The Home Depot, Inc., commonly known as Home Depot, is the largest home improvement retailer in the United States, supplying tools, construction products, and services. The company is headquartered in incorporated Cobb County, Georgia, with an Atlanta mailing address.
| Revenue (TTM) | $169.18B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $55.49B |
| EBITDA | $24.65B |
| Operating Margin | 12.90% |
| Return on Equity | 104.30% |
| Return on Assets | 12.10% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $170.20 |
| Book Value | $16.65 |
| Price-to-Book | 21.34 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 2.06 |
| EV/Revenue | 2.454 |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.30 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 4.60% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.70% |
| Shares Outstanding | $997.69M |
| Float | $995.98M |
| % Insiders | 0.07% |
| % Institutions | 76.72% |
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Housing turnover is at a record low, and Home Depot stock is down about 11% over the past year. The one reason to buy: Management says customers have the means to spend on big projects and are waiting for more certainty.
Home Depot can keep raising its dividends even if the housing market stays chilly. Its scale should insulate it from the next market crash.
Home Depot (HD) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.
Home Depot just posted a quarter that beat expectations, but the housing market remains frozen at historical lows and shares are still in the red for the year.
ATLANTA, Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, announced today that it will hold its Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call on Tuesday, November 17, at 9 a.m. ET. A webcast will be available by logging onto http://ir.homedepot.com/events-and-presentations and selecting the Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call icon or directly at https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=tz6tzaIE.
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