Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, operating 2,359 warehouse-format stores offering more than 30,000 products in store and 1 million products online in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Its stores offer building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and decor products and provide various services, including home improvement installation services and tool and equipment rentals. The acquisition of Interline Brands in 2015 allowed Home Depot to enter the MRO business, which has been expanded through the tie-up with HD Supply (2020). The 2024 tie-up with SRS will help grow professional demand in roofing, pool, and landscaping projects, while the 2025 purchase of GMS will lift building product sales through 1,250 distribution locations.

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Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement retailer, with sales of $165 billion for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2026. The company, which is based in Atlanta, sells appliances, tools, paint, lumber, plumbing, electrical, garden, and other home improvement supplies in warehouse-sized stores that average 104,000 enclosed square feet and an additional 24,000 in the outside garden department. About 34% of sales came from building materials (electrical, lumber, plumbing), 34% from decor (appliances, flooring, kitchen, bath, paint), and 32% from hardlines (hardware, tools, garden). The company's total selling space is about 243 million square feet. At the end of FY26, Home Depot had 2,360 stores and approximately 470,000 associates. Approximately 28% of U.S. stores are in California, Florida, and Texas. About 8% of the stores are in Canada, and 6% are in Mexico. We will update the revenue breakdown after we review the annual report. The company has approximately 1,200 SRS Distribution branches and 120 HD Supply facilities. The company's fiscal year ends on the Sunday nearest to January 31. The current fiscal 2027 has 52 weeks.

Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, operating 2,359 warehouse-format stores offering more than 30,000 products in store and 1 million products online in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Its stores offer building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and decor products and provide various services, including home improvement installation services and tool and equipment rentals. The acquisition of Interline Brands in 2015 allowed Home Depot to enter the MRO business, which has been expanded through the tie-up with HD Supply (2020). The 2024 tie-up with SRS will help grow professional demand in roofing, pool, and landscaping projects, while the 2025 purchase of GMS will lift building product sales through 1,250 distribution locations.