Home Depot Return on Equity

Home Depot's return on equity stands at 1.01%. That is above the Consumer Discretionary sector average of 21.77%. Stockcircle updates this page with the newest filings so you can track how the metric evolves quarter by quarter.

Home Depot sits higher the Consumer Discretionary benchmark (21.77%) with a ROE of 1.01%. That is roughly 363.9% above the sector mean. Peer context matters because what looks expensive or cheap in absolute terms can be normal for the sector.

A ROE of 1.01% for Home Depot means each unit of related capital or sales is generating that return rate. Higher is usually better for profitability metrics, but extremely high figures can reflect one-time items or thin equity bases. Review several years of data on this page before extrapolating.

The history chart shows how Home Depot's ROE evolved across reporting periods, while the comparison chart places HD next to similar companies. Use both: a rising metric that still lags peers tells a different story than a rising metric that already leads the group. Growth charts, when available, highlight acceleration or slowdown.

Yes — within Consumer Discretionary, ROE is commonly used to spot outliers. Home Depot's reading of 1.01% (sector avg 21.77%) is a starting point; confirm whether differences come from growth, margins, accounting choices, or one-time items before treating an outlier as a buy or sell signal.