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Lowe's Companies (LOW)

Market Price (9/18/2025): $268.66 | Market Cap: $150.2 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary | Industry: Home Improvement Retail

Lowe's Companies (LOW)

Market Price (9/18/2025): $268.66
Market Cap: $150.2 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Home Improvement Retail

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 6.3%, FCF Yield is 5.1%		 Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -3.8%, Dist 3Y High is -3.8%		 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -4.2%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 12%, CFO LTM is 9.8 Bil, FCF LTM is 7.7 Bil		 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -26%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -23%		 
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 24%		  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 6.3%, FCF Yield is 5.1%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 12%, CFO LTM is 9.8 Bil, FCF LTM is 7.7 Bil
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 24%
3 Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -3.8%, Dist 3Y High is -3.8%
4 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -26%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -23%
5 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -4.2%

Market Valuation

 9/18/25202420232022
Share Price CYE$268.66$243.14$215.16$188.68
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)150.2137.4123.9116.6
Total Debt ($ Bil)39.139.740.138.0
Total Cash ($ Bil)4.91.80.91.3
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)184.4177.1164.0154.6
Valuation Ratios    
P/S TTM1.81.71.51.3
P/EBIT TTM14.313.211.112.3
P/E TTM21.920.116.819.5
Sector Ratios    
P/S TTM (Sector)0.80.80.90.8
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.26.97.05.5
P/E TTM (Sector)9.58.18.97.3
 9/18/252024
Share Price CYE$268.66$243.14
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)150.2137.4
Total Debt ($ Bil)39.139.7
Total Cash ($ Bil)4.91.8
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)184.4177.1
Valuation Ratios  
P/S TTM1.81.7
P/EBIT TTM14.313.2
P/E TTM21.920.1
Sector Ratios  
P/S TTM (Sector)0.80.8
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.26.9
P/E TTM (Sector)9.58.1

Market Cap Chart

Business Description

Lowe's Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States and internationally. The company offers a line of products for construction, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and decorating. It provides home improvement products, such as appliances, seasonal and outdoor living, lawn and garden, lumber, kitchens and bath, tools, paint, millwork, hardware, flooring, rough plumbing, building materials, décor, lighting, and electrical. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
LOW Return36%63%-21%14%13%10%152%
Peers Return39%36%-23%34%37%9%193%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: AMZN, WMT, COST, HD, LOW. See LOW Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/17/2025 (YTD)

Interactive Breakdown

Lowe's Companies Interactive Breakdown Analysis

Better Bets than Lowe's Companies (LOW)

 LOWBetter Performance than LOW
MetricValueIndustry (Home Improvement Retail)
Rev Chg LTM-0.5%HD (8.5%), FND (3.0%)
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-4.2%HD (2.2%), FND (7.4%), LIVE (17.6%)
Op Mgn LTM12.4%HD (13.1%)
CFO/Rev LTM11.7%
FCF/Rev LTM9.2%
Total Yield6.3%HVT (11.5%)
 LOWBetter Performance than LOW
MetricValueAll Other Sectors
Rev Chg LTM-0.5%NVDA (71.6%), MSFT (14.9%), AAPL (6.0%), GOOGL (13.1%), META (19.4%)
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-4.2%NVDA (92.0%), MSFT (12.5%), AAPL (1.8%), GOOGL (10.2%), META (13.0%)
Op Mgn LTM12.4%NVDA (58.1%), MSFT (45.6%), AAPL (31.9%), GOOGL (32.7%), META (42.9%)
CFO/Rev LTM11.7%NVDA (46.6%), MSFT (48.3%), AAPL (26.6%), GOOGL (36.0%), META (56.4%)
FCF/Rev LTM9.2%NVDA (43.6%), MSFT (25.4%), AAPL (23.5%), GOOGL (18.0%), META (30.7%)
Total Yield6.3%JPM (6.5%), XOM (9.7%), JNJ (8.1%), BAC (7.1%), UNH (9.4%)

Latest Trefis Analyses

TitleTopicDate
0DASHBOARDS  
1Lowe's Companies Earnings Notes  
2Day 6 of Gains Streak for Lowe's Companies Stock with 6% Return (vs. 12% YTD) [9/8/2025]Notification 
3LOW Surges 15% In A Single Month: Where Does It Rank Among Competitors?  
4LOW Delivers $77 Bil to Shareholders Over the Last 10 Years  
5Now Is Not The Time To Buy Lowe's Companies StockBuy or Fear 
6Better Bet Than LOW Stock: Pay Less Than Lowe's Companies To Get More From UNH, MRK   
7Better Bet Than LOW Stock: Pay Less Than Lowe's Companies To Get More From CCL, NVR   
8Day 6 of Gains Streak for Lowe's Companies Stock with 7.9% Return (vs. -0.8% YTD) [8/8/2025]Notification 
9LOW Dip Buy Analysis  
10Day 6 of Gains Streak for Lowe's Companies Stock with 6.1% Return (vs. -8.5% YTD) [6/27/2025]  
11ARTICLES  
12LOW Stock Up 6% after 6-Day Win Streak September 9th, 2025
13LOW Shares Rally 15% In A Month: How Does the Competition Measure Up? August 30th, 2025
14LOW Capital Return Hits $77 Bil in 10 Years August 26th, 2025
15LOW Shares Rally 17% In A Month, Now Is Not The Time To Buy The Stock August 23rd, 2025
16Home Depot vs. Lowe’s: Why Pay a Premium for HD Stock? August 22nd, 2025
Title
0DASHBOARDS
1LOW Stock Up 6% after 6-Day Win Streak
2LOW Shares Rally 15% In A Month: How Does the Competition Measure Up?
3LOW Capital Return Hits $77 Bil in 10 Years
4LOW Shares Rally 17% In A Month, Now Is Not The Time To Buy The Stock
5Home Depot vs. Lowe’s: Why Pay a Premium for HD Stock?
6ARTICLES
7Lowe's Companies Earnings Notes
8Day 6 of Gains Streak for Lowe's Companies Stock with 6% Return (vs. 12% YTD) [9/8/2025]
9LOW Surges 15% In A Single Month: Where Does It Rank Among Competitors?
10LOW Delivers $77 Bil to Shareholders Over the Last 10 Years
11Now Is Not The Time To Buy Lowe's Companies Stock
12Better Bet Than LOW Stock: Pay Less Than Lowe's Companies To Get More From UNH, MRK 
13Better Bet Than LOW Stock: Pay Less Than Lowe's Companies To Get More From CCL, NVR 
14Day 6 of Gains Streak for Lowe's Companies Stock with 7.9% Return (vs. -0.8% YTD) [8/8/2025]
15LOW Dip Buy Analysis
16Day 6 of Gains Streak for Lowe's Companies Stock with 6.1% Return (vs. -8.5% YTD) [6/27/2025]

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Financials

LOWAMZNWMTCOSTHDMedian
NameLowe's C.Amazon.c.Walmart Costco W.Home Dep. 
Mkt Price267.95231.62104.27963.03417.00267.95
Mkt Cap149.82,463.7831.9427.5413.7427.5
Rev LTM83,613670,038693,153268,776165,054268,776
Op Inc LTM10,32976,19028,98810,08421,60121,601
FCF LTM7,68813,48113,7537,31714,23013,481
FCF 3Y Avg7,30221,67714,9866,85215,75914,986
CFO LTM9,820121,13738,43812,42617,87217,872
CFO 3Y Avg9,31796,97736,70711,46019,12819,128

Growth & Margins

LOWAMZNWMTCOSTHDMedian
NameLowe's C.Amazon.c.Walmart Costco W.Home Dep. 
Rev Chg LTM-0.5%10.9%4.2%5.9%8.5%5.9%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-4.2%11.3%5.7%7.3%2.2%5.7%
Rev Chg Q1.6%13.3%4.8%8.0%4.9%4.9%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM0.4%3.0%1.2%1.8%1.3%1.3%
Op Mgn LTM12.4%11.4%4.2%3.8%13.1%11.4%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg11.8%7.9%4.0%3.5%14.0%7.9%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.0%0.3%-0.1%0.1%-0.2%-0.0%
CFO/Rev LTM11.7%18.1%5.5%4.6%10.8%10.8%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg10.8%15.8%5.5%4.5%12.2%10.8%
FCF/Rev LTM9.2%2.0%2.0%2.7%8.6%2.7%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg8.4%3.5%2.3%2.7%10.1%3.5%

Valuation

LOWAMZNWMTCOSTHDMedian
NameLowe's C.Amazon.c.Walmart Costco W.Home Dep. 
Mkt Cap149.82,463.7831.9427.5413.7427.5
P/S1.83.71.21.62.51.8
P/EBIT14.328.926.740.419.126.7
P/E21.834.939.054.528.334.9
P/CFO15.320.321.634.423.121.6
Total Yield6.3%2.9%3.4%2.1%5.7%3.4%
Dividend Yield1.7%0.0%0.9%0.2%2.2%0.9%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg5.8%1.1%2.8%2.0%4.7%2.8%
D/E0.30.10.10.00.10.1
Net D/E0.20.00.1-0.00.10.1

Returns

LOWAMZNWMTCOSTHDMedian
NameLowe's C.Amazon.c.Walmart Costco W.Home Dep. 
1M Rtn6.8%0.1%3.5%-1.7%6.2%3.5%
3M Rtn27.8%9.0%9.9%-1.1%20.8%9.9%
6M Rtn20.1%18.5%21.7%6.8%19.4%19.4%
12M Rtn6.4%23.9%34.0%7.9%11.4%11.4%
3Y Rtn48.3%87.5%144.0%99.1%63.0%87.5%
1M Excs Rtn4.5%-2.3%1.2%-4.0%3.9%1.2%
3M Excs Rtn16.8%-2.5%0.6%-11.7%9.9%0.6%
6M Excs Rtn3.9%2.6%5.2%-10.0%3.2%3.2%
12M Excs Rtn-10.4%6.9%13.3%-11.6%-5.0%-5.0%
3Y Excs Rtn-22.7%9.2%74.8%25.5%-9.4%9.2%

Comparison Analyses

Title
0Lowe's Companies vs. TJX Companies: Neither Seems Like A Good Bet
1Lowe's Companies vs. Stryker: With Return Forecast Of 25%, Stryker Is A Better Bet
2Lowe's Companies vs. Comcast: With Return Forecast Of 10%, Comcast Is A Better Bet
3Lowe's Companies vs. Home Depot: With Return Forecast Of 12%, Home Depot Is A Better Bet
4Lowe's Companies vs. Walmart: Neither Seems Like A Good Bet
5Lowe's Companies vs. Costco Wholesale: With Return Forecast Of 13%, Costco Wholesale Is A Better Bet
6Lowe's Companies vs. Amazon.com: With Return Forecast Of 23%, Amazon.com Is A Better Bet
7Lowe's Companies vs. Johnson & Johnson: With Return Forecast Of 12%, Johnson & Johnson Is A Better Bet
8Lowe's Companies vs. Procter & Gamble: Neither Seems Like A Good Bet
9Lowe's Companies vs. Danaher: With Return Forecast Of 8.1%, Danaher Is A Better Bet

Financials

$ Mil | FY: 1/312026Q22026Q12025Q42025Q32025Q22025Q12024Q42024Q32024Q22024Q12023Q42023Q3
Period End8/1/20255/2/20251/31/202511/1/20248/2/20245/3/20242/2/202411/3/20238/4/20235/5/20232/3/202310/28/2022
Filing Date8/28/20255/29/20253/24/202511/27/20248/29/20245/30/20243/25/202411/29/20238/30/20236/1/20233/27/202311/23/2022
Key Financials Quarterly            
Total Revenue23,95920,93018,55420,17023,58621,36418,60220,47124,95622,34722,44523,479
Ebitda4,0263,0262,3763,0803,9803,1602,2073,2094,3973,7692,1921,440
Operating Income3,4692,4941,8302,5363,4472,6531,6882,6963,8863,2881,704924
Net Income2,3981,6411,1241,6952,3831,7551,0201,7732,6732,260958154
EPS4.282.932.002.994.183.061.773.074.563.781.580.25
Key Financials TTM            
Total Revenue TTM83,61383,24083,67483,72284,02385,39386,37690,21993,22795,74797,05995,953
Ebitda TTM12,50812,46212,59612,42712,55612,97313,58213,56711,79812,13912,17712,330
Operating Income TTM10,32910,30710,46610,32410,48410,92311,55811,5749,80210,14510,15910,304
Net Income TTM6,8586,8436,9576,8536,9317,2217,7267,6646,0456,3646,4376,686
Growth Rates Quarterly            
Total Revenue Growth1.6%-2.0%-0.3%-1.5%-5.5%-4.4%-17.1%-12.8%-9.2%-5.5%5.2%2.4%
EBITDA Growth1.2%-4.2%7.7%-4.0%-9.5%-16.2%0.7%122.8%-7.2%-1.0%-6.5%-56.0%
Operating Income Growth0.6%-6.0%8.4%-5.9%-11.3%-19.3%-0.9%191.8%-8.1%-0.4%-7.8%-66.9%
Net Income Growth0.6%-6.5%10.2%-4.4%-10.8%-22.3%6.5%1051.3%-10.7%-3.1%-20.6%-91.9%
Margins Quarterly            
EBITDA Margin16.8%14.5%12.8%15.3%16.9%14.8%11.9%15.7%17.6%16.9%9.8%6.1%
Operating Income Margin14.5%11.9%9.9%12.6%14.6%12.4%9.1%13.2%15.6%14.7%7.6%3.9%
Net Income Margin10.0%7.8%6.1%8.4%10.1%8.2%5.5%8.7%10.7%10.1%4.3%0.7%
Cash & Debt            
Total Cash4,8603,0541,7613,2714,3603,2379211,2103,4942,9501,3483,192
Total Debt39,06038,95539,67839,72040,23940,22740,14540,05340,57640,52837,99438,212
Net Debt / (Cash)34,20035,90137,91736,44935,87936,99039,22438,84337,08237,57836,64635,020
Cash Flows Quarterly            
FCF from Operations4,2313,3799111,2993,1534,2621,1081,0643,8622,1064512,126
Cash Flows TTM            
FCF from Operations TTM9,8208,7429,6259,8229,58710,2968,1407,4838,5457,7188,5899,072
Returns to Shareholders Quarterly            
Dividends645645650654629633632642624633643666
Share Repurchases11121,3727511,0079232011,5812,2502,1061,9973,999
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Quarterly            
ROIC30.2%20.8%14.2%20.9%28.8%21.5%12.9%20.6%31.1%26.5%12.7%2.6%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) TTM            
ROIC TTM22.5%21.5%20.7%21.3%21.9%22.0%22.0%22.0%18.5%19.0%19.4%21.0%

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20252024202320222021
Home improvement operations86,37797,05996,25089,59772,148
Total86,37797,05996,25089,59772,148


Net Income by Segment
$ Mil20252024202320222021
Home improvement operations7,7266,437   
Total7,7266,437   


Price Behavior

LOW Betas & Captures as of 8/31/2025

 1M2M3M6M1Y3Y
Beta0.891.101.040.650.620.87
Up Beta2.182.011.510.640.600.90
Down Beta-1.15-0.830.430.360.340.65
Up Capture186%161%116%80%74%77%
Bmk +ve Days10223571142415
Stock +ve Days13253567131385
Down Capture-36%77%85%92%93%100%
Bmk -ve Days11192754106334
Stock -ve Days8172859117363

[1] Upside and downside betas calculated using positive and negative benchmark daily returns respectively

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity7,880,394
Short Interest: % Change Since 8152025-9.2%
Average Daily Volume3,070,772
Days-to-Cover Short Interest2.57
Basic Shares Quantity559,000,000
Short % of Basic Shares1.4%

Returns Analyses

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/20/20250.3%0.8% 
5/21/2025-1.7%-2.9%-8.0%
2/26/20251.9%-1.0%-4.3%
11/19/2024-4.6%1.3%-8.1%
8/20/2024-1.2%3.0%5.5%
5/21/2024-1.9%-6.0%-0.7%
2/27/20241.8%4.7%8.7%
11/21/2023-3.1%-2.1%8.6%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive131412
# Negative111012
Median Positive1.7%3.0%5.9%
Median Negative-3.7%-3.2%-6.7%
Max Positive9.6%11.6%15.1%
Max Negative-8.2%-8.4%-29.4%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
7312025828202510-Q 8/1/2025
4302025529202510-Q 5/2/2025
1312025324202510-K 1/31/2025
103120241127202410-Q 11/1/2024
7312024829202410-Q 8/2/2024
4302024530202410-Q 5/3/2024
1312024325202410-K 2/2/2024
103120231129202310-Q 11/3/2023
7312023830202310-Q 8/4/2023
4302023601202310-Q 5/5/2023
1312023327202310-K 2/3/2023
103120221123202210-Q 10/28/2022
7312022825202210-Q 7/29/2022
4302022526202210-Q 4/29/2022
1312022321202210-K 1/28/2022
103120211124202110-Q 10/29/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value		Value of
Held Shares		Form
0PRYOR JULIETTE WILLIAMSEVP, CLO & Corp. Sec.8272025Sell257.20929238,9397,741,463Form
1Ellison Marvin RChairman, President & CEO8212025Sell260.967,2411,889,61973,539,360Form
2Dupre JaniceEVP, Human Resources6122025Sell224.381,560350,0398,156,362Form
3PRYOR JULIETTE WILLIAMSEVP, CLO & Corp. Sec.6052025Sell227.501,130257,0777,256,865Form
4Simkins Lawrence 12232024Buy245.531,000245,532245,532Form

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