HD vs HRI vs KEX Stock Comparison

Home Depot, Herc Holdings and Kirby Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HD Home Depot, Inc.
$328.95 +14.2% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$327.32B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
HRI Herc Holdings Inc
$173.93 +36.8% 1M +22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.49B
P/E
44.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.92B
Div. yield
0.02%
Equipment Rental Industrials
2 wins
KEX Kirby Corp
$145.98 +10.7% 1M +44.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.71B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.60B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Home Depot leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Home Depot 5, Kirby 5, Herc Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHDHRIKEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $327.32B $5.49B $7.71B HD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.0x 44.7x 20.6x KEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.5x 25.1x 21.3x KEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% +19.4% +8.5% HRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 2.5% — HD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.3% 21.2% — HD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 3.0x — HD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.02% 0.00% HD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.0% +22.8% +44.5% KEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.4%/yr -0.9%/yr +22.8%/yr KEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.0% 61.0% 26.7% KEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 54/100 — HRI

Percentile Scorecard

HDHRIKEX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHDHRIKEX
Valuation 19 #84 of 104 58 #20 of 46 43 #78 of 136
Growth 28 #71 of 98 92 #4 of 39 79 #26 of 121
Profitability 91 #10 of 97 68 #13 of 39 –
Financial Health 30 #77 of 110 13 #41 of 47 –
Shareholder Returns 30 #49 of 70 37 #20 of 31 –
Overall 40 54 –
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • HRI ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • KEX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHDHRIKEXSPY
1 month +14.2%+36.8%+10.7% +0.7%
3 months -1.3%+19.3%+10.3% +3.7%
6 months +0.0%+37.0%-3.0% +7.1%
Year to date -4.4%+17.2%+32.5% +12.8%
1 year -13.0%+22.8%+44.5% +11.9%
3 years +16.9%+61.5%+97.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +5.3%+17.3%+25.5% +22.8%
5 years -11.5%-4.5%+178.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -2.4%-0.9%+22.8% +10.9%
10 years +166.2%+500.4%+147.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.3%+19.6%+9.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHDHRIKEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.0%61.0%26.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.0%53.0%27.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.681.930.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.480.371.67 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.9%-62.0%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.9%-4.0%-4.3% -1.2%
52-week high $391.05$181.12$152.59 $779.14
52-week low $281.12$91.04$100.99 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHDHRIKEX
P/E now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 17.0x 47.2xmedian 26.2x 20.9xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 0.5x 1.2xmedian 1.1x 2.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 9.2x 5.2xmedian 13.5x —median 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 15.6x -30.1xmedian 23.0x 14.6xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 1.7x 2.9xmedian 2.6x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -5.64median 0.77 -1.41median 2.55 0.75median 0.84

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHDHRIKEX
Revenue $169.18B $4.92B $3.60B
Gross profit $56.18B $3.01B –
Operating income $21.02B $2.36B $510.61M
Net income $14.23B $123.00M –
Free cash flow $15.10B -$193.00M –
EPS (diluted) $14.28 $3.67 $6.96
Cash & equivalents $2.09B $66.00M –
Total debt $214.74B $8.04B –
Shares (diluted) 996.00M 33.50M 53.70M
Enterprise value $320.57B $5.29B $7.71B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHDHRIKEX
P/E 23.0x 47.2x 20.9x
P/FCF 21.7x -30.1x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 17.5x 4.6x 12.3x
P/S 1.9x 1.2x 2.1x
P/B 19.8x 2.9x –
P/Tangible book 53.5x 13.7x –
EV/EBITDA 15.0x 5.2x –
EV/EBIT 18.0x 5.8x –
EV/Revenue 2.2x 2.8x 2.1x
EV/FCF 25.1x -71.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 20.2x 10.9x 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.64 -1.41 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHDHRIKEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% 19.4% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 14.9% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.1% 14.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 12.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.7% 23.8% 22.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 12.3% 19.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.7% 278.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.3% -29.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -2.9% 277.2% 27.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.1% -33.4% 28.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.1% 15.0% 3.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 5.1% 11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% -3.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 26.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHDHRIKEX
Gross margin 33.2% 61.2% –
EBITDA margin 15.0% 54.2% –
Operating margin 12.4% 47.9% –
Pretax margin 11.1% 2.8% –
Net margin 8.4% 2.5% –
FCF margin 8.9% -3.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.1% 25.8% 17.4%
Return on equity 93.3% 6.4% –
Return on assets 13.1% 0.9% –
Return on invested capital 23.3% 21.2% –
Return on capital employed 28.5% 18.3% –
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 10.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHDHRIKEX
Debt / assets 48.4% 57.2% –
Debt / equity 3.2x 4.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 3.0x –
Debt / FCF 3.5x -41.6x –
Liabilities / assets 84.8% 85.9% –
Equity / assets 15.2% 14.1% –
Interest coverage 8.7x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 5.59 1.26 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHDHRIKEX
Dividend yield 2.8% 1.6% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 1.5% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 64.8% 76.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 61.1% -48.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.0% 13.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 8.8% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHDHRIKEX
Forward P/E 23.5xFY2026 25.1xFY2026 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.98FY2026 $6.93FY2026 $6.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.8%FY2026 -8.9%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +61.8% +29.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $163.25BFY2026 $4.76BFY2026 $3.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.9%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.1% +15.0% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHDHRIKEX
Held by institutions 75.0% 100.0% 99.6%
Institutions holding 4,111 335 465
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +7.0% -0.1%
Institutions buying 1,919 205 252
Institutions selling 1,768 87 145
Buyers to sellers 1.09 2.36 1.74

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HDHRIKEX
HD 1.00 0.34 0.01
HRI 0.34 1.00 0.27
KEX 0.01 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HD, HRI and KEX?

Home Depot (HD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Home Depot (HD) $327.32B, Herc Holdings (HRI) $5.49B, Kirby (KEX) $7.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, HD, HRI and KEX?

Kirby (KEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Home Depot (HD) 23.0x, Herc Holdings (HRI) 44.7x, Kirby (KEX) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kirby (KEX) is cheapest (Home Depot (HD) 23.5x, Herc Holdings (HRI) 25.1x, Kirby (KEX) 21.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Herc Holdings (HRI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Home Depot (HD) +2.5%, Herc Holdings (HRI) +19.4%, Kirby (KEX) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Home Depot (HD) has the highest net margin (Home Depot (HD) 8.4%, Herc Holdings (HRI) 2.5%). On return on invested capital, Home Depot (HD) leads (Home Depot (HD) 23.3%, Herc Holdings (HRI) 21.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kirby (KEX) returned the most: Home Depot (HD) -13.0%, Herc Holdings (HRI) +22.8%, Kirby (KEX) +44.5%. Over five years, Kirby (KEX) compounded fastest (Home Depot (HD) -2.4%/yr, Herc Holdings (HRI) -0.9%/yr, Kirby (KEX) +22.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Home Depot (HD) has the highest dividend yield: Home Depot (HD) 0.03%, Herc Holdings (HRI) 0.02%, Kirby (KEX) 0.00%. Kirby (KEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kirby (KEX) has been the steadiest (Home Depot (HD) 27.0%, Herc Holdings (HRI) 61.0%, Kirby (KEX) 26.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HD, HRI and KEX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Home Depot (HD) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.