The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, reported sales of $47.9 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2026, an increase of $2.6 billion, or 5.7% from the second quarter of fiscal 2025. Comparable sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 increased 1.7%, and comparable sales in the U.S. increased 1.3%.

Net earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 were $4.8 billion, or $4.79 per diluted share, compared with net earnings of $4.6 billion, or $4.58 per diluted share, in the same period of fiscal 2025.

Adjusted(1) diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 were $4.92, compared with adjusted diluted earnings per share of $4.68 in the same period of fiscal 2025.

"Our second quarter results exceeded our expectations. We saw broad based demand across the business as customers continued to engage in smaller projects," said Richard McPhail, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

"This quarter's results were a testament to our investments across the business and our associates' focus on customer service. Our teams did an exceptional job executing throughout a dynamic environment, and I would like to thank them for their continued hard work and dedication," said Ann-Marie Campbell, Senior Executive Vice President.

Fiscal 2026 Guidance
The Company reaffirms its fiscal 2026 guidance. Guidance includes IEEPA tariff refunds, which are expected to partially offset unplanned fuel, energy, and other product input costs throughout the fiscal year.

Total sales growth of approximately 2.5% to 4.5%
Comparable sales growth of approximately flat to 2.0%
Approximately 15 new stores
Gross margin of approximately 33.1%
Operating margin of approximately 12.4% to 12.6%
Adjusted(1) operating margin of approximately 12.8% to 13.0%
Effective tax rate of approximately 24.3%
Net interest expense of approximately $2.3 billion
Diluted earnings-per-share to grow approximately flat to 4.0% from $14.23 in fiscal 2025
Adjusted(1) diluted earnings-per-share to grow approximately flat to 4.0% from $14.69 in fiscal 2025
Capital expenditures of approximately 2.5% of total sales

At the end of the second quarter, the company operated a total of 2,364 retail stores and over 1,340 SRS locations across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. The company now employs over 470,000 associates.

Source: homedepot.com