
Home Depot lifts dividend, outlines 2026 outlook after 2025 results
Home Depot reported fiscal 2025 results with annual sales of about $164.7B and fourth-quarter sales of $38.2B; US comps rose slightly, with net earnings of $14.16B for the year and $2.57B in Q4, plus adjusted EPS of $14.69 for the year and $2.72 for Q4. The board boosted the quarterly dividend 1.3% to $2.33 per share ($9.32 annual), payable March 26, 2026. For fiscal 2026, the company expects about 2.5%-4.5% sales growth, flat-to up to 2% comp growth, ~15 new stores, gross margin around 33.1%, operating margin roughly 12.4%-12.6% (adjusted 12.8%-13.0%), and adjusted EPS roughly flat to up 4% from 2025, with capital expenditures about 2.5% of sales and about 52 weeks in the year.












