Home Depot (HD) on Tuesday fourth-quarter results that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:topped analysts' estimates, but the h🌠ome-improvement giant's outlook was weaker than expected.

Home Depot posted adjusted 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:earnings per share (EPS) of $3.13 on revenue of $39.70 billion. Analysts polled by Visible Alpha had expected $3.03 and $39.12 billion, respectively.

The retailer expects total sales growth of about 2.8% in 2025, along with a 1% increase in comparable store sales. Analysts were expecting total𝄹 sales growth of 3.27% and comparable sales to risꦆe 1.88% this year.

Home Depot sees full-year adjusted EPS declining about 2% from $15.24 in 2024, while the analyst consensu💛s was for a rise to $15.63. The retailer also lifted its quarterly dividend by 2.2% to $2.30 per share.

Home Depot shares were up about 2.5% shortly after markets opened Tuesday. They entered the day up roughly 3% over the last𒀰 12 months.

Comp Store Sales Return to Growth

The retailer said its Q4 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:comparable store sales rose by 0.8% year-over-year, while analysts had forecᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚast a 1.48% drop. Comp sales had declined in the previous eight quarters, and analy🎶sts had expected the metric to turn slightly positive in the first quarter of 2025.

Home Depot and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:rival Lowe's (LOW) had said in recent quarters that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:inflation and a post-pandemic slowdown in home-improvement projects had hurt sales. Lowe's is set to report fourth-quarter results on Wednesday.

UPDATE—This article has been updated with the latest share price information and dividend raise.