Who Owns H-E-B?
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H-E-B
H-E-B is a privately held American supermarket chain headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, operating hundreds of grocery stores across Texas and parts of Mexico.
H-E-B appears to be independent with no known parent company.
H-E-B
H-E-B is a privately held American supermarket chain headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, operating hundreds of grocery stores across Texas and parts of Mexico.
H-E-B appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Major Shareholders
H-E-B
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Butt family (founding family and descendants) H‑E‑B is a closely held private company. Multiple independent business and financial publications from 2022–2025 report that the extended Butt family collectively owns approximately 90% of H‑E‑B (through various family-controlled entities and partnership interests), with the balance held by employees via an internal stock/ownership plan. H‑E‑B does not publish a detailed ownership breakdown, so this figure is an external estimate but is consistently cited and treated as current through late 2025. | Family | 90.0% | — | Dec 2025 |
H‑E‑B employees via Partner Stock Plan / employee ownership program Employees ("Partners") hold a minority economic stake in H‑E‑B through the Partner Stock Plan, launched in 2015. Company announcements and later coverage describe the plan as a modified ESOP that issues non‑voting shares to eligible employees, with a long‑term goal of employees collectively owning around 10–15% of the company. Recent public sources continue to describe H‑E‑B as roughly 90% family‑owned and 10% employee‑owned, so the 10% figure here is an approximate current estimate; employees’ shares are generally characterized as non‑voting, so their aggregate voting power is treated as 0%. | Other | 10.0% | 0.0% | Dec 2025 |
HEBCO GP, LLC HEBCO GP, LLC is recorded in Texas Secretary of State and related corporate filings as the sole general partner of H‑E‑B, LP / H‑E‑B Grocery Company, LP. As general partner it directly holds the general partner interest and exercises governance and management authority over the limited partnership, while the Butt family and employees hold the significant economic interests through partnership and equity interests. The exact economic percentage owned by HEBCO GP, LLC is not publicly disclosed, so no ownership or voting percentage is assigned here. | Corporate | — | — | Dec 2025 |
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