Last checked Jul 25, 2026
BAND-AID® Brand (brand owned and distributed by Kenvue Inc.; formerly Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health)band-aid.comBAND-AID® Brand (brand owned and distributed by Kenvue Inc.; formerly Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health) is not currently listed as private-equity-owned.
Ownership & Acquisition History
BAND-AID® is a consumer brand owned/distributed by Kenvue Inc., a publicly traded company, and is not currently controlled by a private equity firm.
Notes
- Band-Aid is a brand (not a standalone operating company); ownership is assessed at the brand owner level (Kenvue Inc.).
- Johnson & Johnson separated Kenvue in 2023 and subsequently eliminated its remaining stake via a debt-for-equity exchange in fiscal Q2 2024, indicating no ongoing J&J control.
- Kenvue is a public company; public-company ownership is not treated as private-equity ownership under the provided definition.
Sources
- Consumer products
Johnson & Johnson - States consumer brands including Band-Aid are owned by Kenvue Inc. (independent publicly traded company since August 2023).
- What is Kenvue? 8 important things to know about us
Kenvue - Lists BAND-AID® Brand bandages as part of Kenvue’s brand portfolio.
- Johnson & Johnson 2025 Annual Report
Johnson & Johnson - Explains J&J retained 9.5% of Kenvue after August 23, 2023 exchange offer and completed a debt-for-equity exchange of the retained stake in fiscal Q2 2024.
- Discover the History and Innovation of BAND-AID® Products
BAND-AID® Brand (band-aid.com) - Provides brand origin year (1920) and identifies Earle Dickson as the inventor/creator of the BAND-AID® adhesive bandage.
- Earle Dickson
Lemelson-MIT Program - States Earle Dickson invented Band-Aid while working for Johnson & Johnson as a cotton buyer in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
- File:Band-Aid logo.svg
Wikimedia Commons - Source for a current Band-Aid logo file and the direct SVG asset URL.
- https://kenvuepro.com/en-us/our-brands
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- https://legalclarity.org/who-owns-band-aid-from-johnson-johnson-to-kenvue/
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- https://www.band-aid.com/products
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- https://www.kenvue.com/brands?trk=article-ssr-frontend-pulse_little-text-block
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- https://www.jnj.com/CH/our-company-history
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- https://www.softschools.com/inventions/history/band_aids_history/17/
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Ownership FAQ
Is BAND-AID® Brand (brand owned and distributed by Kenvue Inc.; formerly Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health) owned by private equity?
No. BAND-AID® Brand (brand owned and distributed by Kenvue Inc.; formerly Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health) does not currently appear to be private-equity-owned.
Who owns BAND-AID® Brand (brand owned and distributed by Kenvue Inc.; formerly Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health)?
Kenvue Inc. (NYSE: KVUE) — publicly traded consumer health company
When was BAND-AID® Brand (brand owned and distributed by Kenvue Inc.; formerly Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health) last checked?
This page was last checked on Jul 25, 2026.