Lowe's Companies (LOW) Stock Analysis

June 13, 2026

Here is a fundamental analysis of Lowe's Companies (LOW), benchmarking its profitability, financial strength, dividend and valuation against its industry group peers.

Performance

Cumulative Growth

LOW

GSPC

Lowe's Companies (LOW) vs. S&P 500 (GSPC): Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Lowe's Companies (LOW) and S&P 500 (GSPC). Returns over one year are annualized.

Performance at a Glance

Lowe's Companies (LOW) metric values compared with Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry-group medians
Metric	Current stock: LOW	Industry group median
1-Year Return	0.73%	4.16%

Risk

Drawdown

LOW

GSPC

Lowe's Companies (LOW) vs. S&P 500 (GSPC): Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Risk at a Glance

Lowe's Companies (LOW) metric values compared with Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry-group medians
Metric	Current stock: LOW	Industry group median
1-Year Volatility	26.20%	47.42%
Beta	0.85	1.12

Company Profile

Company profile fields for Lowe's Companies (LOW)
Profile Item	LOW
Name	Lowe's Companies Inc.
Country/Region	United States
GICS Sector	Consumer Discretionary
GICS Industry Group	Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS Industry	Specialty Retail
GICS Sub-Industry	Home Improvement Retail
Market Capitalization	123.79 billion USD
Currency	USD
Exchange	NYSE
Listing Date	March 17, 1980
Security Type	Common Stock

Valuation

Price-to-Earnings Ratio (TTM)

Lowe's Companies (LOW) trades at P/E ratio of 18.66, near the industry’s usual earnings multiple. The stock is not showing a clear peer discount or premium on trailing earnings.

LOW

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

18.66

Group distribution

Max: 54.29
Q3: 31.64
Median: 20.61
LOW: 18.66
Q1: 12.78
Min: 1.13

Largest peers

MELI: 42.01
TJX: 32.76
AMZN: 31.64
HD: 23.31
LOW: 18.66
BABA: 17.36
PDD: 8.55

Where Lowe's Companies (LOW) stands on P/E ratio within its Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Price-to-Sales Ratio (TTM)

Lowe's Companies (LOW) trades at 1.40 on P/S ratio, roughly in the peer group’s normal range. The market is not making a strong cheap-or-rich statement about its revenue base.

LOW

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

1.40

Group distribution

Max: 3.65
Q3: 1.78
LOW: 1.40
Median: 0.73
Q1: 0.28
Min: 0.03

Largest peers

AMZN: 3.45
TJX: 3.02
MELI: 2.53
HD: 1.97
LOW: 1.40
BABA: 0.26
PDD: 0.26

Where Lowe's Companies (LOW) stands on P/S ratio within its Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Price-to-Book Ratio (MRQ)

Lowe's Companies (LOW) has negative P/B ratio of -13.36, which means reported book equity is negative. Price-to-book breaks down in this situation and should not be used as a valuation signal.

LOW

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

-13.36

Group distribution

Max: 11.07
Q3: 5.11
Median: 2.24
Q1: 1.05
Min: -3.64
LOW: -13.36

Largest peers

HD: 23.60
TJX: 18.30
MELI: 11.07
AMZN: 5.81
PDD: 1.83
BABA: 1.67
LOW: -13.36

Where Lowe's Companies (LOW) stands on P/B ratio within its Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Valuation at a Glance

Lowe's Companies (LOW) metric values compared with Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry-group medians
Metric	Current stock: LOW	Industry group median
Price-to-Earnings Ratio (TTM)	18.66	20.61
Price-to-Sales Ratio (TTM)	1.40	0.73
Price-to-Book Ratio (MRQ)	-13.36	2.24
Free Cash Flow Yield	3.89%	3.39%

Profitability

Return on Equity (TTM)

No usable ROE is available for Lowe's Companies (LOW) this period, so the shareholder-equity return read is skipped.

LOW

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

Group distribution

Max: 63.82%
Q3: 31.67%
Median: 12.96%
Q1: 4.89%
Min: -29.94%
LOW: --

Largest peers

HD: 128.38%
TJX: 61.25%
MELI: 31.26%
PDD: 25.40%
AMZN: 24.29%
BABA: 9.22%
LOW: --

Lowe's Companies (LOW) doesn’t report ROE this period; the box shows the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Net Profit Margin (TTM)

Lowe's Companies (LOW) keeps 7.51% of revenue as net profit, roughly in line with the peer group’s normal net margin range. Its full cost stack is taking a typical share of sales for the industry.

LOW

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

7.51%

Group distribution

Max: 20.45%
Q3: 8.75%
LOW: 7.51%
Median: 3.25%
Q1: 0.49%
Min: -11.15%

Largest peers

PDD: 21.62%
AMZN: 12.22%
BABA: 10.12%
TJX: 9.40%
HD: 8.41%
LOW: 7.51%
MELI: 6.04%

Where Lowe's Companies (LOW) stands on net margin within its Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Operating Profit Margin (TTM)

Lowe's Companies (LOW) turns 11.07% of revenue into operating profit, roughly in line with the peer group’s normal operating margin range. Its core cost structure looks typical for the industry.

LOW

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

11.07%

Group distribution

Max: 23.15%
Q3: 11.08%
LOW: 11.07%
Median: 4.61%
Q1: 1.68%
Min: -8.71%

Largest peers

PDD: 18.42%
AMZN: 13.14%
HD: 11.93%
TJX: 11.77%
LOW: 11.07%
MELI: 6.91%
BABA: 1.02%

Where Lowe's Companies (LOW) stands on operating margin within its Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Profitability at a Glance

Lowe's Companies (LOW) metric values compared with Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry-group medians
Metric	Current stock: LOW	Industry group median
Return on Equity (TTM)	--	12.96%
Return on Assets (TTM)	12.79%	5.45%
Net Profit Margin (TTM)	7.51%	3.25%
Operating Profit Margin (TTM)	11.07%	4.61%
Gross Profit Margin (TTM)	33.29%	38.72%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Lowe's Companies (LOW) has current ratio of 1.09, in the healthier middle range for its industry. The short-term asset cushion looks balanced relative to peers rather than stretched thin.

LOW

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

1.09

Group distribution

Max: 2.97
Q3: 1.87
Median: 1.38
LOW: 1.09
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.46

Largest peers

PDD: 2.54
BABA: 1.28
AMZN: 1.18
MELI: 1.16
TJX: 1.14
LOW: 1.09
HD: 1.05

Where Lowe's Companies (LOW) stands on current ratio within its Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Debt-to-Equity Ratio (MRQ)

No usable debt-to-equity ratio is available for Lowe's Companies (LOW) this period, so the balance-sheet leverage read is skipped.

LOW

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

Group distribution

Max: 3.27
Q3: 1.82
Median: 1.09
Q1: 0.67
Min: 0.01
LOW: --

Largest peers

HD: 4.59
MELI: 1.70
TJX: 1.36
AMZN: 0.53
BABA: 0.25
PDD: 0.01
LOW: --

Lowe's Companies (LOW) doesn’t report debt-to-equity ratio this period; the box shows the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Financial Strength at a Glance

Lowe's Companies (LOW) metric values compared with Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry-group medians
Metric	Current stock: LOW	Industry group median
Current Ratio (MRQ)	1.09	1.38
Debt-to-Equity Ratio (MRQ)	--	1.09
Net Debt / EBITDA	3.32	2.42

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Lowe's Companies (LOW) has dividend yield of 2.26%, in the industry’s normal income range. It provides a meaningful dividend without the red flag of an unusually high headline yield.

LOW

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

2.26%

Group distribution

Max: 6.62%
Q3: 2.66%
LOW: 2.26%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Largest peers

HD: 2.84%
LOW: 2.26%
TJX: 1.14%
BABA: 0.93%
AMZN: 0.00%
PDD: 0.00%
MELI: 0.00%

Where Lowe's Companies (LOW) stands on dividend yield within its Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Lowe's Companies (LOW) has payout ratio of 40.57%, above the industry’s usual payout band. A larger share of earnings is going to dividends, so the cushion narrows if profit weakens.

LOW

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

40.57%

Group distribution

Max: 78.51%
LOW: 40.57%
Q3: 33.46%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Largest peers

HD: 65.55%
LOW: 40.57%
TJX: 33.07%
BABA: 17.12%
AMZN: 0.00%
PDD: 0.00%
MELI: 0.00%

Where Lowe's Companies (LOW) stands on payout ratio within its Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Dividends at a Glance

Lowe's Companies (LOW) metric values compared with Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry-group medians
Metric	Current stock: LOW	Industry group median
Dividend Yield (TTM)	2.26%	0.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	40.57%	0.00%