Home Depot (HD) reported $41.35 billion in revenue for the quarter ended October 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 2.8%. EPS of $3.74 for the same period compares to $3.78 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $40.99 billion, representing a surprise of +0.88%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -1.84%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $3.81.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Home Depot performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Comparable store sales - YoY change: 0.2% versus 1.3% estimated by nine analysts on average.
- Number of stores - Retail: 2,356 versus the five-analyst average estimate of 2,357.
- Comparable store sales - U.S. - YoY change: 0.1% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 1%.
- Sales per store: $17.55 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $17.38 million.
- Number of customer transactions - Retail: 393.5 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of 403.35 million.
- Average ticket - Retail: $90.39 versus the two-analyst average estimate of $89.20.
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Shares of Home Depot have returned -7.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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