Home Depot (HD) Tops Q4 EPS by 18c; offers guidance

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) reported Q4 EPS of $2.72, $0.18 better than the analyst estimate of $2.54. Revenue for the quarter came in at $38.2 billion versus the consensus estimate of $38.14 billion.

Fiscal 2026 Guidance
The company provides the following guidance for fiscal 2026:

Total sales growth of approximately 2.5% to 4.5%
Comparable sales growth of approximately flat to 2.0%
Approximately 15 new stores
Gross margin of approximately 33.1%
Operating margin of approximately 12.4% to 12.6%
Adjusted(1) operating margin of approximately 12.8% to 13.0%
Effective tax rate of approximately 24.3%
Net interest expense of approximately $2.3 billion
Diluted earnings-per-share to grow approximately flat to 4.0% from $14.23 in fiscal 2025
Adjusted(1) diluted earnings-per-share to grow approximately flat to 4.0% from $14.69 in fiscal 2025
Capital expenditures of approximately 2.5% of total sales

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