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LOWES COMPANIES INC LOW

NYSE · stock · Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers · website · IPO 1979-12-19

LOWES COMPANIES INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$124.7B
P / E18.7×
P / S1.4×
P / FCF16.3×
Dividend yield2.11%
Net margin7.7%
FCF margin8.9%
Net debt$38.8B
Net debt / EBITDA3.1×
Enterprise value USD$163.6B
EV / EBITDA13.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV6.2%
Return on capital29.3%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
4.80% 5.00% 3.20% 5.90% 6.50% 8.80% 6.60% 8.90% 8.30% 7.70% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
33.30% 32.70% 32.10% 31.80% 33.00% 33.30% 33.20% 33.40% 33.30% 33.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
9.00% 9.60% 5.60% 8.80% 10.80% 12.60% 10.50% 13.40% 12.50% 11.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
48.00% 58.70% 63.50% 217.10% 406.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
881.0M 840.0M 812.0M 778.0M 750.0M 699.0M 631.0M 584.0M 568.0M 561.0M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$23.15B $31.92B $34.85B $33.56B $38.84B 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
9.00% 9.80% 6.70% 10.80% 12.50% 18.90% 14.70% 18.50% 16.10% 12.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
6.80% 5.70% 7.00% 3.90% 10.30% 8.60% 7.00% 7.20% 9.20% 8.90% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$3.47 $4.09 $2.84 $5.49 $7.75 $12.04 $10.17 $13.20 $12.23 $11.85 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

LOWES COMPANIES INC trades at about 18.2× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 18.2×–37×, median 20.6×).

18.2× 37×

Shaded band = 10-year range (18.2×–37×); dot = today's 18.2×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin33.5%33.3%33.4%33.2%33.3%33.0%31.8%32.1%32.7%33.3%
Operating margin11.8%12.5%13.4%10.5%12.6%10.8%8.8%5.6%9.6%9.0%
Net margin7.7%8.3%8.9%6.6%8.8%6.5%5.9%3.2%5.0%4.8%
FCF margin8.9%9.2%7.2%7.0%8.6%10.3%3.9%7.0%5.7%6.8%
Return on assets12.3%16.1%18.5%14.7%18.9%12.5%10.8%6.7%9.8%9.0%
Return on equity-67.1%-48.9%-51.3%-45.2%-175.3%406.1%217.1%63.5%58.7%48.0%
Debt / equity-4.02×-2.48×-2.38×-2.33×-5.04×—————
Current ratio1.081.091.231.101.021.191.010.981.061.00

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.