Home Depot (HD Quick QuoteHD - Free Report) reported $41.77 billion in revenue for the quarter ended April 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.8%. EPS of $3.43 for the same period compares to $3.56 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.67% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $41.49 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.40, the EPS surprise was +0.88%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

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: 0.6% versus 0.8% estimated by eight analysts on average.
• Number of stores - Retail: 2,361 versus 2,363 estimated by five analysts on average.
• Sales per store: $17.69 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $17.58 million.
• Comparable store sales - U.S. - YoY change: 0.4% versus 0.3% estimated by two analysts on average.
• Number of customer transactions - Retail: 391.1 million compared to the 389.89 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Average ticket - Retail: $92.76 compared to the $92.45 average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of Home Depot have returned -14.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +4% 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.