Last Price$232.7(4.0%)
Market Cap$131.4B
LTM Operating Income margin
12.5%
5Y avg
11.6%
Home Improvement industry
median
4.0%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
7/10
(0.2%) overvalued
Lowe's Companies, Inc. Operating Income margin
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Feb'06 | Feb'07 | Feb'08 | Jan'09 | Jan'10 | Jan'11 | Feb'12 | Feb'13 | Jan'14 | Jan'15 | Jan'16 | Feb'17 | Feb'18 | Feb'19 | Jan'20 | Jan'21 | Jan'22 | Feb'23 | Feb'24 | Jan'25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Income margin | 10.8% | 11.0% | 9.7% | 7.8% | 6.6% | 7.3% | 6.5% | 7.0% | 7.8% | 8.5% | 8.4% | 9.0% | 9.6% | 5.6% | 8.8% | 10.8% | 12.6% | 10.5% | 13.4% | 12.5% |
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Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) Operating Income margin comparison analysis
General
LTM Operating Income margin
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Lowe's Companies, Inc.LOW
12.5%
(3.1%)
(7.3%)
8.3%
Median Peer Set
3.1%
(4.6%)
(9.1%)
1.6%
The Home Depot, Inc.HD
13.5%
4.5%
(1.3%)
9.3%
Arhaus, Inc.ARHS
6.8%
(1.3%)
(45.6%)
5.4%
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.FND
6.2%
0.9%
(16.9%)
4.6%
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.ABG
5.6%
16.1%
(25.0%)
2.5%
Leslie's, Inc.LESL
4.0%
(8.3%)
N/A
(1.8%)
Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.HVT
2.1%
(16.1%)
(67.6%)
2.8%
Tile Shop Holdings, Inc.TTSH
1.3%
(8.0%)
(76.9%)
0.7%
Live Ventures IncorporatedLIVE
(3.5%)
33.1%
25,912.3%
(5.6%)
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.AAP
(6.5%)
(19.4%)
N/A
(3.7%)
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.LL
(11.1%)
(18.5%)
754.8%
(11.4%)
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'06 | Feb'07 | Feb'08 | Jan'09 | Jan'10 | Jan'11 | Feb'12 | Feb'13 | Jan'14 | Jan'15 | Jan'16 | Feb'17 | Feb'18 | Feb'19 | Jan'20 | Jan'21 | Jan'22 | Feb'23 | Feb'24 | Jan'25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% 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) | 28,443.0 | 30,729.0 | 31,556.0 | 31,729.0 | 30,757.0 | 31,663.0 | 32,858.0 | 33,194.0 | 34,941.0 | 36,665.0 | 38,504.0 | 42,553.0 | 45,210.0 | 48,401.0 | 49,205.0 | 60,025.0 | 64,194.0 | 64,802.0 | 57,533.0 | 55,797.0 |
% 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 Expenses | 10,136.0 | 11,046.0 | 12,022.0 | 12,715.0 | 13,302.0 | 13,592.0 | 14,073.0 | 13,767.0 | 14,327.0 | 14,766.0 | 15,599.0 | 16,618.0 | 16,823.0 | 18,890.0 | 16,629.0 | 19,925.0 | 19,963.0 | 22,098.0 | 17,287.0 | 15,682.0 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 9,156.0 | 9,884.0 | 10,656.0 | 11,176.0 | 11,737.0 | 12,006.0 | 12,593.0 | 12,244.0 | 12,865.0 | 13,281.0 | 14,115.0 | 15,129.0 | 15,376.0 | 17,413.0 | 15,367.0 | 18,526.0 | 18,301.0 | 20,332.0 | 15,570.0 | 15,682.0 |
% 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 Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 17.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 19.0 | 28.0 | 27.0 | 24.0 | 12.0 | 37.0 | 101.0 | 0.0 |
| Interest Expense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 320.0 | 287.0 | 332.0 | 377.0 | 423.0 | 476.0 | 516.0 | 552.0 | 645.0 | 633.0 | 624.0 | 691.0 | 848.0 | 897.0 | 1,160.0 | 1,483.0 | 0.0 |
| Pre-tax Income | 4,506.0 | 4,998.0 | 4,511.0 | 3,506.0 | 2,825.0 | 3,228.0 | 2,906.0 | 3,137.0 | 3,673.0 | 4,276.0 | 4,419.0 | 5,201.0 | 5,489.0 | 3,394.0 | 5,623.0 | 7,739.0 | 11,208.0 | 9,036.0 | 10,175.0 | 9,153.0 |
% 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% |
% 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% |
| EPS | 1.78 | 2.02 | 1.90 | 1.50 | 1.21 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.69 | 2.14 | 2.71 | 2.73 | 3.48 | 4.09 | 2.85 | 5.49 | 7.77 | 12.08 | 10.20 | 13.24 | 12.27 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.73 | 1.99 | 1.86 | 1.49 | 1.21 | 1.42 | 1.43 | 1.69 | 2.14 | 2.71 | 2.73 | 3.47 | 4.09 | 2.85 | 5.49 | 7.75 | 12.03 | 10.17 | 13.20 | 12.25 |
% 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 Operating Income margin?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Operating Income margin is 12.5%, based on the financial report for Jan 31, 2025 (Q1’2025). The average annual Operating Income margin for Lowe's Companies, Inc. have been 12.1% over the past three years, and 12.1% over the past five years.
2) Is Lowe's Companies, Inc.'s Operating Income margin Good?
As of today, Lowe's Companies, Inc.'s Operating Income margin is 12.5%, which is higher than industry median of 4.0%. It indicates that Lowe's Companies, Inc.'s Operating Income margin is Good.