The Home Depot, Inc. (HD)

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Home Depot (HD 3.84%) has one of the most successful stocks in history. The stock launched its initial public offering (IPO) in 1981, just two years after its founding.

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Shareholders in Home Depot (HD 3.84%) are getting more coins in their pockets, and they reacted happily to this news on Friday. As a group, they pushed the DIY retailer's stock up by almost 4% during that trading session, a lift that was more than good enough to beat the S&P 500 index's rather frothy 1.5% increase.

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Jerome Powell signals Fed easing cycle, but caution is warranted given the labor market's rapid weakening and persistent inflation. Retail earnings highlight margin pressures from tariffs, with Walmart and Home Depot both warning of price hikes to offset rising costs.

Consumer spending has largely stayed strong so far and the pinch from higher duties hasn't been as severe as some companies had feared. Scot Ciccarelli, a retail analyst for Truist, said retailers are raising prices "but not nearly to the degree that might have been expected in early April.

Home Depot (HD -1.07%) continued to see a recovery when it reported its fiscal second-quarter results. The stock rose on the news, although it's up less than 5% year to date as of this writing.

Home Depot (HD -1.07%) provided an investor update that could change your opinion about its prospects.

ATLANTA , Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, today announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $2.30 per share. The dividend is payable on September 18, 2025, to shareholders of record on the close of business on September 4, 2025.

ATLANTA , Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home Depot ® announced today that the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR Act"), in connection with The Home Depot's previously announced tender offer to purchase, through its wholly owned subsidiary Gold Acquisition Sub, Inc. ("Purchaser") and subject to certain conditions, all of the outstanding shares of common stock of GMS (the "Shares"), at a price of $110.00 per Share in cash, without interest and subject to any required withholding of taxes. The termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act satisfies one of the conditions necessary for the consummation of the tender offer and the transactions under the previously announced merger agreement, dated June 29, 2025, by and among The Home Depot, Purchaser and GMS (the "merger agreement").

Mixed sales and profit forecasts from major U.S. retailers such as Target and Home Depot have prompted investors to question if this year's crucial holiday season will yield the windfall typically associated with a year-end shopping surge.

The Home Depot Inc. HD reported weak earnings for the second quarter on Tuesday.

Home Depot has had flat EPS growth since 2021. Share price has improved in the past 3 years, largely because of multiple expansion. Recent acquisitions have boosted revenue, but margin pressure has stalled EPS growth. The current valuation looks expensive, justified only if Home Depot can return to 10-12% EPS growth.

One analyst says a pullback in promotional deals raised prices, possibly due to “a desire to protect margins in a tariffed environment.”