The Home Depot Launches Material List Builder AI to Help Pros Save Time by Building Complete Job Lists Within Minutes

Rhea-AI Summary

The Home Depot (NYSE:HD) on Jan 26, 2026 launched Material List Builder AI, a free capability for Pro Xtra members inside its Project Planning tool that rapidly generates grouped, phase‑organized project material lists from voice, text, pasted documents or starter templates.

The tool produces editable draft lists, shows product recommendations with preferred pricing and inventory, and enables ordering and saved lists for repeat jobs to help professional renovators and trades save time.

Key Figures

Tile size: 12" by 18" Two mirrors: 2 mirrors Two-hour pickup: 2-hour order pickup

3 metrics

Tile size 12" by 18" Customer’s specified floor tile dimensions in example project

Two mirrors 2 mirrors Example bathroom remodel scope in AI prompt

Two-hour pickup 2-hour order pickup Order management and fulfillment service level

Market Reality Check

Price: $383.77 Vol: Volume 3,038,853 is at 0....

normal vol

$383.77 Last Close

Volume Volume 3,038,853 is at 0.74x the 20-day average of 4,109,873, indicating lighter trading. normal

Technical Shares at $383.77, trading above the 200-day MA of $373.96 and about 10.07% below the 52-week high of $426.75.

Peers on Argus

HD was up 0.72% with mixed peer moves: LOW +0.63%, AMZN +1.79%, while FND and BA...

HD was up 0.72% with mixed peer moves: LOW +0.63%, AMZN +1.79%, while FND and BABA declined. This points to stock-specific drivers around HD’s AI Pro tools.

Previous AI Reports

3 past events · Latest: Jan 13 (Positive)

Same Type Pattern 3 events

Date	Event	Sentiment	Move	Catalyst
Jan 13	AI coaching partnership	Positive	-1.0%	Adoption of Rilla’s AI coaching to standardize service and sales performance.
Nov 19	AI blueprint tool	Positive	-0.6%	Launch of Blueprint Takeoffs AI to speed material lists and quotes for blueprints.
Mar 06	AI customer assistant	Positive	-1.2%	Magic Apron AI suite launched to guide customers across products and projects.

Pattern Detected

Recent AI-related announcements have been positive in tone but followed by modest negative one-day moves, suggesting past divergence between upbeat tech news and short-term price reaction.

Recent Company History

Over the past year, The Home Depot has repeatedly highlighted AI as a strategic tool. On Mar 6, 2025, it launched the Magic Apron AI assistant, with shares down 1.2% over 24 hours. The Blueprint Takeoffs AI tool on Nov 19, 2025 saw a 0.59% decline, and the Rilla AI coaching partnership on Jan 13, 2026 coincided with a 1% drop. Today’s Material List Builder AI continues this pattern of expanding AI support for Pros across planning and execution workflows.

Historical Comparison

AI

+0.9 %

Average Historical Move

Historical Analysis

In the last three AI-tagged announcements, HD’s average one-day move was about 0.93%, despite consistently positive, capability-expanding news.

Typical Pattern

AI efforts have expanded from Magic Apron for customers to Blueprint Takeoffs for bids, Rilla for coaching, and now Material List Builder AI for Pro project planning.

Market Pulse Summary

This announcement extends HD’s AI strategy deeper into Pro workflows, enabling Material List Builder...

Analysis

This announcement extends HD’s AI strategy deeper into Pro workflows, enabling Material List Builder AI within the Project Planning tool for faster, phase-organized material lists. It complements earlier initiatives like Magic Apron and Blueprint Takeoffs, reinforcing a focus on time savings and single-supplier convenience. Investors may track Pro Xtra adoption, repeat use of saved lists, and integration with delivery and credit services as indicators of how effectively this AI capability supports larger, more complex projects.

Key Terms

ai, voice-to-text

2 terms

ai technical

"Material List Builder AI, a new capability that helps professional renovators"

Artificial intelligence (AI) is technology that enables machines to mimic human thinking and learning, allowing them to analyze information, recognize patterns, and make decisions. For investors, AI matters because it can improve how businesses operate, create new products, or identify opportunities faster and more accurately than humans alone, potentially impacting company success and market trends.

voice-to-text technical

"Voice-to-text for hands-free list creation on the jobsite or on the road."

Voice-to-text is technology that converts spoken words into written text, like a live transcriber turning a conversation into a document. Investors watch it because the tool can cut labor costs, open new markets (for accessibility and hands‑free interfaces), and generate machine-readable data that can be analyzed and monetized; its accuracy and scalability can directly affect a company’s revenue and competitive position.

AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.

AI technology quickly generates project material lists from voice prompts, text or existing documents

ATLANTA, Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, introduced Material List Builder AI, a new capability that helps professional renovators, remodelers, builders and specialty tradespeople create actionable project material lists within minutes. Material List Builder AI leverages AI technology to interpret the project intent and generate an accurate, grouped list of materials needed for the entire job – helping Pros stay on time and on budget.

Before Material List Builder AI, creating a product list could take Pros hours of searching for the right SKUs, comparing prices and manually rebuilding lists across spreadsheets or multiple project management platforms. This tedious, error‑prone process often pulled Pros away from other critical work on the job. With Material List Builder AI, that same workflow happens in minutes. There are multiple ways for Pros to quickly and easily input project details for material list generation, including:

• Write up project details using natural language. For example, a Pro could say, "We're doing a primary bathroom remodel, replacing the double vanity with a more modern one, adding new recessed lighting, two new mirrors, and a new toilet. The customer wants black 12" by 18" tile for the floor, grey hexagon tile for the shower." Material List Builder AI will then determine what materials are needed to complete the project.
• Voice-to-text for hands-free list creation on the jobsite or on the road.
• Paste an existing list from spreadsheets, texts, emails, notes apps or other documents.
• Leverage one of Material List Builder AI's starter templates for common projects, like bathroom renovations, kitchen renovations, or deck installations.

Regardless of input, Pros will receive a draft material list organized by each project phase, they can edit before accepting. Once accepted, product recommendations will populate beneath each section, complete with the Pro's preferred pricing and inventory availability. Pros can then select and order what they need to complete the project, all through a single supplier. Saved material lists will stay within the list builder tool, so if Pros are tackling a job they do often, they can quickly pull up a past list and reorder what they need, without starting from scratch each time.

Material List Builder AI is available for free to all Pro Xtra members within The Home Depot's Project Planning tool, a digital platform designed to streamline how Pros plan, manage and execute complex projects.

"Pros often tell us that their most valuable resource for any job is time, so we're focused on delivering solutions that empower Pros to work smarter and faster," said Mike Rowe, executive vice president of Pro for The Home Depot. "Material List Builder AI generates reliable, comprehensive job lists in a fraction of the time it would take to complete this process manually, and Pros can then spend more time focused on their customers and the job at hand."

In addition to Material List Builder AI and Project Planning, The Home Depot offers a suite of capabilities built to support Pro projects of any size, from smaller renovations and repairs to larger, more complex projects, including: trade credit to give Pros more flexible financing options and extended buying power through a single source; robust order management and delivery services including same day, next day or scheduled delivery, along with two-hour order pickup; a customizable account management experience; dedicated sales and service support for projects; and preferred pricing on frequently purchased materials.  

About The Home Depot
The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer. At the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2025, the company operated a total of 2,356 retail stores and over 1,200 SRS locations across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. The Company employs over 470,000 associates. The Home Depot's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index.

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FAQ

What is Material List Builder AI from The Home Depot (HD) and when did it launch?

Material List Builder AI is a tool that creates grouped project material lists from voice, text or documents; it launched on January 26, 2026.

Who can access Material List Builder AI at The Home Depot (HD)?

Material List Builder AI is available for free to all Pro Xtra members within The Home Depot's Project Planning tool.

How does Material List Builder AI generate material lists for HD customers?

It interprets project intent from natural language, voice‑to‑text, pasted lists or starter templates and returns an editable, phase‑organized draft list with product recommendations.

Can Pros order materials directly after using Material List Builder AI from HD?

Yes; once a draft list is accepted, product recommendations show preferred pricing and availability and Pros can select and order through a single supplier.

Does Material List Builder AI save past project lists for repeat use at The Home Depot (HD)?

Yes; saved material lists remain in the list builder so Pros can quickly pull up and reorder for repeat jobs.

What input methods does The Home Depot's Material List Builder AI support on the jobsite?

Supported inputs include natural language text, voice‑to‑text for hands‑free use, pasted spreadsheets or notes, and starter templates for common projects.