Lowe's Companies Inc. (LOW)

NYSE: LOW · USD

$198

-0.24 (-0.1%)· Recorded snapshot

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StockMarketAgent Research · Analyzed 2026-05-10

Our latest published analysis: LOW rated Reduce

Lowe's Companies Inc.'s published Reduce conclusion compares the analysis-date price with fair value and potential value. Read the full report for assumptions, evidence, and material risks.

Fair value

$207 / share

Potential value

$241 / share

Upside to FV

-9.8%

from $198

Moat

9/10

Wide

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9-phase methodology · same model in each published edition

Market cap	$128.4B
Revenue (ttm)	90.4B
Net income (ttm)	6.6B
EPS (ttm)	$11.8
Shares out	561.1M
P/E (trailing)	16.7x
P/E (forward)	16.8x
Dividend	$5.00 (2.53%)
Volume	1,475,769
Beta	0.88

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 90.4B
Net income (ttm): 6.6B
EPS (ttm): $11.8
P/E (trailing): 16.7x
P/E (forward): 16.8x
Market cap: $128.4B

Item	P1	P2	P3	P4	P5	Trend
Period	2022-01-31	2023-01-31	2024-01-31	2025-01-31	2026-01-31	Trend
Revenue	$96.25B	$97.06B	$86.38B	$83.67B	$86.29B	-2.7%
Gross profit	$32.06B	$32.26B	$28.84B	$27.88B	$28.89B	-2.6%
Operating income	$12.11B	$10.20B	$11.66B	$10.63B	$10.27B	-4.0%
Net income	$8.44B	$6.44B	$7.73B	$6.96B	$6.65B	-5.8%
EPS (diluted)	$12.04	$10.17	$13.20	$12.23	$11.85	-0.4%
EBITDA	$13.99B	$12.18B	$13.58B	$12.60B	$12.47B	-2.8%
R&D	—	—	—	—	—	—
SG&A	$18.30B	$20.33B	$15.57B	$15.68B	$16.79B	-2.1%

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Base and Bull scenarios

Bull20%

Price target

$240.76

+5.0% from spot

A faster-than-expected normalization of interest rates revitalizes existing home sales and large-ticket DIY projects. Lowe's localized Pro fulfillment strategies and digital supply chain investments yield accelerated market share gains against Home Depot, driving durable operating margin expansion above 12%.

Faster-than-expected interest rate normalization.
Durable operating margin expansion above 12%.
Accelerated Pro segment market share gains.

Base60%

Price target

$206.63

-9.8% from spot

Housing turnover remains muted due to elevated rates, offset by baseline repair-and-maintenance demand. Operating margins stabilize at 11.8%. Strong free cash flow bypasses accounting accrual noise, driving a $206.63 intrinsic value anchored predominantly by FCFF.

Terminal revenue growth anchored at 2.5%.
Operating margins capped at 11.8%.
Sustained share count reduction via repurchases.

Sensitivity: Ke × terminal growth

Ke ↓ / g →	1.5%	2.0%	2.5%	3.0%	3.5%
5.6%	$257	$292	$338	$362	$362
6.6%	$207	$229	$257	$292	$338
7.6%	$173	$188	$207	$229	$257
8.6%	$149	$160	$173	$188	$207
9.6%	$130	$139	$149	$160	$173

Scorecard

Published factor rows and weighted composite

Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Revenue estimate—

Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E16.8

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

Trailing P/E19.3

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

ROEn/a

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

ROIC22.4

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0000060667
Company name	Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	548661107
Earnings date	2026-11-18
Earnings time	bmo
Employees	276,000
Employees change	6,000
Employees growth	2.22%
Enterprise value	$149.9B
Exchange	NYSE
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-07-31
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	January
Founded	1946
In index	SP500
Industry	Home Improvement Retail
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US5486611073
Last 10-K release date	2026-03-23
Last earnings date	2026-08-19
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split date	2006-07-03
Last stock split type	Forward
Market cap	$111.1B
Market cap category	Large-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-11-18
Options	Yes
Price	$197.94
Price currency	USD
Sector	Consumer Discretionary
SIC code	5211
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	LOW
U.S. state	North Carolina
Website	https://corporate.lowes.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	15.87x
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	21.18x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	19.09x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	18.88x
Earnings yield	5.98%
EV/Earnings	22.67x
EV/EBIT	14.63x
EV/EBITDA	11.8x
EV/FCF	21.46x
EV/Sales	1.66x
FCF / EV yield	4.66%
FCF yield	6.29%
Forward EV/Sales	1.61x
Forward P/E	15.83x
Forward P/S	1.2x
Industry forward P/E	19.29x
Industry P/E	20.59x
Lynch fair value	$59.15
Lynch upside	-70.19%
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	16.52x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	12.37x
P/E ratio	16.73x
P/FCF ratio	15.91x
P/OCF ratio	12.02x
P/S ratio	1.23x
PEG ratio	1.88x
Price/EBITDA ratio	8.75x
Sector forward P/E	24.39x
Sector P/E	30.5x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	11.35%
EBITDA margin	14.08%
Effective tax rate	24.19%
FCF margin	7.74%
Gross margin	32.99%
Operating margin	11.35%
Pretax margin	9.69%
Profit margin	7.35%
Profit per employee	$24,004
Profitable quarters	30
Profitable years	33
Revenue per employee	$327,652
ROA	12.52%
ROA (5Y)	15.32%
ROCE	29.54%
ROIC	22.42%
ROIC (5Y)	32.19%
SBC / revenue	0.29%
Tax / revenue	2.34%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	-2.78%
EPS growth (QoQ)	47.24%
EPS growth 10Y	14.39%
EPS growth 3Y	5.67%
EPS growth 5Y	4.32%
EPS growth years	0
FCF growth	-8.95%
FCF growth (Q)	-16.57%
FCF growth (QoQ)	10.18%
FCF growth 3Y	1.79%
FCF growth 5Y	10.32%
Gross profit growth	6.64%
Gross profit growth (Q)	4.89%
Gross profit growth 3Y	-1.27%
Gross profit growth 5Y	-0.89%
Net income growth	-3.14%
Net income growth (Q)	0.04%
Net income growth (QoQ)	47.38%
Net income growth 3Y	3.21%
Net income growth 5Y	-1.04%
Net income growth quarters	1
Net income growth years	0
OCF growth	-5.67%
OCF growth (Q)	-13.52%
OCF growth (QoQ)	9.22%
OCF growth 10Y	5.85%
OCF growth 3Y	2.73%
OCF growth 5Y	8.33%
Operating income growth	-0.26%
Operating income growth (Q)	0%
Operating income growth 3Y	1.45%
Operating income growth 5Y	-3.71%
Revenue growth	8.16%
Revenue growth (Q)	8.34%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	12.47%
Revenue growth 10Y	4%
Revenue growth 3Y	-1.01%
Revenue growth 5Y	-0.9%
Revenue growth quarters	5
Revenue growth years	1

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-2.3B
Depreciation and amortization	$2.5B
EBIT	$10.3B
EBITDA	$12.7B
EPS	$11.83
FCF per share	$12.48
Financing cash flow	$-269M
Free cash flow	$7B
Free cash flow minus SBC	$6.7B
Gross profit	$29.8B
Income taxes	$2.1B
Investing cash flow	$-10.7B
Net borrowing	$2.8B
Net cash flow	$-1.7B
Net income	$6.6B
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$9B
Operating income	$10.3B
Revenue	$90.4B
Stock-based compensation	$262M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	3.35
Book value per share	$-13.26
Debt / EBITDA	2.86
Debt / FCF	6
Goodwill	$4B
Interest coverage	6.38
Long-term assets	$32.5B
Long-term liabilities	$42.2B
Net cash (debt)	$-38.9B
Net cash / market cap	-34.9%
Net debt / EBITDA	3.05
Net debt / FCF	5.55
Piotroski F-Score	5
Property, plant and equipment	$22.3B
Shareholders' equity	$-7.4B
Tangible book value	$-17.1B
Tangible book value per share	$-30.49
Total assets	$55.9B
Total cash	$3.2B
Total debt	$42B
Total liabilities	$63.3B
WACC	7.39%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	1.76
Current assets	$23.3B
Current liabilities	$21.1B
Current ratio	1.1
Inventory turnover	3.56
Net working capital	$2.1B
Quick ratio	0.21
Working capital	$2.2B
Working capital turnover	56.05

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	0.44%
Dividend growth	4.26%
Dividend growth (10Y)	14.55%
Dividend growth (3Y)	4.45%
Dividend growth (5Y)	11.84%
Dividend growth years	54
Dividend payment date	2026-11-04
Dividend payment years	56
Dividend payout frequency	Quarterly
Dividend per share	$5.00
Dividend yield	2.53%
Ex-dividend date	2026-10-21
FCF payout ratio	40.08%
Last dividend	$1.25
Payout ratio	42.27%
Shareholder yield	2.96%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	194.73%
10Y return CAGR	13.54%
10Y total return	256.07%
150-day SMA	$214.19
15Y price change	803.84%
15Y return CAGR	17.95%
15Y total return	1,089.5%
1D price change	-0.12%
1M price change	4.58%
1M total return	5.24%
1W price change	0.7%
1W total return	0.7%
1Y price change	-18.76%
1Y return CAGR	-16.99%
1Y total return	-16.97%
20-day SMA	$191.34
200-day SMA	$226.61
20Y price change	552.41%
20Y return CAGR	11.81%
20Y total return	831.58%
3M price change	-6.43%
3M total return	-5.84%
3Y price change	7.8%
3Y return CAGR	4.62%
3Y total return	14.51%
50-day SMA	$196.60
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$293.06
52-week high date	2026-02-12
52-week low	$178.45
52-week low date	2026-10-05
5Y price change	-14.6%
5Y return CAGR	-1.16%
5Y total return	-5.66%
6M price change	-18.39%
6M total return	-17.37%
All-time high	$293.06
All-time high date	2026-02-12
All-time low	$0.17
All-time low date	1980-03-28
Average true range (ATR)	$4.71
Average volume	3.1M
Beta (1Y)	0.66
Beta (2Y)	0.71
Beta (5Y)	0.88
Change from 52-week high	-32.46%
Change from 52-week low	10.92%
Change from all-time high	-32.46%
Change from all-time low	118,285.17%
Change from open	-0.01%
Day's gap	-0.12%
Dollar volume	$292.1M
High price	$200.15
Low price	$197.00
Monthly RSI	41.28
Open price	$197.95
Position in 52-week range	29.84%
Premarket change	-0.33%
Premarket close	$198.18
Premarket price	$197.52
Premarket volume	923
Previous close	$198.18
Price vs 150-day SMA	-7.59%
Price vs 20-day SMA	3.45%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-12.65%
Price vs 50-day SMA	0.68%
Relative volume	0.48
RSI	54.9
Sharpe ratio	-0.66
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.12
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	-0.04
Sortino ratio	-0.76
Sortino ratio (3Y)	0.41
Sortino ratio (5Y)	0.16
Volume	1.5M
Weekly RSI	41.79
YTD price change	-17.92%
YTD total return	-16.12%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	559.8M
Float percentage	99.78%
Shares change (QoQ)	0%
Shares change (YoY)	-0.44%
Shares held by insiders	0.12%
Shares held by institutions	79.8%
Shares outstanding	561.1M
Short % of float	1.86%
Short % of shares	1.85%
Short ratio	3.1 days

Other indicators

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Metric	Value
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Deeper analysis on LOW

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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Frequently asked questions

About this LOW report

What is the latest published LOW stock rating?

Lowe's Companies Inc. is shown with Reduce in the latest published report, analyzed 2026-05-10. The hub links directly to the full analysis surface where the dated rating, fair-value bridge, risks, and scorecard are documented together.

Where can I read the full LOW analysis?

The full latest published report, analyzed 2026-05-10, lives at /stocks/LOW/analysis. The bare ticker page summarizes that read and links to each analysis tab; earlier editions remain under /analysis/archive.

What fair value is used for LOW?

The latest published report analyzed 2026-05-10 gives LOW a fair value of USD 207 and a potential value of USD 241. These are dated research outputs, not live market prices; review the valuation assumptions, sensitivity analysis, and material risks before making a decision.

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ReduceLOW · Fair value $207-9.8%

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Lowe's Companies Inc. (LOW)

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Sensitivity: Ke × terminal growth

Scorecard

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Historial de calificaciones

Category	Score	Reading
Valuation	3.0
Management	6.7
Balance Sheet	5.0
Profitability	5.0
Revenue Growth	6.0
Risk Assessment	6.0
Competitive Moat	9.0
Earnings Quality	6.0
Capital Efficiency	7.5