FN Browning Group

The FN Browning Group, formerly known as the Herstal Group, is the parent company of the small arms manufacturers FN Herstal and Browning Arms Company, which market the Browning, Winchester and FN brands. It is headquartered in Liège, Belgium with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Finland, Portugal and France.^[3] FN Browning Group is also a shareholder in the Japanese company, Miroku Co., Ltd.^[4]

FN Browning Group S.A.

Company type	Public
Industry	Firearms
Predecessor	Fabrique Nationale Browning International
Founded	1889; 136 years ago (1889)
Headquarters	Herstal, Liège, Liège, Wallonia , Belgium
Key people	Julien Compère (CEO) Baudouin de Hepcée(CFO)
Products	Firearms, ammunitions, accessories, optoelectronics, clothing
Brands	FN Herstal Browning Winchester Miroku
Revenue	€907 million (2023)[1]
Net income	€75 million (2023)[1]
Owner	Walloon Region[2]
Number of employees	>3,000 (2023)
Website	fnbrowninggroup.com

History

Since 1997, FN Browning Group has been 100% owned by the Walloon Region of Belgium, who purchased the remaining shares from GIAT.^[2]

On 15 June 2024, Herstal Group changed its name to FN Browning Group.^[5]

FN Browning Group was interested in January 2025 to purchase Sofisport, which "employs a total of 1,000 people at fifteen active sites in France, Italy, Spain, the UK and Canada. Its subsidiaries, including Nobel Sport, Cheddite and Sofiam, specialize in the manufacture of ammunition and the production of components including powders, shotshell cases and primers."^[6] At the time, the FN Browning Group employed over 3,000 people and had "seven production sites in Belgium, Portugal, Finland, the United States and the United Kingdom".^[6][7]