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HD vs W

Side-by-side comparison of Home Depot Inc. (HD) and Wayfair Inc. (W): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both companies sit in the Consumer Discretionary sector. HD focuses on RETAIL: Building Materials, while W focuses on Catalog/Specialty Distribution.
  • HD is the larger of the two at $382.76B, about 24.9x W ($15.35B).
  • Over the past year, HD is down 5.9% and W is up 153.9% - W leads by 159.8 points.
  • Both names hit the wire about 5 times in the past 4 weeks.
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceHD-5.88%W+153.90%
2025-04-28+0.00%2026-04-24
MetricHDW
Company
Home Depot Inc.
Wayfair Inc.
Price
$335.66-1.32%
$78.76+2.46%
Market cap
$382.76B
$15.35B
1M return
+1.00%
-1.24%
1Y return
-5.88%
+153.90%
Industry
RETAIL: Building Materials
Catalog/Specialty Distribution
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2014
News (4w)
5
5
Recent ratings
25
25
HD

Home Depot Inc.

The Home Depot, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer. It operates The Home Depot stores that sell various building materials, home improvement products, building materials, lawn and garden products, and décor products, as well as provide installation, home maintenance, and professional service programs to do-it-yourself and professional customers. The company also offers installation programs that include flooring, cabinets and cabinet makeovers, countertops, furnaces and central air systems, and windows; and professional installation in various categories sold through its stores and in-home sales programs, as well as acts as a general contractor to provide installation services to its do-it-for-me customers through third-party installers. In addition, it provides tool and equipment rental services. The company primarily serves homeowners; and professional renovators/remodelers, general contractors, handymen, property managers, building service contractors, and specialty tradesmen, such as electricians, plumbers, and painters. It also sells its products online. As of August 10, 2021, the company operated 2,298 Home Depot retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces, and Mexico. The Home Depot, Inc. was incorporated in 1978 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

W

Wayfair Inc.

Wayfair Inc. engages in the e-commerce business in the United States and internationally. It provides approximately twenty-two million products for the home sector under various brands. The company offers online selections of furniture, décor, housewares, and home improvement products through its sites, including Wayfair, Joss & Main, AllModern, Birch Lane, and Perigold brands. Wayfair Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.