The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

LOW

Concerning the House

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.

United States · corporate.lowes.com

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$86.38B+4.0%
Gross profit$27.88B+3.6%
Operating income$11.56B+7.9%
Net income$6.65B+10.2%
Cash from ops$9.86B+8.9%
Quotation

$218.22

+2.25 (+1.0%)

52w hi$284.26
52w lo$201.92
Vol2.75M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Sell

Our score -0.60

Short-0.57
Medium-0.75
Long-0.37

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Consumer Cyclical · Home Improvement Retail

Market cap$122.42B
Enterprise value$162.87B
Trailing P/E18.43x
Forward P/E16.26x
EV / EBITDA12.93x
P / S (ttm)
Profit margin7.5%
Return on equity
Revenue growth+10.3%
Earnings growth-0.7%
Debt / equity
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.66
Corr SPX0.42
Annual vol25.6%
Annual ret-0.7%
Sharpe-0.03
Max DD-29.7%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.23
Sector+0.01
Technical-0.34
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$218.29$218.56$215.36$218.222.75M
Aug 12$219.55$220.91$214.20$215.972.14M
Aug 11$219.00$223.91$218.94$221.252.14M
Aug 10$220.25$221.23$217.00$218.882.12M
Aug 7$218.82$223.58$218.32$223.352.36M