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Lowe's Companies
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Arincen62/100B

If you had invested in Lowe's Companies ago, it would be worth $3,941 today, against $4,096 in SPY and $6,368 in QQQ.

ArincenArincen ScoreBeta

62/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability5

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Cash6

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Valuation6

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Growth8

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Financial strength4

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Shareholders8

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Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.

Lowe's Companies key facts

Style
Value stock · 7.3/10Growth 1.8 · Value 7.3 · Dividend 6.3
Day range
223.860 – 226.400
52-week range
178.450 – 293.060
Market capitalization
125.71B USD
P/E
18.92
PEG ratio
3.23
EPS
11.84
Div Yield
2.23%
EPS growth forecast (FY2027)
-0.0%
Volume
22,392
Beta
0.81
ESG score
63.8/100Environment 61 · Social 63 · Governance 67
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Home Improvement
CEO
Marvin R. Ellison
Employees
276K
Website
lowes.com
IPO date
17 Mar 1980

Lowe's Companies earnings

Next earnings · Q3 FY2027
EPS estimate
2.89 USD
Revenue estimate
22.40B USD
Last quarter · Q2 FY2027
EPS4.40Beat +4.3%Revenue25.96BMissed -0.7%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q2 FY20284.51——+2.39%26.49B——+2.04%
Q1 FY20283.13——+3.37%23.47B——+1.68%
Q4 FY20271.98——-0.20%20.68B——+0.46%
Q3 FY20272.89——-5.56%22.40B——+7.61%
Q2 FY20274.224.40+4.27%+1.62%26.13B25.96B-0.67%+8.34%
Q1 FY20272.973.03+2.02%+3.77%22.98B23.08B+0.44%+10.26%
Q4 FY20261.941.98+2.06%+2.59%20.34B20.58B+1.18%+10.95%
Q3 FY20262.973.06+3.03%+5.88%20.80B20.81B+0.08%+3.19%
Q2 FY20264.244.33+2.12%+5.61%23.95B23.96B+0.05%+1.58%
Q1 FY20262.882.92+1.39%-4.58%20.94B20.93B-0.03%-2.03%

Analysts' estimates for FY2027 over the last 7 days:EPS Revenue How the estimates moved

Lowe's Companies analyst forecast

12-month price target
241.33 USD
+7.71%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 190.00 to 276.00, with an average of 241.33.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Buy
22 ratings
Buy
16
Hold
6
Sell
0

12-month price target

Highest target276.00
Average target241.33
Lowest target190.00
Current price224.07

Lowe's Companies valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
18.92
Forward P/E (FY2027)
18.24
Price to sales (TTM)
1.39
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
12.82

Capital structure

Market capitalization
125.71B USD
+
Total debt
42.02B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
3.41B USD
=
Enterprise value
164.33B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2029 (est.)15.93————
FY2028 (est.)17.3515.93———
FY2027 (est.)18.2417.35———
Now (TTM)18.9217.531.39—12.82
FY202522.5021.751.73-15.0515.48
FY202421.2321.221.76-10.3614.71
FY202316.0817.851.43-8.2312.01
FY202220.4215.221.35-9.1913.77
FY202119.6517.291.72-34.3013.83

Lowe's Companies against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Booking Holdings, Starbucks, Marriott International, The TJX Companies, Airbnb, and Royal Caribbean Cruises, the US Consumer Cyclical companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Above its median18.9
    13.925.9
  • Gross marginHighest in 5 years33.5%
    33.2%33.5%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 57.3%
  • Operating marginBelow its median11.8%
    10.5%13.4%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 18.5%
  • Net marginBelow its median7.7%
    6.6%8.9%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 15.0%
  • Free cash flow marginAbove its median8.9%
    7.0%9.2%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 9.9%
  • Revenue growthAbove its median3.1%
    -11.0%7.4%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 8.0%
  • EPS growthAt its median-3.1%
    -15.5%55.2%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 14.2%
  • Debt to EBITDAHighest in 5 years3.58×
    2.10×3.58×
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 2.66×
  • Current ratioBelow its median1.08
    1.021.23
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 0.95

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Lowe's Companies growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
90.43B USD
Net income (TTM)
6.64B USD
Gross margin
33.08%
Operating margin
11.38%
Net margin
7.34%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202586.29B+3.12%6.65B-4.36%33.48%11.77%7.71%12.47B-1.02%
FY202483.67B-3.13%6.96B-9.95%33.32%12.51%8.31%12.60B-7.25%
FY202386.38B-11.01%7.73B+20.02%33.39%13.38%8.94%13.58B+11.53%
FY202297.06B+0.84%6.44B-23.75%33.23%10.47%6.63%12.18B-12.94%
FY202196.25B+7.43%8.44B+44.68%33.30%12.56%8.77%13.99B+37.06%

Lowe's Companies revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Home Decor: 37.5%Building Products: 31.6%Hardlines: 28.8%Other Sales: 2.2%37.5%Home Decor31.6%Building Products28.8%Hardlines2.2%Other Sales
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Home Decor31.53B37.5%+2.2%
Building Products26.53B31.6%+0.6%
Hardlines24.19B28.8%-0.3%
Other Sales1.83B2.2%-15.8%

By region

FY2025
United States: 99.9%Non-US: 0.1%99.9%United States
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
United States86.23B99.9%+3.0%
Non-US61.00M0.1%—

How Lowe's Companies makes its money

Revenue86.29B 100.0%
Cost of revenue57.40B 66.5%
Gross profit28.89B 33.5%
Selling and administration16.79B 19.5%
Other operating expenses1.94B 2.2%
Operating income10.15B 11.8%
Tax2.09B 2.4%
Other expense1.41B 1.6%
Net income6.65B 7.7%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Lowe's Companies dividends

Annual dividend
5.00 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
2.23%
Payout ratio
41.39%
Years of dividend growth
41
Frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
1.25 USD
Last ex-dividend date
21 Oct 2026
Last payment date
4 Nov 2026

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share4.704.504.303.702.802.252.061.781.521.26

Lowe's Companies financial health

Cash and short-term investments
3.41B USD
Total debt
42.02B USD
Net cash
-38.62B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
7.00B USD
Current ratio
1.10
Piotroski score
5 / 9
Altman Z-score
3.27

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY20251.35B44.68B7.65B
FY20242.13B39.68B7.70B
FY20231.23B40.15B6.18B
FY20221.73B37.99B6.76B
FY20211.40B29.38B8.26B

Lowe's Companies ownership

Institutions
80.54%
Institutional holders
2,766 (-31)
Free float
99.78%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 80.5% Others 19.5%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 559.79M shares ·99.8% Closely held 1.26M shares ·0.2%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q3 2026009.85K848.00
Q2 202603120.34K68.63K
Q1 20260410.93K38.74K
Q4 2025101.73K359.77

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2025559.00M560.00M-1.31%
FY2024567.00M567.46M-2.83%
FY2023582.00M584.00M-7.45%
FY2022629.00M631.00M-9.73%
FY2021696.00M699.00M-6.80%

Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings

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Industry: Home Improvement
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