Q1 23 EPS
$3.82
BEAT +0.53%
Est. $3.80
Q1 23 Revenue
$37.26B
MISS 2.68%
Est. $38.28B
vs S&P Since Q1 23
-52.6%
TRAILING MARKET
HD +23.1% vs S&P +75.7%
Market Reaction
Did HD Beat Earnings? Q1 2023 Results
The Home Depot delivered a mixed first quarter for fiscal 2023, narrowly beating earnings expectations while falling short on revenue as a challenging operating environment weighed on results. The home improvement retailer posted diluted EPS of $3.82… Read more The Home Depot delivered a mixed first quarter for fiscal 2023, narrowly beating earnings expectations while falling short on revenue as a challenging operating environment weighed on results. The home improvement retailer posted diluted EPS of $3.82, edging past the $3.80 consensus estimate by 0.53%, but revenue of $37.26 billion missed analyst expectations of $38.28 billion by 2.68% and declined 4.2% from the prior-year period. The single biggest culprit was a combination of lumber deflation and severe weather across California that disproportionately dragged on the company's Western division, contributing to a comparable-store sales decline of 4.5% and a volume-driven drop in customer transactions of 4.8%, with average ticket essentially unchanged at $91.92. The soft quarter prompted management to widen its full-year outlook, now guiding for sales and comparable sales to decline between 2% and 5%, operating margin between 14.0% and 14.3%, and diluted EPS to fall between 7% and 13% versus fiscal 2022, reflecting continued uncertainty around consumer demand and lingering macroeconomic pressures that have broadly pressured discretionary-adjacent retail spending.
Key Takeaways
- • Lumber deflation negatively impacted sales
- • Unfavorable weather particularly in the Western division due to extreme weather in California
- • More broad-based pressure across the business compared to Q4 2022
- • Customer transactions declined 4.8% while average ticket was essentially flat at $91.92
- • Comparable sales in the U.S. decreased 4.6%
HD YoY Financials
Q1 2023 vs Q1 2022, source: SEC Filings
“After a three-year period of unprecedented growth for our sector, during which we grew sales by over $47 billion, we expected that fiscal 2023 would be a year of moderation for the home improvement market. Our sales for the quarter were below our expectations primarily driven by lumber deflation and unfavorable weather, particularly in our Western division as extreme weather in California disproportionately impacted our results.”
— Ted Decker, Q1 2023 Earnings Press Release
HD Earnings Trends
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30-day stock return vs benchmark after each earnings
HD EPS Trend
Earnings per share: estimate vs actual
HD Revenue Trend
Quarterly revenue: estimate vs actual
HD Quarterly Results
6 quarters of earnings data
| Quarter | EPS Est. | EPS Act. | Surprise | Revenue | Rev. Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 26 BEAT FY | $2.52 | $2.72 | +7.94% | $38.20B | +0.21% |
| FY Full Year | $14.50 | $14.69 | +1.30% | $164.68B | +0.05% |
| Q3 26 MISS | $3.83 | $3.74 | -2.45% | $41.35B | +0.56% |
| Q2 26 MISS | $4.69 | $4.68 | -0.31% | $45.28B | -0.07% |
| Q1 26 MISS | $3.59 | $3.56 | -0.81% | $39.86B | +1.55% |
| Q4 23 | $2.77 | — | — | — | — |
| Q1 23 BEAT | $3.80 | $3.82 | +0.53% | $37.26B | -2.68% |