Home Depot Has Raised Its Dividend for 17 Consecutive Years and Reports Earnings Aug. 18. Is It the Smarter Dow Stock to Buy Over Walmart?
Reported by Yahoo Finance · finance.yahoo.com · August 8, 2026
The home improvement giant has significantly underperformed its bigger retail peer in the past five years.
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What to watch: Home Depot Inc. (HD, WMT) is involved in M&A activity — deal terms and financing structure matter more than the headline here.
Market reaction today: $HD +0.54%, $WMT +2.69%
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