HOME DEPOT, INC.

HD · Consumer Discretionary · $331.6B mkt cap · FY2026 filings · · not refreshed in 36 days · Narrow moat ·

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The five investor questions

55

2022–2026 (latest 5 aligned FYs; v3 window cap 5): revenue $151.2B to $164.7B, increasing; diluted EPS 15.53 to 14.23, decreasing.

59

Median gross margin 33.8% over 10y, very stable.

100

Median ROIC 41.1%, above the 12% hurdle in 100% of years.

41

Net debt/EBITDA 2.2x, interest coverage 9x.

79

Owner earnings changed +6.1%/yr over up to the ten most recent annual observations.

Price vs. value if growth stopped today

A cautious baseline, not a price target: what the shares may support if normalized owner earnings simply hold steady.

Above value if growth stopped todayBelow value if growth stopped today
97% above value if growth stopped today
$15.1B
$168.93
$273.67
$332.98
97% above value if growth stopped today

What today’s price assumes: owner earnings growing ~15%/yr over 5 years. The zero-growth estimate assumes owner earnings stay flat (0% growth).

How to read this

We solve for the constant annual change in owner earnings that would make the five-year zero-growth estimate equal today’s price. This keeps the existing model inputs and calculation unchanged; it is an expectations lens, not a forecast.

This zero-growth estimate assumes trailing owner earnings persist — unreliable for declining businesses. The recent FY revenue series does not trigger the three-consecutive-declines flag.

Among the current top-score group, the median current price is 239% above the zero-growth estimate across 48 of the current top 50 companies by Moat Score with both values.

Score records captured Jul 26, 2026.

Exactly which 50 companies?

FTNT, META, MEDP, IBEX, MSFT, GOOGL, LULU, ANF, IDXX, TXRH, FHI, QLYS, FFIV, ADBE, LLY, MANH, VEEV, GRMN, SSD, MNST, DOCS, MCO, CPRT, NTAP, LRCX, NVDA, CORT, SFM, MPTI, ULTA, SN, RMD, ROL, PAYC, IRMD, INTU, DECK, MORN, LGCY, DAL, GWW, ISRG, MPWR, CTAS, LOPE, MRK, CMG, FAST, BKNG, ORLY

Missing a usable price or zero-growth estimate: ANF, BKNG.

Model details under moat-index@3.0.0: zero-growth multiple 11.1×, capped-growth comparison at no more than 18×; 9% discount rate; high-end growth 4% (capped at 4%) using min(5y revenue CAGR, 5y diluted-EPS CAGR), clamped to 0%–4%; maintenance capex uses min(capex, D&A); abstain when D&A is unavailable. This is a disclosed model range, not intrinsic value as fact.

20 years of fundamentals

The business, in plain English

HOME DEPOT, INC. booked $164.7B of revenue in FY2026 in the Consumer Discretionary sector and kept 33.3% of it as gross profit — a moderate-margin business by that measure. After every other cost, 8.6% of each revenue dollar reached the bottom line.

Across the filed record, revenue grew from $77.3B (FY2008) to $164.7B (FY2026) — about 4.3% a year compounded over 18 years.

It earned 23.7% on invested capital in the latest filed year, FY2026. Across the full 19-year measurable filed record, median ROIC was 28.1%. Over the v3 recent window (10 measurable filed years), median ROIC was 41.1%. The Returns on Capital filter above scores it 100/100.

The balance sheet carried $55.8B of total debt in FY2026 against $14.2B of owner earnings — roughly 3.9 years of owner earnings to retire it all. Balance-Sheet Safety scores it 41/100.

Put together: Returns on Capital is the strongest of the five filters (100/100) and Balance-Sheet Safety the weakest (41/100), which is how HD lands at 67/100 — a Narrow moat.

This breakdown is generated from the filed numbers and sub-scores above — no outside narrative, no estimates. Where a filing doesn’t disclose an input, the sentence that would need it is omitted instead of guessed.

FY2007–FY2026 · 20 fiscal years, normalized from HD’s SEC filings

Sales, as filed$164.7B FY2026
$0$100B2007201420212026
Revenue kept after cost of goods33.3% FY2026
0%20%2007201420212026
Standard ROIC or separately labeled Operating ROICROIC 23.7% FY2026
0%20%40%2007201420212026
Cash an owner could take out$14.2B FY2026
$0$10B2007201420212026

Gaps in a line mean that item isn’t in HD’s filings for that year. The series is never interpolated or estimated. The Table view lists every filed value, including operating and net margins, total debt, and share count.

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How HOME DEPOT, INC. makes its money

Start with a dollar of revenue and follow what the filing says remains.

revenueBranching filed flows with values and percentages directly labeled. Missing filing concepts are omitted rather than estimated.Revenue$164.7B · 100%Cost of revenue$109.8B · 67%Gross profit$54.9B · 33%Operating income$20.9B · 13%Income before tax$18.6B · 11%Income tax$4.4B · 3%Net income$14.2B · 9%As of 2026-02-01 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com

Honest partial: the filing did not provide a normalized tag for Research and development, Selling, general and administrative; those components are omitted, not plugged.

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of revenueSource
$164.7B100%
Cost of revenue$109.8B67%
$54.9B33%
$20.9B13%
Income before tax$18.6B11%
Income tax$4.4B3%
$14.2B9%
Source: · event Feb 1, 2026 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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What HOME DEPOT, INC. owns — and owes

HOME DEPOT, INC.'s filing tags don't support a full breakdown — here's what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of assetsSource
Total assets$105.1B100%
Cash and equivalents$1.4B1%
$55.8B53%
Stockholders’ equity$12.8B12%
Source: · event Feb 1, 2026 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set

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What drives HOME DEPOT, INC.’s return on equity?

ROE is five filed business factors multiplied together.

DuPont return on equity factor treeReturn on equity branches into tax burden, interest burden, operating margin, asset turnover, and the equity multiplier.Return on equity146%Tax burden76%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden89%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin13%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.64×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier10.34×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2026-02-01 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$14.2BFY2026
Income before tax$18.6BFY2026
Operating income$20.9BFY2026
$164.7BFY2026
Ending assets$105.1BFY2026
Beginning assets$96.1BFY2025
$12.8BFY2026
$6.6BFY2025
Source: · event Feb 1, 2026 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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Where HOME DEPOT, INC.'s cash went

HOME DEPOT, INC.’s filing does not supply enough provenance-matched cash-flow lines for a truthful flow chart — here’s what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of cash from operationsSource
Cash from operations$16.3B100%
Depreciation and amortization$3.5B22%
Source: · event Feb 1, 2026 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set

Curated 19-manager tier

Who reported holding HOME DEPOT, INC.

Delayed public 13F reports for 2026-Q2—not live positions, trades, or recommendations.

1 holding0 exited0 not holding1/19 resolved18 not retrieved

Named manager positions and quarter-over-quarter changes
ManagerReported positionQuarter-over-quarterFiling accession
Markel / Markel-Gayner922,500 shares$325M · 2% of eligible reported 13FAdded to position · +2,500 shares (0%)
Abrams CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Akre CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Baupost GroupNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Berkshire HathawayNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Brave Warrior AdvisorsNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Dodge & CoxNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
First EagleNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
FundsmithNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Gardner Russo & QuinnNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Gates Foundation TrustNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Mairs & PowerNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Oakmark / Harris AssociatesNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Pershing SquareNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Polen CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Sequoia / Ruane CunniffNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Southeastern Asset ManagementNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Tweedy, BrowneNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Yacktman Asset ManagementNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved

Position size uses shares and filed value from each manager’s 13F. Portfolio weight uses the eligible long-share filing denominator. Changes compare only with the immediately preceding calendar quarter.

Source: · event Jun 30, 2026 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026

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What HOME DEPOT, INC. insiders reported

Records still being gathered — partial as of retrieval Aug 31, 2026.

Partial coverage: the incomplete Form 4 walk cannot establish no activity, an activity date, or zero counts.

Moat Score history

19 logged readings since Jul 17, 2026 · append-only, never rewritten

Moat Score over timeLast scored reading of each day, on the 0–100 scale66.9 / 100
0406080100WideNarrowShallowNo moatJul 17, 2026Jul 26, 2026

Breaks in the line mark methodology or normalizer upgrades — readings across versions aren’t compared, so a level shift there isn’t a change in the business.

Tier changesSame-methodology and same-normalizer crossings of the Wide / Narrow / Shallow bars

  1. Normalizer upgraded unstamped (version unknown)tomoat-xbrl-normalizer@1.1.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 26, 2026
  2. Methodology upgraded moat-index@2.0.0tomoat-index@3.0.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 23, 2026
  3. Methodology upgraded moat-index@1.2.0tomoat-index@2.0.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 20, 2026
  4. Methodology upgraded moat-index@1.1.0tomoat-index@1.2.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 17, 2026

Scores are logged append-only and never overwritten — this record cannot be reconstructed retroactively, which is exactly why it’s worth keeping.

Insider activity

Form 4 reports mix P/S market or private transactions with compensation-plan mechanics. Activity casually described as “insider selling” can include compensation mechanics; awards, tax withholding, and option exercises are shown by their exact filed class here, never collapsed into “Bought” or “Sold.”

These are disclosed filing facts and arithmetic aggregates, not a signal or verdict.

This machine-readable surface covers SEC ownership filings from 2003; it does not represent earlier paper-era records.

Records still being gathered — partial as of retrieval Aug 31, 2026.

358 filings were skipped because the SEC primary document returned 404; the omission is disclosed and aggregates are withheld.

Among the rows shown, A/F/M acquisition, payment or withholding, and exercise or conversion rows outnumber S sale rows (5 versus 2). The filing codes alone do not establish that every such row arose from a compensation plan.

Trailing-12-month totals and the 90-day cluster result are withheld because this issuer walk is incomplete.

InsiderShares owned afterDateFiling detail
Rowe Michael F.EVP, ProOpen-market or private sale (S)Table I · Disposed · $.05 Common Stock710$336.76$239,1006,838.4656Aug 26, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · $.05 Common Stock: 710 shares at $336.76 · code S · owned after 6,838.4656 ·
Broggi JordanEVP-Interconnected RetailGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table I · Acquired · $.05 Common Stock1,494Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)10,995.6439Aug 20, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · $.05 Common Stock: 1,494 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 10,995.6439 ·
Bastek William DEVP, MerchandisingGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table I · Acquired · $.05 Common Stock1,494Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)26,788.8425Aug 20, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · $.05 Common Stock: 1,494 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 26,788.8425 ·
McPhail Richard VEVP & CFOGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table I · Acquired · $.05 Common Stock1,494Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)49,597.5278Aug 20, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · $.05 Common Stock: 1,494 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 49,597.5278 ·
McPhail Richard VEVP & CFOExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table I · Acquired · $.05 Common Stock · 1 paired event5,989$147.36$882,53954,092.5278Aug 19, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · $.05 Common Stock: 5,989 shares at $147.36 · code M · owned after 54,092.5278 · Paired event: 5,989 Employee Stock Options → 5,989 $.05 Common Stock ·
McPhail Richard VEVP & CFOOpen-market or private sale (S)Table I · Disposed · $.05 Common Stock5,989$348.40$2,086,56848,103.5278Aug 19, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · $.05 Common Stock: 5,989 shares at $348.40 · code S · owned after 48,103.5278 ·
McPhail Richard VEVP & CFOExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table II · Disposed · Employee Stock Options · 1 paired event5,989Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)0Aug 19, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Employee Stock Options: 5,989 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 0 · Paired event: 5,989 Employee Stock Options → 5,989 $.05 Common Stock ·

Source-event as of . Retrieved .

Track record

How HOME DEPOT, INC.’s moat rated in each of the years we can reconstruct from its filings — scored only on what was knowable at the time — and what its price and returns did afterward. The score never saw a price; the two are joined only in hindsight, for education, not as a signal.

Point-in-time scores 20112025, one methodology version · reconstructed from filings on file each Dec 31 — never with hindsight

Point-in-time Moat Score (dot colored by tier)Indexed price (total-return (dividends reinvested))Rated Wide-moat that year

How to read this: each dot is what the engine would have scored HD on that December 31; the line below is its total-return price path (dividends reinvested) in the years since.

0406080100WideNarrowShallowNo moatPoint-in-time Moat Score1002005001,000Indexed price · log scale (2012 = 100)201120142017202020232026

Two tracks, one timeline: the score has its own 0–100 scale (top), the price its own 100-based scale (bottom) — never a shared axis. The price path is a total-return (dividends reinvested) index built from the same data the forward returns use; gaps in the score line are years with no reconstructed rating (see the table for why). The Table view carries every value.

What followed, in the years it rated Wide

In the 6 years HD rated Wide-moat (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023), the median forward total return that followed — measured only after each year’s filings were public — was:

  • 1 year 19% vs the S&P 500’s 24% (price basis) · median over 6 years
  • 3 years 41% vs the S&P 500’s 28% (price basis) · median over 5 years
  • 5 years 99% vs the S&P 500’s 85% (price basis) · median over 3 years

These are medians computed from the data, not a claim about any one year. The company figures are total returns (dividends reinvested); the S&P 500 is the price-only ^GSPC index, which excludes dividends and so understates the index — the gap flatters the company. A quality rating is not a return forecast, and past returns don’t predict future ones. Educational only, not investment advice.

Consumer Discretionary context

#91 of 487 scored Consumer Discretionary companies, ranked by Moat Score.

Nearest peers by Moat Score

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Common questions about HD

Does HOME DEPOT, INC. have an economic moat?
Based on its FY2026 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores HOME DEPOT, INC. (HD) 66.9 out of 100 — a Narrow moat. The five questions behind that score begin at 20% each; if exactly one genuinely lacks data, the other four weights are renormalized and disclosed. revenue and EPS trend 55, pricing power 59, returns on capital 100, balance-sheet safety 41, capital allocation 79.
Is HD trading below the conservative owner-earnings estimate?
The value if growth stopped today — a zero-growth baseline — is $168.93 per share. It capitalizes normalized owner earnings at a 9% rate and assumes 0% growth. Versus a recent price of $332.98, that is 97% above value if growth stopped today. The model also publishes a capped-growth comparison, but the zero-growth estimate is the cautious baseline. It assumes trailing owner earnings persist and is unreliable for declining businesses. This is an educational estimate from primary SEC filings, not intrinsic value as a fact or investment advice.
How has HD's Moat Score changed over time?
The record logs 19 readings since Jul 17, 2026; the latest reads 66.9 out of 100 (narrow moat). No tier changes on record yet. (Methodology or normalizer upgrades on Jul 17, 2026, Jul 20, 2026, Jul 23, 2026, Jul 26, 2026 re-based the score; readings across versions aren't compared.) The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.