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ATLANTA - Home Depot (NYSE:HD), the $411 billion market cap home improvement giant, announced Monday it has extended the expiration date of its tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of GMS Inc. at $110.00 per share in cash. According to InvestingPro analysis, Home Depot currently shows a GOOD financial health score, suggesting strong positioning for this strategic move.
The offer, previously set to expire on August 22, has been extended until September 3, 2025, according to a company press release. The extension allows additional time to satisfy remaining conditions, including the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the Canadian Competition Act.
As of the original deadline, approximately 29,310,002 shares had been validly tendered and not withdrawn, representing about 77% of GMS’s outstanding shares. Stockholders who have already tendered their shares do not need to take any further action.
The acquisition, announced on June 29, 2025, remains subject to regulatory approvals and the condition that a majority of GMS shares be tendered. Home Depot’s wholly owned subsidiary, Gold Acquisition Sub, Inc., is conducting the tender offer.
Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, operates more than 2,353 retail stores across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, along with over 800 branches and 325 distribution centers. The company employs more than 470,000 associates.
The tender offer is being made pursuant to the previously announced merger agreement between Home Depot, its subsidiary, and GMS. Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, LLC is serving as the depositary for the tender offer, while D.F. King & Co., Inc. is acting as the information agent.
In other recent news, Home Depot announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $2.30 per share, marking the 154th consecutive quarter of dividend payments to shareholders. The company also received early antitrust clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice for its proposed acquisition of GMS Inc., a key step in its tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of GMS. Analyst firms have been active in updating their outlooks on Home Depot, with RBC Capital raising its price target to $401, citing modest improvements in demand following the second-quarter results.
UBS reiterated its Buy rating and maintained a $475 price target, highlighting Home Depot’s market share gains in the U.S., where its comparable sales outperformed the Census Bureau retail sales category. Despite second-quarter results that slightly missed consensus expectations, KeyBanc noted improving trends, as Home Depot posted a 1.4% increase in U.S. comparable sales, its strongest performance in over two years. July sales growth reached 3.3%, indicating sequential improvement throughout the quarter. These developments reflect the company’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its market position and financial performance.
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