Head to head
Lowe's Companies vs Home Depot
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: LOW · HD
LOW
Lowe's Companies
181.54-1.16%
1-year price shape — -23% over the period
Quant Rating D · 16/100
vs
HD
Home Depot
285.77-0.32%
1-year price shape — -24% over the period
Quant Rating E · 15/100
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.
| LOW | HD | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Home Improvement Retail | Home Improvement Retail |
| Last price | 181.54 | 285.77 |
| Change today | -1.16% | -0.32% |
| 1-year return | -22.8% | -24.0% |
| Market cap | $101.85B | $285.11B |
| 52-week range | 178.45 – 289.87 | 277.15 – 389.18 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 15.35 | 20.00 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 4th | 27th |
| P/B | -13.70 | 17.16 |
| Dividend yield | 2.67% | 3.24% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 11.85 | 14.23 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $6.65B | $14.20B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $90.43B | $169.18B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +8.3% | +5.7% |
| Gross margin | 33.1% | 33.2% |
| Operating margin | 11.4% | 12.4% |
| Net margin | 7.3% | 8.4% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $7.00B | $15.10B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 80.2% | 76.5% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 32 buy / 14 sell | 38 buy / 12 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 1.7% | 1.1% |
| Analyst consensus | 68% buy / 32% hold (22) | 76% buy / 24% hold (21) |
| Analyst price target | $252 (+39%) | $391 (+37%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (16) | E (15) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 276,000 | 472,400 |
| Founded | 1946 | 1978 |
▲ 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.