: ULVR NYSE: UL AEX: UNA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Dove
Dove launched in the United States in 1957 with a moisturising beauty bar that its makers insisted was not soap, because a quarter of it was moisturising cream. The brand later expanded into body wash, deodorant, hair care and men's grooming, and became known for advertising that used unretouched models rather than professional ones. It is one of Unilever's largest brands by turnover.
Ownership timeline of Dove
Where Dove sits in Unilever
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- Axe
- Bango
- Brut
- Cif
- Clear
- Close-Up
- Colman's
- Comfort
- Degree
- Dermalogica
- Domestos
- Dove
- Dove Men+Care
- Grüns (80%)
- Hellmann's
- Horlicks
- Hourglass Cosmetics
- Impulse
- Kate Somerville
- Knorr
- Lifebuoy
- Lipton
- Liquid I.V.
- Living Proof
- Lux
- Lynx
- Maizena
- Marmite
- Murad
- Nexxus
- Nutrafol
- OMO
- Paula's Choice
- Pepsodent
- Persil
- Pond's
- Pot Noodle
- Radox
- Rexona
- Royco
- SheaMoisture
- Signal
- Simple
- Snuggle
- St. Ives
- Suave
- Sunlight
- Sunsilk
- Sure
- Tatcha
- The Vegetarian Butcher
- TRESemmé
- Vaseline
- VO5
- Zendium
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Dove?
The parent company of Dove is Unilever, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Dove American or British?
Dove originated in the United States in 1957, but it is owned today by Unilever, which is headquartered in the United Kingdom. So Dove is an American-origin brand under British ownership.
Is Dove still owned by Unilever?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Dove is still owned by Unilever. 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] Unilever PLC Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-12 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 12 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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