LOWLOWES COMPANIES INC
Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers
- Revenue
- $86.3B
- 3.1% YoY
- Operating margin
- 11.8%
- 5.9% YoY
- EBITDA
- $12.3B
- 0.7% YoY
- Market cap
- $117.3B
- Employees
- 167,000
- $517K revenue each
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 2.6×
- $32.0B net debt
- AI in 10-K
- 5.7
- mentions per 10K words
Takeover score 1 of 13
Fixable underperformance 0 of 7
- TSR below peersNo0 of 5 years3+ of last 5 years
- High CEO pay despite TSRNo$18M medianMedian CEO pay ≥ $15M while TSR trails
- Earnings not backed by cashNo148% of net incomeCash flow under 80% of net income
- Dilutive SBCNo0% of revenueOver 10% of revenue
- Payouts exceed cash flowNo29% of cash flowBuybacks + dividends over cash flow
- Goodwill-heavyNo7% of assetsOver 40% of assets
- Shareholder dissentNo95% lowest supportAny vote under 80% support
Buyer economics 0 of 4
- Low revenue per employeeNo$517K per employeeBottom quartile of its SIC industry
- Quiet on AINo5.7 per 10K words · 85th pctBottom quartile of AI mentions in 10-Ks
- Net cashNo2.6× EBITDA net debtMore cash than debt, positive EBITDA
- Buyout-sizedNo$117.3B market capMarket cap $500M–$5B
Catalysts 1 of 2
- Active 13DNo0 filingsActive-intent 13D in 18 months
- Net insider sellingYes−$13M netNet sales over $10M in 12 months
Financials
| Metric | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $96.3B | $97.1B | $86.4B | $83.7B | $86.3B | 3.1% |
| Operating income | $12.1B | $10.2B | $11.6B | $10.5B | $10.2B | 3.0% |
| Net income | $8.4B | $6.4B | $7.7B | $7.0B | $6.7B | 4.4% |
| Operating cash flow | $10.1B | $8.6B | $8.1B | $9.6B | $9.9B | 2.5% |
| Capex | $1.9B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $1.9B | $2.2B | 15% |
| Stock-based comp | $230M | $223M | $210M | $221M | $247M | 12% |
| Buybacks | $13.0B | $14.1B | $6.1B | $4.1B | $211M | 95% |
| Dividends | $2.0B | $2.4B | $2.5B | $2.6B | $2.6B | 2.7% |
Deal filings
None.
13D filers
None on file.
Insider trading
- Open-market buys, 12 mo
- $231K · 1
- Open-market sells, 12 mo
- $13M · 7
- Net
- −$13M
Pay vs performance
| Year | CEO total comp | Comp actually paid | TSR (indexed) | Peer TSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $22M | $25M | 176 | 164 |
| FY2025 | $20M | $26M | 168 | 161 |
| FY2024 | $18M | $6M | 139 | 123 |
| FY2023 | $17M | $14M | 134 | 90 |
| FY2022 | $18M | $61M | 143 | 106 |