Home Depot Steadies After Q2 Earnings Beat

Home Depot's stock has steadied after the company reported higher sales and earnings in its fiscal Q2 2026. Net sales reached $47,900 million, up 5.7 percent from the prior-year period.

Diluted earnings per share came in at $4.79, an increase of 4.6 percent from $4.58 a year earlier, while adjusted diluted earnings per share reached $4.92, up 5.1 percent from $4.68.

Home Depot reaffirmed its full-year guidance for total sales growth of 2.5 to 4.5 percent and an operating margin between 12.4 and 12.6 percent.