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Prestige Consumer to buy Breathe Right brand in $1.05 billion deal

By Thomson Reuters Mar 20, 2026 | 5:24 AM

March 20 (Reuters) – U.S. consumer health products maker Prestige Consumer Healthcare said on Friday it would ​buy the Breathe Right ‌brand and other assets from Foundation Consumer Healthcare in a deal valued at $1.045 billion.

The deal also equates to about $900 million ‌after ​tax benefits, Prestige said.

The ⁠acquisition of Breathe ⁠Right, a popular nasal strip brand, represents the company’s expansion into a new category.

The Breathe Right brand, ​set to be the largest in Prestige’s portfolio, had a ⁠revenue of about $200 ⁠million and core profit of $95 ​million in 2025.

“Today’s acquisition fits squarely ​within our disciplined M&A framework and ‌the Breathe Right brand enhances our portfolio over the long-term,” Prestige CEO Ron Lombardi said.

The transaction is ⁠expected to close during the first half of 2027.

The company expects this acquisition ⁠to be ‌accretive to its core ⁠profit.

Prestige, which develops and ​distributes ‌over-the-counter health and personal care ​products in ⁠North America, Australia and other global markets, beat third-quarter revenue estimates on Thursday.

(Reporting by Sahil Pandey and Koyena Das in Bengaluru; Editing by ​Shreya Biswas)