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Lowe's Companies, Inc.

$LOW·$125B·Home Improvement·Consumer Cyclical
$208.05+0.6%YTD-9.7%1Y-19.2%
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2026-08-21: 17 posts2026-08-22: 7 posts698+1%
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LOLOW
$LOWLowe's Companies, Inc.
$208.05+0.63%698 posts+1%
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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $LOW, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-08-29

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Lowe's near 52-week lows with Q2 comps just going positive again — quality-dividend anchor with a real housing-recovery kicker.

Lowe's is the second-largest US home-improvement retailer — the DIY-heavy alternative to Home Depot's Pro-centric mix, plus a small but growing Pro-serving business. The setup is a quality dividend name at multi-quarter lows with the housing thaw finally appearing in comps.

  • Q2 was the first genuine crack of upside in a year: Q2 EPS came in at $4.40 vs a $4.22 consensus, revenue at ~$26B beat, and comparable sales turned positive at +0.2% — small in absolute terms but the first positive comp read in a while, with online sales growing +15.7% underneath.
  • The dividend and buyback anchor is credible: management just declared the ongoing cash dividend, ROIC is a healthy 21%, and free-cash-flow yield is 6.5% — the payout is defended by a real cash-generating machine, which is why the stock keeps getting bought on drawdowns despite the DIY-spending overhang.
  • The valuation is at a genuine floor: at 17.7x trailing earnings and 9% into its 52-week range, the stock is now cheaper than the 5-year average multiple, and Barclays' Overweight (even after trimming PT to $260 from $285) still implies +25% upside — the sell side is treating this as a rate-cut-plus-housing-recovery re-rating candidate.

The setup is a defensive compounder that's coiling for a rate-cut cycle — the November 18 Q3 print is the next referee, and the market needs continued positive comps plus reiterated FY guidance with clear Pro-mix commentary. A clean beat with comps accelerating breaks the coil up toward the 200-day near $235; a comp-slip back into negative territory or a guide cut would push the stock back toward the 52-week low near $190.

Agrees with X sentimentThe bullish X read on Q2 EPS $4.40 on ~$26B revenue with comp sales +0.2% and online sales +15.7%, Barclays maintaining Overweight at $260 PT, and the defensive-dividend-anchor framing is all consistent with the filings. The DIY-spending skepticism is fair but the modal "add on the dip" call reads reasonable at 17.7x with 6.5% FCF yield.

What to watch: The November 18 Q3 earnings — need continued positive comps (ideally an acceleration from +0.2%), reiterated FY guidance around the $12.48 consensus, and updated Pro-mix commentary. A comp-slip back to negative or a guide cut pushes the stock toward the 52-week low near $190; a comps acceleration breaks the coil up toward the 200-day near $235.

On the calendar: 2026-11-18 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment6 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-27

Lowe's sentiment is confidently bullish on a defensive-dividend setup. Users highlight Q2 adjusted EPS of $4.40 on ~$26.0B revenue with comparable sales +0.2% and online sales +15.7%, LOW near 52-week lows on the quality-dividend-stocks watchlist (with MCD/AMT/PG/DUK), Barclays maintaining Overweight while trimming PT to $260 from $285, and a positive read from consumer-watchers (WMT/HD/LOW despite pullback). Skepticism is limited to noting continued pressure on discretionary DIY spending forcing FY guide narrowing and a shitco-acquisition rant; the modal stance is 'add on the dip — dividend anchor with modest comp growth'.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Operates 1,700+ home improvement stores across North America serving DIY consumers and professional contractors.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Home Improvement sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $LOW.

Home Improvement · Consumer Cyclical

Existing home turnover — which drives renovation spending — remains depressed by the rate lock-in effect; homeowners with low-rate mortgages aren't moving, so big-ticket remodel demand is soft. Rate normalization would unlock both transaction activity and project budgets simultaneously.

What this means for $LOW

Partial — consumer discretionary / retail performance tracks consumer spending trends; Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Top industry ETF

$XLYConsumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR
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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
17.7How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
21.2%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
11.5%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
6.4%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.3Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-64.8%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
33.8%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
-4.6Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 19, 2026$4.40$4.22+4.3%
Q1 2026May 20, 2026$3.03$2.97+2.0%
Q4 2025Feb 25, 2026$1.98$1.94+2.1%
Q3 2025Nov 19, 2025$3.06$2.97+3.0%
Next earningsWed, Nov 18·consensus EPS $2.93

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$23.1B+10.3%32.7%11.1%$2.90$2.8B
Q4 FY25$20.6B+10.9%39.2%8.3%$1.78$964.0M
Q3 FY25$20.8B+3.2%31.9%11.9%$2.88$90.0M
Q2 FY25$24.0B+1.6%31.9%14.5%$4.28$3.7B

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 25 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY27$93.1B$92.5B – $93.8B$12.48$12.33 – $12.7125
FY28$96.0B$94.7B – $97.0B$13.43$12.81 – $13.9225
FY29$99.9B$96.8B – $101.8B$14.78$12.95 – $16.4019
FY30$104.5B$103.0B – $105.8B$16.96$16.65 – $17.2417
FY31$105.8B$104.3B – $107.1B$17.34$17.02 – $17.628

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.9×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.9%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-3.2%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-12.2%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 559.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.855-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJun 18Margrethe R VagellEVP, Supply Chain2.5K sh$560KSellJun 17Pryor Juliette WilliamsEVP, CLO & Corp. Sec.9.3K sh$2.1MSellJun 16Janice DupreEVP, Human Resources14.2K sh$3.1MSellMar 4Quonta D VanceEVP, Pro & Home Services10.4K sh$2.7M
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

S-3ASRAuto-shelf registrationAug 28S-3ASR
AI summary

Lowe’s Companies filed an automatic shelf registration (S-3ASR) to register 2,500,000 shares of common stock for issuance under its Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (DRIP). As a well-known seasoned issuer (WKSI), the registration becomes effective immediately upon filing with no SEC review delay. This is a routine capital-markets housekeeping filing that refreshes the share pool available to dividend reinvestors; it does not represent a new equity offering or change to the company’s dividend policy. No proceeds will flow to Lowe’s from shares acquired in the open market on behalf of DRIP participants.

8-KShareholder voteJun 28-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

LOW (LOW) disclosed the results of its annual meeting of shareholders in an 8-K filing under Item 5.07. Shareholders voted on an advisory say-on-pay resolution, ratification of the independent auditor, shareholder proposals. All management-sponsored proposals were approved by majority shareholder vote. Annual meeting results are a routine disclosure that confirms shareholder ratification of the board's composition and compensation practices.

+ 13 other (3 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 proxys) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. DECLARES CASH DIVIDENDprnewswire.com·3d agoTarget or Lowe's: Whose Dividend Streak Cracks First?247wallst.com·4d agoHome Depot vs. Lowe's: One Housing Recovery Play Stands Out247wallst.com·5d agoLowe's Just Reported Earnings. Here's Whether the Dividend Stock Is Still a Buy.fool.com·5d agoWhat do Walmart's and Target's results say about the US consumer?invezz.com·9d ago

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