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Lowe's Companies, Inc.
LOW Consumer Cyclical Home Improvement Retail
Lowe's Companies, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $86.3 billion, up 3.12% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 8.34%, EPS was flat, free cash flow fell 16.6% and total debt rose 8.16%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to January
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 70.49 | 81.16 | 90.23 | 60.00 | 150.84 | 170.12 | 181.85 | 209.55 | 206.39 | 178.45 |
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| High | 93.55 | 117.70 | 121.46 | 180.67 | 263.31 | 260.83 | 237.21 | 287.01 | 274.98 | 293.06 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 290,000 | 310,000 | 300,000 | 320,000 | 340,000 | 340,000 | 307,000 | 284,000 | 270,000 | 276,000 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.31 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 65,017 | 68,619 | 71,309 | 72,148 | 89,597 | 96,250 | 97,059 | 86,377 | 83,674 | 86,286 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 33.34 | 32.69 | 32.12 | 31.80 | 33.01 | 33.30 | 33.23 | 33.39 | 33.32 | 33.48 | |||||
| EBT | 5,201 | 5,489 | 3,394 | 5,623 | 7,739 | 11,208 | 9,036 | 10,175 | 9,153 | 8,747 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 8.00 | 8.00 | 4.76 | 7.79 | 8.64 | 11.64 | 9.31 | 11.78 | 10.94 | 10.14 | |||||
| Net income | 3,093 | 3,447 | 2,314 | 4,281 | 5,835 | 8,442 | 6,437 | 7,726 | 6,957 | 6,654 | |||||
| Depreciation | 1,590 | 1,540 | 2,559 | 1,410 | 1,594 | 1,882 | 1,981 | 1,923 | 1,972 | 2,194 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 73.88 | 81.79 | 87.93 | 92.85 | 119.78 | 138.29 | 154.31 | 148.41 | 147.57 | 154.36 | ||||
| Earnings | 3.48 | 4.09 | 2.84 | 5.49 | 7.77 | 12.07 | 10.20 | 13.23 | 12.25 | 11.87 | |||||
| Cash flow | 6.38 | 6.04 | 7.64 | 5.53 | 14.77 | 14.53 | 13.66 | 13.99 | 16.98 | 17.65 | |||||
| Capex | (1.28) | (1.28) | (1.35) | (1.70) | (2.27) | (2.50) | (2.84) | (3.28) | (3.21) | (3.81) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 5.10 | 4.75 | 6.28 | 3.83 | 12.50 | 12.03 | 10.82 | 10.70 | 13.76 | 13.83 | |||||
| Book value | 7.31 | 7.00 | 4.49 | 2.54 | 1.92 | (6.92) | (22.66) | (25.86) | (25.10) | (17.74) | |||||
| Shares, m | 880 | 839 | 811 | 777 | 748 | 696 | 629 | 582 | 567 | 559 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 21.06 | 25.54 | 34.34 | 21.21 | 21.08 | 19.75 | 20.76 | 16.15 | 21.26 | 22.67 | ||||
| P/S | 0.99 | 1.28 | 1.09 | 1.25 | 1.36 | 1.72 | 1.35 | 1.43 | 1.76 | 1.74 | |||||
| P/B | 10.00 | 14.96 | 21.40 | 45.80 | 85.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 1.22 | 1.52 | 1.31 | 1.51 | 1.55 | 1.96 | 1.68 | 1.84 | 2.16 | 2.19 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 17.68 | 26.13 | 18.35 | 36.55 | 14.85 | 22.52 | 23.98 | 25.46 | 23.17 | 24.44 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 5,617 | 5,065 | 6,193 | 4,296 | 11,049 | 10,113 | 8,589 | 8,140 | 9,625 | 9,864 | ||||
| Capex | (1,130) | (1,078) | (1,098) | (1,321) | (1,701) | (1,740) | (1,784) | (1,911) | (1,822) | (2,131) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 4,487 | 3,987 | 5,095 | 2,975 | 9,348 | 8,373 | 6,805 | 6,229 | 7,803 | 7,733 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 26 | 676 | (269) | 136 | 3,596 | 392 | 1,931 | 3,503 | 1,601 | 1,492 | ||||
| Total debt | 15,699 | 16,995 | 16,223 | 19,306 | 21,780 | 24,727 | 33,960 | 35,921 | 35,487 | 39,921 | |||||
| Net debt | 15,041 | 16,305 | 15,494 | 18,430 | 16,584 | 23,323 | 32,228 | 34,693 | 33,354 | 38,569 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 6,434 | 5,873 | 3,644 | 1,972 | 1,437 | (4,816) | (14,254) | (15,050) | (14,231) | (9,917) | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 9.33 | 9.86 | 6.61 | 11.54 | 13.48 | 18.41 | 14.52 | 18.03 | 16.35 | 13.65 | ||||
| ROIC | 17.01 | 18.56 | 13.12 | 19.34 | 33.46 | 40.84 | 35.33 | 36.77 | 34.21 | 22.15 | |||||
| ROE | 43.50 | 55.84 | 48.48 | 151.99 | 340.92 | (497.72) | (67.29) | (52.59) | (47.40) | (54.96) | |||||
Negative figures in brackets.
Fiscal years to Jan 2026 · latest quarter Jul 2026
Charts ten years each
Lowe's Companies, Inc. vs peers in Home Improvement Retail (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD The Home Depot, Inc. | $307.5B | 21.6× | 21.5× | +5.71% (above 0%: growing) | +4.36% (above 0%: growing) | +21.04% (above 0%: growing) | 33.67% | 14.29% | Compare |
| LOW Lowe's Companies, Inc. | $109.8B | 16.7× | 17.5× | +8.34% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | −16.63% (below 0%: shrinking) | 33.04% | 13.67% | |
| FND Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. | $4.9B | 21.0× | 25.0× | +2.97% (above 0%: growing) | +50.85% (above 0%: growing) | +1,060.85% (above 0%: growing) | 48.24% | 9.92% | Compare |
| HVT.A Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. | $456.9M | 20.9× | — | −19.73% (below 0%: shrinking) | +94.12% (above 0%: growing) | +229.94% (above 0%: growing) | 60.81% | 0.00% | Compare |
| HVT Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. | $441.2M | 20.2× | 13.1× | +7.69% (above 0%: growing) | +94.12% (above 0%: growing) | +989.23% (above 0%: growing) | 61.42% | 3.37% | Compare |
| TTSH Tile Shop Hldgs, Inc. | $158.7M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −5.74% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +243.02% (above 0%: growing) | 64.01% | (1.30%) | Compare |
| LIVE Live Ventures Incorporated | $24.0M | — (loss-making) | 2.7× | −3.22% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −50.97% (below 0%: shrinking) | 34.06% | 4.85% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $449.0M | 21.0× | 17.3× | −0.12% | +72.49% | +236.48% | 54.53% | 4.11% |
LOW metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) key facts
- Concern: Net income was $6.7 billion, or $11.87 per share (basic), a net margin of 7.69%.
- Strength: Lowe's Companies, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $86.3 billion, up 3.12% from fiscal 2025.
- Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) is a Home Improvement Retail company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, LOW traded at $197.38, a market capitalization of $109.8 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 16.7× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 1.2× sales; its P/E is higher than 8% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Lowe's Companies, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $6.10 per share, a yield of 3.09%, with a payout ratio of 51.6%.
- Return on equity was −55.0% and debt-to-equity -5.05.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 3.36 (safe zone) for fiscal 2026.
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