The Home Depot Return on Equity

The Home Depot posts a ROE of 85.62%. That is above the Consumer Discretionary sector average of 23.23%. Comparing that reading with peers and prior periods is usually more useful than looking at the number in isolation.

For Consumer Discretionary stocks, a ROE near 23.23% is typical. The Home Depot's 85.62% is higher that level. That is roughly 268.6% above the sector mean. Whether that is a warning or an opportunity depends on growth outlook and other fundamentals shown elsewhere on Stockcircle.

The Home Depot's ROE moves when the underlying profit, equity, or asset base changes. Cost cuts, pricing power, buybacks, write-downs, and cyclical swings can all shift the percentage. The latest reading is 85.62%; use YoY and peer views to separate noise from signal.

Context for HD.TO's ROE usually means three checks: (1) trend versus prior periods, (2) level versus peers (average 23.23%), and (3) consistency with growth and profitability. This page covers the first two; The Home Depot's other metric pages and overview cover the third.

Judging The Home Depot against Consumer Discretionary peers is usually better than using a market-wide rule of thumb. Business models inside Consumer Discretionary are more comparable, which makes gaps in ROE easier to interpret. Start with 85.62% here, then scan peer and history charts to see if the gap is persistent.