Ownership profile
Who owns Windex?
Windex is a brand wholly owned by S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc., a large privately held, family-owned consumer goods company with no known private equity involvement — the Johnson family has maintained sole control since 1886.
Ownership profile
Windex
S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Evidence (7)
S. C. Johnson & Son is a privately held, family-owned corporation headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin, with Windex listed among its brand portfolio.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._C._Johnson_%26_SonForbes identifies the Wisconsin-based Johnson family as the owner of SC Johnson, with H. Fisk Johnson III as chairman and CEO and fifth-generation family leader.
https://www.forbes.com/profile/sc-johnson/Windex is owned by S. C. Johnson & Son, which acquired the brand from The Drackett Company in 1992.
https://www.windex.com/en-us/about-windexSC Johnson's own official communications describe it as a private family company not beholden to Wall Street.
https://scjohnson.com/en/news-stories/official-communications/sc-johnson-family-companyWikipedia's Windex infobox lists the current owner as S. C. Johnson & Son, with previous owners being Drackett and Bristol-Myers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WindexNo known private-equity or institutional control stakes in S. C. Johnson have been reported through 2024–2025; ownership is concentrated in the Johnson family and associated trusts.
https://portersfiveforce.com/blogs/owners/scjohnsonThe company has remained privately held with no significant changes through public stock offerings or major external equity investments; the Johnson family retains complete control.
https://businessmodelcanvastemplate.com/blogs/owners/scjohnson-who-ownsWhat's uncertain
- S. C. Johnson & Son is a private company and does not file public financial disclosures, so internal equity arrangements (e.g., minority family trusts or employee stakes) cannot be fully verified from public sources.
- The exact legal sub-entity that holds the Windex trademark within the S. C. Johnson corporate structure was not confirmed; trademark registry records on Justia required login to view the current registrant address.
- Ownership details are accurate as of mid-2026 based on the most recent available sources; no PE involvement was identified in any source.