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Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW)
Last Price$232.7(4.0%)
Market Cap$131.4B
LTM Gross margin
32.8%
5Y avg
32.7%
Home Improvement industry median
35.9%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
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(0.2%) overvalued
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Lowe's Companies, Inc. Gross margin

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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Consumer Cyclical
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Feb'06Feb'07Feb'08Jan'09Jan'10Jan'11Feb'12Feb'13Jan'14Jan'15Jan'16Feb'17Feb'18Feb'19Jan'20Jan'21Jan'22Feb'23Feb'24Jan'25
Gross margin
34.2%
34.5%
34.6%
34.2%
34.9%
35.1%
34.6%
34.3%
34.6%
34.8%
34.8%
34.6%
34.1%
32.1%
31.8%
33.0%
33.3%
33.2%
33.4%
33.3%
LOW
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Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) Gross margin comparison analysis

General

LTM Gross margin

OTHER METRICS

Company name

Revenue growth

EPS growth

Net Income margin

Lowe's Companies, Inc. logo
Lowe's Companies, Inc.LOW
32.8%
(3.1%)
(7.3%)
8.3%
Median Peer Set
36.5%
(4.6%)
(9.1%)
1.6%
Tile Shop Holdings, Inc. logo
Tile Shop Holdings, Inc.TTSH
63.0%
(8.0%)
(76.9%)
0.7%
Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. logo
Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.HVT
60.7%
(16.1%)
(67.6%)
2.8%
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. logo
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.FND
40.7%
0.9%
(16.9%)
4.6%
Arhaus, Inc. logo
Arhaus, Inc.ARHS
39.4%
(1.3%)
(45.6%)
5.4%
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. logo
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.AAP
37.1%
(19.4%)
N/A
(3.7%)
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc. logo
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.LL
35.9%
(18.5%)
754.8%
(11.4%)
Leslie's, Inc. logo
Leslie's, Inc.LESL
35.6%
(8.3%)
N/A
(1.8%)
The Home Depot, Inc. logo
The Home Depot, Inc.HD
33.0%
4.5%
(1.3%)
9.3%
Live Ventures Incorporated logo
Live Ventures IncorporatedLIVE
30.8%
33.1%
25,912.3%
(5.6%)
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. logo
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.ABG
16.8%
16.1%
(25.0%)
2.5%

LOW key stats

USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
Feb'06Feb'07Feb'08Jan'09Jan'10Jan'11Feb'12Feb'13Jan'14Jan'15Jan'16Feb'17Feb'18Feb'19Jan'20Jan'21Jan'22Feb'23Feb'24Jan'25
Revenue
% growth
43,243.0
18.6%
46,927.0
8.5%
48,283.0
2.9%
48,230.0
(0.1%)
47,220.0
(2.1%)
48,815.0
3.4%
50,208.0
2.9%
50,521.0
0.6%
53,417.0
5.7%
56,223.0
5.3%
59,074.0
5.1%
65,017.0
10.1%
68,619.0
5.5%
71,309.0
3.9%
72,148.0
1.2%
89,597.0
24.2%
96,250.0
7.4%
97,059.0
0.8%
86,377.0
(11.0%)
83,674.0
(3.1%)
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)28,443.030,729.031,556.031,729.030,757.031,663.032,858.033,194.034,941.036,665.038,504.042,553.045,210.048,401.049,205.060,025.064,194.064,802.057,533.055,797.0
Gross Profit
% margin
14,800.0
34.2%
16,198.0
34.5%
16,727.0
34.6%
16,501.0
34.2%
16,463.0
34.9%
17,152.0
35.1%
17,350.0
34.6%
17,327.0
34.3%
18,476.0
34.6%
19,558.0
34.8%
20,570.0
34.8%
22,464.0
34.6%
23,409.0
34.1%
22,908.0
32.1%
22,943.0
31.8%
29,572.0
33.0%
32,056.0
33.3%
32,257.0
33.2%
28,844.0
33.4%
27,877.0
33.3%
Operating Expenses10,136.011,046.012,022.012,715.013,302.013,592.014,073.013,767.014,327.014,766.015,599.016,618.016,823.018,890.016,629.019,925.019,963.022,098.017,287.015,682.0
Research & Development Expenses (R&D)0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A)9,156.09,884.010,656.011,176.011,737.012,006.012,593.012,244.012,865.013,281.014,115.015,129.015,376.017,413.015,367.018,526.018,301.020,332.015,570.015,682.0
Operating Income
% margin
4,664.0
10.8%
5,152.0
11.0%
4,705.0
9.7%
3,786.0
7.8%
3,112.0
6.6%
3,560.0
7.3%
3,277.0
6.5%
3,560.0
7.0%
4,149.0
7.8%
4,792.0
8.5%
4,971.0
8.4%
5,846.0
9.0%
6,586.0
9.6%
4,018.0
5.6%
6,314.0
8.8%
9,647.0
10.8%
12,093.0
12.6%
10,159.0
10.5%
11,557.0
13.4%
10,466.0
12.5%
Interest Income0.00.00.040.017.012.012.09.04.07.05.012.019.028.027.024.012.037.0101.00.0
Interest Expense0.00.00.0320.0287.0332.0377.0423.0476.0516.0552.0645.0633.0624.0691.0848.0897.01,160.01,483.00.0
Pre-tax Income4,506.04,998.04,511.03,506.02,825.03,228.02,906.03,137.03,673.04,276.04,419.05,201.05,489.03,394.05,623.07,739.011,208.09,036.010,175.09,153.0
Income Tax
% effective tax rate
1,735.0
38.5%
1,893.0
37.9%
1,702.0
37.7%
1,311.0
37.4%
1,042.0
36.9%
1,218.0
37.7%
1,067.0
36.7%
1,178.0
37.6%
1,387.0
37.8%
1,578.0
36.9%
1,873.0
42.4%
2,108.0
40.5%
2,042.0
37.2%
1,080.0
31.8%
1,342.0
23.9%
1,904.0
24.6%
2,766.0
24.7%
2,599.0
28.8%
2,449.0
24.1%
2,196.0
24.0%
Net Income
% margin
2,771.0
6.4%
3,105.0
6.6%
2,809.0
5.8%
2,195.0
4.6%
1,783.0
3.8%
2,010.0
4.1%
1,839.0
3.7%
1,959.0
3.9%
2,286.0
4.3%
2,698.0
4.8%
2,546.0
4.3%
3,091.0
4.8%
3,447.0
5.0%
2,314.0
3.2%
4,281.0
5.9%
5,835.0
6.5%
8,442.0
8.8%
6,437.0
6.6%
7,726.0
8.9%
6,957.0
8.3%
EPS1.782.021.901.501.211.431.431.692.142.712.733.484.092.855.497.7712.0810.2013.2412.27
Diluted EPS1.731.991.861.491.211.421.431.692.142.712.733.474.092.855.497.7512.0310.1713.2012.25
EBITDA
% margin
5,715.0
13.2%
6,389.0
13.6%
6,169.0
12.8%
5,493.0
11.4%
4,871.0
10.3%
5,249.0
10.8%
4,868.0
9.7%
5,219.0
10.3%
5,711.0
10.7%
6,420.0
11.4%
7,122.0
12.1%
7,483.0
11.5%
8,126.0
11.8%
6,577.0
9.2%
8,219.0
11.4%
11,241.0
12.5%
14,466.0
15.0%
12,685.0
13.1%
13,571.0
15.7%
10,882.0
13.0%

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FAQ

1) What is Lowe's Companies, Inc.'s Gross margin?

As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Gross margin is 32.8%, based on the financial report for Jan 31, 2025 (Q1’2025). The average annual Gross margin for Lowe's Companies, Inc. have been 32.7% over the past three years, and 34.3% over the past five years.

2) Is Lowe's Companies, Inc.'s Gross margin Good?

As of today, Lowe's Companies, Inc.'s Gross margin is 32.8%, which is lower than industry median of 35.9%. It indicates that Lowe's Companies, Inc.'s Gross margin is Bad.

3) How does Lowe's Companies, Inc.'s Gross margin compare to its peers?

As of today, Lowe's Companies, Inc.'s Gross margin is 32.8%, which is lower than peer median of 36.5%. The list of peers includes TTSH, HVT, FND, ARHS, AAP, LL, LESL, HD, LIVE, ABG.