Brunswick Corporation, formerly known as the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, is an American corporation that has been developing, manufacturing and marketing a wide variety of products since 1845.

Today, Brunswick Corporation is best known for its boating-lifestyle brands such as Mercury Marine, Sea Ray, Bayliner, Crestliner, Harris Boats, and Boston Whaler.

Starting in the 1970s, the company also entered the field of arms development and manufacture. In 2015, it had sales of US$4.105 billion with net earnings of $241.4 million that year, and $276 million in 2016. Brunswick’s global headquarters is in the northern Chicago suburb of Mettawa, Illinois.

Traded as:           NYSE: BC; S&P 400 Component

Industry:              Conglomerate

Founded:            September 15, 1845

Founder:             John Moses Brunswick

Headquarters:   Mettawa, IL, U.S.

Website:              https://www.brunswick.com/