Why does HD lag the market?
Up 8% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%.
- Free cash flow went from $16.38B in fiscal 2020 to $12.65B in fiscal 2025.
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Up 8% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%.
| The company | A $14.2B profit |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Aug 25 |
ReportReports Tue Nov 17, before the open. Every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. It rose after 2 and fell after 2 of its last 4 reports, -0.8% on average. Past reports ›
After its last 4 reports it closed -0.8% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 2 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
HD is #2 of 4 by Quality Score.
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Sales over four quarters against a year before: HD +2.5%, LOW +8.2%.
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Reports Tue Nov 17, before the open (in 7 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | -0.3% | -0.1% | -0.1% |
| May 19, 2026 | -2.6% | +0.9% | +3.6% |
| Feb 24, 2026 | +3.2% | +2.0% | -1.6% |
Sales grew in six of the last seven years, to $165B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 66.2, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 61% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $9.32 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $9.3B a year |
| Free cash flow | $15B |
| Record | Raised every year since 2009 |
4 insiders sold $3.3M across 4 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
61 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: HD is 4.1% of SCHD, 2.2% of DGRO, and 1.5% of VIG, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jul 31 to Aug 31, 2026.
Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, operating 2,364 warehouse-format stores offering more than 30,000 products in store and 1 million products online in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Its stores offer building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and decor products and provide various services, including home improvement installation services and tool and equipment rentals. The acquisition of Interline Brands in 2015 allowed Home Depot to enter the MRO business, which has been expanded through the tie-up with HD Supply (2020). The 2024 tie-up with SRS will help grow professional demand in roofing, pool, and landscaping projects, while the 2025 purchase of GMS will lift building product sales through 1,340 distribution locations.
“Our industry is highly competitive, highly fragmented, and evolving.”
HD scores 2 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #2 of 4 in Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers by Quality Score, with 2 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 8% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
HD scores 2 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #2 of 4 in Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind HD's 2.
4 insiders sold $3.3M across 4 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Kimberly R. Scardino, SVP-Finance, CAO & Controller, who sold $207K on Sep 10. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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Insider and Congress trades, the chart, and the financials, in one score.
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