Home Depot (HD): FY27 Q2 earnings call, Aug 18, 2026

On its Aug 18, 2026 earnings call (FY27 Q2), Home Depot said 14 of the 21 words Kalshi and Polymarket listed; Parrot’s count agreed with all 21 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each, with timed clips.

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21 words · 14 settled yes · our count agreed on 21 of 21

backtest The probabilities on settled rows are a walk-forward backtest: the model as of before each event, computed after Parrot went live; they were not published at the time.

Listed words: result, our count under the market rule, the count over every speaker, whether they agree, and the probability (a walk-forward backtest on settled rows)
WordResultOur countAll speakersAgreesProbabilityClipMarket
Quarter 15+ timesYes8080✓86%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 0:01, Quarter 15+ times–
Customer 20+ timesYes3939✓79%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 3:45, Customer 20+ times–
Delivery Yes2525✓95%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 6:06, Delivery–
Tariff Yes1420✓88%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 14:35, Tariff–
Project 10+ timesYes1010✓77%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 3:49, Project 10+ times–
Innovation Yes44✓87%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 11:07, Innovation–
Mexico Yes44✓70%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 4:01, Mexico–
Volatility Yes44✓33%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 29:56, Volatility–
Build Yes33✓83%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 52:10, Build–
Relationship 2+ timesYes33✓61%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 7:34, Relationship 2+ times–
Weather Yes24✓81%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 47:30, Weather–
Storm Yes11✓88%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 48:51, Storm–
Lumber Yes11✓48%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 9:39, Lumber–
Inflation Yes01✓38%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Synergy No00✓58%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Headwind No02✓56%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Tailwind No00✓49%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Competition No00✓38%transcripts from the transcript model–
Revenue No00✓35%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
E-Commerce No00✓30%transcripts from the transcript model–
Shutdown No00✓15%transcripts from the transcript model–

Market prices are mid quotes from Kalshi and Polymarket, shown for context, may be delayed by several minutes and are not a signal. Quotes as of Oct 21, 2026 04:22 UTC.

Transcript

quotes of at most 25 words

Speaker-labelled transcript · Source and credits · Used to count words; quotes of at most 25 words.

39 matches for “Customer”; 5 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

Richard Mc Phailcompanyprepared · 3:47Hear it 3:47, Richard Mc Phail

Our customers continued to engage in home improvement projects, and throughout the quarter, we saw broad-based demand across the business. in the U.S., our Northern…

Ann-Marie Campbellcompanyprepared · 4:40Hear it 4:34, Ann-Marie Campbell

…what we do every day to deliver the best experience for our customers. To do this, we continue to invest in our store experience. Our…

Ann-Marie Campbellcompanyprepared · 5:13Hear it 5:07, Ann-Marie Campbell

…experience. This, coupled with all of our investments into our associate experience through technology-enabled tools, makes it easier than ever for associates to serve customers.

Ann-Marie Campbellcompanyprepared · 5:35Hear it 5:31, Ann-Marie Campbell

…evolution of Magic Apron. In addition to a website, now associates and customers can utilize this application in our aisles to navigate our stores more…

Ann-Marie Campbellcompanyprepared · 6:13Hear it 6:09, Ann-Marie Campbell

…initiatives, including delivery. We know speed of delivery is important to our customers, and today, for in-stock parcel products, over 65% of our deliveries are…

Where the listed words were said

Operatoroperator“Quarter (15+)” · prepared · 0:03Hear it 0:00, Operator

Greetings, and welcome to The Home Depot second quarter 2026 earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. A brief question-and-answer…

Ann-Marie Campbellcompany“Customer (20+)” · prepared · 6:49Hear it 6:44, Ann-Marie Campbell

We now stock a select assortment of appliances that can reach our customers next day in certain markets. We are seeing a sales lift in…

Ann-Marie Campbellcompany“Delivery” · prepared · 7:20Hear it 7:14, Ann-Marie Campbell

…driven by the many investments we have made across our systems, capabilities for pros, product assortment, job lock quantities, delivery, sales teams, and specialized services.

Richard Mc Phailcompany“Tariff” · prepared · 14:37Hear it 14:32, Richard Mc Phail

…in June, and +2.2% in July. In the second quarter, we received IEEPA tariff refunds, which reduced our cost of goods sold by $685 million.

Billy Bastekcompany“Project (10+)” · prepared · 8:34Hear it 8:28, Billy Bastek

…our expectations as customers continued to engage in smaller repair and maintenance projects. In the second quarter, we saw broader engagement with 13 of our…

Billy Bastekcompany“Innovation” · prepared · 11:09Hear it 11:09, Billy Bastek

…products and projects that are resonating with our customers. We focused on innovation, expanded assortments, and reduced friction points, all to deliver a compelling value…

Ann-Marie Campbellcompany“Mexico” · qa · 31:15Hear it 31:14, Ann-Marie Campbell

Yeah, no. Both Canada and Mexico out-comped the company, which was fantastic. I know we called out Canada last quarter, but it was great to…

Richard Mc Phailcompany“Volatility” · qa · 29:58Hear it 29:55, Richard Mc Phail

…four years now. I do not think that we have seen much volatility from the recent increase in rates. We do know that when we…

Christopher Horversanalyst“Build” · qa · 52:12Hear it 52:06, Christopher Horvers

…the message is we're starting clean into 2027, so we're going to build off where our guide is currently. Is the message that ultimately should…

Billy Bastekcompany“Relationship (2+)” · prepared · 12:43Hear it 12:41, Billy Bastek

…coverage and SKUs throughout the year. In addition, we are expanding our relationship with USG across our business. The Home Depot will be the exclusive…

Billy Bastekcompany“Weather” · qa · 47:32Hear it 47:27, Billy Bastek

…it relates to the monthly cadence, and you mentioned some of the weather pieces, there's actually just two really small pieces that drove that. In…

Richard Mc Phailcompany“Storm” · qa · 48:53Hear it 48:48, Richard Mc Phail

…In the back half of 2025, we saw the least amount of storm activity in many years, and SRS was pressured by the lack of…

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