Home Depot (NYSE:HD) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 14.940-14.940 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 15.760. The company issued revenue guidance of $164.0 billion-$164.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $164.4 billion. Home Depot also updated its FY26 guidance to $14.94 EPS.

Home Depot Stock Up 0.5 %

NYSE:HD traded up $1.91 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $392.39. The stock had a trading volume of 1,027,006 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,209,621. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.65, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.31. The company has a market capitalization of $389.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.03 and a beta of 1.05. Home Depot has a 1-year low of $323.77 and a 1-year high of $439.37. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $401.17 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $398.42.

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The home improvement retailer reported $3.13 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.04 by $0.09. Home Depot had a return on equity of 452.60% and a net margin of 9.45%. The company had revenue of $39.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $39.15 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.82 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that Home Depot will post 15.13 EPS for the current year.

Home Depot Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $2.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 13th. This represents a $9.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.34%. This is a positive change from Home Depot’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.25. Home Depot’s payout ratio is currently 61.14%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HD has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. HSBC upgraded shares of Home Depot from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $356.00 to $410.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Home Depot from $375.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Mizuho increased their price target on Home Depot from $435.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price target on shares of Home Depot in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Home Depot from $372.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Home Depot has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $436.50.

About Home Depot

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, bath, garage doors, cabinets, cabinet makeovers, countertops, sheds, furnaces and central air systems, and windows.