The Home Depot, Inc. reports developments tied to its home improvement retail business, Pro contractor strategy and specialty trade distribution platform. The company operates warehouse-format stores and digital channels for building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, decor, installation services, and tool and equipment rentals across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Recurring news for HD includes quarterly earnings calls, investor presentations, dividend and guidance updates, technology leadership, marketing partnerships, and acquisitions that expand Pro-facing distribution. The SRS Distribution subsidiary adds coverage in roofing, building products, interior and construction products, landscape, pool and HVAC distribution, extending Home Depot's role beyond retail stores into trade-focused supply channels.
Hertz and The Home Depot (HD) launched a nationwide Military Appreciation Month initiative beginning May 1, 2026, offering transportation, travel benefits and home-upgrade prizes for service members. Three winners receive a car from Hertz Car Sales, Husky tool sets, and $1,000 Home Depot gift cards; one winner gets an additional garage storage upgrade.
Eligible military buyers can get up to $1,000 off Hertz Car Sales purchases through July 4, 2026, and Home Depot Verified Military Discount members receive Hertz Five Star status during the promotion.
The Home Depot (NYSE:HD) launched AI-powered customer service phone agents on April 22, 2026, built on Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience. A 50-store pilot showed AI agents understand caller intent in under 10 seconds and deliver help four times faster than traditional phone menus. The system supports real-time translation, can initiate service requests, build project-based shopping carts, send product links to pre-filled carts, and always offers a direct path to a human associate. Expansion to all U.S. stores is planned over the coming year.
The Home Depot (NYSE:HD) named Dr. Franziska "Fran" Bell as executive vice president and chief technology officer, effective April 6, 2026. Bell will lead technology, product management, data and AI, drawing on roles at Ford, BP, Uber and Toyota to drive enterprise integration of agentic AI.
Her appointment targets seamless, data-driven experiences for associates, DIY and Pro customers as the company advances AI-led customer and operational improvements.
The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) said CFO Richard McPhail will present at the J.P. Morgan Retail Round Up Forum on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ET. The presentation will be webcast live and archived at the company’s Events and Presentations page, available about one hour after the event.
At fiscal year-end 2025, the company operated 2,359 stores and over 1,250 SRS locations across the U.S., territories, Canada and Mexico, and employed more than 470,000 associates.
The Home Depot (NYSE:HD) subsidiary SRS Distribution has agreed to acquire Mingledorff's, a wholesale HVAC distributor with 42 locations in five southeastern states, adding HVAC as a new SRS vertical. HVAC raises The Home Depot's total addressable market by ~$100 billion to $1.2 trillion. Closing is expected in Q2 fiscal 2026, subject to regulatory approvals; funding will be from cash and debt. Management continuity is planned, with Mingledorff's CEO and senior team remaining in place.
The Home Depot (NYSE:HD) is the Official Home Improvement Retailer of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and launched a national campaign with David Beckham on March 19, 2026. Highlights include a $10,000 gift-card sweepstakes plus a trip to the Final, in-store adidas scarf offers with select Makita purchases, a June 6 kids workshop, and Beckham-themed fan festival experiences.
The program outfits 475,000 associates with special-edition aprons and offers immersive "Beckham's Backyard" activations at FIFA Fan Festivals.
The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) expanded its Pro digital experience on March 18, 2026 to give Pro Xtra members a single workspace for project management, materials and team collaboration. Key additions include a Material List Builder AI, real-time delivery tracking, complex order scheduling and shared access controls. The platform is free for Pro Xtra members via web and the mobile app and will be highlighted during Pro Xtra Week, March 23–29, 2026, with special offers and demos.
The Home Depot (NYSE:HD) launches its Spring Starts event from March 19 to April 1, 2026, offering seasonal deals on plants, soils, outdoor power equipment, grills and patio furniture. Savings are available in-store, online at homedepot.com and via the Home Depot mobile app, while supplies last.
New AI tool "Magic Apron" helps customers plan lawns, diagnose plants and visualize yard makeovers on the garden center section of homedepot.com.
The Home Depot Foundation (NYSE: HD) launched a nationwide Path to Pro Education Grants program with an initial $1 million investment on March 10, 2026 to fund tool and equipment upgrades for accredited K-12 schools, community colleges and nonprofits. Grants are up to $10,000 per organization and will be awarded on a rolling basis to modernize skilled trades training spaces across all 50 states.
The program builds on Path to Pro, a $50 million initiative; the Foundation says Path to Pro has introduced ~600,000 people to the trades and certified over 70,000 participants.
The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) will launch the industry's first real-time delivery tracker for big and bulky building materials by the end of Q1 2026. The feature, on the mobile app and homedepot.com, shows minute-by-minute GPS tracking, truck route visibility, and remaining stops to help Pro customers plan jobsite work.
The capability is powered by the new The Home Depot Driver Handheld application, which transmits live GPS from delivery trucks to provide up-to-the-minute ETA updates for concrete, drywall, lumber and other large-item deliveries.