Home Depot Faces Decline: Industry-Wide Slowdown or Company-Specific Challenge?
- Home Depot shares slumped 2–3% premarket after Q3 2025 earnings missed profit forecasts and slashed full-year guidance. - Weak comparable sales growth (0.2% vs 1.3% expected) and housing market pressures highlighted sector-wide challenges. - GMS acquisition added $900M revenue but couldn't offset 1.6% transaction volume decline and margin pressures. - Analysts revised 2025 EPS forecasts down 5% as Stifel downgraded HD to "Hold," reflecting cyclical uncertainty. - Mixed investor reactions persist, with in
Home Depot (HD) shares dropped in premarket trading on November 18, 2025, after the home improvement giant posted third-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings that fell short of profit forecasts and sharply reduced its full-year guidance. The stock, which slipped around 2–3%, lagged behind major market indices,
The company announced adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $3.74, missing the consensus range of $3.81–$3.84,
Home Depot’s performance underscores the difficulties the home improvement industry faces as the housing market cools. Although the acquisition of GMS Inc. added about $900 million to revenue,
The profit warning reverberated across Wall Street.
Institutional investors have shown mixed reactions. While Empowered Funds LLC and Parnassus Value Equity Fund increased their holdings in Q2 and October 2025, respectively,
Looking forward, the company’s prospects depend on broader economic trends. If housing activity stabilizes and the Fed lowers rates, demand for home improvement projects could rebound; however, continued high rates and affordability concerns may extend the downturn. Home Depot’s earnings call later Tuesday and Lowe’s report on Wednesday will
At present, the stock trades at a forward P/E of 24.34,
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