stockrowThe Home Depot, Inc. (HD) vs Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW)
- The Home Depot, Inc. HD 349.34 −1.72%
- Lowe's Companies, Inc. LOW 227.72 −0.72%
The Home Depot, Inc. and Lowe's Companies, Inc. are both Home Improvement Retail companies. The Home Depot, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $349.1B against $127.5B — 2.7× the size. Lowe's Companies, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 19.2× against 24.4×. Lowe's Companies, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 8.15% against 2.50%. The Home Depot, Inc. has the higher net margin (8.41% vs 7.32%) and the lower return on invested capital (19.5% vs 24.1%). Both pay a dividend; The Home Depot, Inc. yields more (2.66% vs 2.15%). Across the 22 metrics below, Lowe's Companies, Inc. leads on 13 and The Home Depot, Inc. on 9.
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| Metric | HD | LOW | Home Improvement Retail median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 33.21% | 33.08% | 44.94% |
| Operating margin | 12.43% | 11.38% | 3.63% |
| Net margin | 8.41% | 7.32% | 5.05% |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.93% | 7.83% | 7.22% |
| Return on equity | 104.30% | (70.33%) | 8.08% |
| Return on assets | 13.59% | 12.93% | 3.72% |
| Return on invested capital | 19.49% | 24.08% | 8.37% |
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