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Home Depot Q2 FY2026: $4.92 Adjusted EPS Tops $4.73 Consensus as Revenue Clears $47.9 Billion

Published August 18, 20266 min read
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Home Depot delivered a clean earnings beat Tuesday morning, and the stock is showing it. Adjusted diluted EPS of $4.92 cleared the Wall Street consensus of $4.73 by $0.19, a 4.0% upside surprise. Revenue landed at $47.9 billion, ahead of the $47.0 billion estimate and up 5.7% from the same quarter a year ago. Comparable sales rose 1.7% overall, with U.S. comps up 1.3%. The company reaffirmed its full-year FY2026 guidance without change.

Key Takeaways Adjusted EPS of $4.92 beat the $4.73 consensus by $0.19, a 4.0% upside surprise (per Home Depot Q2 FY2026 press release, ir.homedepot.com, Aug. 18, 2026). Revenue of $47.9 billion exceeded the $47.0 billion estimate and grew 5.7% year over year.…

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