Head to head
Home Depot vs Lowe's Companies
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: HD · LOW
HD
Home Depot
290.74-1.60%
1-year price shape — -21% over the period
Quant Rating D · 18/100
vs
LOW
Lowe's Companies
186.00-1.51%
1-year price shape — -19% over the period
Quant Rating D · 20/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Home Depot edges it on the scoreable measures. Home Depot pays the highest dividend yield; Home Depot earns the most per share.
| HD | LOW | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Home Improvement Retail | -- |
| Last price | 290.74 | 186.00 |
| Change today | -1.60% | -1.51% |
| 1-year return | -20.8% | -19.1% |
| Market cap | $290.07B | $104.36B |
| 52-week range | 277.15 – 389.18 | 178.45 – 289.87 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 20.35 | 15.72 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 27th | 4th |
| P/B | 17.46 | -14.03 |
| Dividend yield | 3.18% | 2.61% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 14.23 | 11.85 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $14.20B | $6.65B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $169.18B | $90.43B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +5.7% | +8.3% |
| Gross margin | 33.2% | 33.1% |
| Operating margin | 12.4% | 11.4% |
| Net margin | 8.4% | 7.3% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $15.10B | $7.00B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 76.4% | 80.0% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 38 buy / 12 sell | 32 buy / 14 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 1.2% | 1.9% |
| Analyst consensus | 77% buy / 23% hold (22) | 70% buy / 30% hold (23) |
| Analyst price target | $392 (+35%) | $250 (+34%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (18) | D (20) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 472,400 | 276,000 |
| Founded | 1978 | 1946 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.