Home Depot sells home improvement products, building materials, lawn and garden products, décor and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) supplies, in stores and online. It also offers installation services and tool and equipment rental. At the end of fiscal 2025 it operated 2,359 stores in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam), Canada and Mexico. A typical store stocks approximately 30,000 to 40,000 items during the year, including its own brands such as Husky, Hampton Bay and Glacier Bay.
Its customers are consumers, both do-it-yourself homeowners and homeowners who hire someone to do the work, and professionals such as contractors, remodelers, tradespeople and property managers. Online sales, from its websites and apps, were 15.9% of net sales in fiscal 2025. It reports the U.S., Canada and Mexico together as one segment. It also owns SRS, bought in fiscal 2024, which distributes roofing, landscape and pool supplies to specialty trade professionals. In fiscal 2025 SRS bought GMS, a distributor of drywall, ceilings, steel framing and related products; at the end of fiscal 2025, SRS had over 1,250 locations in the U.S. and Canada. Its HD Supply subsidiary sells MRO products to multifamily, hospitality, healthcare and government housing facilities, among others.
Home Depot competes with other home improvement retailers, hardware stores, building materials supply houses, lumber yards, warehouse clubs, online retailers and many others. Its sales are generally highest in its second fiscal quarter, in the spring. It employed approximately 472,400 associates at the end of fiscal 2025.