Is Lowes (LOW) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Lowes's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 16.9, a forward P/E of about 16.3 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Lowes's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 4 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.30×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Lowes's revenue?

Lowes reported revenue of $86.3B for FY2026, with net profit of $6.7B, per official filings.

What is the share price of Lowes (LOW)?

Lowes last traded at $218.88 (-2.0% on the day), as of 8/10/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Lowes

LOW · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary · United States

Snapshot

TickerLOW

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Discretionary

IndustryHome Improvement Retail

CountryUnited States

Employees167,000

HeadquartersMooresville, United States

Websitecorporate.lowes.com

Filings tracked13

About Lowes

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. In addition, it provides installation services through independent contractors in various product categories; and extended protection plans and repair services. Further, the company provides design, distribution, and installation services for interior surface finishes to home builders and property managers. It sells its national brand-name merchandise and private brand products to professional customers, individual homeowners, and renters. The company serves its products through Lowes.com website, mobile applications, retail home improvement stores and outlet stores, and its branches. Lowe's Companies, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is based in Mooresville, North Carolina.

Who owns it

Insiders0.1%
Institutions81.7%
Public & other18.2%

3,300 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.7.23%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO6.62%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.50%
FMR, LLC5.68%
State Street Corporation4.52%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2.54%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.52%
Morgan Stanley1.98%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion1.30×

Over 4 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend6.6% → 7.7%

Margin has expanded by about 1.1 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Growth qualityrev -4% · PAT 1%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $22.7B · EPS 3.14

Est. earnings growth +2.6%

Next fiscal year

Rev $95.9B · EPS 13.45

Est. earnings growth +7.8%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2026)

$86.3B

Net margin

7.7%

Revenue CAGR (3y)

-3.8%

Profit CAGR (3y)

+1.1%

EPS (FY2026)

11.85

Net profit (FY2026)

$6.7B

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
FY2026	$86.3B	$6.7B	11.85	7.7%
FY2025	$83.7B	$7.0B	12.23	8.3%
FY2024	$86.4B	$7.7B	13.20	8.9%
FY2023	$97.1B	$6.4B	10.17	6.6%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$23.1B	$1.6B	2.90	7.1%
2025Q4	$20.8B	$1.6B	2.88	7.8%
2025Q3	$24.0B	$2.4B	4.27	10.0%
2025Q2	$20.9B	$1.6B	2.92	7.8%
2024Q4	$20.2B	$1.7B	2.99	8.4%
2024Q3	$23.6B	$2.4B	4.17	10.1%
2024Q2	$21.4B	$1.8B	3.06	8.2%
2023Q4	$20.5B	$1.8B	3.06	8.7%
2023Q3	$25.0B	$2.7B	4.56	10.7%
2023Q2	$22.3B	$2.3B	3.77	10.1%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Shareholder vote results
SEC6/2/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/28/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC5/20/2026material
10-K — FORM 10-K
SEC3/23/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC2/25/2026material

2025

10-Q filing
SEC11/26/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC11/19/2025material
8-K — Completion of acquisition/disposition, Material financial obligation, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC10/9/2025material
8-K — Material agreement, Other events, Exhibits
SEC9/30/2025material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC9/19/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC8/28/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/20/2025material
8-K — Material agreement, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/20/2025material

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