HD Stock — The Home Depot, Inc.

The Home Depot, Inc. (HD)

Updated October 16, 2026.

HD is a Stock. its distribution rate is 3.01%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.00%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 82/100 (Safe). Total return is 1620999.5% over the past 45.1 years.

The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement retailer, operating stores and digital platforms across North America and internationally where it sells building materials, home improvement and lawn and garden products, as well as installation and tool rental services to both do-it-yourself consumers and professional contractors. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current yield. This stock appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to the housing and home improvement sectors.

HD performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1620999.5% over the past 45.1 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -17.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 26.5%.

HD key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

82 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.47%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/22/1981

Distribution rate

3.01%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.00%

5-year average yield

2.4

Last close

$309.63 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$308,914,638,898

Average volume

7034099.0

Dividend

$2.33

Ex-dividend date

09/03/2026

Payment date

09/17/2026

Beta

0.999

Payout ratio

62.7%

P/E ratio

21.55

Forward P/E

19.7628

EPS

$14.37

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.01%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.00%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

HD risks and drawbacks

HD's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 26.5%.

Who may consider HD — and who may not

HD may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (HD pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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