Investing.com - Home Depot (NYSE:HD) reported third quarter earnings that beat analysts' expectations on Tuesday and revenue that topped forecasts.
The firm reported earnings per share of $2.51 on revenue of $26.3B. Analysts polled by Investing.com expected EPS of $2.27 on revenue of $26.25B. That compared to EPS of $1.87 on revenue of $25.03B in the same period a year earlier. The company had reported EPS of $3.05 on revenue of $30.46B in the previous quarter.
For the year, Home Depot shares are down 5.33%, under-performing the S&P 500 which is up 1.58% year to date.
Home Depot follows other major Services sector earnings this month
On Thursday, October 25, 2018, Amazon.com reported third quarter EPS of $5.75 on revenue of $56.58B, compared to forecasts of EPS of $3.08 on revenue of $57.11B.
Alibaba earnings missed analyst's expectations on Friday, November 2, 2018, with second quarter EPS of $1.4 on revenue of $85.15B. Investing.com analysts expected EPS of $6.85 on revenue of $52,109M
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