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Home Depot vs Sony Group: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Home Depot (HD) and Sony Group (SONY) compare, as of Oct 22, 2026.

As of Oct 22, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Sony Group as the more attractively valued of the two: Home Depot trades at $315 versus a fair value of $237 (−24.9%), while Sony Group trades at $25.21 versus $29.72 (+17.9%).
Home Depot
HD · USD · Consumer Discretionary
−24.9%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$315
Fair Value$237
Quality54/100
Sony Group
SONY · USD · Consumer Discretionary
+17.9%
upside to fair value
undervalued
Price$25.21
Fair Value$29.72
Quality65/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Home DepotSony Group
Valuation
21.9×P/E (TTM)20.8×
19.7×Forward P/E (FY2028)n/a
23.0×Median P/E at FY-end (10 FY, ex one-offs where documented)n/a
1.86×P/S (TTM)1.88×
24.52× · book value is mostly goodwillP/B2.92×
14.6×EV/EBITDA10.8×
2.50×PEG1.54×
−24.9%Fair value upside+17.9%
1.5%Dividend yield0.6%
$4.63Dividend per share$0.16
Profitability
12.9%Operating margin16.7%
0.92×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.17×
104.3%Return on equity13.2%
13.5%Return on assets-2.2%
Growth
5.7%Revenue growth (YoY)8.2%
1.5%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)6.4%
4.5%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)8.0%
+5.0%Value creation/yrn/a
Balance & size
8.7×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)15.3×
3.62×Debt / equity0.10×
$314BMarket cap$151B
healthyGrowth qualitymixed
Home Depot, median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2017 to 2026), reported earnings, FY2019 ex one-offs: 23.
Forward P/E: price divided by the analyst consensus for the first fiscal year that has not started yet. The current year carries special items from quarters already reported.

Sony Group leads: 4 to 10 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Home Depot Sony Group
ProfitabilityHow much profit the company makes from its sales and capital
83
25
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns getting better?
30
60
CashflowDo the profits arrive as real cash?
50
61
Financial strengthDebt, balance sheet and risk of trouble
34
70
InvestmentDoes it invest with discipline instead of growing at any price?
48
85
Low VolatilityHow calm the share price moves, does not count
68
73
MomentumPrice trend of the last 3 to 12 months, does not count
27
51
Near the 52-week highDistance to the 52-week high, does not count
24
38
New sharesBuys back shares or issues new ones?
84
96

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyHome DepotPrice $315Sony GroupPrice $25.21
DCF Models−21.5%below the price$247+18.0%above the price$29.76
Earnings-Based−59.8%below the price$127−33.0%below the price$16.90
Dividend Discount−46.7%below the price$168−90.9%below the price$2.30
Multiples−24.9%below the price$237+29.2%above the price$32.56
Asset-Basedn/a−90.7%below the price$2.35
Growth DCF−33.3%below the price$210+3.2%close to the price$26.01
Economic Profit−63.4%below the price$115−27.1%below the price$18.38
Growth Earnings−9.5%close to the price$285n/a
Minimum−63.4%below the price$115−90.9%below the price$2.30
Maximum−9.5%close to the price$285+29.2%above the price$32.56
Median−33.3%below the price$210−27.1%below the price$18.38
Geometric mean−40.0%below the price$189−51.3%below the price$12.29

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Home Depot: 23 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Sony Group: 9 of 15 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Home Depot
Price $315
Fair Value $237
Bear $140Bull $312
Sony Group
Price $25.21
Fair Value $29.72
Bear $20.97Bull $40.51

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Home Depot · Consumer Discretionary

Quality score54 · above median
Fair value upside−24.9% · below median

Sony Group · Consumer Discretionary

Quality score65 · Top 25%
Fair value upside+17.9% · above median

Bottom line

As of Oct 22, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Sony Group as the more attractively valued of the two: Home Depot trades at $315 versus a fair value of $237 (−24.9%), while Sony Group trades at $25.21 versus $29.72 (+17.9%).

Sony Group has the higher quality score (65/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.