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The Home Depot, Inc. stock research

Jan 29, 2023

FY2022 Q4

The Home Depot (HD) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Jan 29, 2023

Revenue was essentially flat compared to the same quarter one year earlier, while gross profit and cost of revenue remained nearly unchanged, resulting in a gross margin that was slightly higher. Relative to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue all decreased, and gross margin weakened modestly.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Jan 29, 2023 · FY2022 Q4

Revenue was essentially flat compared to the same quarter one year earlier, while gross profit and cost of revenue remained nearly unchanged, resulting in a gross margin that was slightly higher. Relative to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue all decreased, and gross margin weakened modestly.

  • The gross margin improved slightly versus the year-ago quarter, driven by a near-stable relationship between revenue and cost of revenue. The strongest observable driver is the relative stability of cost of revenue compared to revenue over the year-ago period.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue were all lower, and gross margin weakened. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue were nearly unchanged, and gross margin was slightly higher.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

33.3%

Gross profit

$11.9B

Revenue

$35.8B

Cost of revenue

$23.9B

Quarter-over-quarter change

n/a

Year-over-year change

+0.1 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Jan 29, 2023$35.8B$11.9B$23.9B33.3%

Quarterly comparisons

Compare the selected margin with the preceding quarter and the same fiscal quarter one year earlier.

Previous-quarter change

Previous quarter unavailable

n/a

Year-over-year change

Jan 30, 2022

+0.1 pts

What the margin says

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The gross margin improved slightly versus the year-ago quarter, driven by a near-stable relationship between revenue and cost of revenue. The strongest observable driver is the relative stability of cost of revenue compared to revenue over the year-ago period.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue were all lower, and gross margin weakened. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue were nearly unchanged, and gross margin was slightly higher.

Monitor the trajectory of cost of revenue relative to revenue in upcoming quarters, as its near-flat movement versus the year-ago quarter was the primary factor behind the gross margin change.