Nov 13 (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) HD.N :
* THE HOME DEPOT ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER RESULTS; UPDATES FISCAL YEAR 2018 GUIDANCE
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE $2.51
* Q3 SALES $26.3 BILLION VERSUS I/B/E/S VIEW $26.26 BILLION
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $2.26 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* COMPARABLE SALES FOR Q3 OF FISCAL 2018 WERE POSITIVE 4.8 PERCENT
* SEES 2018 COMP SALES GROWTH OF APPROXIMATELY 5.5 PERCENT FOR COMPARABLE 52-WEEK PERIOD
* QTRLY COMP SALES IN U.S. WERE POSITIVE 5.4 PERCENT
* SEES 2018 SALES GROWTH OF APPROXIMATELY 7.2 PERCENT
* FISCAL 2018 SHARE REPURCHASES OF APPROXIMATELY $8 BILLION
* SEES 2018 DILUTED EARNINGS-PER-SHARE GROWTH OF ABOUT 33.8 PERCENT FROM FISCAL 2017 TO $9.75
* FY EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $9.55, REVENUE VIEW $108.28 BILLION -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S