HD vs LOW: Home Depot and Lowe's Companies compared
The short version
From the latest prices and each company's SEC filings. Who's ahead on each measure, not which to buy.
- Home Depot is the larger company, worth $288.7B, about 2.8 times Lowe's Companies.
- Lowe's Companies grew revenue faster over the last year (+8.3% vs +5.7%).
- Home Depot keeps more of each dollar of revenue as operating profit (12.4% vs 11.4%).
- On earnings, Lowe's Companies is the cheaper stock (15.5x vs 20.6x).
- Home Depot's price assumes faster free cash flow growth: about 7% a year, against -0% for Lowe's Companies (reverse DCF).
Side by side
The stronger figure is shaded where higher (or, for valuation multiples, lower) reads as better. How the implied growth works.
| Measure | HD | LOW |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $288.7B | $103.2B |
| Share price | $290.74 | $186.00 |
| Revenue (last fiscal year) | $164.7B | $86.3B |
| Free cash flow (last fiscal year) | $12.6B | $7.7B |
| Revenue growth, last year | +5.7% | +8.3% |
| Revenue growth per year, last 5 fiscal years | +2.2% | -2.7% |
| Operating margin | 12.4% | 11.4% |
| Net margin | 8.4% | 7.3% |
| Return on equity | 85.6% | — |
| P/E (trailing) | 20.6x | 15.5x |
| Price / free cash flow | 22.8x | 13.5x |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.2x | 13.6x |
| FCF growth the price implies | 6.7% | -0.18% |
| Dividend yield | 3.2% | 2.6% |
| Debt / equity | 5.58x | — |
| Fundamental grade | C | C |
| Superinvestors holding it | 15 | 8 |
| Insider purchases, last 12 months | 10 | 10 |
Results from SEC filings
Revenue and free cash flow by fiscal year, from each company's 10-K filings.
Home Depot
| Year | Revenue | Free cash flow | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $151.2B | $14.0B | 15.2% |
| 2023 | $157.4B | $11.5B | 15.3% |
| 2024 | $152.7B | $17.9B | 14.2% |
| 2025 | $159.5B | $16.3B | 13.5% |
| 2026 | $164.7B | $12.6B | 12.7% |
Lowe's Companies
| Year | Revenue | Free cash flow | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $96.2B | $8.3B | 12.6% |
| 2023 | $97.1B | $6.8B | 10.5% |
| 2024 | $86.4B | $6.2B | 13.4% |
| 2025 | $83.7B | $7.7B | 12.5% |
| 2026 | $86.3B | $7.7B | 11.8% |
Where the revenue comes from
Home Depot · by segments, 2026
Primary Segment$152.0B92%
Other$12.7B8%
Lowe's Companies · by products, 2026
Products$82.4B95%
Services$2.5B3%
Other$1.4B2%
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Open HD in InvestinglyQuestions
Which is bigger, Home Depot or Lowe's Companies?
Home Depot (HD), at $288.7B against $103.2B.
Is HD or LOW cheaper?
By trailing P/E, Lowe's Companies (15.5x) is cheaper than Home Depot (20.6x). A lower multiple can also mean the market expects less growth.
Which grows faster, HD or LOW?
Lowe's Companies: revenue grew +8.3% over the last year, against +5.7%.
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