# Home Depot - Home Depot, Inc. (The) Common Stock (HD)

Stock code HD · Yahoo ticker HD · Sector: Consumer Cyclical

Overall fundamentals score: 34/100 (Weak). Bottom 6% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 50/100 | Okay |
| Financial Safety | 50/100 | Okay |
| Cash & Dividends | 38/100 | Weak |
| Price Fairness | 0/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 33/100 | Weak |

## Every measure

Home Depot (HD): Overall score: 34/100 (Weak)

Business Strength: 50/100 (Okay)
Return on Equity (ROE) 86% - Strong
4-Year Revenue Growth +3%/yr - Okay
4-Year Profit Growth -2%/yr - Weak
Net Profit Margin 8% - Okay
Quarterly Momentum +2% - Okay

Financial Safety: 50/100 (Okay)
Debt-to-Equity 3.8× - Weak
Current Ratio 1.1× - Okay
Interest Coverage 8.8× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 38/100 (Weak)
Dividend Quality 3% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive but bumpy - Okay
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Shrinking & thin - Weak

Price Fairness: 0/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 23.1× - Weak
P/B Ratio 19.8× - Weak
PEG Ratio n/m (growth not measurable) - Weak

Risk: 33/100 (Weak)
Earnings Consistency Uneven - Okay
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) +0%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) +5.1 pp/yr vs sales - Okay
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) -22.5% - Weak
Quarterly Consistency 3 of 4 quarters down - Weak

## Common questions

### What is Home Depot's fundamentals score?

Home Depot (HD) scores 34/100 (Weak) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the bottom 6% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Home Depot strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Business Strength (50/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (0/100).

### How does Home Depot rank against its sector?

Home Depot ranks #50 of 54 scored Consumer Cyclical stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Home Depot pay dividends?

Yes. Home Depot (HD) has a dividend yield of 2.8%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 65% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 38/100.

### How do I buy Home Depot shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy HD. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Home Depot (HD), in plain English?

Home Depot (HD) is a Consumer Cyclical company (Home Improvement Retail). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 34/100, rated Weak. Its biggest strength is Business Strength (50/100); its main watch-out is Price Fairness (0/100). Shares currently cost about 23 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 23.1×). It also pays back about 2.8% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/hd-home-depot

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/hd-home-depot
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.