The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) DCF Valuation
Transparent DCF models put The Home Depot, Inc. (HD)'s fair value in a range of $185.57 – $293.06 — the low end is TGM's conservative base case (5% FCF growth, 10% discount), the high end the analyst consensus (FMP). Today's price of $321.33 sits above that range — by these conservative assumptions it looks richly valued; the reverse-DCF below is the better lens for a high-growth name.
Reverse DCF: at today's $321.33, the market is pricing in roughly +11.1%/yr free-cash-flow growth over the next decade (at a 10% required return) — versus its actual 5-year FCF CAGR of -3.4%. The price is betting on acceleration above its track record.
Current Price
$321.33
Fair-Value Range
$185.57 – $293.06
Market-Implied Growth
+11.1%/yr
vs -3.4% 5Y actual
HD DCF Fair Value Calculator
Edit the assumptions to see how they change the estimated fair value. Illustrative model — not investment advice. Defaults to a conservative base case; the analyst (FMP) DCF, where available, is shown as a reference below.
Base inputs: FCF $14.6B · 1.00B shares · net debt $54.4B
Estimated Fair Value
$185.57
-42.3% vs $321.33
Sensitivity — fair value by discount rate × terminal growth
How the estimated fair value shifts with the discount rate (WACC) and terminal growth, holding your 5.0%/yr FCF growth and 10-year horizon fixed. Green = above today's $321.33; red = below. Your current case is outlined.
| WACC ↓ / Terminal → | 1.50% | 2.00% | 2.50% | 3.00% | 3.50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0% | $244 | $259 | $277 | $299 | $325 |
| 9.0% | $202 | $212 | $224 | $238 | $255 |
| 10.0% | $170 | $177 | $186 | $195 | $206 |
| 11.0% | $144 | $150 | $156 | $163 | $171 |
| 12.0% | $124 | $128 | $133 | $138 | $143 |