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HD Consumer Latest YouTube: Q1 2026

Home Depot Inc.

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Quarters tracked
1
YouTube quarters live
1
Latest video
Q1 2026
YouTube available
Yes
Current price
$349.40
+12.25 (+3.63%)
Trailing / Forward P/E
24.57x
Forward: 21.43x
Market cap / Volume
Volume:
Revenue / Earnings Growth
-3.8%
Earnings: -14.2%
Margins
10.1% op
Gross: 33.3% · Net: 8.6%
Balance sheet
1.06x current
Debt / Equity: 514.4
52-week range / Beta
$315.31 - $426.75
Beta: 1.08
Analyst target
$408.21
Upside: 16.8%
Cash / shareholder return
2.48% FCF yield
Dividend yield: 2.74%

Company context

Industry: Home Improvement Retail
Country: United States
Employees:
Price to book: 27.16x
Return on equity: 145.5%
The Home Depot, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States and internationally. It sells various building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and décor products, as well as facilities maintenance, repair, and operations products. The company also offers installation services for flooring, water heaters, baths, garage doors, cabinets, cabinet makeovers, countertops, sheds, furnaces and central air systems, and windows. In addition, it provides tool and equipment rental services. The company serves consumers, such as do-it-yourself homeowners and do-it-for-me customers; and professional renovators/remodelers, general contractors, small to medium homebuilders, maintenance professionals, handymen, property managers, building service contractors and specialty tradespeople, such as electricians, landscapers, plumbers, painters, pool contractors, and roofers. It sells its products through websites and its mobile applications, including homedepot.com; homedepot.ca and homedepot.com.mx; blinds.com, justblinds.com, and americanblinds.com for custom window coverings; thecompanystore.com, an online site for textiles and décor products; hdsupply.com for maintenance, repair, and operations products and related services; and srsdistribution.com, heritagelandscapesupplygroup.com, and heritagepoolsupplygroup.com for roofing and building materials, landscape, and pool products; and The Home Depot stores. The Home Depot, Inc. was incorporated in 1978 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Market context for HD

Competitive view

HD vs. two close competitors

This section compares the current company against two nearby peers on valuation, growth, margins, balance-sheet strength, and investment setup. Green generally marks the strongest relative figure for that row, while red marks the weakest.

Home Depot Inc.
HD
YouTube
Latest video
Q1 2026
Growth profile looks mature or currently muted, which can cap multiple expansion unless execution improves.
Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.
Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.
Balance-sheet leverage is elevated, so investors should watch refinancing costs and how much flexibility management really has.
Walmart Inc.
WMT
Latest video
YouTube link pending
Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.
Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.
Valuation already asks investors to pay up, so the upside case depends on continued execution staying strong.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Costco Wholesale
COST
YouTube
Latest video
Q1 2026
Growth profile looks strong right now, with above-average top-line and/or earnings momentum.
Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.
Valuation already asks investors to pay up, so the upside case depends on continued execution staying strong.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Market Cap
More scale can mean deeper resources and resilience, although bigger does not automatically mean better upside.
HD
$348.01B
Home Depot Inc.
WMT
$1.02T
Walmart Inc.
COST
$443.82B
Costco Wholesale
Trailing P/E
Lower trailing P/E can indicate a cheaper valuation relative to trailing earnings, but it may also reflect slower growth or higher perceived risk.
HD
24.6x
Home Depot Inc.
WMT
46.7x
Walmart Inc.
COST
52.1x
Costco Wholesale
Forward P/E
Forward P/E is often a better read on what investors are paying for the next year of earnings power.
HD
21.4x
Home Depot Inc.
WMT
38.8x
Walmart Inc.
COST
44.5x
Costco Wholesale
Revenue Growth
Higher revenue growth usually signals stronger demand, market share gains, or a business still in expansion mode.
HD
-3.8%
Home Depot Inc.
WMT
5.6%
Walmart Inc.
COST
21.5%
Costco Wholesale
Earnings Growth
Faster earnings growth matters because it shows management is converting sales momentum into shareholder value.
HD
-14.2%
Home Depot Inc.
WMT
-19.0%
Walmart Inc.
COST
45.5%
Costco Wholesale
Operating Margin
Higher operating margin suggests better operating discipline, pricing power, or a structurally stronger business model.
HD
10.1%
Home Depot Inc.
WMT
4.6%
Walmart Inc.
COST
3.7%
Costco Wholesale
Gross Margin
Gross margin helps show how much product-level pricing power and unit economics a company has before overhead.
HD
33.3%
Home Depot Inc.
WMT
24.9%
Walmart Inc.
COST
12.9%
Costco Wholesale
Net Margin
Higher net margin means more of each dollar of revenue reaches the bottom line after all costs.
HD
8.6%
Home Depot Inc.
WMT
3.1%
Walmart Inc.
COST
3.0%
Costco Wholesale
Return on Equity
ROE shows how efficiently management turns shareholder capital into profits, though leverage can inflate it.
HD
145.5%
Home Depot Inc.
WMT
21.9%
Walmart Inc.
COST
29.6%
Costco Wholesale
Free Cash Flow Yield
Higher free cash flow yield can indicate a stronger cash return relative to the stock's market value.
HD
2.5%
Home Depot Inc.
WMT
1.0%
Walmart Inc.
COST
1.5%
Costco Wholesale
Debt to Equity
Lower leverage usually means less balance-sheet risk, though capital-intensive sectors naturally run higher debt loads.
HD
514.39x
Home Depot Inc.
WMT
64.44x
Walmart Inc.
COST
60.26x
Costco Wholesale
Current Ratio
A stronger current ratio usually signals better short-term liquidity and more room to absorb shocks.
HD
1.06x
Home Depot Inc.
WMT
0.79x
Walmart Inc.
COST
1.06x
Costco Wholesale
Beta
Lower beta often means lower volatility versus the market, while higher beta usually brings a rougher ride.
HD
1.08
Home Depot Inc.
WMT
0.66
Walmart Inc.
COST
0.98
Costco Wholesale
Dividend Yield
Dividend yield matters for income-focused investors, but a high yield can also reflect a stressed stock price.
HD
2.7%
Home Depot Inc.
WMT
0.8%
Walmart Inc.
COST
0.5%
Costco Wholesale
Analyst Upside
Higher analyst upside suggests the Street still sees room between current price and consensus fair value.
HD
16.8%
Home Depot Inc.
WMT
7.0%
Walmart Inc.
COST
7.2%
Costco Wholesale

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Quarterly archive for HD

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Q1 2026
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Quarterly earnings-analysis entry for Home Depot Inc.. Use the YouTube link on the right to jump straight into that quarter's video when it is live.