Lowes Companies Inc (LOW) stock
LOWNYSERetail-Lumber & Other Building Materials DealersFiscal year ends January 31
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 27, 2026Score 11/3015% above fair value
$227.46−4.14 (-1.79%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $127.62BP/E 19.2Yield 2.09%
Lowes Companies statistics
107 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Nov 18, 2026 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Jul 22, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Jul 31, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 13.78
- 14.79
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.79
- 1.18
- EV / EBIT
- 15.72
- 17.56
- EV / FCF
- 23.11
- 28.85
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -0.49%
- -0.20%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.00%
- -0.25%
- Float
- 560M
- 172M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.11%
- 0.32%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 79.0%
- 81.3%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 11M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 2.25%
- -6.40%
- Short % of Float
- 1.99%
- 2.53%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 1.99%
- 2.93%
- Days to Cover
- 3.43
- 3.28
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $293.06
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $178.45
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $211.92
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $199.35
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $223.76
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $6.42
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 0.10%
- -0.41%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 20.8%
- 11.2%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 4.11%
- -2.10%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 1.72%
- 10.2%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -5.68%
- -11.8%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -3.35%
- -13.3%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 17.3%
- -21.8%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -3.75%
- -14.4%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 226.2%
- 168.2%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 4M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.19
- 0.72
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 66.3
- 52.7
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 30.0%
- 42.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.90
- 0.90
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 9.69%
- 7.10%
- EBITDA Margin
- 14.0%
- 11.4%
- FCF Margin
- 7.74%
- 7.48%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 13.0%
- 7.17%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 34.8%
- 16.9%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 29.6%
- 10.6%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.10
- 1.38
- Quick Ratio
- 0.22
- 0.39
- Debt / EBITDA
- 2.98
- 1.69
- Debt / FCF
- 5.37
- 3.83
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 2.71
- 1.59
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 8.16%
- 2.16%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -3.14%
- 4.06%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -2.79%
- 1.68%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -8.95%
- 6.11%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -3.85%
- -1.16%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -0.75%
- 4.82%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 5.23%
- 2.02%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 8.86%
- 7.90%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.76
- 1.32
- Inventory Turnover
- 3.55
- 3.38
- Revenue Per Employee
- $541.51K
- $450.33K
- Profits Per Employee
- $39.78K
- $23.79K
- Employee Count
- 167,000
- 24,489
- WACC
- 8.42%
- 8.71%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $8.76B
- $306.30M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$34.15B
- $21.23K
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$60.87
- $0.00
- Equity (Book Value)
- -$7.44B
- $2.57B
- Book Value Per Share
- -$13.26
- $4.65
- Tangible Book Value
- -$17.10B
- $6.83M
- Working Capital
- $2.21B
- $1.16B
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$2.26B
- -$436.32M
- FCF Per Share
- $12.48
- $2.81
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 5.21%
- 3.15%
- FCF Yield
- 5.49%
- 4.12%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.09%
- 2.09%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.36%
- 2.41%
- Shareholder Yield
- 2.45%
- 3.18%
- Dividend Per Share
- $4.75
- $3.16
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 4.40%
- 4.55%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 18
- 16
- Payout Ratio
- 40.5%
- 40.5%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 38.5%
- 61.1%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $2.12B
- $161.40M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 24.2%
- 23.4%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 3.28
- 3.21
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 6
- Beneish M-Score
- 7.25
- -2.42
- Lynch Fair Value
- $104.86
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -53.9%
- –
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | LOW | S&P 500 | Difference | LOW per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +22.6% | -2.7% | +25.3 pts | ||
| 3 months | +5.3% | -1.7% | +7.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | -4.2% | +11.9% | −16.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | -1.6% | +12.0% | −13.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | +23.4% | +78.2% | −54.8 pts | +7.3% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +5.7% | +73.2% | −67.6 pts | +1.1% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +291.6% | +309.6% | −18.0 pts | +14.6% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
11M LOW shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 2.2% from the previous report, or 1.99% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 3.4 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 39.5% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 11,140,092 | +2.2% | 3,243,571 | 3.4 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 10,895,120 | +4.8% | 3,172,622 | 3.4 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10,398,099 | +10.6% | 3,551,954 | 2.9 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 9,399,130 | +2.4% | 2,968,972 | 3.2 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 9,176,642 | +0.0% | 3,491,045 | 2.6 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 9,172,213 | -18.8% | 2,286,750 | 4.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 11,301,000 | +1.9% | 3,439,726 | 3.3 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 11,089,170 | +10.5% | 2,690,869 | 4.1 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10,033,932 | -0.9% | 3,376,877 | 3.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10,125,274 | +2.0% | 2,955,207 | 3.4 |
| May 29, 2026 | 9,927,930 | -0.6% | 3,528,655 | 2.8 |
| May 15, 2026 | 9,985,182 | -15.7% | 2,607,360 | 3.8 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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