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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Home Depot (The) (HD)

Home Depot Q1 sales rise 4.8% to $41.8B; EPS falls to $3.30, guidance reaffirmed

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Home Depot reported first quarter fiscal 2026 sales of $41.8 billion, up 4.8% from a year earlier, with comparable sales up 0.6%. Net earnings fell 4.2% to $3.3 billion, or $3.30 per diluted share, and the company reaffirmed its full-year fiscal 2026 guidance, so shareholders see higher sales alongside lower profit per share.

Key points

  • Sales of $41.8 billion, up $1.9 billion or 4.8%; comparable sales up 0.6%, with U.S. comparable sales up 0.4%
  • Diluted EPS of $3.30 vs. $3.45 a year earlier; adjusted diluted EPS of $3.43 vs. $3.56
  • Fiscal 2026 guidance reaffirmed, including diluted EPS growth of approximately flat to 4.0% from $14.23 in fiscal 2025
  • Operating income of $5.0 billion, down 3.0%; operating margin 11.9% vs. 12.9%

The filing

CompanyHome Depot (The) (HD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 19, 2026, 6:06 AM ET
Accession number0000354950-26-000101

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 19, 2026.

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