Flooring Brand Ownership: What's Under Your Feet?

Your Mohawk carpet and your Pergo laminate are made by the same company. Your Quick-Step flooring and your Karastan rug share a parent too. The flooring industry is one of the most concentrated categories in home improvement, with a single company controlling more brands than most consumers realise.

Mohawk Industries alone owns over 20 flooring brands. Add in Shaw Industries (owned by Berkshire Hathaway) and a handful of other players, and the "choice" in your local flooring store is largely an illusion of brand variety under a few corporate umbrellas.

Mohawk Industries: The World's Largest Flooring Company

Mohawk Industries (NYSE: MHK) is the world's largest flooring manufacturer. The company reported 2025 net sales of $10.8 billion, with approximately 54% generated in the United States and 46% internationally. Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lorberbaum has transformed Mohawk from an American carpet manufacturer into a global flooring powerhouse over the past two decades.

Mohawk operates through three segments:

The full Mohawk brand portfolio includes:

Global Ceramic: Daltile, American Olean, Decortiles, Eliane, Elizabeth, EmilGroup, KAI, Kerama Marazzi, Marazzi, Ragno, Vitromex

Flooring North America: Mohawk, Karastan, Godfrey Hirst, Mohawk Group, Durkan, Mohawk Home, Quick-Step, Pergo, IVC Resilient Design, Aladdin Commercial, Foss, Portico

Flooring Rest of World: Quick-Step, Pergo, IVC Home, Moduleo, Leoline, Lentex, Unilin, Unilin Insulation, Unilin Panels, Mohawk Group, Godfrey Hirst, Redbook, GH Commercial, Feltex

That is over 30 brands from a single company. When you compare Pergo and Quick-Step at a flooring store, you are comparing two brands owned by the same parent. Mohawk acquired both through its acquisition of Unilin (Quick-Step's parent) in 2005 and Pergo in 2013.

Mohawk's Q1 2026 results showed net sales of $2.7 billion, up 8.0% as reported. The company noted that the flooring "industry has been in a recession for almost four years" but expects economic conditions to improve in 2026 with housing markets benefiting from lower mortgage rates.

Shaw Industries: The Berkshire Hathaway Subsidiary

Shaw Industries is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. Founded in 1967 in Dalton, Georgia, Shaw is one of the largest carpet and resilient flooring manufacturers in the world.

Shaw's brand portfolio includes:

• Shaw - residential and commercial carpet
• Patcraft - commercial carpet tile and broadloom
• Philadelphia Commercial - commercial flooring
• Anderson Tuftex - hardwood and carpet
• Coretec - waterproof vinyl plank and tile

Berkshire Hathaway acquired Shaw Industries in 2001. Under Berkshire ownership, Shaw has operated with significant autonomy, consistent with Warren Buffett's approach to wholly owned subsidiaries. Shaw is a major part of Berkshire Hathaway's building products portfolio, which also includes Benjamin Moore paint and MiTek building solutions.

For more on Berkshire Hathaway's consumer brand portfolio, see our analysis of what brands Berkshire Hathaway owns.

Mannington Mills: The Family-Owned Independent

Mannington Mills is one of the few major flooring companies that remains independent. The company is privately held and family-owned, now in its fifth generation of family leadership. Founded in 1915 in Salem, New Jersey, Mannington has approximately $650 million in revenue.

Mannington claims to be the only US manufacturer offering a full range of commercial flooring from a single source, including LVT (luxury vinyl tile), carpet, resilient sheet, rubber, hardwood, and wall base. The company operates through several divisions:

• Mannington Residential - residential flooring
• Mannington Commercial - commercial flooring
• Amtico - luxury vinyl tile (UK-based subsidiary)

Mannington acquired The Dixie Group's Masland brand in 2021, adding to its commercial carpet portfolio. The company remains committed to its family-owned, privately held structure, which gives it flexibility to invest for the long term without quarterly earnings pressure.

Other Key Players

The flooring industry includes several other notable companies:

• Tarkett is a French public company and one of the largest resilient flooring manufacturers globally. Tarkett operates in over 100 countries with brands including Tarkett, Tandus Centiva, and Johnsonite.
• Interface (NYSE: IFS) is the global leader in modular carpet tile. The company pioneered the concept of carbon-neutral flooring and has a strong sustainability focus.
• Armstrong Flooring separated from Armstrong World Industries and operates as an independent company. The brand is well known in residential and commercial resilient flooring.
• The Dixie Group (NASDAQ: DXYQ) manufactured the Masland brand before Mannington acquired it in 2021.

What This Means for Consumers

Flooring brand ownership has direct implications for your renovation budget:

• Comparing products from the same parent: When you compare Pergo and Quick-Step laminate flooring, you are comparing two Mohawk-owned brands. The products may use different designs and marketing, but they share corporate R&D, manufacturing infrastructure, and quality standards.
• Shared manufacturing platforms: Mohawk's Unilin division developed the click-lock laminate technology that Pergo, Quick-Step, and other brands use. The same underlying technology appears across multiple brands in the Mohawk portfolio.
• Brand tiering within Mohawk: Mohawk positions its brands at different price points. Pergo targets the mid-market. Quick-Step is positioned as premium. Karastan is the high-end rug and carpet brand. Understanding this tiering helps you evaluate whether a price difference reflects genuine quality differences or simply brand positioning.

The flooring industry has been in a recession for nearly four years, as Mohawk CEO Jeffrey Lorberbaum noted in February 2026. This pressure may trigger further consolidation as smaller players struggle to compete with Mohawk's scale and Shaw's Berkshire backing.

For more on how consolidation limits consumer choice, see our analysis of why competing brands are often owned by the same company and our guide to what a brand portfolio strategy is. You can also read about what brands Berkshire Hathaway owns for more on Shaw's corporate parent.

FAQ

Who owns Mohawk flooring?

Mohawk Industries (NYSE: MHK) is a publicly traded company headquartered in Calhoun, Georgia. Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lorberbaum has led the company's transformation from a carpet manufacturer into the world's largest flooring company. The company had 2025 net sales of $10.8 billion.

Are Pergo and Quick-Step the same company?

Yes, both are owned by Mohawk Industries. Mohawk acquired Quick-Step through its purchase of Unilin in 2005 and acquired Pergo in 2013. Both brands operate within Mohawk's Flooring NA and Flooring ROW segments. They are positioned at different price points, with Quick-Step generally targeting the premium segment.

Who owns Shaw flooring?

Shaw Industries is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett's holding company. Berkshire acquired Shaw in 2001. Shaw operates with significant autonomy under Berkshire ownership and is one of the largest carpet and resilient flooring manufacturers in the world.

Is Mannington independent?

Yes. Mannington Mills is privately held and family-owned, now in its fifth generation. Founded in 1915, the company has approximately $650 million in revenue and is one of the few major flooring companies that has not been acquired by a larger corporation.

Conclusion

The flooring industry is one of the most concentrated categories in home improvement. Mohawk Industries controls over 30 brands across ceramic, carpet, laminate, and vinyl flooring. Shaw Industries, owned by Berkshire Hathaway, controls several more. When you shop for flooring, the brand names on the shelf suggest competition, but the corporate structures above them tell a different story.

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Explore Related Brands

• Mohawk - World's largest flooring company, NYSE: MHK
• Pergo - Laminate flooring, owned by Mohawk Industries
• Quick-Step - Premium laminate and LVT, owned by Mohawk
• Karastan - High-end rugs and carpet, owned by Mohawk
• Daltile - Ceramic and porcelain tile, owned by Mohawk
• Shaw - Carpet and resilient flooring, owned by Berkshire Hathaway

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Sources

1. Mohawk Industries. "Form 10-K for fiscal year 2025." February 24, 2026. SEC EDGAR 2. Mohawk Industries. "Reports Q4 2025 Results." February 12, 2026. ir.mohawkind.com 3. Mohawk Industries. "Reports Q1 2026 Results." April 30, 2026. ir.mohawkind.com 4. Mohawk Industries. "About." mohawkind.com 5. Mannington Mills. "Mannington Commercial." manningtoncommercial.com

All brand ownership data verified through WhoBrands.com's proprietary research methodology. Last updated: May 1, 2026.