I have been watching the housing market do something unusual for the better part of two years — stand completely still. Mortgage rates stay elevated. Existing homeowners won't sell. Buyers can't afford to buy. And yet Home Depot (HD), the retailer most directly wired to housing activity, keeps the ...
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Home-improvement retailers Lowe’s and Home Depot continue to face headwinds from the housing market. Both retailers reported that their most recent quarterly comparable sales were up less than 1% this week, missing analysts forecasts. Home Depot has a slight advantage in this environment as it tends to serve more professional clients that keep projects humming, a balance Lowe’s is working to remedy.
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Lowe’s reported higher first-quarter sales boosted by growth in its online channel, even as a stagnant housing market continues to weigh on home improvement activity.
Home Depot reaffirms fiscal 2026 guidance as Pro demand, digital gains and distribution expansion helps offset pressure on big-ticket projects.
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Home improvement retail giant Home Depot (NYSE:HD) will be reporting earnings this Tuesday morning. Here’s what to expect.
The Home Depot Inc (HD) reports a 4.8% revenue increase despite challenges in margins and discretionary spending.

<body><p>STORY: Home Depot on Tuesday said Americans are scaling back on large home remodeling projects as they grapple with economic uncertainty and a subdued housing market.</p><p>:: Home Depot handout</p><p>The big box retailer kicked off a big week of corporate earnings results by beating both sales and profit estimates, but warned that its customers remain cautious.</p><p>U.S. consumer sentiment slumped to a record low in early May as the war in Iran fanned inflation pressures and strained household finances.</p><p>That's kept spending on home improvement projects muted amid elevated mortgage rates and high home prices.</p><p>:: Home Depot handout</p><p>Going forward, Home Depot expects both sales and profit to be in the range of flat to a small rise.</p><p>The company said elevated fuel costs are also pressuring the business through both transportation and input expenses, but noted that tariff refunds could help significantly.</p><p>Results from fellow U.S. retailers this week are likely to shed more light on the state of the consumer.</p><p>Rival Lowe's and big-box retailer Target are set to report on Wednesday, followed on Thursday by sector bellwether Walmart.</p></body>
Moby summary of The Home Depot, Inc.'s Q1 2026 earnings call
Consumers are holding back on some more expensive home improvement projects as the Iran war drives up inflation, according to executives at Home Depot.
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 results that were in line with management’s expectations, with modest comparable-sales growth despite continued pressure from housing affordability, higher interest rates and cautious consumer behavior around large projects. The home improveme
Home Depot (HD) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +0.88% and +0.67%, respectively, for the quarter ended April 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
Home Depot reported lower fiscal first-quarter profit and Chief Financial Officer Richard McPhail said in an interview that homeowners are continuing to pull back on large home-improvement projects due to economic uncertainty.
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Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart and Target report earnings this week, offering a clear picture of how consumers are faring amid inflation and high energy costs.
Asking for a Trend, host Josh Lipton breaks down the top stories investors will be watching on Tuesday, May 19.On the earnings front, Home Depot (HD) reports quarterly results before the bell, followed by Toll Brothers (TOL) and CAVA (CAVA) after the close.Investors will also be watching fresh housing data with the release of the latest Pending Home Sales report.
These two home improvement giants are positioned to benefit from any stabilization in the housing market.
Consumer companies could steal the spotlight as markets look to assess the health of the economy amid renewed inflation fears.

Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT), TJX (TJX), Home Depot (HD), and Lowe's (LOW) are all reporting quarterly earnings this week. Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma and Robinhood chief investment officer Stephanie Guild outline what investors should expect from earnings and from the future of the K-shaped economy.
Investors will get highly anticipated quarterly results from Nvidia (NVDA) on Wednesday in what's expected to be the marquee earnings event of the week.
Investors will get highly anticipated quarterly results from Nvidia (NVDA) on Wednesday in what’s expected to be the marquee earnings event of the week.
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Nvidia, the most valuable public company by market capitalization, will report earnings this week, the last of the Magnificent Seven tech companies to do so. Big retailers including Walmart and Home Depot will also report.
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Home Depot reports earnings Tuesday morning, with the retailer's stock seen potentially extending its recent slump following the results.