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Home Depot (HD)

Q4'25 earnings call · held February 24, 2026 · compared with the Q3'25 call · management-credibility review
10/12
Disclosure score
4 medium, 2 low flags
Financial quality
Bottom line
The sleeper story is SRS pricing aggression - they're fighting for share in a collapsing roofing market (down 28%) rather than driving growth, and this pressure bleeds into Q1 2026. Everyone sees the flat comps, but the binding constraint is housing turnover at 40-year lows with no catalyst for inflection. Management's most telling quote: 'We don't see a catalyst for an inflection in housing activity' - they've abandoned hope for demand recovery and are managing to stability. The Pro ecosystem is working (cross-selling 'tens of thousands of homes') but can't overcome macro headwinds. My view changes if housing turnover shows any uptick or if they can quantify Pro wallet share gains with actual numbers rather than warm anecdotes.

The 30-second version

  • SRS pricing aggression masks underlying market deterioration
  • Pro growth story intact despite macro headwinds
  • Storm adjustment reveals flat underlying demand ceiling

What changed this quarter

MetricQ3'25Q4'25Change
Total Sales$41.4B (+2.8% YoY)$38.2B (-3.8% YoY)6.6 pt deceleration, 53rd week impact
Comp Sales+0.2% (US +0.1%)+0.4% (US +0.3%)+20 bps improvement despite storms
Full Year Comp SalesGuided slightly positive+0.3% actual (US +0.5%)Met lowered guidance
Adjusted Diluted EPS$3.74 (-1% YoY)$2.72 (-13.1% YoY)1,210 bps deceleration
Gross Margin33.4% (flat YoY)32.6% (-20 bps YoY)20 bps deterioration vs flat
Operating Margin12.9% (-60 bps YoY)10.1% (-120 bps YoY)60 bps additional deterioration
Big Ticket Comps+2.3%+1.3%100 bps deceleration
Online Comp Growth~11%~11%Stable double-digit growth
Inventory$26.2B (+9.7% YoY)$25.8B (+10.2% YoY)Continued elevated levels
Inventory Turns4.5x (down from 4.8x)4.4x (down from 4.7x)Continued deterioration

Accountability tracked

7 new promises made4 narrative shifts flagged5 prior promises scored
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