HD vs HTLM vs W Stock Comparison

Home Depot, HomesToLife and Wayfair Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HD Home Depot, Inc.
$317.85 +9.7% 1M -17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$325.66B
P/E
22.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
HTLM HomesToLife Ltd
$1.51 -20.9% 1M -52.5% 1Y
Market cap
$134.53M
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$395.41M
Div. yield
–
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
W Wayfair Inc.
$113.98 +15.6% 1M +7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$15.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.90B
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Home Depot leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Home Depot 6, HomesToLife 3, Wayfair 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHDHTLMWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $325.66B $134.53M $15.87B HD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.9x 10.7x -49.4x HTLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.7x — 38.6x HD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% +10.0% +7.5% HTLM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 3.2% -2.5% HD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.3% 23.2% 438.8% W
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — 3.3x HD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.6% -52.5% +7.0% W
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.1%/yr — -14.5%/yr HD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.9% 85.9% 66.9% HD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 57/100 43/100 HTLM

Percentile Scorecard

HDHTLMW

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

AxisHDHTLMW
Valuation 22 #81 of 104 40 #25 of 41 17 #87 of 104
Growth 25 #74 of 98 50 #21 of 41 85 #16 of 98
Profitability 91 #10 of 96 66 #14 of 39 47 #51 of 96
Financial Health 28 #79 of 110 43 #25 of 43 25 #83 of 110
Shareholder Returns 31 #49 of 71 85 #5 of 28 –
Overall 39 57 43
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • HTLM ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • W ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHDHTLMWSPY
1 month +9.7%-20.9%+15.6% +0.9%
3 months -6.1%-20.5%+28.0% +5.9%
6 months -1.5%-20.1%+55.6% +8.5%
Year to date -7.6%-37.6%+13.5% +13.3%
1 year -17.6%-52.5%+7.0% +12.4%
3 years +15.0%—+180.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +4.8%—+41.1% +23.5%
5 years -14.5%—-54.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.1%—-14.5% +11.0%
10 years +157.2%—+241.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.9%—+13.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHDHTLMWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.9%85.9%66.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.0%87.5%61.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.69-0.242.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.610.10 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.9%-88.0%-91.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.7%-55.1%-4.3% -0.9%
52-week high $391.05$3.36$119.05 $779.14
52-week low $281.12$1.51$57.40 $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.

MultipleHDHTLMW
P/E now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 16.7x 10.7xmedian 15.7x -46.9xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 0.4x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 9.2x —median 9.6x 34.3xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 16.0x -6.9xmedian 11.7x 27.6xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 1.6x 4.9xmedian 1.1x -5.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -5.45median 0.73 —median 0.62 -1.30median 0.73

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 monthsHDHTLMW
Revenue $169.18B $395.41M $12.90B
Gross profit $56.18B $112.47M $3.88B
Operating income $21.02B $20.02M $215.00M
Net income $14.23B $11.40M -$321.00M
Free cash flow $15.10B -$19.51M $562.00M
EPS (diluted) $14.28 $0.14 $-2.43
Cash & equivalents $2.09B $17.94M $1.07B
Total debt $214.74B $22.20M $2.80B
Shares (diluted) 996.00M 89.69M 132.00M
Enterprise value $318.91B $40.93M $10.89B

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
MetricHDHTLMW
P/E 22.2x 10.7x -46.9x
P/FCF 21.0x -6.9x 27.6x
P/Operating cash flow 16.9x -6.9x 23.3x
P/S 1.9x 0.3x 1.2x
P/B 19.1x 4.9x -5.6x
P/Tangible book 51.7x 4.9x -5.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x – 34.3x
EV/EBIT 17.5x 7.0x 79.8x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 0.4x 1.3x
EV/FCF 24.4x -7.2x 30.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.6x -7.2x 25.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.45 – -1.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHDHTLMW
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% 10.0% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% – 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.1% 23.7% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% – 3.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.7% 79.7% 172.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.0% – 29.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.7% -1.9% -7.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.3% – 32.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.9% -84.2% -4.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.1% – 35.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.1% 15.8% 71.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – 65.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% 15.8% 68.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% – 49.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHDHTLMW
Gross margin 33.2% 28.4% 30.1%
EBITDA margin 15.0% – 3.9%
Operating margin 12.4% 5.1% 1.7%
Pretax margin 11.1% 4.1% -2.4%
Net margin 8.4% 3.2% -2.5%
FCF margin 8.9% -4.9% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 11.1% -4.9% 5.2%
Return on equity 93.3% 39.0% –
Return on assets 13.1% 9.0% -11.0%
Return on invested capital 23.3% 23.2% 438.8%
Return on capital employed 28.5% 56.9% 32.8%
Asset turnover 1.6x 3.1x 4.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -1.7x -2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHDHTLMW
Debt / assets 48.4% 17.8% 93.9%
Debt / equity 3.2x 0.8x -1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – 3.3x
Debt / FCF 3.5x -1.1x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 84.8% 77.9% 193.6%
Equity / assets 15.2% 22.1% -93.6%
Interest coverage 8.7x 8.8x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 5.52 4.74 3.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHDHTLMW
Dividend yield 2.9% 4.6% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – –
Shareholder yield 2.8% 4.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 64.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 61.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – –

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.

ConsensusHDHTLMW
Forward P/E 22.7xFY2026 – 38.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.98FY2026 – $2.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.8%FY2026 – +13.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% – +38.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $163.25BFY2026 – $14.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.9%FY2026 – +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.1% – -1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHDHTLMW
Held by institutions 75.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 4,110 – 452
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% – -1.7%
Institutions buying 1,919 – 247
Institutions selling 1,767 – 144
Buyers to sellers 1.09 – 1.72

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.

HDHTLMW
HD 1.00 0.05 0.42
HTLM 0.05 1.00 0.06
W 0.42 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HD, HTLM and W?

Home Depot (HD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Home Depot (HD) $325.66B, HomesToLife (HTLM) $134.53M, Wayfair (W) $15.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, HD, HTLM and W?

HomesToLife (HTLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Home Depot (HD) 22.9x, HomesToLife (HTLM) 10.7x, Wayfair (W) -49.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Home Depot (HD) is cheapest (Home Depot (HD) 22.7x, Wayfair (W) 38.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

HomesToLife (HTLM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Home Depot (HD) +2.5%, HomesToLife (HTLM) +10.0%, Wayfair (W) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Home Depot (HD) has the highest net margin (Home Depot (HD) 8.4%, HomesToLife (HTLM) 3.2%, Wayfair (W) -2.5%). On return on invested capital, Wayfair (W) leads (Home Depot (HD) 23.3%, HomesToLife (HTLM) 23.2%, Wayfair (W) 438.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wayfair (W) returned the most: Home Depot (HD) -17.6%, HomesToLife (HTLM) -52.5%, Wayfair (W) +7.0%. Over five years, Home Depot (HD) compounded fastest (Home Depot (HD) -3.1%/yr, Wayfair (W) -14.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Home Depot (HD) 0.03%, HomesToLife (HTLM) 0.00%, Wayfair (W) 0.00%. HomesToLife (HTLM) and Wayfair (W) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Home Depot (HD) has been the steadiest (Home Depot (HD) 26.9%, HomesToLife (HTLM) 85.9%, Wayfair (W) 66.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HD, HTLM and W?

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 6. 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.