Home Depot set to report May 19

Home Depot is scheduled to report first-quarter fiscal 2026 results on Tuesday, May 19, according to the retailer’s investor relations calendar. The company’s events page lists the earnings release for 9 a.m. ET and a webcast the same morning. Analysts tracked by Yahoo Finance expect the Atlanta-based home improvement chain to post earnings of $3.41 a share for the quarter ended April 2026, down from $3.56 a year earlier. Traders in the options market are pricing in a move of about 5% in either direction after the report, according to an Investopedia analysis published Friday. ### What exactly is Home Depot scheduled to release on May 19? Home Depot’s investor relations page lists “Q1 2026 The Home Depot, Inc. Earnings Release” for Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 9 a.m. ET. The same page lists later earnings dates for Aug. 18 and Nov. 17, and the company’s annual meeting for May 21. Wall Street Horizon separately lists the May 19 earnings date as confirmed and says the report is due before market open. (ir.homedepot.com) MarketBeat and other earnings calendars also list the report for May 19 before the bell, but Home Depot’s own events page is the primary company source. ### What are analysts expecting this quarter? Yahoo Finance showed 30 analysts forecasting average earnings per share of $3.41 for the current quarter, with estimates ranging from $3.34 to $3.58. (ir.homedepot.com) The same page showed average revenue expectations of $41.51 billion from 27 analysts. The year-earlier comparison on Yahoo Finance was $3.56 per share, indicating analysts are bracing for a modest decline in profit from the same quarter last year. (wallstreethorizon.com) Yahoo’s estimates page also showed the current-quarter EPS estimate has edged down from $3.62 90 days ago to $3.41. ### What did Home Depot say the last time it reported? Home Depot said on Feb. 24 that fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 sales were $38.2 billion, down 3.8% from a year earlier, while adjusted diluted earnings per share were $2.72 versus $3.13 a year earlier. (finance.yahoo.com) The company said the prior-year quarter included a 14th week that added about $0.30 to adjusted diluted earnings per share. For fiscal 2025, Home Depot reported sales of $164.7 billion, up 3.2%, and comparable sales up 0.3%, according to the same earnings release. The company also raised its quarterly dividend by 1.3% to $2.33 per share and provided fiscal 2026 guidance. ### What guidance is already on the table for fiscal 2026? (ir.homedepot.com) Home Depot said in its Feb. 24 earnings release that it expected fiscal 2026 total sales growth of about 2.8% and comparable sales growth of about 1.0%. The company said it expected about 13 new stores in fiscal 2026 and adjusted diluted earnings per share to decline about 2% from fiscal 2025. (ir.homedepot.com) CNBC, citing comments from executives after that report, said Home Depot expected organic sales to increase by a mid-single-digit percentage in fiscal 2026. The company’s annual report also said it plans to complete its roughly 80-store expansion goal in fiscal 2027 and then open about 15 to 20 stores per year after that. ### How much movement are traders expecting after the results? (ir.homedepot.com) Investopedia reported Friday that options markets imply Home Depot shares could move about 5% in either direction by the end of the week following earnings. Yahoo Finance carried the same analysis in a syndicated item and said the stock had slipped recently ahead of the report. (cnbc.com) Home Depot shares closed at $297.51 on May 15, according to Yahoo Finance’s quote page, and traded slightly higher after hours. That leaves the stock below the average analyst price target figures published by several market-data services, though those targets can change after earnings. ### What comes next after Tuesday’s report? May 19 is the next scheduled milestone for Home Depot investors, with the company set to post first-quarter results and host its webcast at 9 a.m. (investopedia.com) ET. Two days later, on May 21, Home Depot is scheduled to hold its annual meeting of shareholders, according to the company’s events page. (ir.homedepot.com) (finance.yahoo.com)