HRB — H&R Block, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · ETF XLY · as of 2026-09-18
H&R Block Inc provides income tax return preparation services, digital do-it-yourself tax solutions, and other services related to income tax preparation to the general public in the United States, Canada, and Australia. The company mainly prepares tax returns for customers within the United States through its company-owned offices, franchise locations, and online tax software. The vast majority of H&R Block's offices are located in the U.S. The company derives the majority of its total revenue from the U.S. assisted tax preparation fees. Revenue from franchise and product royalties and digital do-it-yourself tax solutions is also relatively.
Price & today
| Stock today | -1.25% |
| Sector ETF today | -0.32% |
| Residual (stock-specific) | -0.93% |
Sector correlation
| 20-day correlation with XLY | 0.46 |
| 60-day correlation with XLY | 0.13 |
| Status | normal |
Decoupling fires when 60d corr − 20d corr > 0.20: stock used to track its sector but the relationship has weakened recently.
Technicals
| 10 EMA | $46.04 |
| 20 EMA | $47.29 |
| 50 EMA | $46.19 |
| EMA stack | NEUTRAL |
| RSI(14) | 34.6 |
| 52-week high distance | -20.91% |
| 52-week low distance | +57.14% |
Signals
| Market F&G | 46.9 |
| Bull% | 12.2% |
| OVTLYR status | SELL (11d) |
| Sector rank | #340 |
| Next earnings | 2026-11-04 (TNS, 46d) |
MarketSmith metrics - our compute
What do these abbreviations mean?
- RS Rating
- - IBD-style relative strength vs SPY (weighted 3/6/9/12-mo). 70+ = leaders pool, 80+ = strong.
- ADR%
- - average daily range over 20 days. 4%+ = the fast movers the playbook prefers (selection order, not a gate).
- RMV (tight)
- - Relative Measured Volatility, 15 bars, scaled 0-100. <15 = tight coiled base (green), <35 moderate, high = loose/expanding - not a base right now.
- Ext (ATR>20EMA)
- - how many ATRs price sits above its 20-EMA. ≤1 = in value (green), >2 = extended/chasing (red) - prefer a pullback.
- Rel Vol
- - latest volume vs the 50-day average. 100% = normal; 140%+ = breakout confirmation.
- U/D 50d / 25d
- - up-day vs down-day volume over the window. 1.1+ = net accumulation (institutions buying); under 0.9 on the 25d = net selling.
- Accum/Dist 25d
- - heavy-volume up days vs heavy-volume down days in the last 25 sessions (close moved 0.2%+ on above-average volume). The institutional-participation footprint; 5+ distribution days = O'Neil caution line.
- LoD dist
- - close distance above the day low in % of ATR (100 = one full ATR off the low). High = strong close.
- Off/Above 52w
- - trend-template legs: within 25% of the 52-week high, at least 25% above the 52-week low.
- Trend 8/8
- - all 8 Minervini Trend Template criteria pass. Discovery floor, NOT an entry signal - entries come from the VCP pivot.
- Base len (VCP)
- - weeks since the VCP base started on the latest scan. 10wk+ bases carry the edge; short stacked bases test below random.
Fundamentals & valuation - reference, not entry inputs
Company data - context read, not entry inputs
Quarterly EPS - earnings acceleration
A dash in %Chg is deliberate: the year-ago figure was a loss, so a growth % would be meaningless. A dash in Sales means we have no revenue figure for that quarter - read it as a gap in our data, not as zero revenue.
| Quarter | EPS ($) | %Chg YoY | Sales ($M) | %Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov-24 | -1.17 | - | 193.8 | +5% |
| Feb-25 | -1.73 | - | 179.1 | +0% |
| May-25 | 5.38 | +9% | 2,277.1 | +4% |
| Aug-25 | 2.27 | +20% | 1,111.0 | +5% |
| Nov-25 | -1.20 | - | 203.6 | +5% |
| Feb-26 | -1.84 | - | 198.9 | +11% |
| May-26 | 6.02 | +12% | 2,398.1 | +5% |
| Aug-26 | 2.38 | +5% | 1,144.9 | +3% |
eps_actual (the figure MarketSmith/Deepvue show) - whether a given quarter is GAAP or excludes a one-off follows the filing, so it can sit either side of another vendor's number; AAPL's Oct-24 row, the Sep-2024 fiscal quarter, is $0.97 here - GAAP, including the EU tax charge - where TradingView's year implies $1.64 · Sales ($M) = SEC EDGAR quarterly revenue (fiscal Q4 derived as FY minus 9-mo) · quarter = report month · %Chg blank = prior-year base under $0.05 (not meaningful).Recent news - our DB (Finnhub + OVTLYR)
- Sep 15 + How to Maximize Your Retirement Portfolio with These Top-Ranked Dividend Stocks Zacks Investment Research
- Sep 02 + H&R Block CEO Sells Over 2,800 Shares After the Stock Hit a 52-Week High The Motley Fool
- Sep 01 + Strategic Buyouts & Strong Cash Profile Aid VLTO Amid Stiff Rivalry Zacks Investment Research
- Aug 19 + H&R Block Stock Gains 22% in a Month: Here's What You Should Know Zacks Investment Research
- Aug 19 − 4 Stocks Defying Geopolitical Headwinds With Recent Dividend Hikes Zacks Investment Research
- Aug 19 − H&R Block Continues To Execute Even As Investors Ride An Emotional Rollercoaster Seeking Alpha
- Aug 19 − H&R Block: Strong Rally, But The Buy Case Remains Intact Seeking Alpha
- Aug 19 · H&R Block Continues To Execute Even As Investors Ride An Emotional Rollercoaster SeekingAlpha