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Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:HD)

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Home Depot Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Aug 2, 2026 May 3, 2026 Feb 1, 2026 Nov 2, 2025 Aug 3, 2025 May 4, 2025 Feb 2, 2025 Oct 27, 2024 Jul 28, 2024 Apr 28, 2024 Jan 28, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020
Net earnings 4,766 3,289 2,571 3,601 4,551 3,433 2,997 3,648 4,561 3,600 2,801 3,810 4,659 3,873 3,362 4,339 5,173 4,231 3,352 4,129 4,807 4,145 2,857 3,432 4,332 2,245
Depreciation and amortization, excluding amortization of intangible assets 929 910 908 886 865 855 864 857 830 785 782 779 707 793 759 743 746 727 734 714 711 703 666 631 615 607
Intangible asset amortization 178 171 171 158 139 139 145 138 90 52 50 48 88 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Stock-based compensation expense 148 178 114 120 118 170 114 106 98 124 80 85 91 124 80 90 81 115 87 86 80 146 76 79 67 88
Changes in receivables, net (204) (1,029) 1,112 (19) (1) (985) 842 (277) 404 (795) 672 (46) 401 (893) 423 (17) 194 (489) 98 (212) 319 (640) 115 (103) 57 (534)
Changes in merchandise inventories 604 (1,435) 476 (769) 998 (2,203) 368 (897) 1,238 (1,452) 2,006 380 2,208 (457) 918 261 (783) (3,226) (1,532) (1,680) 328 (2,519) 61 (2,638) 1,553 (633)
Changes in other current assets (149) (76) (125) 439 (356) 166 67 358 (226) (113) 181 27 (332) (60) 257 100 (79) (589) 45 199 (297) (277) 31 138 (188) 62
Changes in accounts payable and accrued expenses (512) 3,036 (1,907) (474) (1,303) 2,626 (1,445) 335 (883) 2,511 (1,598) (742) (229) 1,158 (1,009) (2,647) (665) 1,744 483 260 (1,355) 3,013 (1,437) 882 2,399 3,274
Changes in deferred revenue 46 106 27 (64) (178) 154 23 (157) (112) 81 (42) (286) (47) 57 (113) (356) (136) 79 103 1 85 586 153 152 326 71
Changes in income taxes payable (552) 735 27 14 (737) (2) 740 55 (596) 610 (277) 284 (1,036) 1,004 (137) (31) (1,060) 1,121 (41) (164) (984) 1,138 (679) 83 (147) 594
Changes in deferred income taxes (7) 65 (61) (11) 493 (3) (155) 11 76 83 65 (262) 11 (59) 9 224 (51) (44) (203) 43 (29) (87) (483) (99) 81 (68)
Other operating activities 143 82 34 129 54 (25) 111 56 (71) 11 13 157 70 74 45 133 (27) 120 59 63 (28) 102 64 29 (3) 31
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisition effects (631) 1,484 (417) (755) (1,030) (272) 551 (516) (170) 936 1,020 (488) 1,046 824 393 (2,333) (2,607) (1,284) (988) (1,490) (1,961) 1,316 (2,175) (1,556) 4,078 2,797
Reconciliation of net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities 624 2,743 776 409 92 892 1,674 585 848 1,897 1,932 424 1,932 1,741 1,232 (1,500) (1,780) (442) (167) (690) (1,170) 2,165 (1,433) (846) 4,760 3,492
Net cash provided by operating activities 5,390 6,032 3,347 4,010 4,643 4,325 4,671 4,233 5,409 5,497 4,733 4,234 6,591 5,614 4,594 2,839 3,393 3,789 3,185 3,439 3,637 6,310 1,424 2,586 9,092 5,737
Capital expenditures (880) (844) (1,058) (898) (917) (806) (1,101) (818) (719) (847) (858) (671) (792) (905) (903) (769) (743) (704) (829) (695) (518) (524) (960) (471) (446) (586)
Payments for businesses acquired, net (1,047) (286) (162) (5,015) (77) (156) (31) (43) (17,570) — (719) (580) (215) — — — — — (5) — (416) — (7,780) — — —
Other investing activities 25 21 5 40 33 31 13 47 21 17 (4) 5 8 2 8 (15) (17) 3 (3) 21 4 (4) 21 40 4 8
Net cash used in investing activities (1,902) (1,109) (1,215) (5,873) (961) (931) (1,119) (814) (18,268) (830) (1,581) (1,246) (999) (903) (895) (784) (760) (701) (837) (674) (930) (528) (8,719) (431) (442) (578)
Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term debt, net 745 (961) 1,264 3,200 (38) (278) (1,028) (1,183) 2,519 8 — — — — — (539) 539 (1,035) 1,035 — — — — — — (974)
Proceeds from long-term debt 53 69 50 2,035 47 29 27 31 9,952 — 1,995 — — — — 2,985 — 3,957 — 2,979 — — 2,973 — — 4,960
Repayments of long-term debt (1,615) (1,425) (1,636) (2,205) (93) (1,106) (181) (100) (83) (1,172) (71) (70) (67) (1,063) (68) (57) (1,312) (1,054) (52) (46) (44) (1,390) (1,036) (30) (1,779) (27)
Repurchases of common stock — — — — — — — — — (649) (1,486) (1,511) (2,067) (2,887) (1,560) (1,174) (1,654) (2,308) (4,435) (3,469) (3,117) (3,788) — — — (791)
Proceeds from sales of common stock 159 33 129 22 152 11 164 21 148 62 131 17 160 15 118 4 137 5 147 23 154 13 141 21 146 18
Cash dividends (2,323) (2,320) (2,289) (2,289) (2,288) (2,286) (2,235) (2,234) (2,231) (2,229) (2,079) (2,089) (2,097) (2,118) (1,933) (1,946) (1,948) (1,962) (1,721) (1,738) (1,751) (1,775) (1,614) (1,614) (1,612) (1,611)
Other financing activities (7) (109) 2 (17) (4) (126) (78) (11) (46) (166) (10) (4) (7) (135) (3) (22) 19 (182) 15 (24) (6) (130) (22) (5) (2) (125)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (2,988) (4,713) (2,480) 746 (2,224) (3,756) (3,331) (3,476) 10,259 (4,146) (1,520) (3,657) (4,078) (6,188) (3,446) (749) (4,219) (2,579) (5,011) (2,275) (4,764) (7,070) 442 (1,628) (3,247) 1,450
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (16) 2 53 (3) (23) 72 (93) (25) (51) (17) 70 (87) 40 (20) 42 (103) 1 (8) (61) 11 (25) 41 96 (14) 40 (46)
Change in cash and cash equivalents 484 212 (295) (1,120) 1,435 (290) 128 (82) (2,651) 504 1,702 (756) 1,554 (1,497) 295 1,203 (1,585) 501 (2,724) 501 (2,082) (1,247) (6,757) 513 5,443 6,563

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2026-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03).


The analysis of cash flow operations reveals a consistent ability to generate positive net cash from operating activities, although the magnitude fluctuates quarterly. While net earnings show periodic volatility, with a peak of 5,173 million USD in July 2022 and a subsequent stabilization around 3,000 to 4,000 million USD, operating cash flow has remained robust, typically ranging between 3,000 and 6,000 million USD per quarter.

Operational Efficiency and Working Capital
A significant degree of volatility is observed in working capital components, particularly within merchandise inventories and accounts payable. Inventory changes exhibit sharp swings, such as the 3,226 million USD outflow in May 2022 contrasted with a 2,208 million USD inflow in July 2023, indicating cyclical inventory management. Depreciation and amortization expenses show a steady upward trend, increasing from 607 million USD in May 2020 to 929 million USD by August 2026, reflecting an expanding asset base.
Investment Strategy and Capital Allocation
Capital expenditures have scaled incrementally, moving from a baseline of approximately 500 to 600 million USD per quarter in 2020 to a range of 800 to 1,100 million USD in the latter periods. The investing profile is characterized by intermittent, large-scale acquisitions, most notably outflows of 7,780 million USD in January 2021, 17,570 million USD in July 2024, and 5,015 million USD in November 2025, indicating a strategy of aggressive inorganic growth.
Financing and Shareholder Returns
Shareholder distributions are characterized by a disciplined and growing dividend policy, with quarterly payments rising from 1,611 million USD in May 2020 to 2,323 million USD by August 2026. Common stock repurchases were a primary feature of financing activities through early 2024, with several quarters seeing outflows exceeding 3,000 million USD, though this activity appears to have diminished in the most recent periods.
Debt Management and Liquidity
The financing of large acquisitions is evident through strategic shifts in debt. A notable increase in long-term debt proceeds occurred in July 2024, totaling 9,952 million USD, which aligned with the peak acquisition spend of that period. The company maintains a pattern of alternating between debt issuance and repayment to optimize its capital structure, as seen in the recurrent repayments of long-term debt often exceeding 1,000 million USD per quarter.

Overall, the cash flow profile indicates a mature organization that leverages strong operational cash generation to fund both steady capital improvements and significant strategic acquisitions, while simultaneously increasing direct returns to shareholders through dividends.

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