Home Depot earnings report May 19

Home Depot is due to report first-quarter 2026 results on Tuesday, May 19, with investors set to focus on sales growth, comparable sales and any change to the retailer’s full-year outlook. The company said the earnings release and conference call are scheduled for 9 a.m. ET, with a webcast on its investor relations site. The Atlanta-based company enters the report after giving fiscal 2026 guidance in February that pointed to modest growth following a year of muted comparable sales. Home Depot said fiscal 2025 sales rose 3.2% to $164.7 billion, while comparable sales increased 0.3% companywide and 0.5% in the United States. Adjusted diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2025 fell to $14.69 from $15.24 a year earlier. (ir.homedepot.com) The stock closed at $297.51 on May 15, according to Yahoo Finance historical market data. ### What will investors look for first on Tuesday morning? First-quarter comparable sales are likely to be the first number investors parse because they show whether Home Depot generated growth from existing stores and digital channels, excluding the effect of newly opened locations. (ir.homedepot.com) Home Depot highlighted comparable sales as a central measure in its February results, when fourth-quarter comparable sales rose 0.4%. (finance.yahoo.com) Revenue and earnings per share will also be in focus. Zacks Equity Research said analysts expect Home Depot to report quarterly earnings of $3.42 per share, down 3.9% from a year earlier, on revenue of $39.31 billion, up 7.5%. ### Why does the full-year outlook matter as much as the quarter? February 24 is the last time Home Depot publicly laid out its fiscal 2026 baseline, and Tuesday’s report gives management its first formal chance to revisit that view. (ir.homedepot.com) The company said then that fourth-quarter results were “largely in-line with our expectations,” while Chief Executive Ted Decker said underlying demand was “relatively stable throughout the year” after adjusting for storms. (finance.yahoo.com) Management’s comments matter because Home Depot has been operating through high interest rates, strained housing affordability and uneven demand for larger home-improvement projects. In its 2025 annual report, the company said those pressures continued through fiscal 2025 even as it kept investing in stores, digital tools and its professional contractor business. (ir.homedepot.com) ### How much of the story is about housing and big-ticket demand? Ted Decker tied recent performance to housing conditions in the company’s February earnings release, citing “ongoing consumer uncertainty and pressure in housing.” That makes Tuesday’s call a readout not just on store traffic, but on whether homeowners and professional customers are spending on larger discretionary projects. (ir.homedepot.com) Home Depot has said its strategy remains centered on stores, interconnected retail and winning with professional customers. The company told shareholders it continued to invest through the softer demand backdrop, including store labor, merchandising and technology, while expanding its store base in faster-growing markets. (ir.homedepot.com) ### What does Home Depot’s recent history say about the setup? May 20, 2025 offers the closest year-earlier comparison for this quarter. Yahoo Finance’s earnings transcript page shows Home Depot reported first-quarter fiscal 2025 sales of $39.9 billion, U.S. comparable sales growth of 0.2% and adjusted earnings per share of $3.56, while reaffirming its annual guidance at the time. (ir.homedepot.com) Fiscal 2025 then ended with only slight comparable-sales growth for the full year, even as total sales increased. That combination left investors balancing revenue support from acquisitions and expansion against a slower recovery in underlying home-improvement demand. ### When and where will the next update come? (finance.yahoo.com) May 19 at 9 a.m. ET is the scheduled time for Home Depot’s first-quarter earnings release and webcast, according to the company’s events page and May 5 announcement. The company’s annual meeting of shareholders is scheduled for May 21 at 9 a.m. ET, and its investor relations calendar lists second-quarter results for August 18. (ir.homedepot.com 1) (ir.homedepot.com 2)