Mixed quarter at Home Depot with less storm damage to homes and a more anxious shopper
Home Depot's third-quarter was mixed with fewer violent storms reaching shore, more anxiety among U.S. consumers and a housing market that is in a deep funk. The company lowered its fiscal 2025 adjusted earnings forecast but raised its expectations for sales growth. For the three months ended Nov. 2, Home Depot earned 3.62 per share. A year earlier it earned 3.67 per share. Removing one-time charges and benefits, earnings were $3.74 per share, a dime short of Wall St ...