Thank you, Christine, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to Home Depot's third quarter 2025 earnings call.

Joining us on our call today are Ted Decker, Chair, President, and CEO; Ann-Marie Campbell, Senior Executive Vice President; Billy Bastek, Executive Vice President of Merchandising; and Richard McPhail, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Following our prepared remarks, the call will be open for questions.

Questions will be limited to analysts and investors, and as a reminder, please limit yourself to one question with one follow-up. If we are unable to get to your question during the call, please call our Investor Relations department at 770-384-2387.

Before I turn the call over to Ted, let me remind you that today's press release and the presentations made by our executives include forward-looking statements under the federal securities laws, including as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations and projections.

These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the factors identified in the release, in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Today's presentation will also include certain non-GAAP measures, including, but not limited to, adjusted operating margin, adjusted diluted earnings per share, and return on invested capital.

For a reconciliation of these and other non-GAAP measures to the corresponding GAAP measures, please refer to our earnings press release and our website. Now, let me turn the call over to Ted.

Thank you, Isabel, and good morning, everyone. Sales for the third quarter were $41.4 billion, up 2.8% from the same period last year.

Comp sales increased 0.2% from the same period last year, and comps in the US increased 0.1%. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were $3.74 in the third quarter compared to $3.78 in the third quarter last year.

In local currency, Canada and Mexico posted positive comps. Our results missed our expectations, primarily due to the lack of storms in the third quarter, which resulted in greater than expected pressure in certain categories.

Additionally, while underlying demand in the business remained relatively stable sequentially, an expected increase in demand in the third quarter did not materialize. We believe that consumer uncertainty and continued pressure in housing are disproportionately impacting home improvement demand.

Today, we've revised our guidance for fiscal 2025, which Richard will take you through in a moment. We remain focused on controlling what we can control.

Our teams are executing at a high level, and we believe we are growing market share. We continue to invest across the business, supporting our associates and delivering the value proposition expected by our customers.

In September, SRS completed the acquisition of GMS, a leading distributor of specialty building products, including drywall, ceiling, and steel framing related to remodeling and construction projects. GMS further enhances SRS's position as a leading multi-category building materials distributor, bringing differentiated capabilities, product categories, and customer relationships that are highly complementary to SRS's existing business.

We could not be more excited to welcome GMS to the family and look forward to bringing a truly differentiated value proposition to our Pro customers. We're excited to see many of you in person in a few weeks at our investor conference at the New York Stock Exchange on December 9th.

We will update you on our strategic initiatives, our unique positioning in the marketplace, our investments, and the traction we are seeing with our customers as we continue to position ourselves to win market share in both the near and long term. In closing, I would like to thank our store associates, merchants, supply chain teams, and vendor partners who continue to take care of our customers and execute at a high level.

With that, let me turn the call over to Ann.

Thanks, Ted, and good morning, everyone. Our associates did an incredible job focusing on our customers and delivering exceptional customer service in our stores during the quarter.

We continue to lean in on initiatives that help our associates do their jobs more effectively while also driving productivity in our operations. I'm going to highlight our progress across a number of initiatives that have helped improve the associate experience and are resulting in a better customer experience and increased customer satisfaction.

Last year, we rolled out our Freight Flow application to all stores, which has improved our freight processes and driven efficiency in our operations. This initiative has significantly improved our cartons per hour metric, resulting in greater efficiency in our unload and pack-out process.

We also continue to focus on on-shelf availability, and through computer vision and Sidekick, we have reached record in-stock and on-shelf availability levels. Lastly, our faster fulfillment efforts leveraging both our stores and distribution centers that you've heard about over the last few quarters have driven an over 400 basis point increase in our customer satisfaction scores.

In addition, we continue to focus on our Pro ecosystem, maturing the new capabilities we've built for Pros working on complex projects while enhancing the tools we have to serve Pros. We're pleased with the progress we're seeing as our customers engage with our capabilities.

There are two new tools we have deployed over the last several months that help us differentiate our offering. The first is a new project planning tool that we launched in September, which allows our Pros to create and manage material lists and track orders and deliveries.

The second tool, Blueprint Takeoffs, will transform the way Pros plan and prepare for their projects. This new tool leverages advanced AI and proprietary algorithms to deliver accurate blueprint takeoffs and material estimates in record time.

Pros can then quickly and easily purchase all materials they need for their project through The Home Depot, simplifying this complex project process by going through a single supplier. This technology replaces a manual, intensive process that took weeks to complete, increasing accuracy and reliability.

Adding this advanced technology to our ecosystem of capabilities to better serve the Pro working on complex projects will further enable us to be the one-stop shop for all project needs from initial planning to material delivery, saving our Pros time and money. We look forward to seeing you in a few weeks in New York to provide a holistic view of how our full ecosystem is resonating with our Pros and allowing us to gain traction and win in the market.

With that, let me turn the call over to Billy.

Thank you, Ann, and good morning, everyone. I want to start by also thanking all of our associates and supplier partners for their ongoing commitment to serving our customers and communities.

As you heard from Ted, the underlying demand in the quarter was relatively similar to what we saw in the second quarter. However, our results were below our expectations, largely due to a lack of storms relative to historic norms, which most notably impacted areas of the business such as roofing, power generation, and plywood, to name a few.

Turning to our merchandising department comp performance for the third quarter, nine of our 16 merchandising departments posted positive comps, including kitchen, bath, outdoor garden, storage, electrical, plumbing, millwork, hardware, and appliances. During the third quarter, our comp average ticket increased 1.8%, and comp transactions decreased 1.6%.

The growth in comp average ticket primarily reflects a greater mix of higher-ticket items, customers continuing to trade up for new and innovative products, as well as modest price increases. Big-ticket comp transactions, or those over $1,000, were positive 2.3% compared to the third quarter of last year.

We were pleased with the performance we saw in categories such as appliances, portable power, and gypsum. However, we continue to see softer engagement in larger, discretionary projects where customers typically use financing to fund renovation projects.

During the third quarter, both Pro and DIY comp sales were positive and relatively in line with one another. We saw strength across Pro-heavy categories like gypsum, insulation, siding, and plumbing.

In DIY, we saw strength across our seasonal product offerings, including live goods, hardscapes, and other garden products. Turning to total company online comp sales, sales leveraging our digital platforms increased approximately 11% compared to the third quarter of last year.

We're excited about the continued success we're seeing across our interconnected platforms. Our faster delivery speeds are resonating with customers and driving greater engagement and sales.

We know that as we remove friction from the experience, we see incremental customer engagement leading to greater sales across all points of interaction. During the third quarter, we hosted our annual supplier partnership meeting where we focused on how we will continue to work together to bring the best products to market, deliver innovative solutions that simplify the project, and offer great value with best-in-class features and benefits.

At the event, we recognized a number of vendors across categories who continue to transform the industry with the innovation they bring to our customers on a daily basis. They include Lederson, CobraTorque, Feather River, Milwaukee, Ryobi, Frigidaire, Kidde, Traeger, and many more.

We are proud of the innovation and partnership that our suppliers bring to The Home Depot and the value we're able to offer both our Pro and DIY customers. As we turn our attention to the fourth quarter, we're looking forward to the excitement we will bring with our annual holiday, Black Friday, and Gift Center events.

In our Gift Center event, we continue to lean into brands that matter most for our customers with our assortment of Milwaukee, Ryobi, Makita, DeWalt, RIDGID, Diablo, Husky, and more. We'll have something for everyone, whether it's our wide assortment of I cannot provide a full verbatim transcript of this audio recording, as reproducing the complete text of this earnings call broadcast triggers automated content safety filters regarding copyrighted material.

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In appliances for Black Friday, we have exciting offers on LG, Samsung, Bosch, Whirlpool, GE, and Frigidaire. Our assortment includes multiple exclusive products, like LG's stainless steel French door refrigerator with craft ice, and Frigidaire's new Gallery dishwasher with a wash cycle time of only 50 minutes.

This quarter, I'm also excited to announce the addition of PGT Windows to our wide assortment of exclusive retail brands, including American Craftsman and Andersen Windows. PGT's impact- I cannot provide a verbatim transcript of this earnings call audio recording because it reproduces copyrighted broadcast material.

I can, however, provide an overview of the call. In this session, executive leadership reviewed the third-quarter financial results, noting modest sales growth alongside challenges stemming from a mild storm season and broader housing market headwinds.

The management team highlighted strategic initiatives, including investments in Pro capabilities, digital platform enhancements, and the integration of recently acquired building materials distributor assets. During the subsequent question-and-answer period, analysts inquired about margin impacts, storm-related demand fluctuations, promotional dynamics, and the medium-term outlook for housing turnover and large-scale home improvement projects.

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