The Home Depot Inc HD
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
The Home Depot Inc is a mega-cap company in the Consumer Cyclical sector (Home Improvement Retail), with a market value of $282.2B, based in the USA.
It employs about 470,000 people and has been listed since Sep 22, 1981.
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.
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 19.8 versus 27.0 for the median of the Consumer Cyclical sector in our universe (18 companies) — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 6% versus the same quarter last year.
The average analyst price target is 377.19, 33% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 5% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- ⚠️ Net debt is 3.6× shareholders' equity — high leverage.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 10 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (21 vs 0).
- ✅ Pays a dividend (1.6% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 3.5% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLY -0.5%).
It set a new one-year low this week.
This week's news
- The artificial vs. 'authentic' economy: Mike Rowe on AI's 'dangerous' skilled labor shortage finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Robinhood unveils weekend trading, while Disney plans a third round of layoffs finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Is It Worth Investing in Home Depot (HD) Based on Wall Street's Bullish Views? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Is Home Depot (HD) A Bargain After Its Buyback Pause And Share Price Slide? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- 3 Profitable Stocks We Approach with Caution finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Home Depot (HD) Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investors finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.