HD The Home Depot, Inc.
LEGACY ORDINARY NOT a signal card · Live refresh 2026-09-11T13:32:22Z · Source: yfinance/Yahoo (soft-fail)
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Company — what it does
The Home Depot, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States and internationally. It sells various building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and décor products, as well as facilities maintenance, repair, and operations products. The company also offers installation services for flooring, water heaters, baths, garage doors, cabinets, cabinet makeovers,…
Plain trend vs 50 / 200
Downtrend bias (below 50D & 200D) — Price sits below both the 50-day and 200-day averages — a classic intermediate downtrend posture. Not a trade signal.
Dividend paycheck vs warning
A dividend is a share of earnings or pass-through cash — it is not a guaranteed paycheck. Cuts happen. High yield is often a warning light (risk priced in), not a safety badge.
Range, yield & payout streak
Based on Yahoo annual dividend totals through 2025 (excludes incomplete 2026).
BDC / cash pass-through vs ordinary dividend
Ordinary corporate dividend — paid from corporate earnings/cash at the board’s discretion. Unlike BDCs/REITs, there is usually no pass-through distribution mandate. Coverage (earnings/FCF vs dividend), balance sheet, and streak matter more than yield height.
Remember: high yield ≠ safer. Pass-through vehicles (BDC / REIT) can show high distributions by design while carrying credit, rate, or occupancy risk.
Dividend safety rating
High yield ≠ safer — elevated yield often prices higher risk or return-of-capital. Payout streak (non-decreasing annual totals): ~24 years. Yahoo payoutRatio raw=0.648 (interpret cautiously).
Dividend history trend (recent payments)
| Ex-date (Yahoo) | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2023-11-29 | $2.0900 |
| 2024-03-06 | $2.2500 |
| 2024-05-30 | $2.2500 |
| 2024-08-29 | $2.2500 |
| 2024-11-27 | $2.2500 |
| 2025-03-13 | $2.3000 |
| 2025-06-05 | $2.3000 |
| 2025-09-04 | $2.3000 |
| 2025-12-04 | $2.3000 |
| 2026-03-12 | $2.3300 |
| 2026-06-04 | $2.3300 |
| 2026-09-03 | $2.3300 |
Sourced from Yahoo via yfinance. Gaps or missing rows = data unavailable, not zeroes we invented.
Pass-through / BDC mechanics (deeper)
Ordinary corporate dividend — paid from corporate earnings/cash at the board’s discretion. Unlike BDCs/REITs, there is usually no pass-through distribution mandate. Coverage (earnings/FCF vs dividend), balance sheet, and streak matter more than yield height.
Advanced frame: for ordinary payers, focus on earnings/FCF coverage and balance-sheet flexibility. For REITs, focus on AFFO/FFO trends, occupancy, and debt ladders. For BDCs, focus on NII vs distribution, non-accruals, leverage vs statutory limits, and NAV drift. This page still is not a Crystal Signals entry card — no Counsel fire / manage stamp here.
Full company blurb
The Home Depot, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States and internationally. It sells various building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and décor products, as well as facilities maintenance, repair, and operations products. The company also offers installation services for flooring, water heaters, baths, garage doors, cabinets, cabinet makeovers, countertops, sheds, furnaces and central air systems, windows, and window coverings. In addition, it provides tool and equipment rental services. The company serves consumers, such as do-it-yourself homeowners and do-it-for-me customers; and professional renovators/remodelers, general contractors, homebuilders, maintenance professionals, handymen, property managers, building service contractors and specialty tradespeople, such as electricians, landscapers, insulation installers, plumbers, painters, pool contractors, roofers, and wallboard and ceiling installers. It sells its products through websites and its mobile applications, including homedepot.com; homedepot.ca and homedepot.com.mx; blinds.com, justblinds.com, and americanblinds.com for custom window coverings; constructionresourcesusa.com or design-oriented surfaces, appliances, and architectural specialty products; thecompanystore.com, an online site for textiles and décor products; hdsupply.com for maintenance, repair, and operations products and related services; and srsdistribution.com, heritagelandscapesupplygroup.com, heritagepoolsupplygroup.com, and gms.com for roofing and building materials, landscape, and pool products; and The Home Depot stores. The Home Depot, Inc. was incorporated in 1978 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
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