Lowe's Companies Inc
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Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| 19.4 | 24.3 | 43.8 | 25.4 | 25.7 | 35.8 | 18.4 | 23.7 | 21.0 | 18.4 | 17.0 | 14.2 | 12.2 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 18.6 | 22.5 | 21.5 | 24.9 | 26.2 | 20.8 | 25.5 | 33.8 | 21.1 | 21.5 | 19.7 | 20.4 | 16.1 | 21.2 | 22.5 | |
| 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | |
| 2.6 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 21.4 | 45.8 | 87.1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | |
| 7.4 | 10.0 | 18.9 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 17.2 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 13.6 | 16.6 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 14.4 | 15.2 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 82.1 | 61.7 | 341.4 | 110.4 | 90.1 | 118.3 | 31.4 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 17.3 | 15.5 | 16.6 | 18.6 | 14.5 | 22.3 | 15.6 | 32.1 | 13.5 | 20.1 | 19.4 | 20.1 | 19.2 | 19.5 | |
| -2.4% | -1.5% | -1.5% | -1.8% | -5.8% | -1.6% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 3.2% | 7.1% | 7.3% | 7.4% | 5.8% | 6.5% | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.9% | 4.5% | 6.4% | 3.1% | 7.4% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.2% | 5.1% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25.9% | 26.6% | 26.8% | 27.5% | 28.2% | 29.0% | 30.4% | 31.2% | 33.6% | 34.2% | 34.5% | 34.6% | 34.2% | 34.9% | 35.1% | 34.6% | 34.3% | 34.6% | 34.8% | 34.8% | 33.3% | 32.7% | 32.1% | 31.8% | 33.0% | 33.3% | 33.2% | 33.4% | 33.3% | 33.5% | |
| 6.6% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 7.5% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 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% | 11.8% | |
| 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.4% | 6.6% | 5.8% | 4.6% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 3.2% | 5.9% | 6.5% | 8.8% | 6.6% | 8.9% | 8.3% | 7.7% | |
| -1.6% | -1.2% | -2.5% | -1.9% | -6.4% | -2.7% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.9% | 7.2% | 6.1% | 6.8% | 5.7% | 7.0% | 3.9% | 10.3% | 8.6% | 7.0% | 7.2% | 9.2% | 8.9% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13.2% | 14.7% | 16.0% | 14.3% | 14.7% | 15.3% | 18.0% | 17.9% | 18.9% | 19.3% | 19.7% | 17.4% | 12.2% | 9.4% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 14.1% | 19.3% | 27.1% | 33.3% | 48.0% | 58.7% | 63.5% | 217.1% | 406.1% | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 6.6% | 7.3% | 7.9% | 7.5% | 7.1% | 7.4% | 9.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 9.1% | 6.7% | 5.4% | 6.0% | 5.5% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 8.5% | 8.0% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 6.7% | 10.4% | 12.1% | 18.2% | 14.2% | 17.8% | 15.6% | 12.3% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 63 | -85 | -37 | 1,388 | 2,534 | 3,094 | 2,962 | 2,309 | 3,048 | 3,108 | 4,072 | 6,399 | 5,815 | 4,448 | 5,921 | 6,613 | 8,536 | 10,130 | 10,901 | 12,244 | 15,141 | 16,407 | 15,712 | 19,091 | 17,631 | 24,230 | 33,134 | 35,487 | 34,289 | 39,652 | |
| 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.2 | |
| 50.0% | 49.8% | 49.4% | 52.1% | 48.3% | 48.6% | 51.5% | 54.1% | 54.6% | 58.2% | 56.6% | 52.1% | 55.2% | 57.8% | 53.7% | 49.3% | 42.4% | 36.2% | 31.3% | 24.1% | 18.7% | 16.6% | 10.5% | 4.8% | 3.0% | -10.4% | -31.5% | -34.7% | -31.9% | -18.3% | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 15.5 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.44 | 0.52 | 0.64 | 0.93 | 1.13 | 1.36 | 1.72 | 1.98 | 1.86 | 1.50 | 1.22 | 1.43 | 1.44 | 1.70 | 2.15 | 2.73 | 2.74 | 3.51 | 4.10 | 2.85 | 5.50 | 7.78 | 12.08 | 10.20 | 13.23 | 12.26 | 11.88 | |
| 6.29 | 7.54 | 8.87 | 10.36 | 12.06 | 13.66 | 16.29 | 18.90 | 22.72 | 26.91 | 29.97 | 31.98 | 32.85 | 32.25 | 34.79 | 39.44 | 43.86 | 50.35 | 56.79 | 63.59 | 73.80 | 81.69 | 87.82 | 92.74 | 119.46 | 137.70 | 153.82 | 147.91 | 147.45 | 154.08 | |
| 1.62 | 1.77 | 2.09 | 3.06 | 3.53 | 4.20 | 5.18 | 6.32 | 7.19 | 8.92 | 10.04 | 10.66 | 12.30 | 13.03 | 12.91 | 12.99 | 12.03 | 11.17 | 10.07 | 8.24 | 7.30 | 6.99 | 4.49 | 2.53 | 1.92 | -6.89 | -22.59 | -25.77 | -25.08 | -17.71 | |
| -0.10 | -0.09 | -0.22 | -0.20 | -0.77 | -0.37 | 0.21 | 0.43 | 0.08 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 0.22 | 0.58 | 1.54 | 1.80 | 1.98 | 2.21 | 2.99 | 4.09 | 3.86 | 5.05 | 4.69 | 6.18 | 3.61 | 12.34 | 11.82 | 10.71 | 10.58 | 13.57 | 13.66 | |
Data as of: October 5, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.