Lowe's Companies (Lowe's)
Lowe's operates 1,759 home improvement retail stores across the US, selling products for home repair, maintenance, remodeling, and decorating. Maintenance and repair items make up roughly two-thirds of what it sells.
Its customer base is about 70% individual consumers (DIY shoppers) and 30% professional contractors and tradespeople — the pro segment has grown meaningfully in recent years and is targeted for further expansion. The company makes money primarily through in-store and online product sales, with some installation and other services revenue.
Employees276,000IPOFeb 29, 2012SIC5211HQ1000 Lowes Boulevard, Mooresville, NC, USA, 28117
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Financials (EUR)
Profitability
Metric
Current
Margins
Gross Margin
33.1%
Operating Margin
11.4%
EBITDA Margin
14.2%
Net Margin
7.4%
OCF Margin
10.3%
FCF Margin
7.8%
Returns on Capital
ROE
—
ROA
12.5%
ROIC
19.0%
ROCE
31.8%
ROC (Greenblatt)
41.6%
3Y ROIIC
3.8%
Consistency
Years Profitable / 10Y
10
Valuation
Metric
Current
Earnings Multiples
P/E (TTM)
16.98
Forward P/E
16.26
P/E ex-NRI
16.10
Shiller P/E (CAPE)
19.95
Cash Flow Multiples
P/FCF
16.07
P/OCF
12.14
P/Owner Earnings
17.80
FCF Yield
6.21%
Enterprise Value Multiples
EV / EBIT
14.69
EV / Forward EBIT
14.80
EV / EBITDA
11.87
EV / Forward EBITDA
12.44
EV / Revenue
1.68
EV / Forward Revenue
1.63
Asset / Sales
P/S
1.24
P/B
—
P/Tangible Book
—
Growth-Adjusted
PEG
1.83
Capital Returns
Metric
Current
Dividends
Dividend Yield (TTM)
2.39%
Forward Dividend Yield
2.46%
3Y Dividend Growth
6.3%
Payout Ratio
0.39
5Y Yield on Cost
4.97%
Buybacks & Dilution
3Y Buyback Ratio
2.30%
Combined
Shareholder Yield
−0.84%
Balance Sheet
Metric
Current
Leverage
Debt / Equity
−5.65
Gross Debt / EBITDA
3.27
Cash / Debt
0.08
Equity / Assets
−0.13
Coverage
Interest Coverage
6.39
Short-Term Liquidity
Current Ratio
1.10
Quick Ratio
0.27
Cash Ratio
0.15
Composite Scores
Piotroski F-Score
7
Altman Z-Score
3.12
Split History
Date
Split
No split history found.
Ex-date
Amount
Pay date
2026-10-21
$1.25
2026-11-04
2026-07-22
$1.25
2026-08-05
2026-04-22
$1.2
2026-05-06
2026-01-21
$1.2
2026-02-04
2025-10-22
$1.2
2025-11-05
2025-07-23
$1.2
2025-08-06
2025-04-23
$1.15
2025-05-07
2025-01-22
$1.15
2025-02-05
2024-10-23
$1.15
2024-11-06
2024-07-24
$1.15
2024-08-07
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Transcript
Type
2026-08-19
Q2 2026 Lowe's Companies Inc Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
2026-06-18
Lowe's Companies Inc at Oppenheimer Consumer Growth & E-Commerce Conference Transcript
Conference Presentations
2026-05-29
Lowe's Companies Inc Annual Shareholders Meeting Transcript
Shareholders and Annual Meetings
2026-05-20
Q1 2026 Lowe's Companies Inc Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
2026-02-25
Q4 2025 Lowe's Companies Inc Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
2025-12-02
Lowe's Companies Inc at Morgan Stanley Global Consumer & Retail Conference Transcript
Conference Presentations
2025-11-19
Q3 2025 Lowe's Companies Inc Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
2025-08-20
Q2 2025 Lowe's Companies Inc Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
2025-05-21
Q1 2025 Lowe's Companies Inc Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
2025-02-26
Q4 2024 Lowe's Companies Inc Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
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5-Step DuPont Analysis
ROE %
-70.41%
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Net Margin %
7.36%
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×
Operating Margin %
11.40%
Operating Income
€8.87B
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Revenue
€77.84B
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Tax Burden
0.7580
Net Income
€5.73B
÷
Pretax Income
€7.56B
×
Interest Burden
0.8518
Pretax Income
€7.56B
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Operating Income
€8.87B
×
Asset Turnover
1.75
÷
Revenue
€77.84B
÷
Average Total Assets
€44.42B
Begin Total Assets
€39.95B
End Total Assets
€48.90B
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Equity Multiplier
-5.46
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Avg Total Assets
€44.42B
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Avg Stockholders Equity
−€8.14B
Begin Equity
−€9.77B
End Equity
−€6.51B