Home Depot reports Q1 2026 before bell

Home Depot reported fiscal first-quarter 2026 results on Tuesday, May 19, before the opening bell, according to the company’s investor calendar and prior earnings-call notice. The company scheduled a 9 a.m. ET webcast for the release, making it one of the first major U.S. retailers to report this week. Yahoo Finance said analysts were looking for a modest quarter as high mortgage rates and a weak housing market continued to weigh on home-improvement demand. Home Depot entered the report after a difficult stretch for the stock. TipRanks said the shares had fallen more than 21% over the past year, reflecting investor concern about soft housing turnover, elevated borrowing costs and weaker discretionary spending on larger projects. Those pressures have left the company’s earnings commentary under close watch for signs of whether homeowners are still spending on repairs and renovations or pulling back further. (ir.homedepot.com) ### Which numbers and comments mattered most going into the report? Yahoo Finance said analysts expected only a modest performance from Home Depot in the quarter reported on May 19. A separate Yahoo Finance earnings preview said the company had posted positive comparable-sales figures in each of the previous four quarters, but that the gains were narrow, including increases of 0.3% and 0.1% in the two most recent quarters. That backdrop set a low bar for the first-quarter release but kept attention on whether the company could sustain even slight sales growth. (finance.yahoo.com) Home Depot’s own investor site listed the first-quarter 2026 earnings release for Tuesday, May 19, at 9 a.m. ET. The company had announced that timing on May 5 in a news release. The same events page also lists second-quarter results for August 18 and third-quarter results for November 17. ### Why are investors focused on Pro customers and DIY shoppers? HeyGoTrade said investors were watching the mix between professional contractors and do-it-yourself customers, along with how mortgage rates are affecting demand and whether builders are still supporting sales. (finance.yahoo.com) That focus reflects a basic question for Home Depot: whether spending is being held up by repair-and-maintenance work from professionals even as larger discretionary projects remain under pressure. (ir.homedepot.com) Home Depot has spent heavily to build out its Pro business, including digital tools and delivery capabilities. The company said in March that it was expanding its Pro digital experience with new project-management and artificial-intelligence tools, part of a broader push to deepen relationships with contractors and trade customers. That strategy has become more important as higher rates make consumer-led big-ticket remodeling less predictable. (finance.yahoo.com) ### How much of this is really about housing and interest rates? High mortgage rates remain central to the Home Depot story because they can reduce home sales and discourage major remodeling tied to moving. Yahoo Finance and other previews linked the company’s first-quarter setup to a weak U.S. housing market and softer demand for discretionary home projects. NBC News also placed Home Depot alongside Lowe’s, Walmart and Target as part of this week’s broader read on how consumers are handling inflation and higher energy costs. (ir.homedepot.com) Home Depot’s most recent annual filing said fiscal 2025 net sales were $164.7 billion and that the company operated more than 2,300 stores across the United States, Canada and Mexico. That scale makes the retailer a closely watched indicator for household spending on repairs, décor and larger home upgrades. ### What comes next after Tuesday’s release? Thursday, May 21, is Home Depot’s next scheduled public event after earnings. (finance.yahoo.com) The company’s investor calendar shows its annual meeting of shareholders at 9 a.m. ET that day, two days after the first-quarter release. Investors will also be able to compare Home Depot’s commentary with Lowe’s and other retail earnings later this week. (ir.homedepot.com 1) (ir.homedepot.com 2)