StocksMediumUpdated×3•Originally published 24 February 2026•Updated 24 February 2026•

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Home Depot Posts Best Quarter of 2025, Yet High Interest Rates Weigh on Shares

Key Facts

1Home Depot's quarterly comparable sales snapped a streak of misses, signaling a potential turnaround.

2The company's profit beat analyst expectations by the widest margin in years.

Home Depot (HD) shares retreated from initial gains despite reporting its best-performing fiscal quarter of 2025. The company posted adjusted earnings per share of $2.72, exceeding the $2.53 analyst estimate, on revenue of $38.2 billion. However, the retail segment remains under significant pressure due to stubbornly high interest rates affecting consumer borrowing and spending. Management's guidance for fiscal year 2026 remains cautious, projecting comparable store sales growth of only 0% to 2%. These projections, combined with ongoing margin pressures, overshadowed the quarterly earnings beat and highlighted the challenges of a cooling housing market. Investors are closely monitoring how the retailer navigates these macroeconomic headwinds and their broader impact on the DJI and the retail sector (XLY).

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Version History

Version 38 months ago

What changed: The story was updated to identify the reported quarter as the company's strongest in 2025 and to explicitly attribute the sector's underperformance to the impact of high interest rates.

Version 28 months ago

What changed: The story was updated to reflect the stock price reversal after the initial jump, management's specific FY26 guidance, and the impact of ongoing margin pressures on investor sentiment.

Version 18 months ago

What changed: Updated with specific Q4 EPS and revenue figures, noting the 3% pre-market stock increase and the context of a weak housing market and consumer caution.