who owns home depot

Home Depot does not have a single private “owner.” It is a publicly traded company whose shares are owned by many institutional and individual investors, with no parent company controlling it.

Who officially “owns” Home Depot?

• Home Depot, Inc. is an independent, publicly traded corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker HD.

• That means ownership is split among shareholders who buy and hold its stock, rather than one family or a parent conglomerate.

Biggest shareholders right now

Among thousands of shareholders, several large asset managers stand out as the largest holders of Home Depot stock.

• The Vanguard Group – the largest single shareholder, with a bit over 10% of Home Depot’s shares as of late 2025.

• BlackRock – holds a bit over 7.5% of the company through its funds and ETFs.

• State Street (State Street Global Advisors) – another major index fund manager with around 4–5% of the shares.

• Other sizable holders include Capital Group, Geode Capital Management, Morgan Stanley, Charles Schwab Investment Management, UBS, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund (Norges Bank Investment Management), and Northern Trust, each with roughly 1–3% stakes.

Overall, institutional investors hold the majority of Home Depot’s stock (around 70–74%), while the general public (individual investors) holds roughly a quarter.

Simple HTML table of top shareholders

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      <th>Shareholder</th>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Approx. ownership</th>
      <th>Notes</th>
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      <td>The Vanguard Group, Inc.</td>
      <td>Institutional</td>
      <td>~10%</td>
      <td>Largest shareholder via index and mutual funds.[web:1]</td>
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      <td>BlackRock, Inc.</td>
      <td>Institutional</td>
      <td>~7–8%</td>
      <td>Owns shares mainly through iShares and other funds.[web:1][web:3]</td>
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      <td>State Street Global Advisors</td>
      <td>Institutional</td>
      <td>~4–5%</td>
      <td>Part of the “Big Three” index fund managers.[web:1][web:3]</td>
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      <td>Other institutions (Capital Group, Geode, Morgan Stanley, etc.)</td>
      <td>Institutional</td>
      <td>Mostly 1–3% each</td>
      <td>Collectively help make institutional ownership ~70–74%.[web:1][web:5]</td>
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      <td>General public (individual investors)</td>
      <td>Retail</td>
      <td>~26%</td>
      <td>Includes small investors, employees, and insiders.[web:1][web:5]</td>
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Founders vs. current owners

• Home Depot was co‑founded in 1978 by Bernard Marcus and Arthur Blank, who helped build it into the world’s largest home‑improvement retailer.

• After the company’s IPO in 1981, ownership shifted to the broader market; the founders are no longer the controlling owners, though their legacy and some shareholdings remain part of the story.

Who runs it day to day?

• The company is overseen by a board of directors and led by professional executives such as the chair and CEO (recent years have included leaders like Craig Menear and Edward “Ted” Decker in those roles).

• These executives manage strategy and operations, but they work for the shareholders, who ultimately “own” the company through their stock.

Bottom line: If you own Home Depot stock (HD), you are one of the many partial owners of the company—alongside giant investment firms and other individual investors.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.