Lowe's Companies Inc LOW
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Lowe's Companies Inc is a large-cap company in the Consumer Cyclical sector (Home Improvement Retail), with a market value of $101.4B, based in the USA.
It employs about 300,000 people and has been listed since Jul 01, 1985.
Lowe's Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States and Canada. It provides a line of products for construction, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and decorating. The company also offers home improvement products, such as appliances, seasonal and outdoor living, lumber, lawn and garden, kitchens and bath, hardware, building materials, millwork, paint, rough plumbing, tools, electrical, flooring, and décor.
Cheap or expensive? relatively cheap
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 15.3 versus 27.0 for the median of the Consumer Cyclical sector in our universe (18 companies) — relatively cheap.
Revenue is growing 8% versus the same quarter last year.
The average analyst price target is 251.09, 39% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 1% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- • The stock is 38% below its one-year high.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 9 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (23 vs 1).
- ✅ Pays a dividend (2.7% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 4.5% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLY -0.5%).
It set a new one-year low this week.
This week's news
- Is Lowe's Companies (LOW) Still Below Fair Value On Its Drone Delivery Launch? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- The artificial vs. 'authentic' economy: Mike Rowe on AI's 'dangerous' skilled labor shortage finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Robinhood unveils weekend trading, while Disney plans a third round of layoffs finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- MONO Names Jane Delworth President to Fuel Agency's Next Phase of Growth finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Q2 Earnings Roundup: Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) And The Rest Of The Home Furnishing and Improvement Retail Segment finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- Lowe's (LOW) Dips More Than Broader Market: What You Should Know finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.