{"id":137143,"date":"2023-05-31T12:53:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T12:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/?p=137143"},"modified":"2023-06-05T19:04:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T19:04:35","slug":"who-owns-home-depot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/brand-stories\/who-owns-home-depot\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Owns Home Depot? Everything You Need","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

Home Depot is one of the largest home improvement retailers in the world, with over 2,200 stores in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and China. But who owns Home Depot? Let’s find out…<\/p>

Who Owns Home Depot?<\/span><\/h2>

The name “Home Depot” was coined by Ron Brill, Pat Farrah, Bernie Marcus, and Arthur Blank when they opened their first store in 1978.<\/p>

The first two locations were in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>

With over 400,000 associates, the company generates over $130 billion in sales each year.<\/p>

For fiscal year 2022, the company reported net revenues of $135.8 billion.<\/p>

Net earnings for the fiscal year were $14.1 billion, up from $11.2 billion the previous year.<\/p>

In March 2023, Home Depot will begin trading publicly on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker HD.<\/p>

As a result, the company is owned by shareholders who can buy and sell the company’s stock on the stock market.<\/p>

Home Depot’s largest shareholders are institutional investors such as mutual funds and pension funds, which own approximately 70% of the company’s outstanding shares.<\/p>

However, the founders of Home Depot no longer own a significant stake in the company, which is a sad reality.<\/p>

Bernie Marcus retired in 2002 and sold the majority of his stock.<\/p>

Arthur Blank, who also owns the Atlanta Falcons, sold the rest of his stock in 2006.<\/p>

Ron Brill and Pat Farrah have retired from the company.<\/p>

The Current Leadership of Home Depot<\/h2>

Craig Menear, the current CEO of Home Depot, has been with the company since 1997.<\/p>

Menear has served as executive vice president of merchandising and senior vice president of Hardline at Home Depot.<\/p>

He took over as CEO in 2014, succeeding Frank Blake.<\/p>

Craig Menear is one of ten directors on Home Depot’s board of directors.<\/p>

Among the individual members are:<\/p>