Home Depot (HD Quick QuoteHD - Free Report) reported $39.86 billion in revenue for the quarter ended April 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 9.4%. EPS of $3.56 for the same period compares to $3.63 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.15% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $39.4 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.59, the EPS surprise was -0.84%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Home Depot performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Comparable store sales - YoY change: -0.3% versus the 10-analyst average estimate of 0.3%.
• Number of stores - Retail: 2,350 versus 2,350 estimated by five analysts on average.
• Comparable store sales - U.S. - YoY change: 0.2% compared to the -1% average estimate based on three analysts.
• Sales per store: $16.96 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $16.71 million.
• Number of customer transactions - Retail: 394.8 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of 390.8 million.
• Average ticket - Retail: $90.71 compared to the $91.74 average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of Home Depot have returned +9.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +13.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.