LOW vs HD
Side-by-side comparison of price performance, valuation, growth, profitability, analyst targets and technical trend.
LOW · Lowe's Companies$224.55 ▼ 1.18%
HD · Home Depot$343.47 ▼ 1.85%
One year, rebased to 100
Each line starts at 100 so growth is directly comparable
- LOW -2.1%
- HD -4.7%
Head to head
| Metric | LOW | HD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $224.55 | $343.47 |
| Change today | ▼ 1.18% | ▼ 1.85% |
| Market cap | $125.98B | $342.68B |
| Return, 3 months | +2.6% | -1.4% |
| Return, year to date | -5.4% | +2.0% |
| Return, 1 year | -2.2% | -4.8% |
| P/E (TTM) | 19.0 | 24.0 |
| P/B | -16.9 | 20.6 |
| P/E percentile vs own 5y | 27th | 50th |
| Dividend yield | 2.16% | 2.70% |
| Revenue growth (YoY, latest qtr) | +8.3% | +5.7% |
| Net profit growth (YoY) | +0.0% | +4.7% |
| Gross margin | 33.1% | 33.2% |
| Operating margin | 11.4% | 12.4% |
| Net margin | 7.3% | 8.4% |
| Return on equity | – | 104.3% |
| Analyst target vs. price | +11.5% | +13.0% |
| Analyst buy share | 70% | 77% |
| RSI (14) | 69 | 64 |
| 30-day volatility | 37.4% | 34.4% |
| Max drawdown, 1 year | -36.9% | -26.5% |
| Trend read | Strong uptrend | Strong uptrend |
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Buy |
Green cells mark the best value in each row where "better" is clear-cut (lower P/E, higher margin). That is a reading of the numbers, not a recommendation. Financials are in each company's reporting currency.
What the numbers say
- HD is the largest of the group by market value.
- LOW has returned the most over the past year.
- LOW carries the lowest trailing P/E.
- HD pays the highest dividend yield.
- LOW is growing revenue fastest.
- HD keeps the most profit per dollar of sales.
- HD has been the calmest stock over the last 30 days.