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Who owns Dr Pepper?

Dr Pepper is an American soft-drink brand owned by Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., a US company listed on Nasdaq and headquartered in Frisco, Texas. The brand was created in Waco, Texas, in 1885; the original Dr Pepper Company no longer exists as its owner.

United States connection

Direct

Origin
United States
Sourced connections
2
High confidenceLast checked Oct 2026

Key facts

Brand
Dr Pepper
Founded
1885
Origin
United States
Owner
Keurig Dr Pepper
Manufacturing
Unknown

Why Whownit classifies Dr Pepper this way

  • Origin

  • Owned by a US company

    Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., a Delaware corporation listed on Nasdaq, holds the brand in its US Refreshment Beverages segment.

Sources: company filings, company websiteAll sources

Ownership snapshot

  1. Dr Pepper

  2. owned by

    Keurig Dr Pepper

    Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

  3. owned by

    Public shareholders

Owned by Keurig Dr Pepper

Dr Pepper is owned by Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. Keurig Dr Pepper is publicly traded.

Country connections

Each relationship is recorded separately, with its own sources.

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Sources

Primary sources are listed first. Facts on this page were last checked in Oct 2026.

  1. sec.gov

    Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. Form 10-K, fiscal year 2025 (opens in a new tab)
    SEC filingAccessed Oct 1, 2026

  2. keurigdrpepper.com

    140 Years of Flavor: Dr Pepper's Legacy of Innovation (opens in a new tab)
    CompanyAccessed Oct 1, 2026

Quick answers

Who owns Dr Pepper?

Dr Pepper is owned by Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. Keurig Dr Pepper is publicly traded.

Which country owns Dr Pepper?

Dr Pepper is owned by Keurig Dr Pepper, which is headquartered in the United States.

Where is Dr Pepper from?

Created in 1885 at Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store in Waco, Texas, by the pharmacist Charles Alderton.

Is Dr Pepper an American brand?

Whownit records 2 sourced connections between Dr Pepper and the United States (Origin, Brand rights). At least one is direct — through the company itself.