LOW
SP100NYSELowe's Companies, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Home Improvement Retail · United States
Lowe's Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States and Canada. It provides a line of products for construction, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and decorating. The company also offers home improvement products, such as appliances, seasonal and outdoor living, lumber, lawn and garden, kitchens and bath, hardware, building materials, millwork, paint, rough plumbing, tools, electrical, flooring, and décor. In addition, it provides installation services through independent contractors in various product categories; and extended protection plans and repair services. Further, the company provides design, distribution, and installation services for interior surface finishes to home builders and property managers. It sells its national brand-name merchandise and private brand products to professional customers, individual homeowners, and renters. The company serves its products through Lowes.com website, mobile applications, retail home improvement stores and outlet stores, and its branches. Lowe's Companies, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is based in Mooresville, North Carolina.
corporate.lowes.com ↗Shares trade at a moderate 19.2× trailing earnings, easing to 16.9× on forward estimates. Profitability shows a net margin of 7.5%. Leverage is elevated at 3.3× net debt/EBITDA. Revenue grew 10.3% year-on-year. It yields 2.2% in dividends. The mean analyst target of USD263.73 sits 15.9% above the current price (Buy, 33 analysts).
business model
Lowe's Companies is a major US home-improvement retailer selling products for maintenance, repair, remodeling, and decorating through large-format stores and online. It serves do-it-yourself homeowners and, increasingly, professional customers (Pros), and has focused on improving omnichannel capabilities, supply chain, and Pro penetration to complement its traditionally DIY-heavy base.
revenue segments
Revenue comes from product sales across categories such as appliances, lumber and building materials, tools and hardware, paint, lawn and garden, and decor, plus installation and repair services. Comparable-store sales, average ticket, and transaction counts are key metrics; Lowe's operates primarily in the US after exiting some international markets.
key dependencies
The business depends on the US housing market, home-price trends and equity, repair-and-remodel demand, interest rates affecting big-ticket purchases, consumer confidence, weather, and its supply chain and Pro strategy execution. Commodity/lumber prices affect sales and margins.
competitors
Its primary competitor is The Home Depot, along with specialty retailers, hardware stores, pro-focused distributors, and broad retailers such as Amazon and Walmart for certain categories.
moat
Lowe's benefits from national scale, purchasing power, a broad store footprint, brand recognition, exclusive and private-label brands, and an improving omnichannel and Pro ecosystem, though it has historically trailed Home Depot in Pro sales mix.
risks
Results are cyclical and sensitive to housing turnover, remodeling activity, and interest rates, with big-ticket discretionary purchases especially vulnerable in downturns. Other risks include competition (notably from Home Depot), margin pressure from wage and freight costs, execution risk on Pro and supply-chain initiatives, and inventory management.
Financials & metrics
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Income statement
| Line item | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $86.29B | $83.67B | $86.38B | $97.06B | — |
| Cost of revenue | $57.40B | $55.80B | $57.53B | $64.80B | — |
| Gross profit | $28.89B | $27.88B | $28.84B | $32.26B | — |
| Operating expense | $18.73B | $17.41B | $17.29B | $22.10B | — |
| Operating income | $10.15B | $10.47B | $11.56B | $10.16B | — |
| Interest expense | $1.53B | $1.47B | $1.48B | $1.16B | — |
| Pretax income | $8.75B | $9.15B | $10.18B | $9.04B | — |
| Tax provision | $2.09B | $2.20B | $2.45B | $2.60B | — |
| Net income | $6.65B | $6.96B | $7.73B | $6.44B | — |
| EBITDA | $12.47B | $12.60B | $13.58B | $12.18B | — |
| Diluted EPS | $11.85 | $12.23 | $13.20 | $10.17 | — |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $54.14B | $43.10B | $41.80B | $43.71B | — |
| Current assets | $20.95B | $20.36B | $19.07B | $21.44B | — |
| Cash & equivalents | $982.00M | $1.76B | $921.00M | $1.35B | — |
| Inventory | $17.30B | $17.41B | $16.89B | $18.53B | — |
| Total liabilities | $64.06B | $57.33B | $56.84B | $57.96B | — |
| Current liabilities | $19.46B | $18.76B | $15.57B | $19.51B | — |
| Total debt | $44.68B | $39.68B | $40.15B | $37.99B | — |
| Long-term debt | $37.49B | $32.90B | $35.38B | $32.88B | — |
| Shareholders' equity | -$9.92B | -$14.23B | -$15.05B | -$14.25B | — |
| Retained earnings | -$10.84B | -$14.80B | -$15.64B | -$14.86B | — |
| Working capital | $1.49B | $1.60B | $3.50B | $1.93B | — |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $9.86B | $9.63B | $8.14B | $8.59B | — |
| Investing cash flow | -$12.26B | -$1.74B | -$1.90B | -$1.31B | — |
| Financing cash flow | $1.62B | -$7.05B | -$6.67B | -$7.05B | — |
| Capital expenditure | -$2.21B | -$1.93B | -$1.96B | -$1.83B | — |
| Free cash flow | $7.65B | $7.70B | $6.18B | $6.76B | — |
| Dividends paid | -$2.64B | -$2.57B | -$2.53B | -$2.37B | — |
| Share buybacks | -$211.00M | -$4.05B | -$6.14B | -$14.12B | — |
| End cash position | $982.00M | $1.76B | $921.00M | $1.35B | — |
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