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Q3 FY2027 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 2.89Revenue estimate 22.40B
Q3 FY2027 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 2.89Revenue estimate 22.40B
Lowe's Companies financial ratios 1985–2026
19.13 today, against 18.92 on average over the last 5 years.
P/E ratio P/S ratio P/B ratio
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| Fiscal year | TTM 31 Jul 2026 | FY2025 30 Jan 2026 | FY2024 31 Jan 2025 | FY2023 31 Jan 2024 | FY2022 31 Jan 2023 | FY2021 31 Jan 2022 | FY2020 31 Jan 2021 | FY2019 31 Jan 2020 | FY2018 31 Jan 2019 | FY2017 31 Jan 2018 | FY2016 31 Jan 2017 | FY2015 31 Jan 2016 | FY2014 31 Jan 2015 | FY2013 31 Jan 2014 | FY2012 31 Jan 2013 | FY2011 31 Jan 2012 | FY2010 31 Jan 2011 | FY2009 31 Jan 2010 | FY2008 31 Jan 2009 | FY2007 31 Jan 2008 | FY2006 31 Jan 2007 | FY2005 31 Jan 2006 | FY2004 31 Jan 2005 | FY2003 31 Jan 2004 | FY2002 31 Jan 2003 | FY2001 31 Jan 2002 | FY2000 31 Jan 2001 | FY1999 31 Jan 2000 | FY1998 31 Jan 1999 | FY1997 31 Jan 1998 | FY1996 31 Jan 1997 | FY1995 31 Jan 1996 | FY1994 31 Jan 1995 | FY1993 31 Jan 1994 | FY1992 31 Jan 1993 | FY1991 31 Jan 1992 | FY1990 31 Jan 1991 | FY1989 31 Jan 1990 | FY1988 31 Jan 1989 | FY1987 31 Jan 1988 | FY1986 31 Jan 1987 | FY1985 31 Jan 1986 |
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Market capWhat is market capitalization? Market cap is what the stock market values a whole company at: its share price times the number of its shares outstanding. | 127.07B | 149.29B | 147.44B | 123.87B | 130.99B | 165.20B | 122.20B | 90.32B | 77.99B | 87.87B | 64.31B | 67.36B | 66.95B | 49.02B | 43.92B | 34.10B | 34.74B | 32.15B | 26.62B | 39.14B | 51.74B | 49.42B | 44.43B | 42.57B | 26.82B | 35.57B | 20.61B | 17.02B | 21.17B | 9.31B | 5.55B | 4.99B | 5.69B | 4.46B | 1.99B | 1.11B | 944.30M | 981.26M | 860.29M | 669.38M | 1.06B | 1.01B |
Enterprise valueWhat is EV/EBITDA? EV/EBITDA compares a company's whole value, debt included and cash taken off, with a year of its earnings before interest, tax and depreciation. | 165.68B | 192.98B | 185.36B | 163.10B | 167.64B | 193.45B | 143.72B | 113.35B | 93.70B | 104.14B | 79.45B | 79.60B | 77.85B | 59.15B | 52.45B | 40.71B | 40.67B | 36.60B | 32.43B | 45.54B | 55.82B | 52.47B | 47.48B | 44.88B | 29.78B | 38.67B | 23.14B | 18.41B | 22.41B | 10.27B | 6.38B | 5.83B | 6.25B | 5.03B | 2.28B | 1.36B | 1.15B | 1.11B | 1.00B | 823.38M | 1.17B | 1.12B |
P/E ratioWhat is the P/E ratio? The P/E ratio divides a share's price by its earnings per share over the last year: what you pay for each dollar of profit. | 19.13 | 22.44 | 21.19 | 16.03 | 20.35 | 19.57 | 20.94 | 21.10 | 33.70 | 25.49 | 20.79 | 26.46 | 24.81 | 21.44 | 22.42 | 18.54 | 17.29 | 18.03 | 12.13 | 13.93 | 16.67 | 17.83 | 20.42 | 22.68 | 18.23 | 34.77 | 25.45 | 25.30 | 42.30 | 26.04 | 19.01 | 22.09 | 25.44 | 33.87 | 23.45 | 170.67 | 13.28 | 13.10 | 12.43 | 11.95 | 19.18 | 16.96 |
Forward P/EWhat is the forward P/E ratio? Forward P/E divides a share's price by the earnings per share analysts expect in the coming year, rather than last year's actual earnings. | 17.72 | 21.75 | 21.22 | 17.85 | 15.22 | 17.29 | 13.93 | 13.30 | 16.86 | 20.50 | 16.19 | 18.29 | 20.53 | 17.31 | 10.03 | 10.03 | 16.76 | 25.02 | 25.02 | 25.02 | 25.02 | 25.02 | 18.63 | 10.36 | 10.36 | 10.36 | 10.36 | 21.88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
PEG ratioWhat is the PEG ratio? The PEG ratio divides the P/E by the yearly earnings growth analysts expect, to show how much you pay for each point of growth. | 3.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
P/S ratioWhat is the P/S ratio? The price-to-sales ratio compares a company's market value with its revenue over the last year: what you pay for each dollar of sales. | 1.41 | 1.73 | 1.76 | 1.43 | 1.35 | 1.72 | 1.36 | 1.25 | 1.09 | 1.28 | 0.99 | 1.14 | 1.19 | 0.92 | 0.87 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.55 | 0.81 | 1.10 | 1.14 | 1.22 | 1.38 | 1.03 | 1.64 | 1.10 | 1.07 | 1.59 | 0.84 | 0.65 | 0.71 | 0.93 | 0.98 | 0.52 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.27 | 0.46 | 0.49 |
P/B ratioWhat is the P/B ratio? The price-to-book ratio compares a company's market value with its book value, the shareholders' equity on its balance sheet. | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85.04 | 45.80 | 21.40 | 14.96 | 10.00 | 8.80 | 6.72 | 4.14 | 3.17 | 2.06 | 1.92 | 1.69 | 1.47 | 2.43 | 3.29 | 3.45 | 3.85 | 4.13 | 3.23 | 5.33 | 3.75 | 3.62 | 6.75 | 3.58 | 2.50 | 3.01 | 4.01 | 5.11 | 2.71 | 1.66 | 1.38 | 1.52 | 1.47 | 1.15 | 1.96 | 2.49 |
P/FCF ratioWhat is free cash flow yield? Free cash flow yield is a year of free cash flow as a percentage of the company's market value. P/FCF is the same comparison turned over. | 18.15 | 19.51 | 19.15 | 20.06 | 19.38 | 20.00 | 13.20 | 32.12 | 15.54 | 22.29 | 14.45 | 18.78 | 16.53 | 15.46 | 17.22 | 13.53 | 13.77 | 14.26 | 31.10 | 116.15 | 88.30 | 106.73 | 331.58 | 60.04 | 80.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 264.81 | — | — | 27.64 | — | — | — | — |
EV/EBITDAWhat is EV/EBITDA? EV/EBITDA compares a company's whole value, debt included and cash taken off, with a year of its earnings before interest, tax and depreciation. | 12.92 | 15.48 | 14.71 | 12.01 | 13.77 | 13.83 | 14.08 | 14.62 | 16.57 | 13.56 | 10.67 | 12.13 | 12.19 | 10.35 | 10.05 | 8.36 | 7.74 | 7.53 | 5.90 | 7.38 | 8.74 | 9.20 | 10.27 | 11.44 | 9.27 | 16.76 | 12.77 | 12.19 | 19.36 | 11.09 | 8.28 | 9.88 | 12.47 | 15.03 | 9.22 | 8.97 | 5.86 | 6.35 | 5.98 | 5.53 | 7.68 | 7.65 |
EV/sales | 1.83 | 2.24 | 2.22 | 1.89 | 1.73 | 2.01 | 1.60 | 1.57 | 1.31 | 1.52 | 1.22 | 1.35 | 1.38 | 1.11 | 1.04 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.67 | 0.94 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 1.30 | 1.46 | 1.14 | 1.78 | 1.23 | 1.16 | 1.68 | 0.92 | 0.74 | 0.82 | 1.02 | 1.11 | 0.59 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.51 | 0.54 |
Earnings yield | 5.23% | 4.46% | 4.72% | 6.24% | 4.91% | 5.11% | 4.77% | 4.74% | 2.97% | 3.92% | 4.81% | 3.78% | 4.03% | 4.66% | 4.46% | 5.39% | 5.79% | 5.55% | 8.25% | 7.18% | 6.00% | 5.61% | 4.90% | 4.41% | 5.48% | 2.88% | 3.93% | 3.95% | 2.36% | 3.84% | 5.26% | 4.53% | 3.93% | 2.95% | 4.26% | 0.59% | 7.53% | 7.63% | 8.04% | 8.37% | 5.21% | 5.89% |
Free cash flow yieldWhat is free cash flow yield? Free cash flow yield is a year of free cash flow as a percentage of the company's market value. P/FCF is the same comparison turned over. | 5.51% | 5.13% | 5.22% | 4.99% | 5.16% | 5.00% | 7.58% | 3.11% | 6.44% | 4.49% | 6.92% | 5.33% | 6.05% | 6.47% | 5.81% | 7.39% | 7.26% | 7.01% | 3.22% | 0.86% | 1.13% | 0.94% | 0.30% | 1.67% | 1.25% | -1.65% | -5.83% | -1.77% | -1.80% | -1.45% | -2.42% | -4.35% | -0.97% | -4.73% | 0.38% | -3.63% | -1.25% | 3.62% | — | — | — | — |
Dividend yieldWhat is dividend yield? Dividend yield is a year of dividends as a percentage of the share price: the income a shareholder receives for each dollar invested at today's price. | 2.12% | 1.77% | 1.74% | 2.04% | 1.81% | 1.20% | 1.39% | 1.79% | 1.87% | 1.47% | 1.74% | 1.42% | 1.23% | 1.50% | 1.60% | 1.90% | 1.64% | 1.22% | 1.84% | 1.09% | 0.53% | 0.35% | 0.26% | 0.20% | 0.25% | 0.17% | 0.26% | 0.28% | 0.24% | 0.31% | 0.62% | 0.61% | 0.48% | 0.53% | 1.07% | 1.80% | 2.04% | 1.85% | — | — | — | — |
Payout ratioWhat is the payout ratio? The payout ratio is the share of a company's earnings paid out as dividends: dividends per share divided by earnings per share (EPS). | 40.52% | 39.62% | 36.88% | 32.76% | 36.82% | 23.50% | 29.20% | 37.79% | 62.88% | 37.37% | 36.24% | 37.59% | 30.47% | 32.06% | 35.94% | 35.18% | 28.41% | 21.93% | 22.37% | 15.24% | 8.89% | 6.17% | 5.33% | 4.58% | 4.49% | 5.86% | 6.60% | 7.07% | 10.14% | 8.01% | 11.88% | 13.50% | 12.25% | 17.91% | 25.03% | 307.69% | 27.14% | 24.30% | — | — | — | — |
Buyback yieldWhat are stock buybacks? A stock buyback is a company buying its own shares on the market. With fewer shares left, each remaining share owns a bigger part of the company. | — | 0.14% | 2.75% | 4.96% | 10.78% | 7.88% | 4.07% | 4.78% | 3.89% | 3.63% | 5.59% | 5.83% | 5.83% | 7.57% | 10.00% | 8.61% | 7.53% | 1.57% | 0.03% | 5.81% | 3.36% | 1.57% | 2.25% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.17% | 2.81% | 0.61% | — | — | — | — |
Shareholder yield | — | 1.91% | 4.49% | 7.00% | 12.59% | 9.08% | 5.46% | 6.57% | 5.76% | 5.10% | 7.33% | 7.25% | 7.06% | 9.06% | 11.61% | 10.51% | 9.18% | 2.78% | 1.87% | 6.91% | 3.89% | 1.91% | 2.51% | 0.20% | 0.25% | 0.17% | 0.26% | 0.28% | 0.24% | 0.31% | 0.62% | 0.61% | 0.48% | 0.53% | 1.07% | 1.97% | 4.85% | 2.47% | — | — | — | — |
ROE (return on equity)What is return on equity (ROE)? Return on equity (ROE) is a year of net income divided by shareholders' equity: the profit a company makes on each dollar its owners have in it. | — | — | — | — | — | — | 406.05% | 217.09% | 63.50% | 58.69% | 48.07% | 33.26% | 27.07% | 19.29% | 14.14% | 11.12% | 11.10% | 9.35% | 12.16% | 17.45% | 19.75% | 19.32% | 18.86% | 18.21% | 17.72% | 15.33% | 14.74% | 14.33% | 15.96% | 13.75% | 13.18% | 13.64% | 15.75% | 15.09% | 11.55% | 0.97% | 10.41% | 11.60% | 11.79% | 9.62% | 10.19% | 14.65% |
ROA (return on assets)What is return on equity (ROE)? Return on equity (ROE) is a year of net income divided by shareholders' equity: the profit a company makes on each dollar its owners have in it. | 11.89% | 12.29% | 15.61% | 17.82% | 14.22% | 18.22% | 12.08% | 10.44% | 6.68% | 9.77% | 8.99% | 8.00% | 8.48% | 6.98% | 6.00% | 5.48% | 5.96% | 5.40% | 6.72% | 9.10% | 11.18% | 11.25% | 10.29% | 9.86% | 9.13% | 7.45% | 7.12% | 7.47% | 7.89% | 6.85% | 6.59% | 6.35% | 7.20% | 5.99% | 5.26% | 0.45% | 5.91% | 6.53% | 6.37% | 5.45% | 5.69% | 6.96% |
ROIC (return on invested capital)What is return on invested capital (ROIC)? ROIC is operating profit after tax divided by the capital invested in the business by shareholders and lenders, less the cash it holds. | 29.11% | 27.23% | 33.72% | 38.26% | 32.04% | 39.94% | 30.76% | 21.86% | 13.31% | 19.01% | 16.93% | 14.20% | 14.21% | 11.72% | 9.85% | 8.93% | 9.50% | 8.44% | 10.37% | 14.08% | 17.63% | 18.32% | 17.01% | 16.38% | 15.38% | 12.53% | 12.64% | 14.31% | 14.23% | 13.47% | 13.28% | 12.53% | 14.76% | 13.71% | 12.27% | 13.38% | 12.41% | 11.75% | 11.32% | 9.80% | 10.65% | 12.82% |
Current ratioWhat is the current ratio? The current ratio is current assets divided by current liabilities: whether what a company will turn into cash within a year covers what it owes within a year. | 1.10 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.23 | 1.10 | 1.02 | 1.19 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 1.06 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 1.16 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.40 | 1.32 | 1.15 | 1.12 | 1.27 | 1.34 | 1.23 | 1.53 | 1.56 | 1.63 | 1.43 | 1.55 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.37 | 1.69 | 1.65 | 1.59 | 1.49 | 1.31 | 1.83 | 1.94 | 2.02 | 2.38 | 2.13 | 2.12 |
Quick ratioWhat is the current ratio? The current ratio is current assets divided by current liabilities: whether what a company will turn into cash within a year covers what it owes within a year. | 0.22 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.28 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.33 | 0.58 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.85 |
Debt to equityWhat is the debt to equity ratio? Debt to equity is a company's total debt divided by its shareholders' equity: how much it has borrowed for each dollar its owners have in the business. | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.24 | 12.04 | 4.45 | 2.87 | 2.44 | 1.65 | 1.14 | 0.89 | 0.66 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.42 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.46 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 0.40 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.74 | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.33 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.47 |
Debt / EBITDAWhat is net debt to EBITDA? Net debt to EBITDA is debt minus cash, divided by a year of EBITDA: roughly how many years of operating earnings it would take to repay the debt. | 3.28 | 3.58 | 3.15 | 2.96 | 3.12 | 2.10 | 2.57 | 3.06 | 2.87 | 2.20 | 2.11 | 1.93 | 1.78 | 1.84 | 1.74 | 1.57 | 1.25 | 1.04 | 1.10 | 1.08 | 0.69 | 0.61 | 0.80 | 0.96 | 1.19 | 1.69 | 1.65 | 1.24 | 1.27 | 1.25 | 1.13 | 1.52 | 1.42 | 1.92 | 1.37 | 1.82 | 1.14 | 1.04 | 1.21 | 1.33 | 1.07 | 1.32 |
Net debt / EBITDAWhat is net debt to EBITDA? Net debt to EBITDA is debt minus cash, divided by a year of EBITDA: roughly how many years of operating earnings it would take to repay the debt. | 3.01 | 3.47 | 2.98 | 2.87 | 2.98 | 2.00 | 2.06 | 2.95 | 2.74 | 2.11 | 2.02 | 1.82 | 1.69 | 1.74 | 1.61 | 1.30 | 1.04 | 0.83 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 0.57 | 0.46 | 0.60 | 0.54 | 0.84 | 1.32 | 1.39 | 0.87 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.08 | 1.41 | 1.12 | 1.70 | 1.17 | 1.65 | 1.06 | 0.72 | 0.85 | 1.03 | 0.74 | 0.72 |
Interest coverageWhat is net debt to EBITDA? Net debt to EBITDA is debt minus cash, divided by a year of EBITDA: roughly how many years of operating earnings it would take to repay the debt. | 6.47 | 6.65 | 7.12 | 7.85 | 8.93 | 14.08 | 11.06 | 8.79 | 6.19 | 10.10 | 8.93 | 9.14 | 9.16 | 8.75 | 7.76 | 8.56 | 10.56 | 9.94 | 11.83 | 19.69 | 25.01 | 22.93 | 19.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Asset turnover | 1.62 | 1.59 | 1.88 | 1.99 | 2.14 | 2.08 | 1.86 | 1.76 | 2.06 | 1.94 | 1.89 | 1.86 | 1.77 | 1.63 | 1.55 | 1.50 | 1.45 | 1.43 | 1.48 | 1.56 | 1.69 | 1.76 | 1.73 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.58 | 1.65 | 1.76 | 2.10 | 2.13 | 1.94 | 1.99 | 1.97 | 2.06 | 2.39 | 2.12 | 2.35 | 2.31 | 2.32 | 2.38 | 2.36 | 2.42 |
| Quarter | Q2 FY2026 31 Jul 2026 | Q1 FY2026 1 May 2026 | Q4 FY2025 30 Jan 2026 | Q3 FY2025 31 Oct 2025 | Q2 FY2025 1 Aug 2025 | Q1 FY2025 2 May 2025 | Q4 FY2024 31 Jan 2025 | Q3 FY2024 1 Nov 2024 | Q2 FY2024 2 Aug 2024 | Q1 FY2024 3 May 2024 | Q4 FY2023 31 Jan 2024 | Q3 FY2023 3 Nov 2023 | Q2 FY2023 4 Aug 2023 | Q1 FY2023 5 May 2023 | Q4 FY2022 31 Jan 2023 | Q3 FY2022 28 Oct 2022 | Q2 FY2022 29 Jul 2022 | Q1 FY2022 29 Apr 2022 | Q4 FY2021 31 Jan 2022 | Q3 FY2021 29 Oct 2021 | Q2 FY2021 30 Jul 2021 | Q1 FY2021 30 Apr 2021 | Q4 FY2020 31 Jan 2021 | Q3 FY2020 30 Oct 2020 | Q2 FY2020 31 Jul 2020 | Q1 FY2020 1 May 2020 | Q4 FY2019 31 Jan 2020 | Q3 FY2019 1 Nov 2019 | Q2 FY2019 2 Aug 2019 | Q1 FY2019 3 May 2019 | Q4 FY2018 31 Jan 2019 | Q3 FY2018 2 Nov 2018 | Q2 FY2018 3 Aug 2018 | Q1 FY2018 4 May 2018 | Q4 FY2017 31 Jan 2018 | Q3 FY2017 3 Nov 2017 | Q2 FY2017 4 Aug 2017 | Q1 FY2017 5 May 2017 | Q4 FY2016 31 Jan 2017 | Q3 FY2016 28 Oct 2016 |
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Market capWhat is market capitalization? Market cap is what the stock market values a whole company at: its share price times the number of its shares outstanding. | 116.17B | 130.43B | 149.29B | 133.11B | 126.56B | 127.00B | 146.14B | 148.00B | 136.56B | 132.55B | 122.17B | 112.29B | 130.30B | 122.66B | 125.57B | 122.82B | 122.20B | 130.50B | 159.74B | 161.34B | 135.85B | 140.91B | 119.91B | 118.89B | 111.98B | 78.87B | 88.69B | 86.86B | 77.50B | 89.44B | 77.02B | 78.04B | 79.37B | 69.49B | 86.72B | 64.75B | 65.91B | 73.70B | 63.36B | 58.52B |
Enterprise valueWhat is EV/EBITDA? EV/EBITDA compares a company's whole value, debt included and cash taken off, with a year of its earnings before interest, tax and depreciation. | 155.02B | 172.19B | 192.98B | 177.19B | 160.76B | 162.90B | 184.06B | 184.45B | 172.44B | 169.54B | 161.39B | 151.13B | 167.38B | 160.24B | 162.22B | 157.84B | 154.32B | 160.68B | 187.99B | 186.16B | 159.72B | 161.94B | 141.43B | 136.87B | 126.52B | 99.14B | 111.73B | 108.35B | 97.80B | 108.58B | 92.74B | 91.95B | 92.95B | 83.77B | 103.12B | 80.05B | 80.30B | 87.80B | 78.50B | 72.75B |
P/E ratioWhat is the P/E ratio? The P/E ratio divides a share's price by its earnings per share over the last year: what you pay for each dollar of profit. | 17.49 | 19.64 | 22.44 | 19.64 | 18.47 | 18.57 | 21.04 | 21.64 | 19.73 | 18.38 | 15.82 | 14.65 | 21.56 | 19.30 | 19.56 | 18.42 | 14.53 | 15.45 | 18.92 | 19.64 | 19.38 | 20.66 | 20.55 | 22.15 | 19.56 | 17.25 | 20.72 | 29.47 | 30.67 | 37.71 | 33.29 | 21.14 | 20.17 | 18.13 | 25.16 | 18.21 | 21.52 | 26.22 | 20.49 | 23.97 |
Forward P/EWhat is the forward P/E ratio? Forward P/E divides a share's price by the earnings per share analysts expect in the coming year, rather than last year's actual earnings. | 16.50 | 18.75 | 21.75 | 19.40 | 18.44 | 18.53 | 21.22 | 21.51 | 19.88 | 19.33 | 17.85 | 15.22 | 15.22 | 15.22 | 15.22 | 15.05 | 14.31 | 14.58 | 17.29 | 17.60 | 14.99 | 15.80 | 13.93 | 14.16 | 14.39 | 10.95 | 13.30 | 14.15 | 13.73 | 17.36 | 16.86 | 17.41 | 18.04 | 16.00 | 20.50 | 15.69 | 16.27 | 18.43 | 16.19 | 15.38 |
PEG ratioWhat is the PEG ratio? The PEG ratio divides the P/E by the yearly earnings growth analysts expect, to show how much you pay for each point of growth. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
P/S ratioWhat is the P/S ratio? The price-to-sales ratio compares a company's market value with its revenue over the last year: what you pay for each dollar of sales. | 1.28 | 1.47 | 1.73 | 1.58 | 1.51 | 1.53 | 1.75 | 1.77 | 1.63 | 1.55 | 1.41 | 1.24 | 1.40 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.37 | 1.66 | 1.69 | 1.44 | 1.49 | 1.34 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1.06 | 1.23 | 1.21 | 1.08 | 1.25 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.01 | 1.26 | 0.94 | 0.97 | 1.11 | 0.97 | 0.94 |
P/B ratioWhat is the P/B ratio? The price-to-book ratio compares a company's market value with its book value, the shareholders' equity on its balance sheet. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 316.65 | 83.45 | 29.19 | 25.71 | 45.96 | 44.98 | 35.34 | 29.36 | 27.64 | 21.14 | 14.47 | 13.73 | 12.10 | 14.77 | 11.28 | 11.91 | 13.33 | 9.85 | 8.87 |
P/FCF ratioWhat is free cash flow yield? Free cash flow yield is a year of free cash flow as a percentage of the company's market value. P/FCF is the same comparison turned over. | 16.60 | 17.12 | 19.51 | 18.88 | 16.46 | 19.01 | 18.98 | 18.92 | 18.02 | 15.91 | 19.78 | 20.79 | 19.63 | 20.96 | 18.58 | 16.63 | 16.25 | 19.02 | 19.34 | 23.49 | 31.72 | 15.37 | 12.95 | 11.96 | 10.37 | 15.77 | 31.54 | 38.59 | 27.37 | 23.88 | 15.35 | 14.70 | 17.30 | 17.14 | 22.00 | 14.12 | 13.42 | 16.27 | 14.24 | 13.50 |
EV/EBITDAWhat is EV/EBITDA? EV/EBITDA compares a company's whole value, debt included and cash taken off, with a year of its earnings before interest, tax and depreciation. | 12.09 | 13.61 | 15.48 | 14.19 | 12.85 | 13.07 | 14.61 | 14.84 | 13.73 | 13.07 | 11.88 | 11.14 | 14.19 | 13.20 | 13.32 | 12.80 | 10.90 | 11.39 | 13.44 | 13.67 | 13.46 | 14.05 | 13.86 | 14.29 | 12.71 | 11.86 | 14.42 | 17.35 | 16.98 | 19.54 | 16.41 | 12.58 | 11.89 | 10.41 | 13.43 | 10.19 | 11.03 | 12.61 | 10.54 | 11.00 |
EV/sales | 1.71 | 1.95 | 2.24 | 2.10 | 1.92 | 1.96 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.05 | 1.99 | 1.87 | 1.68 | 1.80 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.64 | 1.62 | 1.68 | 1.95 | 1.96 | 1.69 | 1.72 | 1.58 | 1.60 | 1.57 | 1.34 | 1.55 | 1.51 | 1.36 | 1.51 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.32 | 1.21 | 1.50 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.32 | 1.21 | 1.16 |
Earnings yield | 5.72% | 5.09% | 4.46% | 5.09% | 5.41% | 5.38% | 4.75% | 4.62% | 5.07% | 5.44% | 6.32% | 6.83% | 4.64% | 5.18% | 5.11% | 5.43% | 6.88% | 6.47% | 5.29% | 5.09% | 5.16% | 4.84% | 4.87% | 4.51% | 5.11% | 5.80% | 4.83% | 3.39% | 3.26% | 2.65% | 3.00% | 4.73% | 4.96% | 5.52% | 3.98% | 5.49% | 4.65% | 3.81% | 4.88% | 4.17% |
Free cash flow yieldWhat is free cash flow yield? Free cash flow yield is a year of free cash flow as a percentage of the company's market value. P/FCF is the same comparison turned over. | 6.03% | 5.84% | 5.13% | 5.30% | 6.07% | 5.26% | 5.27% | 5.29% | 5.55% | 6.28% | 5.06% | 4.81% | 5.09% | 4.77% | 5.38% | 6.01% | 6.15% | 5.26% | 5.17% | 4.26% | 3.15% | 6.51% | 7.72% | 8.36% | 9.64% | 6.34% | 3.17% | 2.59% | 3.65% | 4.19% | 6.52% | 6.80% | 5.78% | 5.83% | 4.55% | 7.08% | 7.45% | 6.15% | 7.02% | 7.41% |
Dividend yieldWhat is dividend yield? Dividend yield is a year of dividends as a percentage of the share price: the income a shareholder receives for each dollar invested at today's price. | 2.32% | 2.04% | 1.77% | 1.96% | 2.05% | 2.03% | 1.76% | 1.72% | 1.86% | 1.91% | 2.07% | 2.26% | 1.97% | 2.01% | 1.89% | 1.85% | 1.78% | 1.59% | 1.24% | 1.17% | 1.28% | 1.22% | 1.42% | 1.41% | 1.51% | 2.10% | 1.82% | 1.82% | 1.99% | 1.68% | 1.89% | 1.81% | 1.72% | 1.91% | 1.49% | 1.94% | 1.85% | 1.59% | 1.77% | 1.83% |
Payout ratioWhat is the payout ratio? The payout ratio is the share of a company's earnings paid out as dividends: dividends per share divided by earnings per share (EPS). | 40.52% | 40.13% | 39.62% | 38.55% | 37.85% | 37.70% | 36.94% | 37.25% | 36.64% | 35.09% | 32.77% | 33.17% | 42.45% | 38.80% | 36.92% | 34.16% | 25.86% | 24.64% | 23.50% | 22.95% | 24.79% | 25.28% | 29.20% | 31.21% | 29.47% | 36.15% | 37.79% | 53.68% | 61.10% | 63.24% | 62.88% | 38.16% | 34.64% | 34.54% | 37.37% | 35.24% | 39.76% | 41.62% | 36.24% | 43.92% |
Buyback yieldWhat are stock buybacks? A stock buyback is a company buying its own shares on the market. With fewer shares left, each remaining share owns a bigger part of the company. | — | — | — | 1.19% | 1.77% | 2.55% | 2.77% | 1.95% | 2.72% | 3.74% | 5.02% | 7.07% | 7.94% | 9.94% | 11.25% | 13.14% | 12.25% | 10.74% | 8.15% | 7.71% | 7.49% | — | — | — | — | 5.65% | 4.86% | 4.82% | 5.11% | 3.51% | 3.94% | 3.38% | 3.19% | 3.86% | 3.68% | 5.55% | 5.53% | 4.86% | 5.67% | 6.15% |
Shareholder yield | — | — | — | 3.15% | 3.82% | 4.58% | 4.53% | 3.67% | 4.58% | 5.65% | 7.10% | 9.33% | 9.91% | 11.95% | 13.13% | 15.00% | 14.03% | 12.33% | 9.39% | 8.88% | 8.77% | — | — | — | — | 7.74% | 6.69% | 6.64% | 7.10% | 5.18% | 5.83% | 5.18% | 4.91% | 5.77% | 5.17% | 7.49% | 7.38% | 6.44% | 7.44% | 7.98% |
ROE (return on equity)What is return on equity (ROE)? Return on equity (ROE) is a year of net income divided by shareholders' equity: the profit a company makes on each dollar its owners have in it. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,532.36% | 406.05% | 131.77% | 131.41% | 266.43% | 217.09% | 119.89% | 95.72% | 73.30% | 63.50% | 68.45% | 68.07% | 66.72% | 58.69% | 61.93% | 55.33% | 50.82% | 48.07% | 36.99% |
ROA (return on assets)What is return on equity (ROE)? Return on equity (ROE) is a year of net income divided by shareholders' equity: the profit a company makes on each dollar its owners have in it. | 11.89% | 12.09% | 12.29% | 12.68% | 14.70% | 15.07% | 15.59% | 15.29% | 15.40% | 15.90% | 17.81% | 18.02% | 13.58% | 13.84% | 14.18% | 14.20% | 18.00% | 16.99% | 18.22% | 16.63% | 14.19% | 13.32% | 12.08% | 10.55% | 11.06% | 9.98% | 10.44% | 7.41% | 6.21% | 5.49% | 6.68% | 10.06% | 10.61% | 10.02% | 9.77% | 9.67% | 8.35% | 7.47% | 8.99% | 6.90% |
ROIC (return on invested capital)What is return on invested capital (ROIC)? ROIC is operating profit after tax divided by the capital invested in the business by shareholders and lenders, less the cash it holds. | 29.11% | 28.56% | 27.23% | 27.82% | 35.49% | 35.27% | 33.72% | 34.17% | 36.41% | 37.12% | 38.26% | 38.53% | 30.85% | 31.91% | 32.04% | 33.50% | 40.22% | 41.60% | 39.93% | 41.29% | 42.20% | 38.65% | 30.76% | 30.77% | 31.16% | 23.27% | 21.85% | 15.95% | 14.33% | 13.40% | 13.25% | 20.69% | 22.54% | 21.58% | 18.95% | 20.40% | 18.50% | 18.49% | 16.93% | 13.79% |
Current ratioWhat is the current ratio? The current ratio is current assets divided by current liabilities: whether what a company will turn into cash within a year covers what it owes within a year. | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.01 | 1.09 | 1.13 | 1.22 | 1.17 | 1.23 | 1.21 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 1.11 | 1.17 | 1.02 | 1.19 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.38 | 1.30 | 1.20 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 1.02 | 1.06 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.00 | 1.01 |
Quick ratioWhat is the current ratio? The current ratio is current assets divided by current liabilities: whether what a company will turn into cash within a year covers what it owes within a year. | 0.22 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.52 | 0.60 | 0.34 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.09 |
Debt to equityWhat is the debt to equity ratio? Debt to equity is a company's total debt divided by its shareholders' equity: how much it has borrowed for each dollar its owners have in the business. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62.29 | 18.24 | 6.44 | 6.01 | 15.28 | 12.04 | 9.07 | 8.37 | 6.83 | 4.45 | 2.89 | 2.74 | 2.76 | 2.89 | 2.79 | 2.91 | 2.90 | 2.44 | 2.30 |
Debt / EBITDAWhat is net debt to EBITDA? Net debt to EBITDA is debt minus cash, divided by a year of EBITDA: roughly how many years of operating earnings it would take to repay the debt. | 3.28 | 3.36 | 3.58 | 3.58 | 3.12 | 3.13 | 3.15 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.10 | 2.96 | 2.95 | 3.44 | 3.34 | 3.12 | 3.10 | 2.37 | 2.38 | 2.10 | 2.27 | 2.42 | 2.40 | 2.57 | 2.74 | 2.63 | 3.14 | 3.07 | 3.57 | 3.84 | 3.98 | 2.87 | 2.13 | 2.02 | 1.97 | 2.21 | 2.04 | 2.21 | 2.31 | 2.11 | 2.30 |
Net debt / EBITDAWhat is net debt to EBITDA? Net debt to EBITDA is debt minus cash, divided by a year of EBITDA: roughly how many years of operating earnings it would take to repay the debt. | 3.01 | 3.27 | 3.48 | 3.50 | 2.70 | 2.85 | 2.98 | 2.91 | 2.83 | 2.83 | 2.87 | 2.84 | 3.11 | 3.06 | 2.98 | 2.80 | 2.24 | 2.11 | 2.00 | 1.78 | 1.89 | 1.78 | 2.06 | 1.68 | 1.35 | 2.40 | 2.95 | 3.42 | 3.48 | 3.41 | 2.74 | 1.87 | 1.69 | 1.75 | 2.12 | 1.94 | 1.96 | 2.01 | 2.02 | 2.13 |
Interest coverageWhat is net debt to EBITDA? Net debt to EBITDA is debt minus cash, divided by a year of EBITDA: roughly how many years of operating earnings it would take to repay the debt. | 6.47 | 6.50 | 6.66 | 6.99 | 7.15 | 7.06 | 7.12 | 7.03 | 7.12 | 7.38 | 7.84 | 8.00 | 7.11 | 8.01 | 8.93 | 10.04 | 12.96 | 13.67 | 14.06 | 13.86 | 13.08 | 12.66 | 11.24 | 10.91 | 10.74 | 9.22 | 8.88 | 6.96 | 6.25 | 6.11 | 6.24 | 8.81 | 9.70 | 9.96 | 10.09 | 10.36 | 9.36 | 8.78 | 8.90 | 7.83 |
Asset turnover | 1.62 | 1.61 | 1.59 | 1.58 | 1.79 | 1.83 | 1.88 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.88 | 1.99 | 2.12 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.14 | 2.04 | 2.04 | 1.92 | 2.08 | 1.93 | 1.92 | 1.84 | 1.86 | 1.68 | 1.55 | 1.62 | 1.76 | 1.80 | 1.76 | 1.66 | 2.06 | 1.94 | 1.90 | 1.81 | 1.94 | 1.87 | 1.85 | 1.77 | 1.89 | 1.77 |
Each period's market value, at its closing price, over its statements; a quarter over its last four quarters. ROIC is operating income after tax over debt plus equity less cash and short-term investments. The first column is today, at the current price.
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Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings