Who Owns Danfoss?
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Danfoss
A Danish engineering company that designs and manufactures products and solutions for refrigeration, HVAC, power and mobile hydraulics, industrial automation, and electrification to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions.
Bitten & Mads Clausen's Foundation
A Danish charitable foundation that holds shares in Danfoss A/S and provides grants for research, education, local community development, and sustainability.
Danfoss
A Danish engineering company that designs and manufactures products and solutions for refrigeration, HVAC, power and mobile hydraulics, industrial automation, and electrification to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions.
Bitten & Mads Clausen's Foundation
A Danish charitable foundation that holds shares in Danfoss A/S and provides grants for research, education, local community development, and sustainability.
Major Shareholders
Danfoss
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Bitten & Mads Clausen's Foundation Largest single shareholder; foundation was created in 1970 to secure long-term ownership of Danfoss A/S and is a primary controller of the company (see Danfoss ownership disclosures). | Institutional | - | Mar 2026 |
Clausen family (founder descendants) Members of the founder Mads Clausen’s family hold the remaining controlling shares alongside the foundation; Danfoss states the family and foundation together hold the overwhelming majority of voting power. | Family | - | Mar 2026 |
Other shareholders (employee share programs and smaller private holders) Danfoss has on occasion offered employee shares; remaining shares are held by employees and a small number of private holders. Precise public cap table not disclosed for this private company. | Other | - | Mar 2026 |
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