NYSE$HD

Home Depot Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Home Depot's Q1 2024 results saw a decrease in sales and earnings compared to the same period last year, but the company reaffirmed its fiscal year 2024 guidance.

Home Depot reported a decrease in sales by 2.3% to $36.4 billion for Q1 2024, with comparable sales declining by 2.8%. Net earnings also decreased to $3.6 billion, or $3.63 per diluted share, compared to $3.9 billion, or $3.82 per diluted share, in Q1 2023. The company reaffirmed its fiscal year 2024 guidance.

  • Total sales decreased by 2.3% compared to Q1 2023.
  • Comparable sales decreased by 2.8%.
  • Net earnings decreased to $3.6 billion, or $3.63 per diluted share.
  • The company reaffirms its fiscal 2024 guidance.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$36.4B

Previous: $37.3B-2.3%
EPS

$3.63

Previous: $3.82-5.0%
Customer Transactions

386.8M

No prior period
Average Ticket

$90.68

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$806M

Previous: -$847M+4.8%
Free Cash Flow

$3.6B

Previous: $3.87B-7.0%
Net Income

$3.6B

Previous: $3.87B-7.0%
Operating Income

$5.08B

Previous: $5.55B-8.5%
Gross Profit

$12.4B

Previous: $12.6B-1.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$4.26B

Previous: $1.26B+238.4%
Total Assets

$79.2B

Previous: $76.4B+3.7%
R&D Expense

$0.00

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Home Depot · Revenue · Quarterly

$36.4B

Q1 2024-2.3%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 8 of 10 quarters(80%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The company reaffirms its fiscal 2024 guidance, which includes 53 weeks of operating results. Total sales growth of approximately 1.0% including the 53rd week. Comparable sales to decline approximately 1.0% for the 52-week period.

Tailwinds

  • Total sales growth of approximately 1.0% including the 53rd week
  • 53rd week projected to add approximately $2.3 billion to total sales
  • Comparable sales to decline approximately 1.0% for the 52-week period
  • Gross margin of approximately 33.9%
  • Operating margin of approximately 14.1%

Headwinds

  • Tax rate of approximately 24.5%
  • Net interest expense of approximately $1.8 billion
  • 53-week diluted earnings-per-share-percent growth of approximately 1.0%
  • 53rd week expected to contribute approximately $0.30 of diluted earnings per share
  • The acquisition has not closed, the following guidance does not reflect any impacts from the SRS acquisition

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.4%

Avg return

30 days after

64%

42 / 66 earnings

Positive

+6.4%

Q3 2021

Best reaction

-5.8%

Q3 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.9%
Q4 2025+3.7%+1.0%-12.9%
Q3 2025-5.8%-4.1%-0.8%
Q2 2025+2.7%+4.6%+5.8%
Q1 2025-0.6%-4.4%-8.5%
Q4 2024+2.8%+3.7%-5.1%
Q3 2024+0.5%-0.0%+1.5%
Q3 2023+0.0%+1.9%+9.3%
Q2 2024+2.8%+4.7%+8.3%
Q1 2024+2.3%+1.0%+2.0%
Q1 2023-1.4%+1.8%-2.3%
Q4 2023+0.8%-0.5%+7.7%
Q2 2023+0.9%-0.8%-0.1%
Q4 2022+0.4%+1.3%+2.3%
Q3 2022+2.6%+2.0%+6.7%
Q2 2022+3.5%+2.1%-13.7%
Q1 2022-3.7%-3.0%-7.6%
Q4 2021-4.2%-4.7%-9.0%
Q3 2021+6.4%+10.1%+7.7%
Q2 2021-4.0%-1.7%+0.4%
Q1 2021-1.7%-1.3%-5.3%
Q4 2020+2.5%+4.2%+11.7%
Q3 2020-3.5%-3.5%-2.0%
Q2 2020-1.9%-1.7%-2.9%
Q1 2020-2.9%-1.4%+1.6%
Q4 2019+5.7%+6.2%+14.9%
Q3 2019+2.1%+1.0%+1.1%
Q2 2019+1.5%+4.2%+5.1%
Q1 2019-0.2%-1.0%+8.6%
Q4 2018+1.4%+2.7%+7.6%
Q3 2018-2.5%-2.7%-5.4%
Q2 2018+0.5%+1.7%+6.6%
Q1 2018-1.6%-1.5%+5.5%
Q4 2017-3.5%-1.9%-0.6%
Q3 2017+0.9%+1.1%+10.3%
Q2 2017-0.1%+0.3%+6.7%
Q1 2017-0.6%-0.7%-0.3%
Q4 2016+0.2%-0.1%+1.8%
Q3 2016+2.3%+2.6%+5.6%
Q2 2016-0.2%-0.7%-4.9%
Q1 2016+1.4%+1.9%-2.4%
Q4 2015+0.7%
Q3 2015+1.6%
Q2 2015+3.0%
Q1 2015+1.1%
Q4 2014+0.2%
Q3 2014-0.7%
Q2 2014+1.0%
Q1 2014+0.3%
Q4 2013-0.2%
Q3 2013+0.4%
Q2 2013+1.3%
Q1 2013-0.5%
Q4 2012+0.0%
Q3 2012+1.6%
Q2 2012+0.4%
Q1 2012+1.4%
Q4 2011-0.5%
Q3 2011+5.1%
Q2 2011-3.6%
Q1 2011-2.2%
Q4 2010+2.2%
Q3 2010+5.9%
Q2 2010+4.1%
Q1 2010-5.1%
Q4 2009+1.3%

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