HD's Q3 results are affected due to missing storm-driven demand, consumer uncertainty, and housing-market pressures limiting sales momentum.
When it comes to consumer and corporate confidence, the bellwethers are increasingly ringing the alarm. That was the case on Home Depot's third-quarter 2025 investor earnings call Tuesday (Nov. 18).
Home Depot (HD) shares slid Tuesday after the home improvement retailer posted weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings and trimmed its full-year profit outlook, citing a sluggish housing market along with a lack of storms.
Shares of blue chip Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) are off 3.9% to trade at $345.93, after the home improvement chain reported adjusted third-quarter earnings of $3.74 per share, which fell short of estimates.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Home Depot (HD) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended October 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Home Depot‘s third-quarter was mixed with fewer violent storms reaching shore, more anxiety among U.S. consumers, and a housing market that is in a deep funk.
Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD, XETRA:HDI) on Tuesday posted quarterly results that topped Wall Street's revenue expectations but fell short on profit, as softer US home-improvement demand and fewer storm-related projects weighed on its business. The largest US home-improvement retailer reported third-quarter sales of $41.35 billion, up 2.8% from a year earlier and ahead of analysts' estimates of $40.91 billion.
Home Depot reported lower third-quarter profit and lowered its full-year outlook as an extended downturn in home improvement activity shows little sign of ending.
Home Depot (HD) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.74 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.81 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.78 per share a year ago.
Home Depot's stock drops after an earnings miss and downbeat outlook, as the lack of storms and continued weakness in the housing market hurt demand.
Home Depot reported lower third-quarter profit and lowered its full-year outlook as an extended downturn in home improvement activity shows little sign of ending.
Home Depot will report fiscal third-quarter earnings before the bell on Tuesday. The home improvement retailer has tried to attract more business from contractors, roofers and other professionals during a slower housing market.