Home Depot sales lifted by customers focusing on smaller projects, but sticks with previous outlook

Home Depot reported that its sales increased in the second quarter to $47.86 billion, surpassing Wall Street's expectations for the period. The company earned $4.77 billion for the three months ended Aug. 2 and announced an express delivery service nationwide. Despite solid performance, Home Depot maintained its earlier guidance of between 2.5% and 4.5% sales growth for 2026.