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CLAIM #29683 · The Home Depot Inc (HD) · 2025Q4 earnings call · Feb 24, 2026 · due Jan 31, 2027

We plan to continue investing in our business with capital expenditures of approximately 2.5% of sales for fiscal 2026.

Richard McPhail · CFO

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graded after results covering Jan 31, 2027 are reported

How to check this claim

Look at: Capital expenditures as a percentage of net sales, fiscal year 2026

It came true if: Capital expenditures between 2.3% and 2.7% of net sales

Where: Company income statement / cash flow statement (10-K, fiscal 2026 annual report)

In context

en flat to 2% growth with total sales growth of between approximately 2.5% and 4.5%, reflecting the contribution of the GMS acquisition, new stores, branches and tuck-in acquisitions. For the year, we expect SRS to deliver mid-single-digit percent organic sales growth. We plan to open approximately 15 new stores and 40 to 50 new SRS locations. Our gross margin is expected to be approximately 33.1%. Further, we expect operating margin of approximately 12.4% to 12.6% and adjusted operating margin of approximately 12.8% to 13%. Our effective tax rate is targeted at approximately 24.3%. We expect net interest expense of approximately $2.3 billion. We expect our diluted earnings per share and adjusted diluted earnings per share to both increase approximately flat to 4% compared to fiscal 2025. We plan to continue investing in our business with capital expenditures of approximately 2.5% of sales for fiscal 2026. We believe that we will grow market share in any environment by strengthening our competitive position with our customers and delivering the best customer experience in home improvement. Thank you for your participation in today's call. And Christine, we are now ready for questions. Operator: [Operator Instructions] Our first question comes from the line of Steven Forbes with Guggenheim. Steven Forbes: Ted, I was down at IBS, and I was talking to Chip down there about some of the digital planning tools and some of the initiatives you guys have to improve delivery. So I don't know if maybe you could just explore the topics on some of the initiatives you're trying to lean into here, digital planning tools being one of them. You mentioned product management. But what are some of the bigger i

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SEC filings for HD · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2025Q4 earnings call.