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Home Depot Inc · Q2 2023 earnings

Q2 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Home Depot's sales decreased by 2.0% and net earnings reached $4.7 billion.

Home Depot reported a decrease in sales by 2.0% to $42.9 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2023. Net earnings were $4.7 billion, or $4.65 per diluted share, compared to $5.2 billion, or $5.05 per diluted share, in the same period of fiscal 2022.

  • Sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 were $42.9 billion, a decrease of 2.0% from the second quarter of fiscal 2022.
  • Comparable sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 decreased 2.0%, and comparable sales in the U.S. decreased 2.0%.
  • Net earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 were $4.7 billion, or $4.65 per diluted share.
  • The company reaffirmed fiscal 2023 guidance.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$42.9B

Previous: $43.8B-2.0%
EPS (adj)

$4.65

Previous: $5.05-7.9%
Customer Transactions

459.1M

Previous: 467.4M-1.8%
Average Ticket

$90.07

Previous: $90.02+0.1%
Retail Stores

2.3K

No prior period
Comparable Sales Growth

-2.0%

Previous: 5.8%-134.5%
Free Cash Flow

$4.66B

Previous: $5.17B-9.9%
Net Income

$4.66B

Previous: $5.17B-9.9%
Operating Income

$6.59B

Previous: $7.21B-8.6%
Gross Profit

$14.2B

Previous: $14.5B-2.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$2.81B

Previous: $1.26B+123.5%
Total Assets

$76.4B

Previous: $75.8B+0.7%
R&D Expense

$0.00

Previous: $0.00

Revenue & EPS history

Home Depot · Revenue · Quarterly

$42.9B

Q2 2023-2%vs Q2 2022
Beat estimate in 8 of 10 quarters(80%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The company reaffirmed fiscal 2023 guidance: Sales and comparable sales to decline between 2% and 5% compared to fiscal 2022, Operating margin rate to be between 14.3% and 14.0%, Tax rate of approximately 24.5%, Interest expense of approximately $1.8 billion, Diluted earnings-per-share-percent-decline between 7% and 13% compared to fiscal 2022

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 Q2 2023

Historical avgQ2 2023

+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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