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The home improvement retailer posted $41.8 billion in first-quarter sales and adjusted EPS of $3.43, topping Wall Street expectations

US equity futures were trending lower on Tuesday as traders weigh President Donald Trump's statement

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?

Wall Street futures pointed moderately lower pre-bell Tuesday as traders again viewed tech issues wa

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.

Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:HD) reported first-quarter earnings and revenue ahead of Wall Street expectations, helping lift the company’s shares about 1% in premarket trading on Tuesday.

Investing.com -- Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:HD) reported first-quarter results that exceeded analyst expectations, sending shares around 1% premarket following the announcement.

Home Depot rose 1.2% after the home-improvement retailer posted first-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates and revenue rose 4.8% to $41.8 billion, with comparable sales up 0.6%. ServiceNow gained 4% and was set to build on its 9% jump in the previous session after Bank of America reinstated coverage of the software company with a Buy rating and a $130 price target. Agilysys jumped more than 15% after the hospitality software provider beat earnings and revenue estimates in its fiscal fourth quarter.

Home Depot got a lift in the first quarter from professionals and also homeowners stocking up on spring supplies. Profit fell from its first quarter last year, but the national home improvement retailer beat Wall Street expectations. "The underlying demand in our business was relatively similar to what we saw throughout fiscal 2025, despite greater consumer uncertainty and housing affordability pressure,” CEO Ted Decker said Tuesday.

U. S. futures trade cautiously ahead of key earningsU.

↗️ ServiceNow (NOW): Bank of America analysts said ServiceNow would benefit from AI, and gave the stock a buy rating yesterday, sending it up 8%. The business-software company's shares are up again premarket; they were still down about a third year to date as of yesterday's close.

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.

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.

The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) is included among the 10 Best “Dogs of the Dow” Stocks to Buy for the Rest of 2026. On May 15, Piper Sandler lowered its price recommendation on The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) to $421 from $422. It reiterated an Overweight rating on the shares. The firm said investors have […]

US equity markets closed mixed Monday as President Donald Trump said the US was postponing a plan to

Home Depot reports earnings Tuesday as investors look for signs that weak housing demand and cautious consumers are still weighing on home-improvement sales.

Consumer stocks were mixed late Monday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sect

These two home improvement giants are positioned to benefit from any stabilization in the housing market.

Struggling home improvement retail giants rally ahead of their reports. But Iran war further muddles their outlooks.

US benchmark equity indexes were mixed after midday Monday as oil prices rose amid new developments

It isn’t time to bail on the Magnificent Seven yet. But there are momentum winners in staples and healthcare, too.

These stocks pay more than 3%, and their payouts have been growing in recent years.

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.

Home Depot (HD) and Lowe's (LOW) are likely to lower their full-year guidance as the home improvemen

Strait Crisis Continues

The biggest concern facing the stock market to begin a new week of trading is the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

US equity futures were lower pre-bell Monday as tensions remain high in the Middle East after the UA

News of the day for May 18, 2026