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    Home Depot Q2 EPS hits $4.92 as elevated rates hold comp sales growth to 1.7%

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    Home Depot Q2 EPS hits $4.92 as elevated rates hold comp sales growth to 1.7%

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    Home Depot posted second-quarter diluted earnings per share of $4.92, up 5.1% compared to the prior year period. Top-line comparable store sales rose 1.7%, reflecting persistent headwinds in large-scale remodeling categories. Executive leadership maintained full-year comparable sales guidance between flat and 2.0% growth. Elevated interest rates continue to depress housing turnover and consumer willingness to finance major home renovation initiatives.

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    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-09-07
    Published
    2026-10-20
    Revision
    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Home Depot Q2 EPS hits $4.92 as elevated rates hold comp sales growth to 1.7%”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-07. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-07/home-depot-q2-eps-hits-4-92-as-elevated-rates-hold-comp-sales-growth-to-1-7-8e7f55

    EQUITY
    Home Depot Q2 EPS hits $4.92 as elevated rates hold comp sales growth to 1.7%
    Home Depot posted second-quarter diluted earnings per share of $4.92, up 5.1% compared to the prior year period. Top-line comparable store sales rose 1.7%, reflecting persistent headwinds in large-scale remodeling categories. Executive leadership maintained full-year comparable sales guidance between flat and 2.0% growth. Elevated interest rates continue to depress housing turnover and consumer willingness to finance major home renovation initiatives.
    HDLOW
    Impact
    67
    SEP 7
    SIG
    85%
    HDLOW
    Home Depot Q2 EPS hits $4.92 as elevated rates hold comp sales growth to 1.7%
    Home Depot posted second-quarter diluted earnings per share of $4.92, up 5.1% compared to the prior year period. Top-line comparable store sales rose 1.7%, reflecting persistent headwinds in large-scale remodeling categories. Executive leadership maintained full-year comparable sales guidance between flat and 2.0% growth. Elevated interest rates continue to depress housing turnover and consumer willingness to finance major home renovation initiatives.
    → Sustained high mortgage and consumer borrowing rates limit big-ticket home renovation spending, capping HD same-store sales growth within a 0% to 2% annual range.
    Impact
    Home Depot posted second-quarter diluted earnings per share of $4.92, up 5.1% compared to the prior year period. Top-line comparable store sales rose 1.7%, reflecting persistent headwinds in large-scale remodeling categories. Executive leadership maintained full-year comparable sales guidance between flat and 2.0% growth. Elevated interest rates continue to depress housing turnover and consumer willingness to finance major home renovation initiatives.
    Affected
    HDLOW
    Transmission
    Sustained high mortgage and consumer borrowing rates limit big-ticket home renovation spending, capping HD same-store sales growth within a 0% to 2% annual range.

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    HDinterest rate drag on big-ticket discretionary home improvement demandMixed1-4wHD EPS grew 5.1% to $4.92 while Q2 comps rose 1.7% with full-year guidance at flat to 2%.
    LOWsector-wide demand compression from locked-in mortgage dynamicsMixed1-4wPeer Home Depot limits annual comp guidance to 0-2% on borrowing cost pressures.

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