Home Depot trims earnings guidance despite modest Q3 2025 sales lift

Home Depot has reported higher sales for the third quarter (Q3) of 2025 but slashed its full-year earnings outlook, citing softer demand and macroeconomic pressures. The retailer, based in Atlanta in the US state of Georgia, posted net sales of $41.4bn for the quarter, an increase of 2.8% compared with the same period a year earlier. The company stated that the higher sales were supported in part by its recent acquisition of building products distributor GMS. Around $900m of that total came from GMS, wh ...