Briggs & Stratton

Briggs & Stratton Corporation
TypePrivate
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1908 (1908)
FounderStephen Foster Briggs
Harold M. Stratton
FateBankrupt and sale under section 363 to KPS Capital partners
HeadquartersWauwatosa, Wisconsin, U.S.
Key peopleKristina Cerniglia (CEO)
ProductsGasoline engines, Home Standby Generators, Lithium-Ion Batteries
RevenueDecrease US$1.786 billion (2017)
Increase US$86 million (2017)
Increase US$57 million (2017)
Total assetsDecrease US$1.451 billion (2017)
Total equityIncrease US$559 million (2017)
OwnerKPS Capital Partners
Number of employees
3,800 (2024)
Websitebriggsandstratton.com

Briggs & Stratton Corporation is an American manufacturer of small engines with headquarters in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

Engine production averages 10 million units per year as of April 2015. The company reports that it has thirteen large facilities in the U.S. and eight more in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Mexico, and the Netherlands. The company's products are sold in over 100 countries across the globe.