H&M Group: brands it owns and its ownership tree
H&M Group (STO: HM-B) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden that owns 6 consumer brands.[1]
H&M was founded in Västerås, Sweden in 1947 as a womenswear shop called Hennes, and added menswear after buying a hunting equipment retailer called Mauritz Widforss in 1968, which is where the second name comes from. It is the second-largest fashion retailer in the world and the Persson family controls it.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden
- Founded
- 1947
- Tickers
- STO: HM-B
- Wikidata
- Q188326
- Website
- hmgroup.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
H&M Group in numbers
- H&M Group owns 6 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is apparel, footwear & accessories with 6 brands.[1]
- 1 of its brands originated outside Sweden.
Everything H&M Group owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does H&M Group own?
H&M Group owns 6 consumer brands tracked here, including H&M, COS, & Other Stories, Arket, Monki and Weekday.
Is H&M Group a Swedish company?
Yes. H&M Group is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and was founded in 1947.
Who owns H&M Group?
H&M Group is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as HM-B on the STO.
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] H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB Annual and Sustainability Report 2025 — H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Annual report, published 26 March 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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