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Lowe's Companies, Inc. · Consumer Cyclical · United States · $111.5B cap · $658.5M/day traded

$198.18 -0.0% · close 27 Oct · scored 28 Oct

Fallen Favourite: A good business, still expensive, and the price is falling.

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Report expected 18 Nov: the next-year EPS estimate has fallen 3.5% over the last 14 weeks.

Quality
72
Value
42
Momentum
31

As of 28 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) is 51/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 72, Value 42, Momentum 31, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
16.8x
peers 16.5x
ROE
—
peers 8.1%
D/E
—
peers 0.4x
Dividend %
2.4%
trailing yield

ABOUT LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.

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Lowe's Companies is a leading home improvement retailer offering products and services for home repair, maintenance, remodeling, and decorating to DIY customers and professional contractors. It benefits from vast scale, an extensive store network across North America, strong brand recognition, and an efficient supply chain. Lowe's is a major player in the home improvement sector, leveraging its strong market presence and integrated omnichannel strategy to capitalize on housing market trends and consumer demand.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Year20222023202420252026CAGRTTM2027E2028EFwd CAGR
Revenue96.3B97.1B86.4B83.7B86.3B-2.7%90.4B92.1B94.4B4.6%
EPS—10.2013.2312.2511.875.2%11.8311.9012.572.9%
Shares—601.0M574.0M560.0M561.0M-6.7%561.1M———
Debt—38.0B40.1B39.7B44.7B5.5%42.0B———
Equity—-14.3B-15.1B-14.2B-9.9B—————
Op CF—8.6B8.1B9.6B9.9B4.7%9.3B———
Inv CF—-1.3B-1.9B-1.7B-12.3B—————
Fin CF—-7.0B-6.7B-7.0B1.6B—————
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PRICE (1Y) · USD+2.1%
18018619219820416 Sep7 Oct27 Oct
SMA 50SMA 200

Price checkFinding a floorExperimental

No new 52-week low for 3 weeks, 12% above that low, but not back above a rising 50-day average.

SwingsCalm

Calmer than 76% of stocks we rank over the past year (28% a year).

How this is worked out

StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.

The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.

In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.

What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.

What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.

Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

Close
$198.18
RSI (14)
71.2
52-Week Range-31.2% from high
Low $177.33High $288.04

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
72
ROIC
29.7%94.2
ROE
neg eq95.0
GP/Assets
55.1%83.7
Op. Margin
13.4%78.7
FCF/Assets
14.1%89.9
Piotroski
530.7
Int. Cover
6.6x47.0
D/E Ratio
neg eq47.0
Current Ratio
1.10x26.0
Value
42
P/E (TTM)
16.8x49.4
EV/EBITDA
11.8x39.7
P/FCF
14.6x48.7
P/B
-15.0x25.0
P/S
1.2x39.4
Div Yield
2.4%44.8
Momentum
31
52W High %
69%44.1
RS 6M
-25%20.8
SMA 50/200
0.87x22.4
EPS Rev 4W
-0.2%38.7
EPS Rev 12W
-3.5%20.1
EPS Improve
+10%25.5
Q Growth
0%37.1

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$111.5B
P/E (Forward)
15.3x
Gross Margin
33.0%

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Consumer Cyclical, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of LOW are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
LOWLowe's Companies, Inc.(you)$111.5B51Hold
WES.AXWesfarmers Limited$64.2B60Hold
HDThe Home Depot, Inc.$319.1B44Hold
5296.KLMr D.I.Y. Group (M) Berhad$2.7B58Hold
FNDFloor & Decor Holdings, Inc.$5.1B30Sell
HMPRO.BKHome Product Center Public Company Limited$2.4B69Buy
KGF.LKingfisher plc$7.6B95Strong Buy
3191.TJoyful Honda Co.,Ltd.$904M59Hold
MARMarriott International, Inc.$101.9B56Hold
SBUXStarbucks Corporation$114.9B57Hold

Peer medians: ROE 8.1% · P/E 16.5x · Gross margin 31.0%

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Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW): Stock Score Summary

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) has a MoatMap StockRank of 51/100 based on Quality (72/100), Value (42/100), and Momentum (31/100) factor scores. The current signal is HOLD.

Lowe's Companies is a leading home improvement retailer offering products and services for home repair, maintenance, remodeling, and decorating to DIY customers and professional contractors. It benefits from vast scale, an extensive store network across North America, strong brand recognition, and an efficient supply chain. Lowe's is a major player in the home improvement sector, leveraging its strong market presence and integrated omnichannel strategy to capitalize on housing market trends and consumer demand.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$198.18
Market Cap$111.5B
P/E (TTM)16.79
P/E (Forward)15.28
Price/Book-14.99
Return on Invested Capital29.7%
Gross Margin33.0%
Operating Margin13.4%
Revenue Growth8.3%
Dividend Yield2.4%
Free Cash Flow$7.6B

Lowe's Companies, Inc. operates in the Home Improvement Retail industry, part of the Consumer Cyclical sector (United States).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lowe's Companies, Inc.’s (LOW) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) is 51/100, with a Hold signal. It is a composite of Quality (72), Value (42), and Momentum (31), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 24,000+ stocks.
Does Lowe's Companies, Inc. have an economic moat?
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) has a Quality factor score of 72/100. The Quality factor combines ROIC, Piotroski F-Score, and leverage: the financial fingerprints of a durable competitive advantage. A Quality score above 70 typically indicates a company with the characteristics of a moated business.
Is Lowe's Companies, Inc. a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) is Hold, based on a StockRank of 51/100. Signals are derived mechanically from the StockRank composite and should be one input among many; combine with your own thesis on management, competitive position, and valuation.
What sector is Lowe's Companies, Inc. in?
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Home Improvement Retail industry (United States).