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Lowe's Companies Inc (LOW)

$197.60

−0.31% last session

Market value

$111.2bn

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What Lowe's Companies Inc does

No description available yet.

Retail · based in the US · listed since 1979Biggest source of revenue: Products (95%) · breakdownCompany website ↗

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–GrowthNot enough data

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AProfitabilityHighly profitable

Return on capital, 10-year average32.2% · 100/100

FFinancial strengthFragile

Net debt ÷ operating profit3.6× · 32/100

FValuationVery expensive

Our base-case value vs price−26% · 25/100

–MomentumNot enough data

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Price

−18.9% over 1Y

27 Oct 2026$197.65

Daily closing prices. Source: Twelve Data.

If you'd invested £1,000

in pounds, including currency moves

Invested	Worth now	Per year	+ dividends received	Same in the S&P 500
1 year ago Oct 2025	£819	−18.1%	+£20	£1,114 index ahead
3 years ago Oct 2023	£948	−1.8%	+£65	£1,683 index ahead
5 years ago Oct 2021	£876	−2.6%	+£91	£1,739 index ahead
10 years ago Oct 2016	£2,721	+10.5%	+£410	£3,325 index ahead

Over 10 years, £1,000 became £3,131 including dividends. Past returns don't predict future ones.

Bull vs bear

The numbers lean bullish (9 vs 5)

The bull case

Very high returns on capital●●●

Averages 32% after tax, a sign of a durable advantage (a 'moat').

Profit per share compounding●●○

Earnings per share up 15.8% a year.

Shareholder-friendly management●●○

Passes 6 of 7 capital-allocation checks.

Analysts see upside●○○

Average target 26% above the price.

Reliable dividend grower●○○

Raised its dividend 10 years in a row.

The bear case

Heavy debt●●○

Net debt is 3.6× a year's operating profit.

Our cash-flow model says it's pricey●●○

Base case 26% below today's price.

Recoveries can take years●○○

Took 462 months to recover after the 1970 fall.

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