Home Depot (HD) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Home Depot (HD) reported Operating Expenses of $9.28 billion for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), up 8.2% from $8.57 billion a year earlier and up 5.4% from the prior quarter.
Home Depot (HD) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 2, 2026, Home Depot's Operating Expenses came in at $35.16 billion, up 5.1% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 1, 2026), it came in at $33.98 billion, up 6.9% from FY2025.
- Operating Expenses has increased for 12 consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Operating Expenses came in at $31.78 billion in FY2025 (+8.6%), $29.27 billion in FY2024 (+1.9%), $28.74 billion in FY2023 (+3.4%) and $27.79 billion in FY2022 (+4.6%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Operating Expenses in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- Year over year, Operating Expenses has now increased in each of the last 13 quarters, with growth averaging 8.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Expenses in five years was fiscal Q4 2025 (growth of 15.9%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2024 (a decline of 2.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at $8.8 billion (Q1 2027), $8.62 billion (Q4 2026) and $8.46 billion (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,686.58 Bn | 2,203.28 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 173.15 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 283.87 Bn | 277.11 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 9.28 Bn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 145.82 Bn | 123.36 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 3.09 Bn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 103.43 Bn | 96.39 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 4.46 Bn |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.61 Bn | 57.54 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 6 | Target | 71.16 Bn | 65.74 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 5.73 Bn |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 69.71 Bn | 68.80 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 1.53 Bn |
| 8 | Carvana | 68.78 Bn | 60.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 704.00 Mn |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.23 Bn | 45.13 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 10 | JD.com | 32.27 Bn | -77.91 Bn | 8.71 Bn | -1.53 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 9.28 Bn |
| May 3, 2026 | 8.80 Bn |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 8.62 Bn |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 8.46 Bn |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 8.57 Bn |
| May 4, 2025 | 8.33 Bn |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 8.54 Bn |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 8.01 Bn |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 7.88 Bn |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 7.35 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 7.37 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 7.33 Bn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 7.57 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 7.01 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 7.17 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 7.08 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 7.27 Bn |
| May 1, 2022 | 7.22 Bn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 7.04 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 6.77 Bn |
Home Depot Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=HD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "HD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=HD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();