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Lowe'sLOW

Home Improvement Retail · Mooresville, North Carolina · In the S&P 500
Solid business
$209.07+0.86%After hours: $208.50 (−0.27%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 12.3% over 1 year
Lowe's over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$200$250Nov2026MarMayJulSep$209.07$250NovMarJul$209.07
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$117B
Price to earnings17.7x
Forward P/E16.7x
Dividend yield2.39%
Year to date−13.3%
One year−12.3%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorConsumer Discretionary
52-week range (closes)
$179.50$287.39

Quality and valuation

How Lowe's compares with other consumer discretionary stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Lowe's and 5 home improvement retail peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: in line with its sector

An average business among consumer discretionary companies, priced about in line with them.

Lowe's trades at 16.7 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 19.5x for the 66 consumer discretionary stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +8.2% vs +8.1%
  • Keeps less of each sale (gross margin): 33.1% vs 40.5%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): 11.4% vs 13.8%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 7.7% vs 10.1%
LOW trades at 16.7x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Home Improvement Retail peers
BABA12.3xTM14.3xLOW16.7xMCD19.6xHD21.4xAMZN25.7xTJX26.0xTSLA218.4xSector median 19.5xBABA12.3xTM14.3xLOW16.7xMCD19.6xHD21.4xAMZN25.7xTJX26.0xTSLA218.4xSector median 19.5x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 17.7x earnings, LOW is cheaper than its average since Aug 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
15x20x22xAverage 19.8x2025202617.7x15x20xAverage 19.8x2025202617.7x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Lowe's's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 31 Jul 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 8.3% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’26
$0bn$10bn$20bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$26.0bnQ2 ’26$0bn$10bn$20bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$26.0bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +8.3% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%5%10%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’258.3%Q2 ’260%5%10%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’258.3%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 13.7% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%5%10%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2513.7%Q2 ’260%5%10%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2513.7%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $7.0 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$0bn$1bn$2bn$3bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$3.1bnQ2 ’26$0bn$2bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$3.1bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsLOWSector median
Revenue growth+8.2%+8.1%
Gross margin33.1%40.5%
Operating margin11.4%13.8%
Free cash flow margin7.7%10.1%
Price to earnings17.7x21.0x

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