Home Depot Yields More Than 3x the S&P 500. Here's the Effect on a $10,000 Investment.

Key Points The home improvement retailer's quarterly dividend payout has soared 238% in the past 10 years. Investors will appreciate the consistency, as the business has paid a dividend in 158 straight quarters. 10 stocks we like better than Home Depot › Home Depot (NYSE: HD) hasn't been on the winning team. Its shares are down 29% in the past 12 months (as of Sept. 24), and they currently trade 32% off their peak from December 2024. Macro headwinds have seriously pressured the company's growth, harming investor sentiment. However, the retail stock pays a healthy dividend that currently yields 3.19%. This can satisfy income investors, and it's more than triple the 1.05% yield that the S&P 500 index pays. Missed AI’s "Act 1"?