NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 18:50 ET — After-hours
- Home Depot shares were down 0.3% in after-hours trading, tracking a softer U.S. tape into year-end.
- A regulatory filing showed the company’s general counsel sold 2,872 shares on Dec. 26 for about $1.0 million.
- Investors are weighing interest-rate signals after Federal Reserve minutes underscored divisions over the 2026 path.
The Home Depot, Inc. shares edged lower in after-hours trading on Tuesday, last seen down about 0.3% at $346.35.
The move puts a fresh spotlight on rate-sensitive consumer names as investors position for 2026, when borrowing costs and housing turnover are expected to drive demand for big home projects.
It also comes as year-end liquidity thins, a setup that can magnify small headlines for widely held, index-heavy stocks like Home Depot.
A Form 4 — a disclosure corporate insiders file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission when they buy or sell company stock — showed executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary Teresa Wynn Roseborough sold 2,872 shares on Dec. 26. The filing listed weighted average sale prices of about $348 to $349 a share, for proceeds of roughly $1.0 million, and showed she held 13,196.2672 shares after the transactions.
Home Depot traded between $343.92 and $347.80 during Tuesday’s session, according to market data.
U.S. stocks closed slightly lower in choppy trade on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 down 0.14% and the Nasdaq off 0.23% as technology and financial shares weighed and trading volumes stayed below recent averages. “It’s just a healthy rebalancing of allocations,” said Mark Hackett, chief market strategist at Nationwide, describing year-end positioning. Reuters
Treasury yields were little changed after the Fed minutes, with the 10-year yield around 4.12%, a level investors watch because it can influence mortgage rates and other consumer borrowing costs.
Lowe’s, Home Depot’s closest listed peer, was also modestly lower after-hours, last down about 0.2%.
Home Depot’s stock has been trading under the shadow of its latest outlook, after the retailer earlier this month projected fiscal 2026 sales and profit growth below analyst estimates amid softer demand for do-it-yourself projects and large-ticket items.
Comparable sales — sales at stores open at least a year — are a core metric for home-improvement chains because they strip out the impact of new store openings and closures.
For Home Depot, investors remain focused on whether easing inflation and a steadier housing market can revive discretionary categories, while pro-contractor demand stays resilient.
Next up, traders will watch incoming economic data and the next Federal Reserve meeting for any shift in the rate outlook, a key swing factor for housing-related spending.
Home Depot has not yet listed upcoming events on its investor-relations calendar; the company reported its prior-year fourth-quarter results on Feb. 25, underscoring the market’s focus on an early-2026 update on demand trends and guidance.
