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.

4 matches for “Volatility”; 4 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

Richard Mc Phailcompanyqa · 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…

Richard Mc Phailcompanyqa · 33:07Hear it 33:05, Richard Mc Phail

…know what the environment is out there. We have a lot of volatility. As Billy said, we have unplanned cost pressure that is significant in…

Richard Mc Phailcompanyqa · 42:09Hear it 42:03, Richard Mc Phail

…team over the last five or so years is that we have had unprecedented volatility in our cost environment, and yet we have delivered year-after-year.

Billy Bastekcompanyqa · 46:07Hear it 46:06, Billy Bastek

…of it, as you mentioned, for sure. There is still so much volatility, as Richard mentioned, that we think we gave the prudent guidance, and…

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…

Richard Mc Phailcompany“Customer (20+)” · prepared · 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 Campbellcompany“Delivery” · prepared · 6:08Hear it 6:02, Ann-Marie Campbell

…our interconnected experience, we're making progress on a multitude of initiatives, including delivery. We know speed of delivery is important to our customers, and today,…

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…

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…

Ann-Marie Campbellcompany“Relationship (2+)” · prepared · 7:36Hear it 7:30, Ann-Marie Campbell

…ever, and this partnership with our customers creates a sticky and lasting relationship. In closing, I'd like to thank all of our associates for their…

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…

Billy Bastekcompany“Lumber” · prepared · 9:41Hear it 9:35, Billy Bastek

…we saw strength across many pro-heavy categories like portable power, decking, dimensional lumber, pipe and fittings, fastener, hand tools, and concrete. Turning to total company…

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