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Although the tragedy of the commons takes farmers as an example, it is in fact companies that are held accountable for the destruction of the commons. This article examines the ties between companies and the commons. These last few years have seen a shift, with companies turning toward the protection of the commons. In this respect, the PACTE law marks a turning point where major corporations are being obliged to take the environment into consideration. This legal milestone, along with shareholder and associative activism, has made companies a commons in relation to their stakeholders. This rationale also applies to corporate activity, as attested by the functional economy, as well as by the emergence since 2016 of blockchain-based Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), which can be considered veritable commons. The traditional property-based conception of companies is thus fundamentally called into question by the commons.