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In late August and early September 2026, Home Depot expanded its AI-powered Magic Apron assistant to all 2,000+ U.S. stores, completed a multi-year buyback program totaling 10,214,067 shares for US$3,344.09 million, and subsequently filed a US$477.11 million shelf registration for 1,500,000 common shares. By combining AI-driven in-store support with disciplined capital actions, Home Depot is signaling a focus on both customer experience and financial flexibility. We’ll now examine how the...

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After a steep drop, this home improvement giant looks cheap next to the market, but the discount may be a warning sign in disguise.

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Retail earnings reveal a K-shaped consumer split: Home Depot and Lowe's post solid home-improvement sales, while Walmart and Five Below face mixed results amid tariff and margin pressures.

Costco Wholesale (COST) trades at about $928 a share, roughly 43.5 times the last twelve months of adjusted earnings, meaning normalized net income with stock-based compensation added back, a basis meant to sit closer to what analysts use in their forecasts. For a warehouse retailer, that is a growth company's price. What it leaves out is what analysts expect Costco to earn by fiscal 2028.

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Home Depot's stock trades in the middle of its peer group on valuation, but its performance and growth have fallen to the back of the pack. Has the market gotten this retailer’s ranking wrong.

Costco doesn't need to reinvent retail to overtake the home improvement giants. It just needs to keep doing what has worked so well for its members, warehouses, and bottom line.

Home Depot and Lowe's both just paid shareholders, but the headline yield on one of them masks a coverage story that points in a very uncomfortable direction for income investors counting on future raises.

The chain faces an uphill battle since it can’t compete on price.

The probability of changing residence over the next 12 months has fallen to a record-low 13.5%, according to data highlighted in Apollo’s latest U.S. housing outlook, as high mortgage rates keep homeowners locked into cheaper loans. And prediction markets see...

Home Depot (HD) stock was a bearish candidate that came up on one of my screeners for being rated a Strong Sell with a 72% Sell rating. Today, we’re going to look at a Bear Put spread trade that assumes Home Depot will continue to drop over the next 45 days.

The Home Depot (HD) is drawing fresh investor attention after rolling out new AI powered Magic Apron capabilities across all U.S. stores, giving shoppers in aisle access to localized product search and project support. Despite the fresh AI push, Home Depot’s latest close at $327.83 comes after a modest pullback. The 7-day share price return is down 2.84% and the year-to-date share price return is down 5.20%, while the 1-year total shareholder return has declined 17.26% and the 5-year total...

HD's DIY demand remains weak as consumers defer big projects, but digital growth, broad category gains and higher big-ticket sales offer support.

LOW cuts its fiscal 2026 outlook as weak DIY demand and housing pressure challenge gains in Pro, Online and Home Services.

LOW's Pro, digital and Home Services growth supports its long-term case, but weak DIY demand and housing pressure cloud the near-term outlook.

The probability of changing residence over the next 12 months has fallen to a record-low 13.5%, according to data highlighted in Apollo’s (NYSE:APO) latest U.S. housing outlook, as high mortgage rates keep homeowners locked into cheaper loans. And prediction markets...

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Home Depot has underperformed the broader consumer discretionary sector, although analysts remain cautiously optimistic about the stock’s outlook.

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The comp still looks strong, but the part of it that comes from members actually walking in has more than halved in a year, and that visit rate is what a growth-stock multiple on a warehouse retailer is really underwriting.

On August 18, 2026, The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) reported fiscal second-quarter net sales up 5.7% to $47.86 billion. It is the best comparable sales growth since 2022, in the same earnings report where the company confirmed CEO Ted Decker is on a temporary medical leave of absence. Why This Matters Home Depot’s results prove […]

Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT) disappointing sales and The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) strength among budget-conscious do-it-yourselfers indicate middle-class consumers are growing more tight-fisted, Reuters reported, even as wealthier shoppers keep supporting luxury brands like Ralph Lauren. Walmart’s fiscal second-quarter comparable sales grew 3.4% excluding the impact of pharmacy-related items, while Walmart, TJ Maxx owner TJX, and […]

The home improvement giant is generating far more cash than the median S&P 500 company, yet the market keeps walking away. Here’s the offer, the catch, and the one number that will settle the debate.

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) has rolled out its Magic Apron AI shopping assistant across all U.S. stores. The Magic Apron tool offers real-time project guidance, product location, and expert advice through the Home Depot app and in store QR codes. Customers and associates can access multi language support and image recognition to help match projects with the right materials and tools. The nationwide deployment marks a wider use of artificial intelligence inside physical home improvement retail...

The retailer keeps cutting shelf prices, and profit is growing far faster than the U.S. comp, with almost half of that growth coming from areas like advertising, marketplace, and membership.

Home Depot just flashed its clearest turnaround signal in two years, yet the stock sits 20% below its 52-week high while analysts pile on buy ratings. Here is why the market may still be sleeping on what comes next.