Ownership profile
Who owns Burt's Bees?
Burt's Bees is wholly owned by The Clorox Company, a publicly traded consumer-goods corporation (NYSE: CLX); it was previously backed by private equity firm AEA Investors from 2004 until Clorox acquired it for $925 million in 2007, and no PE firm has been involved since.
Ownership profile
Burt's Bees
Burt's Bees Inc. (wholly owned subsidiary of The Clorox Company)
Evidence (8)
Clorox (CLX) has an active market cap of approximately $10–12 billion as of mid-2026, confirming it remains a publicly traded company
https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/clx/The Clorox Company's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol CLX, confirmed by SEC 10-K filing for FY2026
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000021076/000002107626000034/clx-20260630.htmClorox's legal name is confirmed as 'CLOROX CO /DE/' in SEC filings, a Delaware corporation with SEC file number 001-07151
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000021076/000002107626000034/clx-20260630.htmBurt's Bees is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Clorox Company, with Clorox listed as its parent since 2007
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt%27s_BeesPrivate equity firm AEA Investors purchased 80% of Burt's Bees for $173 million in 2004, with co-founder Quimby retaining a 20% share
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt%27s_BeesClorox acquired 100% of Burt's Bees from its stockholders in a merger transaction for a reported $925 million in 2007
https://bstrategyhub.com/who-owns-burts-bees/As of 2026, Burt's Bees remains fully owned by The Clorox Company and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary
https://brandsownedby.com/who-owns-burts-bees/PitchBook classifies Burt's Bees ownership status as 'Formerly PE-Backed', confirming AEA Investors' involvement has ended
https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/10613-35What's uncertain
- The legal sub-entity name 'Burt's Bees Inc.' is sourced from Crunchbase; a direct state registry check (e.g., Delaware or North Carolina) was not performed to confirm current registration status.
- AEA Investors' exit is inferred from the 2007 Clorox acquisition; no separate AEA press release or portfolio page was directly reviewed, though multiple corroborating news sources confirm the transaction.
- No privacy policy or terms-of-service data controller entity was separately reviewed in this investigation.
- Revenue figures for Burt's Bees as a standalone unit are not publicly broken out by Clorox in recent filings, so current brand-level financials could not be verified.