Lowe's Companies, Inc.

LOW

$201.90

+1.03%

N/A+$2.06

Consumer Cyclical

Home Improvement

NYSE

Active Trading

Lowe's Companies, Inc., together with its various subsidiary entities, operates as a prominent home improvement retailer serving both the United States and ...

Key Metrics of LOW

Snapshot

Latest / TTM · 6 periods

Market Cap

$113.21B

ROCE

29.6%

EV / EBITDA

12.49x

+0.3% YoY

FCF Yield

6.2%

+1.1% YoY

Cash Conversion Cycle

45.2d

Current Ratio

1.10

Quick take

TTM —

Positive CCC

Key Metrics

Latest / TTM · 6 periods

Valuation trend

Valuation trend table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
Market CapTotal market value of all shares outstanding.	$165.20B	$130.99B	$123.87B	$147.44B	$149.29B	$113.21B
Enterprise ValueCompany value including debt and cash adjustments.	$193.45B	$167.64B	$163.10B	$185.36B	$192.98B	$152.06B
EV / SalesHow many dollars investors pay per dollar of sales.	2.01x	1.73x	1.89x	2.22x	2.24x	1.68x
EV / EBITDAValuation multiple versus operating earnings before non-cash charges.	13.83x	13.77x	12.01x	14.71x	15.48x	12.49x
Net Debt / EBITDALeverage ratio using net debt divided by EBITDA.	2.02	3.01	2.89	3.01	3.50	3.19

Returns + ROCE gauge

ROCE latest

29.6%

Prev year 29.3%

Returns + ROCE gauge table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
ROEProfit generated from shareholders' equity.	-175.3%	-45.2%	-51.3%	-48.9%	-67.1%	-71.8%
ROAProfit generated from total assets.	18.2%	14.2%	17.8%	15.6%	12.3%	11.9%
ROICReturn generated on invested operating capital.	37.4%	30.7%	35.6%	35.1%	23.0%	22.9%
ROCEOperating return on long-term capital used.	45.4%	39.4%	41.6%	40.5%	29.3%	29.6%
Earnings YieldEarnings as a percentage of market value.	5.1%	4.9%	6.2%	4.7%	4.5%	5.9%

Cash flow quality

Cash flow quality table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
FCFFCash flow available to all capital providers.	$8.91B	$7.57B	$7.29B	$8.81B	$8.81B	$8.21B
FCFECash flow available to equity holders after debt flows.	$11.11B	$16.06B	$8.06B	$7.15B	$12.04B	$10.16B
FCF YieldFree cash flow divided by market capitalization.	5.0%	5.2%	5.0%	5.2%	5.1%	6.2%
Income QualityHow well accounting earnings are backed by cash flow.	1.20	1.33	1.05	1.38	1.48	1.39
Capex / OCFShare of operating cash flow spent on capital expenditures.	18.3%	21.3%	24.1%	20.0%	22.4%	24.4%

Operating efficiency

Operating efficiency table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
DSOAverage days to collect cash from customers.	0.0d	0.0d	0.0d	0.0d	4.6d	5.0d
DIOAverage days inventory stays before being sold.	100.1d	104.4d	107.2d	113.9d	110.0d	107.0d
DPOAverage days the company takes to pay suppliers.	64.6d	59.3d	55.2d	60.8d	62.1d	66.8d
Operating CycleTime from buying inventory to collecting receivables.	100.1d	104.4d	107.2d	113.9d	114.6d	112.0d
Cash Conversion CycleNet days cash is tied in operations.	35.5d	45.1d	52.0d	53.1d	52.5d	45.2d

Snapshot

Latest / TTM: —

Market Cap

$113.21B

ROE

-71.8%

FCF Yield

6.2%

Current Ratio

1.10

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