- CEO
- Erich Harsch
- Full Time Employees
- 24,312
- Sector
- Retail trade
- Industry
- Home improvement chains
- Address
- Hornbachstrasse 11 Bornheim Germany 76879
- IPO Date
- Oct 21, 2019
- Business
- HORNBACH Baumarkt AG operates as Europe's fifth-largest DIY retailer, focusing on home improvement megastores with integrated garden centers and online sales channels serving private and commercial customers across nine countries including Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, and Sweden; the company offers an extensive assortment of building materials such as dry construction, insulation, roofing, raw construction, sanitation, drainage, and scaffolding; wood products including construction timber, moldings, OSB panels, furniture wood, model building materials, interior doors, entrance doors, windows, skylights, awnings, stairs, and garage doors; tools, garden supplies, paints, flooring, sanitary ware, heating solutions, electrical goods, and professional services encompassing project consulting, delivery, and assembly support. Founded in 1877 and headquartered at Hornbachstraße 11 in Bornheim, Germany, HORNBACH Baumarkt AG functions as the principal operating subsidiary of HORNBACH Holding AG & Co. KGaA, generating approximately 94% of group sales from its DIY segment with around half derived from Germany and net sales reaching about Euro 5.8 billion in fiscal year 2024/25. Recent developments include the acquisition of innovative startup Seniovo in late 2023 to enhance digital capabilities; the premature departure of CFO Karin Dohm in December 2024 with temporary CFO responsibilities assumed by other board members until a successor appointment in 2025; robust financial performance in fiscal year 2024/25 with solid sales stability, gross margin resilience, and strong Q1 results boosting earnings per share by 44% year-over-year; integration of sustainability strategies into group financing; and an investment grade rating from Scope Ratings in January 2025, alongside ongoing store expansions and employee share buyback programs.