The stock ticker symbol for Tommy Hilfiger on the New York Stock Exchange was TOM.
Tommy Hilfiger Corporation went public in 1992, as the American fashion label expanded rapidly during the decade. Its ordinary shares traded under the three-letter symbol “TOM,” a compact abbreviation of the founder’s name and the brand identity.
The ticker belonged to Tommy Hilfiger Corporation, not to Tommy Hilfiger personally. The company later became a publicly traded subsidiary after its acquisition by Apax Partners in 2006, when shareholders received $16.80 per share and the NYSE listing ended.
A common mix-up is confusing TOM with PVH, the ticker used by PVH Corp. after it acquired Tommy Hilfiger in 2010. Tommy Hilfiger remains a major PVH brand, but TOM is the historical symbol associated with the standalone company.