Home Depot (HD) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Home Depot's Return on Sales [ROS] was 14.29% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), down 0.19 percentage points from 14.48% a year earlier but up 2.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Home Depot (HD) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Home Depot's Return on Sales [ROS] was 12.43% through Aug 2, 2026, down 0.66 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 1, 2026), it came in at 12.68%, down 0.81 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has now declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -1.15 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 13.49% in FY2025 (-0.71 pp), 14.21% in FY2024 (-1.07 pp), 15.27% in FY2023 (+0.03 pp) and 15.24% in FY2022 (+1.41 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between 10.08% (fiscal Q4 2026) and 16.46% (fiscal Q2 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for 15 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.76 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (a gain of 1.27 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2024 (a drop of 1.48 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, HD's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was 11.93% (Q1 2027), 10.08% (Q4 2026) and 12.94% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,979.57 Bn | 2,476.24 Bn | 107.37 Bn | 13.90% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 350.34 Bn | 343.58 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 14.29% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 150.76 Bn | 128.31 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.09% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 130.11 Bn | 123.07 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 13.67% |
| 5 | Carvana | 80.38 Bn | 71.27 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 8.88% |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 76.38 Bn | 59.31 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 17.62% |
| 7 | Target | 73.52 Bn | 68.11 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.65% |
| 8 | O Reilly Automotive | 71.92 Bn | 71.02 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 21.45% |
| 9 | Autozone | 52.04 Bn | 50.89 Bn | 3.52 Bn | 19.97% |
| 10 | JD.com | 34.34 Bn | -76.55 Bn | 8.74 Bn | 1.31% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 14.29% |
| May 3, 2026 | 11.93% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 10.08% |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 12.94% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 14.48% |
| May 4, 2025 | 12.88% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 11.32% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 13.47% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 15.13% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 13.95% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 11.91% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 14.34% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 15.35% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 14.90% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 13.26% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 15.82% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 16.46% |
| May 1, 2022 | 15.24% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 15.74% |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 16.15% |
Home Depot Return on Sales [ROS] 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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=HD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=HD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();