HOME DEPOT, INC. (HD) Form 8-K — Aug 18, 2026

Key figures

Eps

4.79

Revenue

$47.9 billion (Q2 FY2026 net sales; $47,861 million exact)

Guidance

FY2026 reaffirmed: total sales growth ~2.5%-4.5%; comparable sales approximately flat to +2.0%; ~15 new stores; gross margin ~33.1%; operating margin ~12.4%-12.6%; adjusted operating margin ~12.8%-13.0%; effective tax rate ~24.3%; net interest expense ~$2.3 billion; diluted EPS growth approximately flat to 4.0% from $14.23 GAAP / $14.69 adjusted in FY2025; capex ~2.5% of total sales; includes IEEPA tariff refunds expected to partially offset unplanned fuel, energy and other input costs

Net Income

$4,766 million ($4.8 billion), up 4.7% from $4,551 million

Total Debt

$52,896 million (short-term debt $4,248M + current installments of long-term debt $4,697M + long-term debt $43,951M)

Revenue Yoy

+5.7% (increase of $2.6 billion vs. Q2 FY2025)

Total Assets

$109,384 million

Cash Position

$2,085 million

Associates

over 470,000

Sga expense

$8,424 million (+8.5%)

Gross profit

$16,115 million (+6.5%)

Retail stores

2364

Srs locations

over 1,340

Average ticket

$92.50

Operating income

$6,839 million (+4.3%)

Operating margin

14.3% (vs. 14.5% prior year)

Interest expense q2

$583 million

Adjusted diluted eps

$4.92 vs. $4.68 prior year (+5.1%)

First half net sales

$89,626 million (+5.3%)

Comparable sales growth

1.7%

Adjusted operating income

$7,017 million (+4.8%)

Adjusted operating margin

14.7%

Dividends paid six months

$4,643 million

Provision for income taxes

$1,549 million

Us comparable sales growth

1.3%

Customer transactions millions

443.2

Operating cash flow six months

$11,422 million (vs. $8,968 million prior year)

Capital expenditures six months

$1,724 million

Comparable average ticket change

+2.8%

Comparable customer transactions change

-1.0%

Diluted weighted average shares millions

996

Price after filing

Close on the filing date to close N calendar days later (from $338.86). Historical, not a forecast.