Quiksilver
Sign in to saveAlso known as Quiksilver, Inc., Quiksilver Inc
Quiksilver is a brand of surf-inspired apparel and accessories that was founded in 1969 in Torquay, Victoria, but is now based in Huntington Beach, California. It is one of the world's largest brands of surfwear and boardsport-related equipment. The parent company changed its name in March 2017 from Quiksilver, Inc. to Boardriders, Inc., and is the owner of the brands Quiksilver, Roxy and DC Shoes. In 2018, Boardriders acquired Billabong International Limited, gaining the Billabong, Element, Von Zipper, RVCA and XCEL brands. Authentic Brands Group bought Boardriders and its associated brands a
OverviewAI-generated
Quiksilver is an operating entity established in 1969. It is categorized under the industry of Men's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments, with a Standard Industrial Classification code of 2320. The company is incorporated in the state of Delaware.
The organization employs 7500 people. Its fiscal year ends on October 31. Quiksilver is associated with surf and snowboard clothing.
Synthesized by Vinony from 12 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Firecrawl, SEC EDGAR. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Quiksilver
- Company.logo
- 250px|class=skin-invert
- Company.logo_size
- 250
- Company.former_name
- Quiksilver, Inc.
- Company.type
- Private
- Company.founders
- Alan GreenJohn Law
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.key_people
- Dave Tanner (CEO)
- Company.industry
- Sports equipment
- Company.foundation
- in Torquay, Victoria, Australia
- Company.fate
- U.S. retail licensee Liberated Brands liquidated on 25 April 2025;North-American men’s license reassigned to O5 Apparel and women’s to Velocity Global Brands in February 2025.
- Company.location_city
- Huntington Beach, California
- Company.location_country
- U.S.
- Company.revenue
- US$1.81 billion (2013)
- Company.net_income
- US$82.3 million (2013)
- Company.num_employees
- 5,700
- Company.parent
- Authentic Brands Group
- Company.products
- Swimsuits, clothing, footwear, accessories
via Wikipedia infobox
Company
- Industry
- Men's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments
- State of incorporation
- DE
- Entity type
- operating
- Latest filing
- 15-12B · 2016-03-14
- Jurisdiction
- US-DE
- Headquarters
- Huntington Beach, US
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- public company
- Country
- France
- Headquarters
- Huntington Beach
- Owned by
- Authentic Brands Group
- Parent organization
- Authentic Brands Group
- Subsidiary
- Element Skateboards
- Industry
- textile industry
- Employees
- 7500
- Revenue
- 1810000000
- Stock exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation
- Sport
- skateboarding
- Official website
- www.quiksilver.fr
- Image
- Quiksilver shop at Wet n Wild Water World.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- product or material produced
- fashion accessory
- inception
- 1969-01-01
- location of formation
- Australia
- Commons category
- Quiksilver
- described at URL
- www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/quiksilver-inc-history
- social media followers
- 235000
- net profit
- 82300000
Sources (10)
via Wikidata · CC0
~27 min read
Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Recent corporate history
- Roxy
- Brand image
- Controversy
- See also
- References
- External links
It seems you're in Germany. Redirect to [GERMANY](https://www.quiksilver.de/) ?
Yes, pleaseNo, thanks
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Quiksilver” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.